TABlog

"A Timing Machine": Adding the dCS Lina Master Clock

by Vance Hiner | August 17, 2023

First Sounds: dCS Bartók Apex

by Vance Hiner | May 30, 2023

First Sounds: Wilson Audio Acoustic Diode

by Marc Mickelson | July 22, 2022

First Sounds: dCS Bartók 2.0

by Vance Hiner | June 23, 2022

Beethoven's Triple Concerto: Why Slum It with One Soloist When You Can Live It Up with Three?

by Roy Gregory | January 31, 2022

First Sounds: Chord Company GroundARAY

by Roy Gregory | July 26, 2021

First Sounds: Audio Research Reference Phono 3 SE

by Dennis Davis | June 15, 2021

First Sounds: Wilson Audio Pedestal

by Marc Mickelson | May 11, 2021

Much of What You've Wanted to Know about Mercury Living Presence

by Marc Mickelson | May 7, 2021

Classics on Vinyl from Warner Classics

by Roy Gregory | April 27, 2021

First Sounds: Arya Audio RevOpods

by Roy Gregory | January 12, 2021

Stairway to Heaven? Applying the Modular Approach to CH Precision's C1/D1 Digital System

by Roy Gregory | July 30, 2020

First Sounds: Lyra Atlas Lambda

by Dennis Davis | July 15, 2020

What I'd Recommend to a Friend: Denon DL-103R

by Vance Hiner | June 17, 2020

Music For Staying Put

by The Audio Beat | March 26, 2020

Natural Expansion: Going True Monaural with the CH Precision P1 Phono Stage

by Roy Gregory | March 9, 2020

A Survey of Five Integrated Amplifiers, Part 2

by Roy Gregory | December 13, 2019

A Survey of Five Integrated Amplifiers, Part 1

by Roy Gregory | December 7, 2019

First Sounds: Shunyata Research Denali D6000/S v2

by Marc Mickelson | November 15, 2019

First Sounds: AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt

by Dennis Davis | October 28, 2019

Fifty Years of Magnepan

by Marc Mickelson | September 17, 2019

Variation on a Theme: A DIY IKEA Aptitlig Isolation Platform

by Marc Mickelson | February 15, 2019

IsoTek's Full System Enhancer Kit

by Roy Gregory | January 28, 2019

What I'd Recommend to a Friend: Nordost SuperFlatline

by Roy Gregory | December 12, 2018

Be Careful What You Wish For: Installing Wilson Audio Alexx Speakers and Thor’s Hammer Subwoofers in a New Room

by Roy Gregory | December 7, 2018

Roy's New Rooms

by Dennis Davis | December 7, 2018

First Sounds: Timestep T-612

by Roy Gregory | September 26, 2018

First Sounds: Furutech NCF Booster

by Roy Gregory | September 26, 2018

Celebrating Rafael Kubelík

by Richard Freed | September 4, 2018

First Sounds: Zanden Audio AP-1 and AT-2

by Mark Blackmore | August 21, 2018

And Yet More of the Best Music You May Have Missed

by Vance Hiner | July 30, 2018

First Sounds: Kuzma CAR-60

by Roy Gregory | June 23, 2018

Introducing TuneTot

by Marc Mickelson | May 10, 2018

What I'd Recommend to a Friend: Genesis Digital Lens

by John Crossett | April 20, 2018

Still More of the Best Music You May Have Missed

by Vance Hiner | December 27, 2017

What I'd Recommend to a Friend: VPI HW19

by Roy Gregory | December 18, 2017

First Sounds: Wilson Audio Alexia 2

by Marc Mickelson | December 14, 2017

What I'd Recommend to a Friend: Scansonic MB-1

by Roy Gregory | November 10, 2017

Accessorize! Zanden Audio's TPM-1 and ZVA-1

by Marc Mickelson | October 9, 2017

Facing What You Don't Know: Audio Systems Optimized

by Vance Hiner | August 30, 2017

Living Large: Wilson Audio Alexx and Thor's Hammer

by Roy Gregory | August 25, 2017

First Sounds: Furutech DeStat III

by Roy Gregory | August 16, 2017

Even More of the Best Music You May Have Missed

by Vance Hiner | July 11, 2017

First Sounds: Silent Running Audio Craz³

by Marc Mickelson | June 21, 2017

First Sounds: Grand Prix Audio Monaco 2.0

by Tim Aucremann | June 19, 2017

The Necessary Link: Nordost's Valhalla 2 USB Cable

by Marc Mickelson | June 6, 2017

First Sounds: Living Voice Avatar OBX-RW3

by Roy Gregory | May 12, 2017

On Solid Ground: CAD Ground Control GC1 and Ground Control GC3

by Roy Gregory | April 24, 2017

First Sounds: Stenheim Alumine Two

by Roy Gregory | March 1, 2017

First Sounds: Wilson Audio Alexx

by Roy Gregory | February 7, 2017

More of the Best Music You May Have Missed

by Vance Hiner | December 27, 2016

Whaam!

by Roy Gregory | December 20, 2016

Time Further Out: Listening to the Wilson Audio WAMM Master Chronosonic

by Marc Mickelson | December 20, 2016

A Wealth of Riches: Comparing the Audio Research Reference 10, VTL TL-7.5 Series III Reference and Conrad-Johnson GAT Series 2 Preamps

by Roy Gregory | November 19, 2016

First Sounds: Silent Running Audio Scuttle³

by Tim Aucremann | October 24, 2016

Music On The Go: Phoning It In

by Dennis Davis | October 20, 2016

First Sounds: Fidelizer Nimitra

by Roy Gregory | October 4, 2016

From Stem to Stern: A Gryphon Audio System

by Roy Gregory | September 27, 2016

Classics Online: For the Love of Classical Music

by Mark Blackmore | September 19, 2016

First Sounds: Jeff Rowland Design Group Capri S2 and Model 125

by Roy Gregory | August 25, 2016

This is the End: Music Matters' Final Titles

by Marc Mickelson | August 19, 2016

Diamond Dogs: Adding Subs to a VTL/Wilson System

by Roy Gregory | August 12, 2016

Going Color Blind: Exploring Ortofon's 2M Lineup

by Marc Mickelson | August 1, 2016

The Best Music You May Have Missed

by Vance Hiner | June 22, 2016

Audio Fidelity Improved Flat: A Record Flattener With All of the Answers?

by Roy Gregory | May 4, 2016

First Sounds: Living Voice Vox Palladian/Vox Basso

by Roy Gregory | April 29, 2016

Hi-Fi Video: Nordost's Heimdall 2 4K UHD Cable

by Marc Mickelson | April 26, 2016

American Recording Premieres of Tchaikovsky Symphonies: Still Engaging After All These Years

by Richard Freed | March 19, 2016

Dare to Compare: Wireworld's Headphone Cable Polygraph

by Marc Mickelson | February 22, 2016

Hedging Your Bets: Why High End Should Be About More Than High Prices

by Roy Gregory | February 19, 2016

The Ultimate Jazz Collection: Considering the Law of Unintended Consequences

by Roy Gregory | January 25, 2016

First Sounds: Art Loudspeakers Alnico 12

by Roy Gregory | January 4, 2016

First Sounds: Harmonic Resolution Systems RXR and R-Shelf

by Roy Gregory | December 30, 2015

Rolling the Dice with the Monaco 1.5

by Tim Aucremann | December 23, 2015

Shunyata Research: Bringing New Meaning to the Term Critical Performance Factors

by Roy Gregory | December 5, 2015

Four Play: Moving-Magnet Cartridges from Ortofon, The Cartridge Man, Nagaoka and VPI/SoundSmith

by Kevin Walker | November 24, 2015

Inside the Spiral Groove SG1.2

by Dennis Davis | November 12, 2015

JitterBugging

by Vance Hiner | October 27, 2015

First Sounds: Fono Acustica Sinfo

by Roy Gregory | October 20, 2015

First Sounds: Audio Research Reference 150 SE

by Roy Gregory | September 19, 2015

First Sounds: Naim NAP 300 DR

by Roy Gregory | August 29, 2015

What I'd Recommend to a Friend: Logitech Squeezebox Touch

by Rad Bennett | August 24, 2015

Strange Bedfellows

by Roy Gregory | August 18, 2015

First Sounds: Concrete Audio N1

by Roy Gregory | July 30, 2015

The Brave New World of System Optimization

by Roy Gregory | July 22, 2015

First Sounds: Wilson Audio Sabrina

by Marc Mickelson | July 18, 2015

First Sounds: Shunyata Research Hydra Triton v2

by Tim Aucremann | July 7, 2015

What I'd Recommend to a Friend: Pioneer Elite DV-79AVi

by John Crossett | June 11, 2015

The Hard Way: Nordost's Blue Heaven HDMI Cable

by Marc Mickelson | May 9, 2015

First Sounds: booplinth

by Roy Gregory | May 4, 2015

Little or Large?

by Roy Gregory | April 4, 2015

Why Everything You Thought You Knew Is Wrong, Or . . .
If Dr. Frankenstein Created a Tonearm

by Roy Gregory | February 10, 2015

The Vinyl Revival Reaches Current Classical Releases

by Roy Gregory | November 18, 2014

HP: Reflecting On (and Reflecting) His Legacy

by Roy Gregory | November 6, 2014

Remembering Harry

by Paul Bolin | November 6, 2014

First Sounds: Magnepan 3.7i/DWM Speaker System

by Marc Mickelson | October 1, 2014

Smoothing the Way: Heed Orbit 2 Turntable Power Supply

by Roy Gregory | September 17, 2014

Happy Feet: Bamboo Cable Risers from HighEndCable.co.uk

by Roy Gregory | September 4, 2014

SACD at 15

by John Crossett | August 30, 2014

The Other Side of Audio Reviewing

by Roy Gregory | August 27, 2014

Blasts From the Past? The New Generation of Direct-Drive Turntables

by Roy Gregory | August 21, 2014

The Best Things in Life Are (Almost) Free: IKEA's Aptitlig Chopping Boards

by Roy Gregory | August 13, 2014

First Sounds: Ayre DX-5 DSD

by Marc Mickelson | July 17, 2014

VPI's 3D-Printed Tonearm Upgrade

by Roy Gregory | July 11, 2014

The Road to Vinyl Addiction is Paved with. . .Vinyl

by Robert Pincus | June 14, 2014

Back to the Good Old Bad Old Days: Johanna Martzy LP Reissues

by Roy Gregory | June 11, 2014

Memories of Lenny

by Leonard Bloom | April 11, 2014

A Transport of Delight: CEC's TL 3N

by Roy Gregory | March 17, 2014

The King is Dead: IKEA Kills the Expedit

by Roy Gregory | March 4, 2014

All the World's a STAGE

by Roy Gregory | February 14, 2014

First Sounds: Nordost Valhalla 2

by Dennis Davis | January 6, 2014

Music Matters Changes Speeds

by Dennis Davis | December 10, 2013

Ten Christmas Gifts for Audiophiles Who Have (Almost) Everything

by Roy Gregory | December 9, 2013

Soundsmith Counter Intuitive VPI JWM Modification

by Roy Gregory | December 9, 2013

First Sounds: The Mystery Maggie

by Marc Mickelson | December 3, 2013

Hiding in Plain Sight

by Roy Gregory | November 25, 2013

Throwing Open the Window on System Performance: Achieving Proper Speaker Placement
The Audio Beat's RMAF/TAVES 2013 Seminars

by Roy Gregory | November 7, 2013

Home Business 2.0

by Marc Mickelson | October 4, 2013

First Sounds: Audio Research SP20

by Marc Mickelson | September 19, 2013

Mr. Record at THE Show Newport Beach

by Robert Pincus | July 15, 2013

The Tease of Show Reports, or My System Search Begins

by Jim Saxon | July 12, 2013

How Close is Close Enough? The Acoustical Systems SMARTractor

by Roy Gregory | June 19, 2013

Four Seasons in One Day: An All-Too-Brief Encounter with Half the dCS Vivaldi Stack

by Roy Gregory | June 12, 2013

Building a Firm Foundation: A Strategic Approach to System Optimization

by Roy Gregory | May 1, 2013

The Objectivity of Subjectivity: A Philosopher Considers Audio Reviews

by Eric Hetherington | March 21, 2013

Something Wicked This Way Comes: Kuzma Stabi M

by Roy Gregory | March 6, 2013

Going for Broke: Wilson Benesch Wheels Out the Big Guns

by Roy Gregory | February 27, 2013

When Great Music Goes Bad

by Roy Gregory | January 24, 2013

Mr. Record Goes on the Record About Audio Shows

by Robert Pincus | January 4, 2013

Young Love

by Roy Gregory | December 6, 2012

Covering the Beatles

by Marc Mickelson | November 21, 2012

Tempting Titles From Somewhere Else

by Roy Gregory | November 19, 2012

Introducing Mr. Record

by Robert Pincus | November 5, 2012

The Audio Beat's System Setup and Optimization Seminar: What We Did, What It Did, and Why It Worked

by Roy Gregory | October 24, 2012

The Audio Beat's System Setup and Optimization Seminar

by Roy Gregory | October 3, 2012

stillpoints_20_thumb.jpg (4063 bytes) Trouble Comes A-Knockin': The Untold Story of One Review

by Roy Gregory | September 19, 2012

Getting Back to the Source: More on Demagnetization

by Roy Gregory | September 11, 2012

Exorcizing System Demons

by Marc Mickelson | September 7, 2012

Mobile Fidelity, Past and Present

by Marc Mickelson | July 20, 2012

Is New Necessarily Better?

by Roy Gregory | July 14, 2012

Weighty Matters: Stillpoints Ultra LP Isolator

by Roy Gregory | July 4, 2012

To Munich and Back With the PSB M4U 2 Headphones

by Dennis Davis | June 20, 2012

First Sounds: Audio Research Reference 75

by Paul Bolin | May 26, 2012

Music Matters Marches On

by Marc Mickelson | May 25, 2012

Riding High with the Dynavector DRT XV-1t

by Marc Mickelson | May 22, 2012

The Grail Quest: Searching for Superior Single-Box SACD Sound

by Roy Gregory | April 26, 2012

Havergal Brian’s Gothic Symphony: Additions & Corrections

by Richard Freed | April 12, 2012

We Didn't Know How Good We Had It: Thoughts on Maggie Dealer-Direct and the Mini Maggie System

by Marc Mickelson | March 26, 2012

Positive Discrimination: Righting EQ Wrongs with the Allnic H-3000V

by Roy Gregory | March 21, 2012

Get Your Deccas Here

by Marc Mickelson | February 10, 2012

Small Wonders: Further Thoughts

by Roy Gregory | January 9, 2012

Remembering Sheila Weisfeld

by Roy Gregory | December 22, 2011

Small Wonders

by Roy Gregory | December 16, 2011

Dealer-Direct: The Answer to "But Where Can I Hear It?"

by Marc Mickelson | December 9, 2011

Beauty in Simplicity

by Paul Bolin | December 8, 2011

DSD Over USB: An Open Standard

by Chris Thomas | November 8, 2011

BMC: Uncommon Execution of New Ideas

by Marc Mickelson | September 29, 2011

Harmonia Mundi: One to Cherish

by Roy Gregory | September 15, 2011

Focal and Naim: The Beginning of the End?

by Roy Gregory | August 22, 2011

Magnepan's 3.7/Tri-Center System: The Second Time Around

by Marc Mickelson | August 11, 2011

Cable Burn-In: The Missing Link, or How to Toast Your Tonearm

by Roy Gregory | August 5, 2011

First Sounds: Listening to the Reference 250s

by Marc Mickelson | July 26, 2011

Furutech's Phono Cables: Master Class and Beyond

by Marc Mickelson | July 20, 2011

Roy's Room

by Dennis Davis | June 29, 2011

OSIRES and Magnepan: Reinforcing Music-Making

by Dennis Davis | May 17, 2011

MoFi Flying High

by Dennis Davis | May 1, 2011

Analog by Allnic

by Marc Mickelson | March 2, 2011

MA-1 Mk 3.1: More Than "Another Upgrade"

by Tim Aucremann | February 16, 2011

Over the Bridge: A Shortcut to Computer Audio

by Marc Mickelson | December 28, 2010

First Sounds: Cabasse Pacific 3 and L'Ocean

by Jason Kennedy | December 6, 2010

Love is a Three-Channel Word

by John Crossett | October 27, 2010

A Witness to DTCD

by Marc Mickelson | September 24, 2010

Off-the-Grid Audio

by Marc Mickelson | September 13, 2010

Music in Mind

by Paul Bolin | August 10, 2010

Casual Revelations: Audio Research's Reference Anniversary Preamplifier

by Paul Bolin | July 1, 2010

Chess Boxing with a Craz²

by Marc Mickelson | June 3, 2010

Confessions of a Cautious Objectivist: Zanzibar & Linearity

by Allen Edelstein | May 28, 2010

WATT/Puppy Then, Sasha Now

by Marc Mickelson | April 22, 2010

The Garden of edenSound

by Marc Mickelson | March 30, 2010

Video for Audio: Michael Fremer's 21st Century Vinyl and It's a Vinyl World, After All

by Marc Mickelson | February 18, 2010

No.15 is No.1

by Marc Mickelson | January 22, 2010

Magnepan's Tri-Center: The Sound of Things to Come for Home Theater?

by Marc Mickelson | November 25, 2009

Vivid Speakers, Vivid Music

by Marc Mickelson | November 13, 2009

Facets of Excellence • A Brief Comment

by Paul Bolin | November 9, 2009

Setting Up Sashas

by Marc Mickelson | October 23, 2009

On the Lamm Again

by Paul Bolin | October 12, 2009

Remembering Jim Thiel

by Marc Mickelson | October 1, 2009

 

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