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AVM Evolution AS 5.3 streaming integrated amplifier

Ken Micallef Jun 11, 2026

I'm known as an unrepentant tube-amplifier devotee and turntable missionary. I spin vinyl in listening spaces, make jazz-vinyl videos, and review turntables, cartridges, and record cleaning machines. I'm a semi-Luddite for whom streaming is a last resort rather than a daily need. I prefer the analog-playback setup gauntlet to the setup gauntlet that comes with streaming amplifiers and network bridges.

Gramophone Dreams Headphone Reviews

Gramophone Dreams #109: Stax SR-009D, Grado Signature HP100 SE, HiFiMan Susvara Unveiled headphones

Herb Reichert Jun 10, 2026

Last year, I reported on Stax's glamorous new SR-007S electrostatic earspeakers ($2390) in conjunction with the Stax SRM-700S driver amplifier. This report was extra fun because I was just finishing up a long romantic affair with a loaner pair of vintage Stax SR-Omegas about which, in his 1995 Stereophile review, Tom Norton declared: "If you want the truth, however—at least as honestly as I've heard it in any headphones—you want the Stax SR-Omegas."

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Boulder rolls out new amplifiers at High End Vienna 2026

Ola Björling Jun 09, 2026

Ola Björling speaks with Kenzo Horiuchi of Boulder at High End Vienna 2026 about his company's new 800 series amplifiers, which include the 808 phono preamplifier and 851 monoblock power amplifier.

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Grimm tales at High End Vienna, Part 2: Grimm Audio PA1 monoblock power amplifier

Ola Björling Jun 09, 2026

In Part 2 of a two-part interview series, Ola Björling speaks with Guido Tent of Grimm Audio at High End Vienna 2026 about his company's PA1 monoblock power amplifier.

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Grimm tales at High End Vienna, Part 1: Grimm Audio LS2 loudspeakers

Ola Björling Jun 09, 2026

In Part 1 of a two-part interview series, Ola Björling speaks with Eelco Grimm of Grimm Audio at High End Vienna 2026 about his company's upcoming LS2 loudspeakers.

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Spin Doctor #37: Argento Flow Ultima cables and the Collaro Triscription record weight

Michael Trei Jun 09, 2026

A lot of us are vulnerable to marketing and hype, especially when we are young and impressionable. As a young kid, I was convinced that Sea Monkeys for a dollar from the back of a comic book would bring me a bowlful of happiness, until my Uncle Jim convinced me that not all was what it seemed.

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Denon and Marantz Factory Tour

Ken Micallef Jun 08, 2026

Ken Micallef narrates his recent Denon and Marantz factory tour in Japan in a video travelogue.

Revinylized!

Revinylization #75: Heart's Dreamboat Annie Gets a Sonic Facelift

Tom Fine Jun 08, 2026

Hard rock in the 1970s was mostly a game for dudes. Although Janis Joplin and Grace Slick had broken through in the 1960s with major rock hits, Coven lead singer Jinx Dawson had gained some notoriety, and Fanny (one of the first all-female rock bands) had some success, the rock charts were male dominated. Enter the Wilson sisters, Ann and Nancy.

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Silent Pound is in Bloom at High End Vienna 2026

Ola Björling Jun 07, 2026

Ola Björling speaks with Silent Pound's Audrius Balciunas at High End Vienna 2026 about the company's Bloom speakers, as well as what their plans are for a potential new speaker coming in the fall.

Aural Robert Interviews

Don Dixon, Coproducer of R.E.M.'s Murmur and Reckoning

Robert Baird Jun 07, 2026

Over the past 40 years, R.E.M.'s 1983 full-length debut, Murmur, has come to seem ever more timeless. "There's something very special about that record that you can't put into words exactly," mused Don Dixon, who coproduced Murmur and its follow-up, Reckoning, in a recent interview.