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6 days ago | 
hifiaudio.guru | Gary Barker
AXPONA is, I believe, the largest dedicated Audio Show in the U.S.A., and AXPONA 2025 was no exception, having what appeared to be an even larger turnout than last year, even going as far as adding a Car Stereo section.
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2 weeks ago | 
hifiaudio.guru | Gary Barker
A week ago at this writing, I received a very exciting set of packages at my front door, included in these were the Schiit Audio Lyr 3 Fusion Architecture™ Headphone Amp and Preamp, the Schiit Audio Gungnir 2 Balanced Multiform™ DAC, and the Schiit Audio Skoll F Balanced Discrete Class A Zero Feedback Remote Control Phono Preamp.
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2 months ago | 
hifiaudio.guru | Gary Barker
February 19, San Antonio, TX. Schiit Audio extends its Forkbeard range with the addition of the Stjarna and Skoll F phono preamps. Stjarna, an all-out, limited-production all-tube design, offers top-of-class performance from a tube phono preamp. Skoll F adds Forkbeard to Schiit’s popular all-discrete, zero-feedback, high-voltage-rail phono preamp. Stjarna is $1599 and Skoll F is $449, both including Forkbeard. Both products can also be ordered without Forkbeard, saving $50.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
hifiaudio.guru | Gary Barker
Soundstage vs. Imaging, in most equipment reviews we use these terms to describe what we are hearing with the assumption that most audiophiles and therefore our readers know what these terms refer to and mean.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
hifiaudio.guru | Gary Barker
Those of us old enough to remember CRT Televisions and over-the-air broadcast remember the magic of interference which would manifest as squiggly lines of white noise, usually horizontal, any time someone operated an electrical device in the house or neighbourhood. This interference was caused by noise over the A/C that would be picked up by the TV Tuner as RF.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
hifiaudio.guru | Gary Barker
Every time I go to an audiophile HiFi show the first question that springs to mind is, “Why is ‘rare aire’ audio so expensive?” I was going to do a video on the subject, but as it turns out, despite my time as an actor, I really don’t like working in front of a camera, so here we are. And as in all things that seem simple, the answer is rather complex. Of course, on the surface, you have the basic answer of; because there are people who can afford it and are willing to pay for it.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
hifiaudio.guru | Gary Barker
I’d like to talk a little about music choices for testing equipment or more to the point revisit the subject as I have covered it before. While I am looking at this from the point of view of a reviewer who needs to find the assets and deficits of various pieces of gear so that I can communicate my experiences to my readers, this also applies to evaluating things that you may want to purchase to enhance your home audio system.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
hifiaudio.guru | Gary Barker
The Mojo Audio Mystique Y Digital to Analog Converter is a budget focused version of their popular Mojo Audio Mystique X DAC, eliminating input selection to offer a single input (USB) and opting for the 18-bit Analog Devices AD1865 R-2R DAC chip as opposed to the 20-bit AD1862 used in the Mystique X, as well as reducing the number of power supplies from five to three.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
hifiaudio.guru | Gary Barker
Welcome back for the conclusion of our coverage of T.H.E. SHOW 2024. TAD (Technical Audio Devices Laboratories, Inc.) is what happens when a group of audiophiles at a large Japanese electronics manufacturer (Pioneer) decide to push the envelope and put all of their passion and technical expertise, along with their considerable resources to work.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
hifiaudio.guru | Gary Barker
Welcome back to our coverage of T.H.E. SHOW 2024, something that has always set T.H.E. SHOW apart is the inclusion of attractions other than audio and this year they had an artist selling original paintings of famous musicians set up outside T.H.E. Vinylonium ballroom.
