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K. E. HEARTSONG 9/12/24 K. E. HEARTSONG 9/12/24

BAETIS AUDIO REFERENCE 4 MINGO STREAMER - REVIEW

The Baetis Audio Reference 4 Mingo left streamers at nearly twice its price on fire, smoking, and begging for mercy, in its tracks. Or, at least, as coupled to the Mola Mola Tambaqui, that is how it seemed. And that would be the kindest thing I could say, given the disparity of its performance relative to the others.

K. E. HEARTSONG 3/4/24 K. E. HEARTSONG 3/4/24

HIFIMAN SUSVARA - REVIEW

Natural more so than any headphone that I have heard to date and matched with its superb technical abilities the HiFiMan Susvara is, perhaps, that desert island headphone or, in this day and age, that deeply buried, post-apocalyptic-bunker headphone…

K. E. HEARTSONG 7/20/23 K. E. HEARTSONG 7/20/23

TORUS POWER AVR ELITE POWER CONDITIONER - REVIEW

Hands down, the TORUS POWER AVR Elite is an exceptional power conditioner that provides what every component—streamer, DAC, network switch, word clock, preamplifier, amplifier, etc.—needs:clean, continuously flowing power, while doing no harm. And to date there has certainly been no harm.

K. E. HEARTSONG 6/17/23 K. E. HEARTSONG 6/17/23

AUDIONET G2 PRE & AMP - REVIEW

The Audionet PRE G2 preamp and AMP monoblocks are velvet hammers. Should the program material require them to access the stygian depths of the Holy-Bass-Head-Grail, they will take you there swiftly, as it is a path they know well. And in this respect, the Audionet PRE G2 preamp and AMP monoblocks are hammers.

K. E. HEARTSONG 5/23/23 K. E. HEARTSONG 5/23/23

TRI-ART OPEN 5 - REVIEW

Yes, its complement of drivers—two-18” and two-15” woofers, 2-8” midranges, two-1” tweeters, and 2-super-tweeters—allow the OPEN 5 to easily mark all of the audiophile check boxes—transparency, resolution, Pacing, Rhythm, and Timing (PRaT), detail retrieval, soundstaging, microdynamics, weight, etc.—while pleasing music lovers to no end. And there is its finesse, its open air ambiance…

K.E.H. 10/15/22 K.E.H. 10/15/22

THE MOLA MOLA KALUGA MONO-BLOCK AMPLIFIERS - REVIEW

The Mola Mola Kaluga mono block amplifiers, at approximately 17 grand, deliver far more sonic goodness than their price indicates. Yes, 17 grand is a lot of money, but within the context of a market that gives us power amplifiers of all designs that are priced at many multiples of the Kalugas, these amps are to be reckoned with.

K.E.H. 10/12/22 K.E.H. 10/12/22

ABYSS AB1266 PHI TC - REVIEW

I think that I’ve said it all. The Abyss AB1266 Phi TC is a phenomenal headphone. It brings an undying passion for musicality and a ferocity for transparency and clarity and detail retrieval, formerly the domain of the best electrostatic headphones. But this planar headphone speaks that language—electrostatic—fluently and well.

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