The Short List
The Short List: Favorite Amplifiers (October 2026)
Fall cleaning update—The Short List: Favorite Amplifiers Revised!
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: October 16, 2026
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: II (2022 Remaster) by The Sonora Pine
The Sonora Pine is Tara Jane O’Neil (Guitar, Bass, Vocals), Kevin Coultas (Drums), and Samara Lubelski (Violin) and I’ve come to learn to keep an eye and ear out for anything involving O’Neil.
Digital Reviews
Review: AudioQuest DragonFly Copper USB DAC
Seems to me the big question to answer about Copper is—Did AudioQuest build a better DragonFly?
HiFi News
Meet Spira: Cambridge Audio’s New $499 Turntable (it comes in colors)
“Colors are the smiles of nature.” ~ Leigh Hunt
HiFi News
Rega Breaks New Ground With the $395 Replay Turntable
There are many ways to approach turntable design and Rega has their very own, originating in the Rega Planet introduced in 1973.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: DeVore Fidelity gibbon X Loudspeakers
“Oh, do not ask, ‘What is it?’, Let us go and make our visit.”
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Accuphase C-2300 Preamplifier & A-300 Mono Amplifiers
Here’s one thing I can already tell you about the Accuphase stack that’s in for review—they look even better in person and better yet in Barn.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: October 9, 2026
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Linda’s Head by Helen
Everything Liz Harris touches turns to beauty. Haunted beauty.
HiFi Thoughts
HiFi Thoughts: Are Ethernet Filters All Noise?
I first wrote about an Ethernet filter for audio 11 years ago.
Art&Culture
Book Review: Small Luxuries: Vinyl by Ken Micallef
Vinyl by Ken Micallef strikes me as a celebration.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: October 2, 2026
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Quiet Storm by Space Afrika
It’s actually not that quiet.
HiFi Thoughts
HiFi Thoughts: On Being Not 100%
Unlike machines, people have their ups and downs.