GigaWatt ,our power conditioning leader, just replaced entire generation of their products with the latest EVO+ generations.  Given the fact that the previous one last over 4 years  remaining unbeatable, it is quite an achievement. So when GigaWatt’s basic  PC-2 EVO+ has been reviewed by Hifi Knights we had been all ears, knowing already what’s going on once the latest stock arrived.

It is a great opening of the year for everything vinyl related. From early start of the J.Sikora TTs to he main subject of today’s write up: The Ultimate RED Eye phono interconnects by KBL Sound. Marek Dyba managed to go through an extended variety of products like:  J.Sikora Basic turntable, Acoustical Systems Aguilar , AirTight PC-3 & Acoustical Systems Archon cartridges, phonostages: Grandinote Celio mk IV, Ypsilon VPS-100 + step-up, all to find out as much as possible about the latest KBL’s Ultimnate version of their classic RED Eye phono ICs. Go for full review under the link above or click more to scan through the highlights. 

Long time awaited review of the latest flagship DAC from Lampizator’s stables – The Pacific is now on. Needless to say that we are extremely happy and proud to see such a mature write up and well put together thoughts. The product like that is not easy to recognise and describe properly. We do hate a wax poetry here in The House of an Artisan Audio and it takes a lot of knowledge to understand the nature of the music and explain it to the other through the prism of the unit’s performance. On the other hand ,Dave , as a a man who lives daily with his Golden Gate DAC since more than 2 years now , has both : the knowledge and the skills !

December last year was a great harvest time for COS . Their newly launched D2  machine continue showing of  its great quality and versatility for the reasonable budget. This came earlier than HFK‘s one , but I left it for later as competing with Xmas makes no sense. All show appearances were equally successful and we are going to add to that during this year too. For time being however, enjoy reading Srajan’s comparative review which is quite interesting as he owns COS D1 DAC and uses it as his reference, unlike David who referees to his memory. As we do have here the current version of the D1 mkII ,I can only tell you that we also do have our own perspective which would hugely surprise you. But that is easy to verify – just get in touch and book a demo , then you will know what we are talking about .

Some 6 months back we did announce the formal launch of Connoisseur Of Sound [COS] new D2  DAC. Machine claimed to bring to the masses COS D1 (now mkII ) playback quality for the more affordable price. To achieve that goal company stripped the case from D1’s luxury into more common , yet still wonderfully build case of the H1 Head-dac. More of that , the circuit had been newly developed, but vastly taking advantage of the knowledge gained during Flagship design. Did they manage to win that game ?- should you ask. Our answer will be the great : YES , but we are selling that hence it need to be verified by the independent pair of ears ;-]

In this new year to come we would like to extend our warmest heartfelt wishes to all our customers, followers and friends . I hope this new year brings Peace and Happiness to all of us who are lucky enough right now to be together with their loved ones and all those who haven’t got much blessing. Let good fortune stay with all of us and keep us away from wars, stress, poverty and hunger. Love and Peace to ALL the World.

Audiophile Quality USB cables review is already miry territory and it scares most of the reviewers. I can tell you as I asked many and have seen them running away  after with a panic in their eyes. Add to that  an Audiophile Quality Network cable and you are about to start the Holly War and mobilise thousands  trolls and self proclaimed Gurus, as we can see  these days everywhere over the Internet. Neither to say that 99% percent of spoke persons  there never listened to the product they are attacking or had a chance to see or try it. It is irrelevant. Just like the whole Bloody Holly Inquisition was. Doesn’t matter if the forum is about an Audio or about growing Bamboo for baskets for example. World is full of fanatics  and devotees of any type. David Grzyb however is  the brave man and equally open-minded too. 

We are extremely happy  to bring even more THÖRESS news ,to your attention.  This time it is going to be our long time favourite Full Function Pre-amplifier [FFP].The permanent resident of our demo room for the good reason and the best company for our reference turntables (read why) and premium quality DACs.  The fact is that this is build to the last statement of the audio engineering and as such it is really appealing to to true aficionados and well seasoned  music enthusiasts. Like Mike himself or us here.  It is possibly the last pre-amp you ever need to buy , regardless the price.  Enjoy the write up under the following link.

We are uber proud to announce that  one of our  stable Champions : Thöress Dual Function Preamplifier & 845 mono amps had been awarded with hifidelity.pl’s  Red Fingerprint badge which is a trophy only given to this equipment which performs on the outstanding level and way above the competition in its price territory. We are happy to see that recognition coming from the others . Please read the whole review here.