The AudioQuest Rocket 44 loudspeaker cables are the next-to-the-top-of-the-line in AudioQuest’s Rocket series of speaker wiring. They retail for $999.95 per 10-foot pair, terminated with your choice of spades or bananas – silver or gold-plated - single or bi-wire.
The ifi ZEN Stream is a very capable hi-res, wireless audio product that allows you to move audio to any part of your home. The ifi Company is well established and the ZEN Stream is very well made. I would expect this to be a durable and flexible product that should last many years without issue. Ifi calls this a “Wi-Fi Audio Transport.
Let’s get it out of the way first – The GoldenEar Triton Three+ speakers are a recently-discontinued model from GoldenEar. When the replacements for the GoldenEar Triton Three+ speakers are available, I hope to do an old-to-new comparison review.
Are you primarily a home theater enthusiast? Have I got a speaker for YOU! The Focal Aria 936 K2 Limited Edition Loudspeakers are as quick and articulate as electrostatics, easy to drive, and image like champs almost regardless of placement.
See the complete review for the Starke Sound A2.640 Power Amplifier.
What weighs 92 pounds, is so gorgeous it brings tears to your eyes, and sounds so sweet ...
I learned to play the guitar in high school, hoping to persuade Berma Sanchez to date me, but alas, no such luck! In the late 1970s, a neighbor who was the station engineer for the local PBS network took me under his wing and taught me the electronics of audio reproduction. Throughout college, I used that knowledge to modify Dynaco vacuum tube equipment for friends.
After graduation from LSU, I took a job in the chemical manufacturing industry, learning about industrial hygiene and the mechanics of hearing.
In the 1990s I learned to write, initially as the newsletter editor for my local Safety Engineering chapter. In the early 2000s, I had my first book published (I’m now working on my third).
A few years ago, the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity website issued a call for authors. I responded and was excited to be selected. Over the years, I’ve published a number of equipment reviews and am honored, in 2019, to be given the title of “Senior Editor.”
But none of the above offers the “why” of my interest in home audio. My musical tastes are highly diverse, and my love of music (acquired probably in the church choir of Grace Baptist Church) has been passed on to my daughter, who got her B.S. degree in music and her M.S. in violin performance and music education before being switching gears and then going on to graduate from Harvard Law.
Although the majority of my extended group of friends and family prefer hobbies such as hunting, fishing, football games, etc., I’ve found that I still greatly enjoy time with my audio system and discovering new music. At some time in the fairly near future, my hearing will decline and I’ll no longer be able to listen analytically. But so long as my audiograms show acute hearing, I’ll keep doing what I enjoy best - listening to wonderful music and sharing my thoughts and impressions with like-minded friends.