PS Audio Stellar Strata Integrated Amplifier Review

Yongki Go, Ph.D.December 28, 2020

The Strata, which is released in July 2020, is the new integrated amplifier in the PS Audio Stellar line. Appearance-wise, the Stellar...

Integrated Amplifiers

A COLLECTION OF NEW VINYL FOR THE AUDIOPHILE: DECEMBER 2020

Jason CrawfordDecember 23, 2020

A college roomy turned me on to Uncle Tupelo back in the early '90s. We sat and listened to all of No Depression, and I immediately asked...

Vinyl Music ReviewsVinyl Reviews

McIntosh MX170 Surround Sound Processor and MC257 7-Channel Power Amplifier Review

Jim ClementsDecember 21, 2020

Top-line McIntosh MX170 surround sound processor features RoomPerfect room correction, high-quality accessories, and incredible build...

Processors

Sonus Faber Electa Amator III Speaker Review

Todd CooperiderDecember 16, 2020

Part of the Sonus faber Heritage Collection, the Electa Amator III stand-mount speakers combine old-world Italian styling and crafts...

Bookshelf Speakers

The Smallcombe Home Theater II – Part 3

Stephen SmallcombeDecember 15, 2020

Welcome to the third and final installment of a series of articles on the process of construction and optimization of a home theater in a...

Custom Home Theaters

Naim Mu-so 2 and Mu-so Qb 2 Wireless Music Systems Review

Jim MiltonDecember 14, 2020

Today I’ll be checking out Naim’s Mu-so 2 and Mu-so Qb 2 Wireless Music Systems. They’re elegantly styled wireless speakers with powerful...

Media Streamer

SECRETS Best of Awards 2020

SecretsDecember 7, 2020

SECRETS is pleased to announce our Best Of Awards for 2020. Friends, here we are at the tail end of 2020, and once again SECRETS has had an opportunity to revi...

Best Of Awards

Marantz SACD 30N Network SACD Player Review

Mel MartinDecember 2, 2020

You may ask what Marantz is doing by offering an SACD/CD player in the days when CDs and SACDs have been pretty much pronounced dead. Ah...

SACD Players

Denon AVR-X4700H AV Receiver Review

Chris EberleNovember 30, 2020

Denon’s AVR-X4700H AV Receiver delivers 9.2 channels at 125 watts per with nearly every available audio and video technology packed into...

Receivers

MartinLogan BalancedForce 212 Subwoofer Review

John E. Johnson, Jr.November 25, 2020

MartinLogan, a renowned manufacturer of electrostatic speakers, also makes many other fine audio products, including some impressive...

Subwoofers

Starke Sound A8.350 Multichannel Power Amplifier Review

Yongki Go, Ph.D.November 24, 2020

As the name implies, the A8.350 amplifier from Starke Sound has 8 channels of amplification capable of generating 350 W/channel (into 4...

Power Amplifiers

The Smallcombe Home Theater II – Part 2

Stephen SmallcombeNovember 24, 2020

Welcome to Part 2 of a series of articles on the process of construction and optimization of a home theater in a new home in...

Custom Home Theaters

STAX SR-007A Electrostatic Headphone Review

Carlo Lo RasoNovember 23, 2020

Electrostatic headphones have always been looked at as the Holy Grail of headphone fidelity. Some upstart companies have jumped onto the...

Headphone and Earphone Reviews

Parasound A23+ Stereo Power Amplifier

Yongki Go, Ph.D.November 18, 2020

Parasound’s amplifiers are well known and established products, which is of no surprise considering the legendary amplifier designer, John...

Power Amplifiers

Thank You To All of Our SECRETS Fans and Supporters

John E. Johnson, Jr.November 17, 2020

Well I had really thought that after seven months of various preventative measures, our country would be well on the way to recovering...

Editor's DeskEditorial