Month: January 2024

Dan D’Agostino’s Dazzling Unveil of the New Relentless Epic and Epic 800 Monoblocks and Momentum MxV Integrated

In the extremely large, all-sonic-bets-are-off, glass-enclosed Atrium display mounted by Mansour Mamaghani’s Audio Reference Munich, Dan D’Agostino, and his indispensable sidekick (aka company President) Bill McKiegan, joined forces with Wilson, dCS, and Perlisten to blow people’s minds. When the new Relentless Epic and Relentless Epic 800 mono amplifiers got fired up, it was a case…

By JohnValbyNation January 12, 2024 0

Wadax Impresses and Satisfies in Munich

There were several reasons why I was extremely eager to hear this system. First and foremost, given the high price of Wadax digital gear, I wanted to get a sense of what the Wadax Atlantis Reference DAC ($166,420), Wadax Atlantis Reference Server ($68,800), Wadax Atlantis Reference Transport $115,000), and Wadax Atlantis Reference PSU ($52,700) might…

By JohnValbyNation January 12, 2024 0

Callas and SotM Surprise at AXPONA

As much as I was aware of the dizzying array of diminutive, Korean-made SOtM (Soul Of the Music) components, each identified by a different difficult-to-type assortment of upper and lower case letters plus numbers and dashes, I did not expect them to sound as good as they did. Allied to K Sound Lab’s Callas Nostalgia…

By JohnValbyNation January 12, 2024 0

“Un chef-d’œuvre épique” : noté 4,4 sur 5, Killers of the Flower Moon est-il le meilleur film de l’année ?

"Killers of the Flower Moon", l'un des films les plus attendus de l'année, est sorti dans nos salles obscures et possède de très bonnes critiques presse. Sorties, news, interviews… Retrouvez toute l'actualité des films Indés Quatre ans après The Irishman, sorti sur Netflix, Martin Scorsese livre sa nouvelle pépite, Killers of the Flower Moon. Portée…

By JohnValbyNation January 12, 2024 0

Rabbi Jacob : touché par les critiques, Louis de Funès a refusé de faire cette scène

"Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob" était la dernière collaboration entre Gérard Oury et Louis de Funès. Touché par les critiques régulières sur ses mimiques qui étaient devenues sa marque de fabrique, l'acteur a même refusé de faire une scène… Marronnier arrosé jusqu’à plus soif depuis des décennies par les chaînes TV, véritable martingale à audiences…

By JohnValbyNation January 12, 2024 0

Stereophile’s Products of 2020 Analog Component of the Year

Analog Component of the Year PS Audio Stellar Phono phono preamplifier ($2499; reviewed by Michael Fremer, January 2020, Vol.43 No.1 Review) Finalists (in alphabetical order) AMG Viella Forte Engraved Turntable ($25,000; reviewed by Michael Fremer, September 2020, Vol.43 No.9 Review) Lyra Atlas Lambda SL phono cartridge ($12,995; reviewed by Michael Fremer, April 2020, Vol.43 No.4…

By JohnValbyNation January 12, 2024 0