AVM Evolution AS 5.3 streaming integrated amplifier

AVM Evolution AS 5.3 streaming integrated amplifier

Jun 11, 2026
I'm known as an unrepentant tube-amplifier devotee and turntable missionary. I spin vinyl in listening spaces, make jazz-vinyl videos, and review turntables, cartridges, and record cleaning machines. I'm a semi-Luddite for whom streaming is a last resort rather than a daily need. I prefer the analog-playback setup gauntlet to the setup gauntlet that comes with streaming amplifiers and network bridges.

Degritter decodes the Fonoteek record cleaning station at High End Vienna 2026

Degritter decodes the Fonoteek record cleaning station at High End Vienna 2026

Jun 11, 2026

Ola Björling speaks with Hindrek Reiman of Degritter at High End Vienna 2026 about the Fonoteek, the company's new record cleaning station that blends brush and ultrasonic cleaning together in one device.

Gramophone Dreams #109: Stax SR-009D, Grado Signature HP100 SE, HiFiMan Susvara Unveiled headphones

Gramophone Dreams #109: Stax SR-009D, Grado Signature HP100 SE, HiFiMan Susvara Unveiled headphones

Jun 10, 2026
Last year, I reported on Stax's glamorous new SR-007S electrostatic earspeakers ($2390) in conjunction with the Stax SRM-700S driver amplifier. This report was extra fun because I was just finishing up a long romantic affair with a loaner pair of vintage Stax SR-Omegas about which, in his 1995 Stereophile review, Tom Norton declared: "If you want the truth, however—at least as honestly as I've heard it in any headphones—you want the Stax SR-Omegas."
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