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."

Grimm tales at High End Vienna, Part 2: Grimm Audio PA1 monoblock power amplifier

Grimm tales at High End Vienna, Part 2: Grimm Audio PA1 monoblock power amplifier

Jun 09, 2026

In Part 2 of a two-part interview series, Ola Björling speaks with Guido Tent of Grimm Audio at High End Vienna 2026 about his company's PA1 monoblock power amplifier.

Spin Doctor #37: Argento Flow Ultima cables and the Collaro Triscription record weight

Spin Doctor #37: Argento Flow Ultima cables and the Collaro Triscription record weight

Jun 09, 2026
A lot of us are vulnerable to marketing and hype, especially when we are young and impressionable. As a young kid, I was convinced that Sea Monkeys for a dollar from the back of a comic book would bring me a bowlful of happiness, until my Uncle Jim convinced me that not all was what it seemed.

Revinylization #75: Heart's Dreamboat Annie Gets a Sonic Facelift

Revinylization #75: Heart's Dreamboat Annie Gets a Sonic Facelift

Jun 08, 2026
Hard rock in the 1970s was mostly a game for dudes. Although Janis Joplin and Grace Slick had broken through in the 1960s with major rock hits, Coven lead singer Jinx Dawson had gained some notoriety, and Fanny (one of the first all-female rock bands) had some success, the rock charts were male dominated. Enter the Wilson sisters, Ann and Nancy.

Don Dixon, Coproducer of R.E.M.'s Murmur and Reckoning

Don Dixon, Coproducer of R.E.M.'s Murmur and Reckoning

Jun 07, 2026
Over the past 40 years, R.E.M.'s 1983 full-length debut, Murmur, has come to seem ever more timeless. "There's something very special about that record that you can't put into words exactly," mused Don Dixon, who coproduced Murmur and its follow-up, Reckoning, in a recent interview.
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