GRADO: A visit to Grado’s Brooklyn headphone factory

The Audiophiliac visits Grado’s Brooklyn factory to document the fabrication and assembly of the most affordable “e” Series headphone, the SR60e. Steve Guttenberg:Grado manufactures all of its new “e” Series headphones (and phono) cartridges in a funky looking four story building in Brooklyn, NY. There’s no “Grado” logo or signage of any kind, just a […]

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PRIMALUNA: EVO100 tube DAC

Introducing the world’s first tube-based data clocking device: the SuperTubeClock™ By incorporating a low-noise mini-triode vacuum tube into the digital clock, this boldly conceived design provides vastly superior resolution, detail retrieval, improved clarity, increased definition and detail from top to bottom. 

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AUDIO RESEARCH: Meet Your Maker: Hi-Fi+ Visits Audio Research Corporation

Chris Martens: Reviews of products from the US-based firm Audio Research Corporation have frequently graced the pages of Hi-Fi+, so that I was pleased to have the opportunity to visit the ARC factory in Plymouth, Minnesota (a suburb of the greater Minneapolis metropolitan area) to see how the firm’s components are made. What follows is […]

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PRIMALUNA: Beware of Fake AutoBias

What you are about to read  is critically important. If you own, or are considering buying a tube amplifier, you need to know the facts about tube life. Your tubes can last many many years armed with this information. Think of biasing like adjusting the engine idle speed on your car. It’s very much the same. Most cars idle […]

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