Serguei Timachev and his STEALTH Audio Cables have a kind of cult status among their owners. STEALTH Audio uses many unique materials and techniques, and Serguei Timachev is always looking to break new ground and push the boundaries of high-end audio cable manufacturing with his unique vision and determination. So when I was asked to evaluate various levels and designs of STEALTH […]
Living in the 21st century means living in a surreal world where everything is connected and our daily rhythm is intervein with all sorts of networks. What was considered science fiction three decades ago is now a reality. Our lives are surrounded by computers and depend in one way or another on the provision and exchange of data. Digital audio, […]
Products from the Land of the Rising Sun always have something beyond interesting, and the creations of Mr. Ken Ishiguro of Acoustic Revive are no different in this regard. To be exact, they are something special and escape the ordinary nomenclature. I can not evaluate everything that is requested for review here at Mono & Stereo. I am not the […]
Audio cable!? If you just mention it, many will still scoff at it and move on. What to write about a review of the DAC power cables!? But once a certain benchmark is reached, the subtle and non-subtle things start to manifest themselves in a well-tuned and balanced high-end audio system. And then there’s no turning back. Not everything belongs […]
Readers of Mono and Stereo are no strangers to the Zavfino 1877Phono products. We have already tested their various cables as well as the turntable. Zavfino 1877Phono has been designing and manufacturing cables, components, and accessories for some of the biggest names in the Hi-Fi industry for over 15 years. Over the past 9 years, they’re offering products under their […]
Richard H. Mak writes: “In my 12 years of writing, I have only written about one audio cable. Writing about cables is not my thing. Cable reviews can be controversial undertakings that may involve deciphering between pseudo-science and aggressive marketing claims. Yet, I believe cables do make a difference in sound, and more often than not, there isn’t […]
Another USB cable review!? Well, not quite. Professional studios are usually quite reluctant to deal with the “audiophile” grade of cables, but as you can read on, David Laboga has managed to change the opinion of some renowned mastering engineers and studio owners with his lines of audio cables. I’ll go into more detail about what this means for our side of […]
About a week ago the 100+ aluminium crate full of golden sILENzIO cables went back to ZenSati, and it’s the time to wrap up one yearly adventure with these unique cables from Denmark. It’s around the year when Mark Johansen has visited me with his wife and personally delivered the complete ZenSati sILENzIO cable loom. Time do fly quickly and […]
I’ve already reviewed Peter Grzybowski’s Triode Wire Labs “American” Speaker Cables from American Series as well as power cords. They’ve both received Mono and Stereo’s highly recommended product award for their price/performance value and impact. When Peter Grzybowski offered the “Discrete” USB cable “Freedom” ethernet cables for review, I’ve happily obliged. Based on the positive outcome from the last two […]
It’s been a while since I’ve dug deeper into the cable micro-universe, especially evaluating the cable loom. This usually takes more evaluation time as it gets very sublime and time-consuming. Not only to take and conclude the listening notes but to conduct a subjective summary. Last year in early September Angus Leung has personally visited me to deliver, install […]
There is something uniquely different about the Acoustic Revive products. I’ve already reviewed XLR Absolute FM PC-Triplec/Ex https://www.monoandstereo.com/2018/06/acoustic-revive-xlr-absolute-fm-pc.html with a great enthusiasm and as can read on the similar impact follows the Acoustic Revive Absolute Power Cord. The power cables are finally making their deserved mark on the earth and statements such as “the very last meter matters” won’t label […]