Author: Ed Van Winkle

LAiV Crescendo VERSE vs Harmony DAC by Ed Van Winkle

by Ed Van Winkle | March 23, 2026

    The Digital Path Back to Analog Roots (Continued): Despite all the talk about circuitry, jitter, or THD, the reason we're... [READ MORE]: LAiV Crescendo VERSE vs Harmony DAC by Ed Van Winkle/

LAiV Harmony µDAC and DDC – An Exercise in Effortless Musicality 

by Ed Van Winkle | December 30, 2025

    Now that I'm older, wiser (perhaps?), and fully retired, I've been spending more time than ever perusing audio happenings... [READ MORE]: LAiV Harmony µDAC and DDC – An Exercise in Effortless Musicality /

Acoustique Quality Passion Loudspeaker

by Ed Van Winkle | August 5, 2021

"Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion." (Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel) Up until very recently, I was unaware of... [READ MORE]: Acoustique Quality Passion Loudspeaker/

Acoustique Quality Passion Loudspeaker Page 2

by Ed Van Winkle | August 5, 2021

Phase Two… With time and the change to a more powerful amp, we felt we could truly begin the proper assessment. So, we buckled down, and for... [READ MORE]: Acoustique Quality Passion Loudspeaker Page 2/

Synergistic Research Atmosphere Ground Block

by Ed Van Winkle | March 7, 2020

As you may be aware, there's a handful of reviews of this product out there in Audiophile Internet Land (including the gem written by Mike Giradi... [READ MORE]: Synergistic Research Atmosphere Ground Block/

Absolue Creations

by Ed Van Winkle | April 21, 2019

One day, as I was leaving an exhilarating listening session at Clement Perry's house, I fortuitously found myself with a couple of large... [READ MORE]: Absolue Creations/

Tekton Design Electron Loudspeakers

by Ed Van Winkle | September 15, 2018

  I’m guessing that, like me, you are someone who combs the various internet audio sites to keep your finger on the pulse of the... [READ MORE]: Tekton Design Electron Loudspeakers/

Akiko Audio Corelli AC Conditioner

by Ed Van Winkle | March 21, 2018

Akiko Audio Corelli AC Conditioner  “And whispered in the sounds of silence"  About two years ago I wrote my first review for Stereo... [READ MORE]: Akiko Audio Corelli AC Conditioner/

Acoustic Revive RPC-1

by Ed Van Winkle | July 21, 2017

Are you happy with the current state of your system?   I'm going to surmise that most of the people reading this article are... [READ MORE]: Acoustic Revive RPC-1/

Tyler Acoustics Taylo Reference Monitors

by Ed Van Winkle | February 27, 2017

  Show of hands...how many of you have heard of Tyler Acoustics?  Not many. That's what I thought. For the last 15 years to 20 years I've... [READ MORE]: Tyler Acoustics Taylo Reference Monitors/