The year 2024 will be remembered as the best year so far in DCHFG history. Our room at the Capital Audiofest was the best yet and received substantial media coverage and praise. For our annual Christmas party, we once again gathered at the home of Gerry and Pat to celebrate the year and our ongoing success. For entertainment we played the entire The Beatles – Abbey Road Blu-ray with the new Atmos remix and mastering. Gerry’s wonderful multi-channel audio system was just the right system to bring out all the nuances of… Read More

As the Fall 2024 activities heat up, DCHFG members convened at the now one year old Alma Music and Audio East in Stirling, Virginia. Rob Standley from Amphion Speakers was on hand to provide information on their speakers including the flagship Krypton 3X. These speakers are a favorite among several producers including Billie Eilish’s brother Finneas O’Connell. I was interested in the large vinyl collection available to purchase which included inventory from Russ Katz’s TheVinyl Revivers as well as the personal collection of Alma Audio’s proprietor. I walked away with a half… Read More

On a beautiful early Fall Saturday, assorted DCHFG members assembled at Ron’s penthouse apartment to listen to some new gear courtesy of Russ Katz of The Audio Hunters/The Vinyl Revivers. The system on this day featured a Bryston preamp, a brand new Mytek Empire Class-D Gan-Fet amplifier and a Lumin D3 streaming DAC. We also sampled the new Joni Mitchell MoFi UHQR Ladies of the Canyon vinyl release on a Rega P8 turntable. The featured speaker of the day was the Warfedale Elysian 4 speaker. As an added treat, Chris Barker brought… Read More

“Hot town, summer in the city” meant it was time to head to the beach for some cool winds and surf. DCHFG President, John Gatski, assembled a mini Hi-Fi tradeshow for those that made the trek to his summer cottage near the Delaware shores. A surround system, stereo components and a separate headphone listening station were available for beachcombing audiophiles to sample. The stereo listening presentation was provided by Delaware area dealer Millennium AV Design. The components featured the new Totem Acoustic Element Fire V2 loudspeaker ($8,450/pair), Mola-Mola Kula integrated amp ($15,500),… Read More