On an overcast and still cool late February Saturday, members of DCHFG convened at member William Assmann’s house for refreshments and audiophile pursuits. The featured guest was John Tucker of Exemplar Audio fame. Bill’s system features Exemplar’s comprehensively modified Altec-Lansing 1570B tube amplifiers. In addition, Bill uses the Exemplar phono stage that Bill said was instrumental in dialing in the precise low impedance needed to obtain the ideal sonics from his Hana Umami Red cartridge. New DCHFG member, Richard Williams, made a presentation about his passion for tube electronics and his thriving… Read More

This special DCHFG meeting was assembled for a screening of The Band’s Last Waltz concert film. Recently released by Criterion in a spectacular 4K Blu-ray release, it was particularly poignant because of the recent passing of Band member Robbie Robertson. Director Martin Scorsese’s film is a homage to the The Band and associated musicians spanning the era from the mid nineteen sixties to the present. Interestingly, Martin Scorsese’s latest film Killers of the Flower Moon’s soundtrack is the last recording by Robbie Robertson. The meeting took place at DCHFG Gerry’s home with… Read More

It has been several years since DCHFG visited LTA Audio located in the cozy Takoma Park, MD suburb of Washington, DC. A lot has happened since our first visit. LTA has now expanded to a second floor with a dedicated listening room and space for engineering prototype work. With all this activity, LTA has been working on several new products and upgrades to their existing line of audiophile ware. For this DCHFG listening event, two unreleased products were featured. First was a brand new 120-watt mono block amplifier design based on David… Read More

After a hiatus of 5 years, members returned to the DCHFG Delaware Beach Headquarters for some great Hi-Fi by the ocean. This time the purveyors at Overture Ultimate Home Electronics delivered a state-of-the-art audio system for attendees to evaluate. The system consisted of the following components: Additionally, all components benefitted from vibration control provided by Gingko Audio. For listening material, the brand new DSD 128 recording Synchronicity: An Interpretation Of The Album By The Police by The Hazelrigg Brothers was among the featured playback material. Presentations were given by representatives of both… Read More

The beginning of a new year brought a return to DCHFG member Gerry’s house by the Potomac. This time we hosted Lukas Lipinski for a demonstration of the Lipinski Sound L-707A Signature speakers. Lukas has the audio industry in his blood as he carries on the work of his Father. Andrew Lipinski’s perfect hearing abilities were recognized by the US National Bureau of Standards, where he was the only individual to achieve a perfect score on the listening evaluation of phonographic recordings (NBSIR 88-3725). http://lipinskisound.com/company/ Famous for state-of-the-art high-fidelity recordings, Andrew Lipinski… Read More