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DCHFG Room @CAF2025
The DCHFG room at CAF 2025 received a special mention online and in print from the Absolute Sound magazine. The DCHFG room theme of High Performance and High Value home audio continues to resonate with showgoers and fans of modestly price components. If you missed hearing our room but are curious about what we played, check out this page where all the equipment details are shown. A diverse group of listeners including David Chesky and Sandy Gross (founder Polk Audio) have visited the DCHFG room on several occasions. Alan Taffel’s Top Picks… Read More
DCHFG Meeting – 10/25/2025 – Mola Mola
We gathered at Ron’s for a demonstration of the current equipment lineup from Mola Mola. Listening session featured the upgraded, Mola-Mola Kula ($16,790) integrated 200-watt, N-Core based amplifier; the well-reviewed Tambaqui DAC ($13,500); and the newly upgraded Lupe phono preamp ($9,850). The DAG playback system includes Totem Acoustic Metal V2 reference speakers and a Kronos Sparta turntable with Sonic Labs Signature Gold cartridge. That system showcased the Mola-Mola gear, plus a pair of MartinLogan 15s (Renaissance) electrostatic speakers, Lumin D3 Hi-Res streamer/local file player and Goldnote Pianosa TT/Goldnote Donatello Gold MC cartridge… Read More
DCHFG – 09/13/2025 Meeting – His Masters Voice
We assembled at Gerry’s once again for a presentation by Voo Audio and Voo DIY speakers. Vinh Vu has created a fascinating twist on DIY speakers by providing a fully built speaker cabinet in a choice of several finishes along with all the speaker parts needed to complete the speaker. A new pair of speakers can be completed in an afternoon. According to Vu, the tallish, stand speaker is a dual 6.5 inch woofer1-inch soft dome tweeter, two-way, bass reflex design with front mounted slot port. The speaker utilizes a third-order 2.7… Read More
DCHFG CAF 2025
The DC Hi-Fi Group Presents High Value – High Performance Three Tier Audio Systems Tier 3$577 Tier 2$1,341 Tier 1$4,099 Our friends at Alma Music & Audio will also be demonstrating the following items. Room number in parenthesis:
DCHFG Meeting- 06/07/2025 – SOTA Turntables, etc
Ken Wolff, noted Classical music instructor, a busy performing musician, and a key promoter of all things vinyl, presented the latest Sota Sapphire turntable, equipped with a Sorane 1.2 tonearm and Kuhmar MC cartridge. Speakers were the Alta Audio Alyssa SE loudspeakers. The system also included the high-end Korf Audio headshell, Luxman EQ-500 phono stage, Advanced Paris line preamp, and AGD Monoblocks (Gan-Fet Class D output amplifiers). Associated equipment included Wireworld Eclipse cables. The Raffle.
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