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

Once again, we met in Alexandria. Va for holiday fun, listening and enjoying tasty food and drink. We had a nice size crowd with a lot of fresh faces. We were treated to a great mix of Greek style food, which I will remember as some of the best we have ever had. The mood was jolly with everyone deep in conversations and catching up with old friends. John set up a system to show off the Denafrips Pontus II DAC that one of our members just purchased and wanted the club… Read More