I think most of you are familiar with my writings over the years about the superb Acoustic Revive Hi-Fi performance products from Japan, but just in case you’re not, let me provide a quick introduction from an earlier article: “Those who have been following the Acoustic Revive Chronicles know all about Mr. Ken Ishiguro and [...]

My buddy Ron stopped by with three amplifiers from his collection for an afternoon of listening fun & games. The first one we listened to was Ron’s vintage Harmon-Kardon Citation II that he fully restored – but not ‘hot-rodded’ – using Jim McShane’s parts offerings. The vintage Harmon-Kardon Citation II sounded warm, rich, eminently musical, [...]