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Month: October 2015

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The Cable Bones of Erich Zann

October 31, 2015 Scot Hull 6

I should have refused delivery. The package, on arrival, was entirely unremarkable. I couldn’t make out the sender, but I rarely pay that much attention. It was addressed to me, or rather, to the Part-Time Audiophile, […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: TechDAS adds muscle with Air Force Two, joins forces with Einstein, Graham Engineering and Audiomachina

October 30, 2015 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on RMAF 2015: TechDAS adds muscle with Air Force Two, joins forces with Einstein, Graham Engineering and Audiomachina

TechDAS need to get Harrison Ford to star in their sequel to Air Force One. Let’s be original and call it Air Force Two. This turntable is a behemoth, and with the Graham Engineering Phantom […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Feickert Analogue Woodpecker delivers on expectations

October 30, 2015 Rafe Arnott 1

This is a turntable I’ve been waiting a long time to hear: Dr. Feickert’s Woodpecker. The Woodpecker is the base model in Feickert’s line ($6,500 USD), and Vana Ltd. (US distributor) specifies black-anodized, brushed aluminum […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Merging Technologies and German Physiks gets my attention with digital

October 29, 2015 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on RMAF 2015: Merging Technologies and German Physiks gets my attention with digital

It’s not too often that I will raise an unkempt eyebrow over a digital rig. But as I stumbled about The Tower at RMAF (where I was sentenced like Quasimodo by Scot Hull), I came […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Harbeth and Vinnie Rossi, near field magic

October 29, 2015 Scot Hull 1

Robert Parker was a problem for high-end wine manufacturers. His 100-point universal scale represented a leveling of the field, and suddenly, brands with a pedigreed history centuries deep were competing with the hoi poloi — […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Just listen to Kii, Lee, and set yourself free

October 28, 2015 Lee Scoggins 2

Okay, so now you know I like Paul Simon. But what is Kii (pronounced “key”)? Kii Audio is a new audio brand, one I had never heard (or heard of) before stepping into an Atrium […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Welcome to vinyl heaven, with TW Acustic, Cessaro Horns, Tron Electric

October 28, 2015 Scot Hull 1

I’m almost disappointed when Jeff Catalano of High Water Sound chooses to not go banana-boats at audio shows. Is that bad? I think it might be. Yeah, yeah — his room sounds great. Yeah, yeah […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Grab your wallets, here comes AURALiC, Dynaudio and Audioengine

October 27, 2015 Scot Hull Comments Off on RMAF 2015: Grab your wallets, here comes AURALiC, Dynaudio and Audioengine

The AURALiC Aries Mini was my top pick for “What’s Hot” out of the Munich High-End show back in May, and almost six months later, I’m finding it hard to evict it from the Iron […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Sennheiser, on the town and down with the VB

October 27, 2015 Scot Hull Comments Off on RMAF 2015: Sennheiser, on the town and down with the VB

Do you like headphones? Do you like to take them on the road? Out in the world? Where people can see and hear you? And, if so, are you socially conscious enough to acknowledge that open-backed headphones […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Von Schweikert and Constellation make Interstellar Sound

October 26, 2015 Lee Scoggins 2

One of the really interesting things you find at audio shows like RMAF is that many mega-buck systems just don’t sound right, in spite of individually fine components. There is much value in synergy. There […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Triangle Arts and Pass Labs electrify Usher

October 26, 2015 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on RMAF 2015: Triangle Arts and Pass Labs electrify Usher

Ferrari red, gleaming chrome…. Triangle Arts turntables are probably not for the pipe-and-slipper set of audiophiles. Those furrowed-brow types with the insipid grin who wear jumpers, not sweaters, sip whiskey and have bad posture. The […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: U-Turn Audio generates a spin

October 25, 2015 John Stancavage Comments Off on RMAF 2015: U-Turn Audio generates a spin

Boston is best known for sports teams, revolutions and a certain rock band. Maybe soon you could add to that … turntables? Yes, it’s true. A group of enterprising young guys has taken square aim […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Nola’s knockout KO2

October 25, 2015 John Stancavage 4

If Carl Marchisotto wasn’t busy designing speakers and whipping them into shape, I could picture him in the corner of a boxing ring, towel around his neck, coaching a few especially talented boxers. Instead, Marchisotto […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Apex Audio, Aesthetix journey to Saturn

October 24, 2015 John Stancavage Comments Off on RMAF 2015: Apex Audio, Aesthetix journey to Saturn

Hometown dealer Apex Audio presented some of the most complete, well-thought-out rooms at the Marriott Denver Tech Center for RMAF 2015. I didn’t have an opportunity to take the retailer’s stretch limo service to its […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Focal, Soulution, Apex set the mood

October 24, 2015 John Stancavage 1

Former President Jimmy Carter famously once admitted he lusted in his heart for other women, but he never stepped over that line. I think I know how our peanut farmer felt, except the objects of […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Turning it up at BorderPatrol and Volti Audio

October 23, 2015 Scot Hull 1

If I could afford it, the Volti Audio Vittora system would be the one that would anchor my sanctum sanctorum. At $25k, for the two speakers and a matching subwoofer, that’s not likely to happen soon, […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Bricasti takes the gold

October 23, 2015 Scot Hull Comments Off on RMAF 2015: Bricasti takes the gold

I had a good time chuckling over the audacity of the Goldilocks M1 at Capital Audiofest this year. I suppose it had never occurred to me that anyone would be that dissatisfied by the aesthetic of […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Aurender elevates computer audio

October 22, 2015 Scot Hull 1

The last few years have seen some very convincing advances in computer audio-based playback. As understanding has increased, sound quality has gone up. That’s undeniable. But is computer audio easier, in any meaningful interpretation of that […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: AudioKinesis violates space and time

October 22, 2015 Scot Hull 3

Walking into a demo room is like walking into someone else’s mind. Or, some piece of it. Some minds are ordered. Tidy. Clean and organized. Some are warm, like a heated towel. Comfortable, like an […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: AudioQuest and the rise of the deadly, disruptive Beetle

October 21, 2015 Scot Hull 2

It was May. Steve Silberman and John Darko and I wandered, lost, in an urban jungle. We were walking across Munich. Miles and miles. It was possible that we were never, ever, going to get where we […]

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