
The Show Cannot Go On
The outrage, passes. In its place, sadness. Today, we mourn with Paris.
The outrage, passes. In its place, sadness. Today, we mourn with Paris.
DACs have been hot for a few years now and the rate of improvement seems to be at least constant, if not actually improving. Apart from the conversion methods themselves (commercial DAC chips), obscure chipsets from non-audio […]
There’s no mistaking Jeff Rowland Design Group products. For years they’ve sported his trademark impressively thick, artfully machined aluminum faceplates. But the units always have been more than audio jewelry, producing some of the best […]
by Norman Williams A quote from Adam, the Show boss says it all: “DSP equalised, fully active with analog amps driving all drive units separately — Goldmund may have a point here.” Goldmund has proprietary […]
by Nina Sventitsky I’ve posted before about vintages. On the West Coast, 2011 was a challenging vintage, because the Spring and Summer were cold and wet. What does this do for grape development? If you […]
by Norman Williams Warsaw upped the ante in 2015. My second visit here and as impressive as 2014 was, 2015 a big pleasunt positve surprise. Show boss Adam touted: “2 hotels (Sobieski Radisson Blu and […]
While some speaker manufacturers develop ever-smaller models to try to fit into the “lifestyle” market, at Legacy Audio the rallying cry after three decades still is pretty much “go big or go home.” Legacy typically […]
I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that Pete Riggle is a bit of a legend in the tonearm industry for his contribution to easy VTA adjustment for owners of Rega tonearms. And since […]
Victor Kung is a sweet, soft spoken guy, who hails from my hometown of Vancouver (OK, it’s really COQUITLAM), British Columbia. He is VK Music, and you should check out his gear. It’s just some […]
Simplicity is beauty to this humble audiophile. And the Well Tempered Labs Amadeus GTA is nothing if not simplicity. I’m an aesthetic snob, I make no apologies for having a certain taste and being turned […]
Many of you may not be familiar with Pacific Northwest rap lyricist Anthony Ray, better known as Sir Mix-a-Lot, but I’m going to invoke one of his better-known ditties to help convey how I feel […]
by John Grandberg The proliferation of really-high-end headphones is undeniable. Back in the day, a $500 headphone was considered expensive, and the few thousand-dollar-plus models in existence were typically limited-edition rarities. Nowadays? Not so much. […]
I must have been 30 when I first ran across B&W’s 800 Series loudspeakers. It was at a beach house, of all things. A rental. My new father-in-law had invited all the kids/spouses/grand-kids to the […]
Hitting the CanJam at RMAF is a highlight for me, and an instant reminder of the health and vibrancy of (at least one corner) of the high-end audio industry. This year, there were too many […]
DC-Area audio dealer Command Performance AV is hosting an Open House on Saturday, November 14th, from 1am – 5pm to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its retail store opening at 115 Park Ave, Falls Church, […]
By Marc Phillips When I opened a cigar lounge in Kyle, Texas back in 2011, I took a rather didactic approach to my marketing efforts. At the outset of this venture, one of my cigar […]
I walked into the Hi-Fi Imports room at RMAF 2015, captivated by the sound of a National bottleneck guitar. I settled into a side seat and saw the vinyl record’s owner two seats away from […]
I’m partial to big speakers. While I can appreciate the precise imaging of minimonitors or the efficiency of compact floorstanders, I still crave the full-size soundstage created by many large transducers. That’s why I was […]
Like Fitzgerald and Armstrong, Simon and Garfunkel or Jagger and Richards, some pairings were just made for each other. That’s the same feeling I got from auditioning the Daedalus speakers at RMAF 2015, combined with […]
Going room to room at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest is always an exhilarating experience, but also one that, by day three, can almost be too much of a good thing. Speakers that might have […]
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