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Home2015November

Month: November 2015

Announcements

The Show Cannot Go On

November 14, 2015 Editorial Staff 1

The outrage, passes. In its place, sadness. Today, we mourn with Paris.  

Show Report

Warsaw 2015: DAC-ology

November 13, 2015 Norman Williams 1

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 […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Jeff Rowland puts it altogether

November 13, 2015 John Stancavage 1

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 […]

Show Report

Warsaw 2015: Goldmund, Hyper-ACTIVE

November 12, 2015 Norman Williams 5

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 […]

Reluctant Sommelier

The Reluctant Sommelier: Napa Valley (and other) 2011 Vintage California Wines

November 12, 2015 Editorial Staff Comments Off on The Reluctant Sommelier: Napa Valley (and other) 2011 Vintage California Wines

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 […]

Show Report

Warsaw 2015: Reunited and it feels so good!

November 11, 2015 Norman Williams 12

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 […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Legacy casts a big shadow

November 11, 2015 John Stancavage 8

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 […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Tonearm porn, or Pete Riggle shows off his Woody in Denver

November 10, 2015 Rafe Arnott 2

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 […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: VK Music for the tube-loving everyman

November 9, 2015 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on RMAF 2015: VK Music for the tube-loving everyman

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 […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Well Tempered Labs, Sony and Kimber Kable

November 8, 2015 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on RMAF 2015: Well Tempered Labs, Sony and Kimber Kable

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 […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Exemplar Audio gets back to BASS-ics and combs hair straight back

November 8, 2015 Rafe Arnott 2

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 […]

Headphones

Review: HiFiMAN HE1000 flagship headphones

November 7, 2015 Editorial Staff 10

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. […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: To the MOON with Simaudio, AudioQuest, Bowers and Wilkins

November 6, 2015 Scot Hull 1

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 […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: CanJam round up

November 6, 2015 Scot Hull 1

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 […]

Announcements

Command Performance Anniversary Open House November 14th

November 5, 2015 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Command Performance Anniversary Open House November 14th

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, […]

Lifestyle

The Smoking Jacket: Born to be Mild

November 5, 2015 Marc Phillips 5

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 […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Hi-Fi Imports takes Thrax to max

November 4, 2015 John Stancavage 1

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 […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Vapor Audio blazes a trail

November 4, 2015 John Stancavage 1

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 […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Daedalus, ModWright go for the heart

November 3, 2015 John Stancavage 3

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 […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Classic Audio Loudspeakers goes back to the future

November 3, 2015 John Stancavage Comments Off on RMAF 2015: Classic Audio Loudspeakers goes back to the future

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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