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Home2021June

Month: June 2021

Jazz Files

Chicago/The Blues/Today! from Craft/Vanguard RSD | Jazz Files

June 30, 2021 Editorial Staff 4

Every generation of music lovers should listen beyond the popular music of the day. If you don’t do the enjoyable, deep listening required to appreciate classical, blues, Brazilian, as well as other, more esoteric styles […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

PostHuman from Trees Speak | The Vinyl Anachronist

June 29, 2021 Marc Phillips 2

I’ve fallen for Trees Speak‘s new LP PostHuman in the same way that I fell in love with Rasmus Kjaer’s Turist a year ago. Both albums are part of that nebulous world of electronica, but […]

Cables & Power

Atlas Cables Grun Coherent Earthing System | REVIEW

June 27, 2021 Marc Phillips 1

The Grun Earthing System from Atlas Cables is the third product I’ve reviewed in the last year that addresses grounding in your high-end audio system. The first two products, of course, were the Nordost QKORE […]

Digital

Grimm Audio MU1 Music Server | REVIEW

June 25, 2021 Grover Neville 1

The Grimm Audio MU1 (website) is an idiosyncratic product. This is not a term I typically associate with music servers or digital sources—the truth of the matter is that most of them are simple devices. […]

Show Report

Margules | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 24, 2021 Grover Neville 2

Margules (website) was not a name well known to me until this show, but they’ve got an impressive history. From Jacobo Margules:  “We are a high end audio company that dates back to 1927 when […]

Show Report

Pietra and Benchmark | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 24, 2021 Grover Neville 2

I’m not familiar with Pietra speakers (website), but they resembled the Acora Acoustics speakers which both Marc Phillips and Dave McNair have reviewed and raved to me about recently. The large marble front baffles meant […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

Wadada Leo Smith, Sacred Ceremonies & Trumpet | The Vinyl Anachronist

June 23, 2021 Marc Phillips 1

Acclaimed trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith turns 80 this year, and TUM Records has decided to throw him an amazing party by releasing a number of “monumental” releases over the year. These are the first two, […]

Show Report

PranaFidelity, Helius Designs, E.A.R., Townshend, Koetsu, Silversmith, Furutech | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 22, 2021 Grover Neville 2

PranaFidelity (website) was running a lovely demo system, and Steven Norber’s show systems and demos are always a treat. The man himself is much like his speakers, understated yet effortlessly classy. I was quietly greeted by […]

Announcements

Naim Solstice Turntable, Aro Tonearm, Equinox Cartridge, Solstice Phonostage and Power Supply

June 21, 2021 Editorial Staff 1

NAIM launches their first ever turntable, along with a next generation Aro tonearm, an Equinox MC phono cartridge, and Solstice Series phono-stage and phono-power-supply. These items are available as a bundle named the Solstice Special […]

Show Report

Wilson Benesch, Ypsilon, Aurender, Vibrance, Stage III Concepts, Isoclean, HB Design, Stacore | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 20, 2021 Grover Neville 1

I’ve long been a fan of Wilson Benesch (website) speakers, but they’re a rare sight here in the United States. I was intrigued to see local distributor Aaudio Imports playing a pair of Wilson Benesch […]

Show Report

Alsyvox, Vitus Audio, Kuzma, Computer Audio Design, Dynavector, Purist Audio Design | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 20, 2021 Grover Neville 1

Cake Audio, another local Southern California dealer, was showing the perennially popular Alsyvox (website) Botticceli speakers in a room I’m convinced was designed to double as a sensory deprivation chamber. Besides bringing a very literally meaning […]

Show Report

Audiovector, Thrax, Frank Schröder, Tom Evans, Antipodes, Weiss Engineering, Hemingway Audio | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 19, 2021 Grover Neville 2

After hearing Dave McNair rave about the Audiovector (website) loudspeakers (Dave’s review here), I knew a stop by their room was mandatory. Another dark room and a difficult photo-taking environment greeted me. A glorious sound […]

Show Report

Stenheim, CH Precision, WADAX, Neodeo, Brinkman, Koetsu, Audioquest, HRS | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 19, 2021 Grover Neville 1

Sunil Merchant of Sunny Components, a Stenheim dealer right here in Southern California, was putting on perhaps the most trafficked and popular room of the show. The room was so popular that despite being one of […]

Show Report

Voss Luxury Audio, Graham Audio, Gryphon, Audience, Artesania Audio | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 18, 2021 Grover Neville 2

Occupying the largest third floor room was Voss Luxury Audio (website), a company local to my home in Southern California, but that I was entirely unfamiliar with. Apparently this room came together a bit last-minute, […]

Show Report

Zingali Acoustics, Cary Audio, Pear Audio Blue, Ortofon, Reference Components | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 18, 2021 Grover Neville 2

Zingali Acoustics (website) in the Reference Components room was one of the more talked about rooms at T.H.E. Show 2021—which is saying something in several respects. Most obviously was that there was attendance, and indeed […]

Announcements

NEW Sumiko Cartridges: Blue Point No.3, Celebration 40, and RS78

June 17, 2021 Editorial Staff 2

Can you smell that? It’s that NEW cartridge smell. Three (or four if you count both the Blue Point hi and lo; or only two if you don’t and don’t count a stylus either) phono […]

Show Report

ATC, Lone Mountain Audio, TriangleArt | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 17, 2021 Grover Neville Comments Off on ATC, Lone Mountain Audio, TriangleArt | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

Lone Mountain Audio, or perhaps more accurately the United States distributor for ATC Loudspeakers, had one of the large rooms on the main floor of T.H.E. Show and they were making full use of it. […]

Show Report

PBN Audio, Peter Norbaek | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 17, 2021 Grover Neville 1

PBN Audio, a southern California company headed by Peter Norbaek, was showing two of the largest speakers at the show, the enormous MR!777 and MR2!5 speakers, as well as a variety of PBN electronics. Peter […]

Loudspeakers

Sonus faber Lumina II Loudspeakers | REVIEW

June 16, 2021 Marc Phillips 5

The story of the Sonus faber Lumina II bookshelf speakers is also the story of “Yulunga,” perhaps my favorite reference track of all time. That old demo track from Dead Can Dance’s Into the Labyrinth […]

Announcements

Sonus faber Lumina V and Lumina II Loudspeakers

June 15, 2021 Editorial Staff 1

The popular Sonus faber Lumina collection gets updated with two exciting new models, rounding out the line. As you may have read Marc Phillips’ review of the Lumina III tower, and found that his enjoyment […]

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