Monitor Audio and Roksan brought a really sleek and modern looking system to Audio Advice LIVE 2022. Showcasing the new Attessa series of components from Roksan, and pairing up with Monitor Audios Silver 300 7G […]
Just Add Speakers Not gonna lie, I love the simplicity of what’s on display PSB and NAD here at Audio Advice LIVE 2022. In my personal life I strive for decluttered spaces, and straightforward approaches […]
A Rare Sighting Something you don’t see every day, unless you own a pair, are McIntosh Labs speakers. You’d think we’d see more of them, but usually at audio shows it’s McIntosh gear with other […]
Sonus faber and MICHI In a room measuring 27 ft x 42 ft, the team from Sonus faber put together a stunning display of true hi-end proportions. Some would argue that this exhibit was the […]
The Concentro Series ELAC definitely had one of the best sounding exhibits at Audio Advice LIVE 2022. They were showing their new Concentro S 507, the entry level model, from their flagship series of loudspeakers. […]
When Derda Talks, People Listen “The State of Streaming Audio” was a great way to kick-off day three, having just begun the previous day with Michael Fremer and Leon Shaw talking all things analog, it […]
Starting off day two right! Starting off the morning right with a nutritious bowl of Michael Fremer (of the Tracking Angle) explaining the ins-and-outs of deep groove hi-fi vinyl exploration, with the help of Leon […]
It’s really happening! The team at Audio Advice have done the impossible. In just four short months of summer (North Carolina summers run about nine months), they’ve pulled together one of the most professional and […]
It seems a little quiet around here for the past few days. In reality, we have two big things going on–Eric Franklin Shook and crew are covering Audio Advice Live in Raleigh, North Carolina, and […]
Just got a note from the Technics team about a new direct-drive turntable, the SL-100C. This new ‘table falls in their “Premium” (aka, entry-level audiophile) line, alongside the recently-reviewed SL-1500 (check that review out here), […]
The first Pacific Audio Fest is over. To paraphrase Tom Waits, ain’t nothing wrong with it a $100 couldn’t fix. The problems are easy to overcome–make better signage, choose rooms that aren’t spread out all […]
The High End by Oz room at the 2022 Pacific Audio Fest was the very last room I visited before I hopped in my car and drove home. (With a pair of speakers, a two […]
“There are few perfect things in this world, but some things come very close to capturing that impression of perfection.” That’s something I wrote about the previous TIDAL Audio (website) Piano iterations, and here we […]
Last May, when I attended High End 2022 in Munich, I walked into the Göbel High End room and was so knocked out by the system that I awarded this German company Best of Show. […]
Margules Audio definitely stepped up at the 2022 Pacific Audio Fest with a system that featured not only their flagship amplification–the Margules U-280SC 30th Anniversary power amplifier ($10,000 USD) and the SF-220 preamplifier ($7,000)–but a […]
Audio Advice Live 2022 is only one week away! Our coverage begins on Friday the 19th of next week and runs continuously until completed. From our most recent communication at Audio Advice, the entire Sheraton […]
Back when I was an exhibitor at high-end audio shows, I’d always start off the first hour with a selection of quiet, contemplative tracks, usually classical music, because I like my mornings to be relatively […]
As part of our ongoing show coverage, PTA Editor-in-chief, Marc Phillips sat down with Brian Hunter for this week’s season premier of our audio-centric show, The Occasional Podcast. Marc provides his best of show nominees […]
It isn’t often that a dealer room at a high-end audio show catches my attention. That’s not me being a snob or anything, but dealers usually have to assemble a system from all their brands, […]
Just because Lou Hinkley of Daedalus Audio was one of the show organizers for PAF 2022, along with Gary Gill, it doesn’t mean he’s going to get special treatment from me. Nope. There were two […]
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