The Weiss Helios DAC reminds me of what people forget about Swiss pocket knives. The common association is, of course, with the ubiquitous “Swiss Army Knife” manufactured by Victorinox in that iconic red color. The […]
I’ve owned the ProAc D30RS for just about three years now. The speaker was pretty much brand new when I bought it, completely unheard and sight unseen. That doesn’t exactly tell the whole story, though. […]
Rethm, Pitch, Texture, the three muses of music. Can’t make it without them, can’t think too hard about them or the illusion fades away. But wait… Rethm? The quietly excellent Indian speaker company that’s been […]
The Sound Kaos Vox 3a is probably a speaker many of you have not heard of before. I certainly had not heard of it until Soo In of Enleum and Bakoon fame offered me a […]
As we mentioned last week, just near the end of our coverage of the 2023 Capital Audiofest, we received an amazing treasure chest of images from our own Grover Neville. I tried to implement as […]
There is nothing worth hating in hi-fi, other than bad editorial policy. Unfortunately, said policy was on display rather more than expected at CAF 2022. This did nothing to stop those in the know from […]
Enleum AMP-23R – Introduction The Enleum AMP-23R (website) is a product you likely aren’t familiar with unless you’re deeply invested in headphones. You might recognize the name Bakoon (website), however, which was the previous name […]
Palm Trees and Perfect Sound DACs have been abounding at my residence in Santa Monica—the Holo Audio May most recently, and now the Meitner MA3 (website), which is the subject of today’s review. I’ve also […]
Regular readers will know by now that Dave McNair, myself and the rest of the PTA Team have an enormous amount of respect and appreciation for Acora Acoustics and founder Valerio Cora, who is perhaps […]
Wes Katzir of Common Wave HiFi runs a shop which can only be described as radical. In a repurposed industrial loft in Downtown Los Angeles—my old haunt—Common Wave has more brands than you can shark […]
At Axpona 2022 B&W was advertising a new spider design for their midrange basket with some astonishing measured improvements. While I didn’t get a chance for a long audition there, I thought what I heard […]
I’d never heard of these fine folks before, namely because the companies is quite new. The banner outside their room which declared ‘The Hollywood Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music’ was not just […]
The Zingali Acoustics room with JMF Audio electronics was, I believe, the largest showroom at the show. In past years the Zingali speakers have made good showings in smaller rooms, but this year got to […]
Victor Kung was thrilled to see me at THE Show and was showing a very cool selection of gear from Sun Valley, Elekit and others sold at VKMusic. Victor specializes in these DIY kits, though […]
Wynn Audio always makes a strong showing with Vimberg, and T.H.E. Show Long Beach was no different. Words and Photos by Grover Neville Imaging performance in many of the hotel rooms was a challenge, but […]
John McGurk of Audioshield Distribution and Jonathan Ellis of Audio Chamber of Murrieta CA, were showing Credo, Meitner and all of his other great brands at Long Beach this year, and they sounded as spry […]
One of the more interesting experiences I had at the show was in the Black Ocean Audio room. The company founder, Nick Tarnofsky, has a fascinating backstory—a working musician and engineer, he suffered from a […]
Ampsandsound Bryce, Introduction(s) Ampsandsound Bryce is the name, 13″ wide, 7″ tall, KT88 equipped. Licensed to thrill. (website) Some of you may recall my previous review of the Ampsandsound Zion Monoblocks, which remain the best […]
The Holo Audio May family of DACs may be unfamiliar to those of you unacquainted with headphones, but the Holo Audio (website) brand indeed has a long history and excellent reputation, and not merely in […]
The Audio Research LS28SE line stage preamplifier arrived at a time when I was playing with lightning in a bottle, a small project line stage utilizing a simple point to point OTL circuit and hot-rodded […]
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