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Articles by Lee Scoggins

About Lee Scoggins
A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Lee got interested in audio listening to his Dad’s system in the late 70s and he started making cassettes from LPs. By the early 80s he got swept up in the CD wave that was launching which led to a love of discs from Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs. Later while working on Wall Street in the 90s, Lee started working on blues, jazz and classical sessions for Chesky Records and learned record engineering by apprenticeship. Lee was involved in the first high resolution recordings which eventually became the DVD-Audio format. Lee now does recordings of small orchestras and string quartets in the Atlanta area. Lee's current system consists of Audio Research Reference electronics and Wilson Audio speakers.
Florida 2019

Florida 2019: Magico, Luxman, Audioquest, Critical Mass Systems

March 17, 2019 Lee Scoggins 4

Suncoast Audio had another fantastic-sounding room nearby on the seventh floor and Peter Mackay was on hand playing some righteous digital through the A3s.  The Magico A3s ($12K) have been an unqualified success for the […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: The Shunyata Research Noise Reduction Experiment

March 17, 2019 Lee Scoggins 8

One of the best things I took away from the Florida show was a little science experiment that came out of a meet-up with Grant Samuelson from Shunyata Research.  Several times in audio forums in […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: Nola, Rogue Audio, Electrocompaniet

March 12, 2019 Lee Scoggins Comments Off on Florida 2019: Nola, Rogue Audio, Electrocompaniet

Sometimes the most affordable systems are the most fun.  A good case in point was the tiny speakers with subwoofers from Nola Speakers called the Brio Quattro.  This system was producing an impossibly big sound […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: Mobile Fidelity, Primare, Dr. Feickert, Koestu, Cardas, SolidSteel

March 8, 2019 Lee Scoggins 1

I love me some Bill Evans jazz so this was a really fun room.  Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs is putting out a “One Step” album of his Portrait in Jazz and they had for us […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: The Audio Company, VAC, Von Schweikert, Esoteric, Kronos, Critical Mass Systems, and The Michael Fremer Show

March 7, 2019 Lee Scoggins 2

Yikes…I was six minutes late to the room. Keith from The Audio Company had mentioned a seminar late in the day on Saturday and it sounded interesting but I was too busy covering other rooms […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: Auralic, Ryan, Cardas, Doshi, and Pangea

March 6, 2019 Lee Scoggins Comments Off on Florida 2019: Auralic, Ryan, Cardas, Doshi, and Pangea

The Ryan speakers were humming along nicely in Room 511 with Auralic electronics and Cardas Clear cabling.  Trevor Ryan always has a very good room and this was yet another outstanding display of two-way monitor […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: MQA Makes More Progress

March 5, 2019 Lee Scoggins 8

I’ve been digging into MQA for a follow-up article so I met up with Ken Forsythe, Sue Toscano, and their friend Angela Speziale who I just met at the Tampa show.  Sue and Angela wound […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: Suncoast Audio, AvantGarde, Viva Audio, Shunyata Research

March 3, 2019 Lee Scoggins 2

It seems like lately, I’ve been reconsidering some past held audio prejudices.  For one, I have started to re-evaluate low power amps and what they are capable of.  Two, I am understanding in more detail […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: MBL, United Home Audio, WireWorld

March 1, 2019 Lee Scoggins Comments Off on Florida 2019: MBL, United Home Audio, WireWorld

I think my listening notes speak to the quality of the MBL room in Tampa: “Speakers disappearing like Houdini.” “Vocals are realistic with a good amount of chestiness.” “Great illusion of real performers in a […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: Doshi Audio, Joseph Audio, and Cardas

February 24, 2019 Lee Scoggins 1

The last few shows, I’ve been gushing over the pairing of Jeff Joseph’s (Joseph Audio) speakers and Nick Doshi’s (Doshi Audio) electronics with wiring by Josh and Angela Cardas (Cardas Audio).  Much of this has […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: Wilson Audio, Audio Research, VPI and Transparent

February 23, 2019 Lee Scoggins 1

The Wilson Audio room was a bit of a reunion of sorts for me.  This room seemed to be the room that many visited first.  Bart suggested to many to start at the 8th floor […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: Legacy Audio

February 21, 2019 Lee Scoggins 1

It seems like Qobuz is everywhere these days.  A virtual, er, tidal wave of promotion led by my pal David Solomon. I walked into the Legacy Audio room and off to the side, some sweet […]

Florida 2019

The Sarasota Sound: A Visit to VAC and Suncoast Audio

February 8, 2019 Lee Scoggins 4

Ahead of the Florida Audio Expo, I was wondering if readers realized just how much life there is in Tampa Bay audio.  I grew up in Longboat Key, which sits just a bit below Tampa […]

RMAF 2018

RMAF 2018: Lee’s Parting Thoughts and Best Of Show

December 1, 2018 Lee Scoggins Comments Off on RMAF 2018: Lee’s Parting Thoughts and Best Of Show

I’ve been coming to RMAF almost from the beginning.  Some 14 years later, the show news is that they are moving to the giant Gaylord resort near the Denver airport.  This should be exciting but […]

RMAF 2018

RMAF 2018: Göbel Audio and CH Precision

November 29, 2018 Lee Scoggins 1

What a system this was!  Clarity, huge dynamics, genuinely involving sound.  I hit this room three times.  It was that good.  Elliot Goldman had brought all his top gear.  Okay, honestly he stacked the deck…or […]

RMAF 2018

RMAF 2018: HiFiMAN Introduces the Jade II

November 28, 2018 Lee Scoggins Comments Off on RMAF 2018: HiFiMAN Introduces the Jade II

As usual at Rocky Mountain, the CanJam area was full of energy.  I went down there to cover the latest from Pro-Ject before hitting their room in the tower.  It’s a shame I don’t have […]

RMAF 2018

RMAF 2018: Eggleston Works, Brinkmann, AudioQuest

November 28, 2018 Lee Scoggins Comments Off on RMAF 2018: Eggleston Works, Brinkmann, AudioQuest

It seems like every time I run into Anthony Chiarella, good sound is present. Brinkmann Audio turntables at the HiFiBuys event in Atlanta?  Good sound. EgglestonWorks speakers with a full Brinkmann stack in Denver?  Good sound. […]

RMAF 2018

RMAF 2018: Black Cat Cable Wows with Coppertone

November 17, 2018 Lee Scoggins 1

Chris Sommovigo of Stereolab, which makes the Black Cat line of cables, had a table near CanJam showing off his latest affordable cables named Coppertone.  I’ve been impressed with Chris’ designs in the past and […]

RMAF 2018

RMAF 2018: Gryphon Audio and Tweak Studio

November 16, 2018 Lee Scoggins 1

I closed my eyes.  A strange but familiar world of percussion and bass beats opened up in my imagination across a vast soundstage.  I forgot about my exhaustion from a full day of walking the […]

RMAF 2018

RMAF 2018: Wavelength Audio, Vaughn Loudspeakers, AudioQuest

November 9, 2018 Lee Scoggins 3

Gordon Rankin of Wavelength Audio continues to be innovative and a much sought-after designer.  This year’s Wavelength room at RMAF was sublime.  There were two big news items but I want to talk to one […]

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