Review: Audion Super Sterling 120 stereo amplifier
by Malachi Kenney True Confessions It must have been at least a decade ago when the Single-Ended bug bit me. The usual thing happened, of course. I’d heard a [...]
Articles by Mal Kenney
Newport 2015: VKMusic
It’s time to check in with VKMusic and Victor Kung, who I am convinced is actually on a mission from God. Victor and his wife once again ran the kind of simple [...]
Newport 2015: Rethm and Core Audio Designs
I’ll admit that I’m partial to the speakers from Rethm. If nothing else, Jacob George’s magnificent aesthetic sense has made them — to my taste [...]
Newport 2015: MrSpeakers
It’s not news that MrSpeakers is waving a goodbye to the hacked Fostex models that made them famous. THE Show was the final bow for the Dog Kennel, with Mad Dogs making [...]
Newport 2015: VPI
There’s something unique about T.H.E. Show. It’s a real party. It’s not just that it seems to be packed with the most out there exhibits on the US audio [...]
Newport 2015: Precision Transducer Engineering
I’ve been doing the arm-twisting song and dance about PTE’s speakers since before I even started the show-report gig. After getting hooked on their Statement [...]
Newport 2015: Perla Audio
There aren’t many manufacturers that offer a soup-to-nuts system approach. McIntosh and Linn come to mind. Naim is up there. GamuT has been edging in on it for a while. [...]
Newport 2015: LampizatOr, Salk Sound, Wells Audio, DanaCable, Gingko Audio
Some folks just get used to winning. The 1996 Yankees come to mind. Sure, ’97 was an off-year, but you just knew what was coming. Walking into this room felt a whole [...]
Newport 2015: Whammerdyne Heavy Industries
This is why you go to an audio show. We all say that we’re curious about the industry. We all say that we’re looking to hear a bunch of different systems. We make [...]
Newport 2015: Stillpoints and Exemplar Audio
Now this was fun. “Show Conditions” don’t usually offer the chance to listen to gear that was recently living in your house, but the tenth floor room shared [...]