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Audiophile Journal
For all those things that are audio-related but are not reviews of audiophile gear. Travel logs, adventures, commentary & editorials all fall here.
Dr’s Orders: Push it to the limit
A good Dr. should never insist on having his patients pushing themselves to the limit but this is audio and the limit of what is possible is a good thing with only one major hiccup, it’s rather expensive. Audiohub.gr of which yours truly is the [...]
Chicago’s AXPONA kicks off busy year for U.S. audio shows
By John Stancavage With brick-and-mortar audio shops increasingly few and far between, high-end shows have seen tremendous growth in recent years. But are we on the verge of having too much of a good thing? AXPONA, April 21-23 in Chicago, kicks off [...]
Audio Advice: A Continuation of Significance, Part 3
by Eric Franklin Shook Passing Our Hobby From One Generation To The Next Significance: according to most southern grandmothers could be best summarized as “Ain’t no one in the will gonna fight over the Teflon.” Culture has changed over the [...]
Pass Labs and DeVore Fidelity arrive for review
Some equipment just speaks your language. Pass Labs designs have always been a favourite of mine on the audio-show circuit. They construct incredibly musical components with real sonic muscle that never sacrifices air or detail, so when I [...]
Video: Interview with turntable legend Touraj Moghaddam of Vertere Acoustics
Turntable designs are as different, and varied as suit designs. Both have a basic pattern that they must follow, but once those have been established, the sky’s pretty much the limit. I’ve seen all manner of turntables over the years, [...]
CES 2017: Much Abides
I didn’t go to CES this year. There are lots of reasons why I hadn’t really even intended to support the show. Reasons like “we do too much show coverage as it is” and “CES is a declining venue” and “holy [...]
A Christmas Story: Big Kids Toys AV
Lessons in power, synergy, and love By Eric Franklin Shook Greensboro, North Carolina hasn’t seized the love it deserves for many years. It’s our third largest economy in the state, and more importantly it’s a city that always challenges the [...]
Wolfsong Audio and the Bold Sound of Bryston
By Lee Scoggins Over the weekend, I was lucky enough to be invited by Mike Burns to his beautiful lakeside home in Dawsonville, Georgia. The Bryston folks were in town and showing off two systems, both with the latest Bryston electronic and [...]
Manifest Disc: Like kids in a candy store
by Eric Franklin Shook If you haven’t grown up by age 50, you don’t have to Saying that record stores were the Mecca of my youth is an understatement. Even though I mostly bought cassette tapes when just a wee lad, I arrived in life still early [...]
