Announcements

May 18, 2017 in Announcements // High End 2017: Pass Labs’ New XP-12 Preamp and XP-17 Phono Stage
May 18, 2017 in Announcements // High End 2017: Harbeth 40th Anniversary continues with new M30.2 loudspeaker
May 18, 2017 in Announcements // High End 2017: McIntosh Announces Two New Products
May 17, 2017 in Announcements // High End 2017: dCS celebrates their 30th Anniversary with the Limited Edition Vivaldi One
May 16, 2017 in Announcements // High End 2017: AURALiC announces high-end G Series streaming components
May 12, 2017 in Announcements // MQA update for AudioQuest Dragonfly Black and Red coming May 17 – new partnerships announced
May 8, 2017 in Announcements // Noble Audio X is back on Massdrop
May 1, 2017 in Announcements // Win a free SVS subwoofer!
April 22, 2017 in Announcements // OPPO Releases UDP-205 Audiophile Universal Player
April 20, 2017 in Announcements // MoFi Distribution takes on Dr. Feickert Analogue
April 17, 2017 in Announcements // Pass Labs launch new XA Series Class-A power amplifier
March 31, 2017 in Analog // Turntable manufacturer sees sales surge 400% to keep up with vinyl numbers
March 28, 2017 in Announcements // Euro news: IBEX AUDIO acquires MasterBuilt Audio distribution for Austria, Germany and Switzerland
March 18, 2017 in Announcements // Audirvana Plus announces MQA integration on Mac OS
March 17, 2017 in Announcements // Audio Research Mourns the Loss of Ward Fiebiger
March 16, 2017 in Announcements // MQA to be released on Compact Disc
March 12, 2017 in Announcements // Oracle quietly rolls out Origine turntable
March 8, 2017 in Announcements // Zu Audio Omen Dirty weekend Mk. II
March 1, 2017 in Announcements // Denon, Marantz and Boston Acoustics purchased by Sound United, owners of Polk Audio
February 24, 2017 in Announcements // Major update to the Living Voice UK Avatar line now available

CES

CES 2017: Sun setting on Vegas for high fidelity?

February 6, 2017

This CES was my first. Thing is, it just might be my last. Consensus among fellow journalists, hi-fi manufacturers, distributors, and bricks & mortar owners is that it’s no longer a good fit for home audio, and attendance by companies [...]

CES 2017: Products and Places, a Tour

January 30, 2017

by Brian Hunter While studying photography post grad, I came across a photographer who had been at it since nearly the inception of the medium. To her, black and white was the color of photography. I don’t disagree. Without the wow of 4-color [...]

CES 2017: Wirelessness

January 29, 2017

by Brian Hunter of Audio-Head Even though 2-channel rooms at CES appeared slightly diluted to a few floors in the Venetian, the giant machine that is audio in general roared on in typical fashion across the giant electronics show that takes place [...]

CES 2017: The Air Tight dojo in Las Vegas

January 28, 2017

Rarefied air. That kind of sums up the Japanese house of Air Tight for me. The Osaka-based bespoke electronics manufacturer celebrated its 30th anniversary last April, which is no small feat for an esoteric tube amplification-based company. [...]

CES 2017: 12 hour Tour – Technics, DEG, Mytek, Sony, ELAC, Nagra, MSB, SweetVinyl, dCS, AudioQuest, Musical Surroundings

January 24, 2017

This year, I decided to do the accelerated CES 2017 tour. With some loss of good judgement, I created a flight plan in and out of Vegas from Seattle in a single day with just enough time to literally rip my way through CES. The trip [...]

CES 2017 Video: Spiral Groove Revolution turntable interview with Allen Perkins, and that TAD system playing Prince

January 21, 2017

Allen Perkins has some crazy ideas careening around his well-coifed head. Perkins, who wouldn’t look out of place playing Dave Brubeck in an HBO biopic, is the soft-spoken turntable genius behind Spiral Groove who takes design, and parts [...]

CES 2017 video: DeVore Fidelity to unleash $20,000+ flagship Orangutan loudspeaker

January 20, 2017

I got lucky in Vegas. No, no… not the way you think. I got lucky with news from John DeVore of DeVore Fidelity. He’s working on his new flagship Orangutan-series loudspeaker. A lot of time, and effort is being focused on making this a [...]

CES 2017: Nagra and YG Acoustics keep the balance

January 15, 2017

There’s always an expectation on my part when I walk into a room featuring electronics by Nagra of Switzerland. It’s sort of like going to the pub: you know there’s good beer, food, and friends there, so you have an expectation of [...]

CES 2017: Portraits from CES

January 13, 2017

by Brian Hunter High Fidelity audio as a group is filled with characters. Actors and actresses all dressed for the part, interacting with each other on a stage of hotel lobbies, suites and long winding stairwells. Smiles, questions and all manner of [...]

CES 2017: Less is more in high fidelity with Accuphase, Reed and Franco Serblin

January 11, 2017

Less is more. I’m a firm believer in that credo. Especially living in one of the most expensive cities in the world for real estate. No, not New York or Tokyo: Vancouver. Space is at a premium when $1,950 a month in rent gets you 570 sq.ft. So [...]