Announcements

August 17, 2017 in Announcements // The high price of Vinyl: Electric Recording Co. releases Music for Viola & Cello at $385 USD
August 15, 2017 in Announcements // Devialet unveils partnership for TV audio hardware with UK giant Sky
August 9, 2017 in Announcements // Review updates: Harbeth, DeVore, Totem, Pass Labs, totaldac, AudioQuest, Pro-Ject, PS Audio… coming from Rafe
July 27, 2017 in Announcements // Burwell & Sons showcase Plain Jane, unveil new active and passive loudspeakers at California Audio Show
July 26, 2017 in Announcements // GoldenEar Triton References: in Dealers Now and Ready for Audition
July 25, 2017 in Announcements // Grado Labs Introduces Their Finest Cartridges: EPOCH and AEON
July 22, 2017 in Announcements // Lyn Stanley’s MOONLIGHT SESSIONS: VOLUME TWO Release Date 8/15
July 21, 2017 in Announcements // AudioQuest shipping Beetle Optical DAC with Asynchronous USB/Bluetooth
July 19, 2017 in Announcements // Rega launches all-new Planar 6 with Neo PSU, Ania moving-coil cartridge
July 14, 2017 in Announcements // Roon releases MQA Detection update
July 13, 2017 in Announcements // Devialet Air and Roon turn the stream into reality
July 10, 2017 in Announcements // Rotel introduces new integrated amplifier, preamplifier and CD player
July 6, 2017 in Announcements // McIntosh Announces new MA9000 Integrated Amplifier
June 30, 2017 in Announcements // VPI Industries $900 USD Cliffwood turntable with Grado cartridge shipping this summer
June 29, 2017 in Announcements // Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs shipping turntables, cartridges, phono stages
June 27, 2017 in Announcements // Noble Audio Wizard Birthday Sale Hits Wednesday for 45 Hours Only
June 22, 2017 in Announcements // Black Sabbath announce The Ten Year War: Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set with MQA high-res
June 14, 2017 in Announcements // Audio Research Announces its First Ever Trade Up! Program
June 9, 2017 in Announcements // New PS Audio Huron upgrade for DirectStream and DirectStream Jr DACs; MQA and Tidal coming soon
June 8, 2017 in Announcements // Canada: A unique land of high fidelity

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 [...]