New York

New York 2014: The Monkeyhaus, the 21st Century Audiophile, and the End of Line

October 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Monkeyhaus is something of an urban legend. It’s usually discussed in hushed tones. Photographs are always blurred. No one ever seems to go and be willing to talk [...]

New York 2014: Soundsmith parts the seas, opens the heavens

October 9, 2014 // 1 Comment

Legend tells of a legendary designer whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend. I said that line to two, three dozen industry big wigs at the New York show. They all [...]

New York 2014: Legacy, svelte and on your wall

October 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

Bill and Victoria Duddleston of Legacy Audio were demoing a new pair of their on-wall loudspeakers, the Silhouette ($3,960/pair). The new Silhouettes are similar in most [...]

New York 2014: Peachtree Audio, Zu Audio and VPI

October 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

Koby Koranteng of Hi-Fi Logic, Zu Audio’s East Coast Diplomat, didn’t quite bolt as soon as I pulled out the camera, but he did maintain a suspicious distance [...]

New York 2014: KEF flips another Blade, goes for the throat

October 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

KEF knows how to throw a party. First, you invite the coolest kids on the block. Or in this case, an entire block of your fancy loudspeakers — check that wall! [...]

New York 2014: Taking my ease with Gingko and LampizatOr

October 8, 2014 // 0 Comments

I remember when the only thing I knew about Gingko Audio had to do with squishy balls. Sure, they still make the Cloud Isolators, but these days I’ve been entranced by [...]

New York 2014: Tweak Studio brings the toys

October 8, 2014 // 0 Comments

It’s pretty much impossible to not love Arnold Martinez of Tweak Studio of Chicago. Look up the word “irrepressible”, and Arnold will be the guy looking [...]

New York 2014: Volti, quoth the Raven, Evermore

October 8, 2014 // 0 Comments

I don’t really need to be a millionaire, I just want to be one. I think of that difference as subtle, and one that ought to get much smaller than it is currently. I [...]

New York 2014: Audio Note UK earns an ovation

October 7, 2014 // 1 Comment

I’m not sure where it happened, or when, but somewhere along the way, I became a fan of David Cope. I suppose he’d cringe to see that written down, but it’s [...]

New York 2014: Bache and Alexus, SET goes Wide Band

October 7, 2014 // 1 Comment

New-to-me manufacturer Bache Audio was showing off a new wide-band loudspeaker, which I’m pretty sure was the 001AB, an active-crossover model designed for use with SET [...]