Newport 2015: That’s a wrap
The Car of Life can go awfully fast, and I often find myself blinking and missing another precious turnoff, and subsequently, another moment to spend time with those who [...]
Newport Beach 2015
Newport 2015: Zu Audio
Zu Audio is a serious tribe of ‘philes out of Ogden, Utah led by founder Sean Casey on a sustained campaign to keep hi-fi firmly in the hands of those passionate about [...]
Newport 2015: SoTM and ESS Laboratories
by Rafe Arnott SoTM (Soul of The Music) and ESS Laboratories paired up to show off some of their latest goodies at T.H.E. Show and it was a pleasing combo, that for an [...]
Newport 2015: Sunny Components presents Wilson Audio and Audio Research
by Rafe Arnott Wilson Audio makes speakers that remind me of Darth Vader. Since I’m a huge Star Wars fan, this is a very good thing, and every time I see a pair of [...]
Newport 2015: Cary Audio with Tannoy
By Rafe Arnott Cary Audio‘s Daryl Berk had a nice, simple kit put together to showcase the company’s latest tubed preamplifier at Newport Beach, the TL-300d [...]
Newport 2015: United Home Audio and MBL
by Rafe Arnott Let me be the first to say that my “value system”, when it comes to hi-fi, is already considered one that is seriously flawed to many of my friends [...]
Newport 2015: Your Final System and Channel Island Audio
by Rafe Arnott Things that annoy me: People who stand on the left side of escalators (this is the passing lane people). Mouth breathers. Class-D amplifiers. People who add an [...]
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: Kubotek/Haniwa
by Rafe Arnott I’m still not 100 per cent sure what was happening exactly in the Kubotek/Haniwa Real 3D Audio room at Newport Beach, but whatever it was, I’m 100 [...]