by John Grandberg Computer Audio. Do you shudder at the term? Is it a confusing, murky category that you don’t fully understand? Do you read show reports and sense the inevitability, like you had better […]
Anthony Gallo Acoustics Gallo was showing off their Strada 2 speakers ($999 each) and TR-3D subwoofer ($985 each) in the Atrium. It’s hard to believe how good these things sound at reasonable volumes. When we […]
I almost hate to say it, but I’ve never been that big of a KEF fan. It’s not that I hate on the brand, or hate on the sound, or had my kitty kicked, or […]
— by John Grandberg Just how important is the transport in a quality audio system? It’s a deceptively difficult question. Notice I’m asking specifically about transport rather than DAC. If you browse various audio forums […]
Scot was kind enough to give me a little space at the end here to think out loud about THE Newport Beach. I went back and forth a bit over whether I should summarize my feelings […]
Positive Feedback It almost sounded real in here. Must have been the booze. Perfect8 You’ll forgive me if I passed by this crowded room several times. “Clear speakers,” I thought, “more of that stunt crap. […]
San Pedro’s Sal Zambrano of Audio Summa had everything-and-the-kitchen-sink at Newport. It was crazy. Four pairs of Silverline speakers, gear from Conrad-Johnson, Kuzma, Parasond, BEL … I walked in and the first thing I thought […]
There’s this stretch of rooms that got some great photos on Day 1, but I didn’t have any time to do even a little follow up. At 174 rooms, there were definitely some gaps. Yikes. […]
You never know what you’re going to find at an audio show, who you’re going to run into — or who is going to run over you. This year, for me, it was Sony’s Jon […]
I’ve been using Dr. Rob Robinson’s “Pure Music” software program for a couple of years now. I prefer it, one, because it works as advertised, and two, because it was vastly less expensive than its […]
T.H.E. Show at Newport Beach 2012 June 1st-3rd Newport Beach, California
Legacy Audio makes some really big speakers and the Whisper XD is the biggest of them all. Prices range between $20-23k based on finish and options. The Focus SE (on the right, below) comes in […]
I get asked — a lot — about the sound quality at shows. “Hear anything good?” has a double-meaning, with the underlying assumption being that, no, I didn’t because nothing at an audio show sounds […]
Steven Nugent’s Empirical Audio was the first room I found YG Acoustics in at the show. Little did I know that this would be one of the year’s recurring themes. A significant upgrade from last […]
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