Western Electric announce 300B to re-enter production, launch of new 91A amplifier
Raise your hand if you’ve heard actual, original-run or NOS Western Electric 300B tubes… I’m not seeing a lot of hands, and probably with good reason. [...]
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Capital Audiofest 2017: Old Meets New with EMIA
Meet EMIA Audio, an informal coupling of Experienced Music and Intact Audio (hence EMIA), two companies whose principals decided to informally join forces to make great [...]
High End 2017: The horns of Azzolina Audio, Thomas Mayer amplification, Vinylista turntables
Aubergine? That was the closest colour match I could think of to describe the large, tasty Sphera horns that Azzoline Audio – the creation of Frenchman Chuck [...]
Review: Audio Note Meishu Silver Signature integrated amplifier
When an amplifier takes two men to move it, you could start to question your choice in amplifiers… but not me. I knew I was on to something truly special. The fact that [...]
RMAF 2015: Fostex drops a monster on CanJam
Fostex, the brand that brought me one of my all-time favorite headphones, the TH900, dropped a meteorite on CanJam this year. Okay, fine. But it was still huge — the [...]
Review: Woo Audio WA5LE v2 vacuum tube headphone amplifier
Woo Audio offers a remarkably deep bench for those headphonistas interested in vacuum tube amplifiers. But when it comes to the 300b, arguably the finest audio tube the [...]
Woo Audio WA5 300B Amplifier
by Frank Iacone Woo Audio is a family business founded by Wei Wu and his two sons and the company has been making amplifiers in New York for the past 10 years. Wei has been [...]
RMAF 2013: BorderPatrol and Volti Audio
My Volti Audio/BorderPatrol room experience at RMAF wasn’t exactly new as I’ve previously had most of this gear in my home. At the same time, even. Which may [...]
System Two: BorderPatrol Arrives
About 3 years ago at the first Capital AudioFest, I got my first chance at see and hear BorderPatrol gear. Last year, I got to spend some “quality time” with them [...]
On The Road: A Visit To BorderPatrol
What is an audiophile? Good question, but more interestingly, how do you think your friends would answer that question? Okay — don’t answer that [shudder]. Back [...]