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AXPONA 2018: Fidelis Music Systems, New England’s everything audio store

June 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

Building and growing a system can be an arduous task to say the least. More than just the components, it takes experienced ears and patience in fine tuning the sound. Further [...]

AXPONA 2018: The MUST SEE Rooms of Day One

April 14, 2018 // 4 Comments

Welcome to Chicago There are over 160 rooms and exhibits here at Axpona. Making this event the largest audio show in North America. For some this can be overwhelming and [...]

RMAF 2017: Fidelis Brings Life To The Music

October 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

Saturday afternoon I wasn’t at my best. In fact, I wanted to go home. Faith in what “we” are doing as a hobby, community or industry was at an all time low, and I was [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: Gene Rubin, Harbeth 30.1 make music, magic

July 15, 2017 // 2 Comments

Attending the three biggest U.S. high-end shows last year, I got to hear a lot of speakers. Many were new, exotic, state-of-the-art designs, driven by megabuck equipment. A [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: Magico, VAC provide head-soothing sound

July 11, 2017 // 3 Comments

Toward the end of three hectic days covering the Los Angeles Audio Show, I was coming down with a nasty migraine as I entered the large Scott Walker Audio room at the [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: Gene Rubin Audio impresses with LFD, Harbeth, Acoustic Signature, Aurender, CanEver.

June 10, 2017 // 3 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I really appreciate hand built high-fidelity components. And when it comes to integrated amplifiers, few are more bespoke than what British [...]

RMAF 2016: VAC, Harbeth Make the BBC Proud

October 23, 2016 // 3 Comments

I occasionally stumble across an album I haven’t played in decades, and a quick spin brings back the high school or college memories of where I was, what I was doing and [...]

Newport 2016: Nola, VAC soar into the atmosphere

July 14, 2016 // 1 Comment

When I entered the Nola/Valve Amplification Co. room at T.H.E. show in Newport, a distinctive repeating pattern of delicately plucked notes began playing. As the [...]

CAF 2015: Vinnie Rossi LIO sings with Harbeth

September 9, 2015 // 2 Comments

If there was a vote for “nicest guy at the audio show”, I’m pretty sure Vinnie Rossi would win and be completely embarrassed by anyone even ever talking [...]

Athens 2014: The eyeball magnet, aka, MBL

December 7, 2014 // 2 Comments

If you like visiting audio shows (and since you are reading this chances are you like it as much as I do) then you must have noticed that on every show the German high-end [...]