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Psvane EL34PH Review | Tube Me!

August 24, 2018 Editorial Staff 3

by Darryl Lindberg One thing’s certain: as tubes age, their performance declines. How do you know if your glassware is in decline? As far as I can tell there are two indications of this phenomenon: […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: Wyred 4 Sound, Acoustic Zen combine for sonic harmony

November 5, 2017 John Stancavage Comments Off on RMAF 2017: Wyred 4 Sound, Acoustic Zen combine for sonic harmony

Robert Lee tends to exhibit his well-regarded Acoustic Zen speakers at shows with an ever-changing list of electronics partners. Despite the diverse group of components — tubes, solid-state, Class A, Class D — he never […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: Travel Overture

October 6, 2017 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on RMAF 2017: Travel Overture

Sights of arrival, and what not to miss Photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook Everyday good day begins with a burger. It occurred to me while walking through Denver International Airport today that if your state […]

AXPONA 2017

AXPONA 2017: Trends, rants and John’s Best of Show

June 11, 2017 John Stancavage 1

The audio-show year kicked off for me with an eardrum-flexing snare shot in Chicago at Audio Expo North America. If those three hectic days near the end of April are any indication, we’re in for […]

AXPONA 2017

AXPONA 2017: Music From Another Room, Part 3

June 11, 2017 Eric Franklin Shook 2

A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook You can’t just say “It’s awesome, buy it.” Eliciting a gut reaction of confidence in consumers who speak your name in conversations of top tier service and products is […]

AXPONA 2017

AXPONA 2017: Acoustic Zen, Wyred 4 Sound offer undistorted truth

April 27, 2017 John Stancavage Comments Off on AXPONA 2017: Acoustic Zen, Wyred 4 Sound offer undistorted truth

It’s almost taken for granted these days that most products in high-end audio are not going to produce significant distortion. One exception is tubed gear, but enthusiasts consider second-order harmonics to be pleasing — the […]

RMAF 2016

RMAF 2016: Chilling With Acoustic Zen, Voss

October 24, 2016 John Stancavage Comments Off on RMAF 2016: Chilling With Acoustic Zen, Voss

Acoustic Zen master Robert Lee, whose quiet, humble presence and terrific-sounding speakers are a mainstay of the major stereo shows, almost didn’t attend the 2016 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Worn out from the exhibit circuit […]

Newport Beach 2016

Newport 2016: I want my Aurender

June 24, 2016 John Stancavage 10

I usually come away from every audio show with at least one piece of gear that I am seriously smitten with. Normally that feeling, after a closer look at my bank statement, quickly fades away. […]

CES 2015

CES 2015: Acoustic Zen and Triode Corp crack space, let in the monsters

January 28, 2015 Scot Hull Comments Off on CES 2015: Acoustic Zen and Triode Corp crack space, let in the monsters

I am entirely suspicious of Twin Audio‘s Santy Oropel and Acoustic Zen‘s Robert Lee. Neither gentleman is exactly sporting Incredible Hulk physiques, yet someone had to move those massive speakers and equally massive amplifiers both […]

RMAF 2014

RMAF 2014: Planning retirement with Acoustic Zen and Triode Corp

October 30, 2014 Scot Hull 1

There are a couple of rooms on the audio show circuit that are pretty much a guarantee of goodness. Acoustic Zen is one. Robert Lee was showing off one of my favorite finishes on the […]

RMAF 2014

RMAF 2014: Existence Loudspeakers and Triode Corp make with the sexy-time

October 22, 2014 Scot Hull Comments Off on RMAF 2014: Existence Loudspeakers and Triode Corp make with the sexy-time

I’ll confess: I’m not really a fan of single-driver loudspeakers. I’m not not a fan, either. I have no dogs in this particular race — to me, the ideal of simplicity is one that has to meet […]

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CAS 2014

CAS 2014: Acoustic Zen and Questyle in The Case of the Missing Amplifiers

August 24, 2014 John Stancavage 1

Acoustic Zen Technologies president Robert Lee is a master at making things disappear. Stuff like distortion, frequency irregularities and resonances. But as I sat listening to his rarely exhibited flagship speaker, the Maestro ($43,000 a […]

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Newport Beach 2014

Newport 2014: Acoustic Zen and Questyle, shaking things up

June 29, 2014 Scot Hull Comments Off on Newport 2014: Acoustic Zen and Questyle, shaking things up

In what seemed tantamount to a divorce, I found Robert Lee of Acoustic Zen demoing a system without tubes. I don’t think this has ever happened in my experience, and quite frankly, I was worried. […]

AXPONA 2014

AXPONA 2014: Sweet Home Chicago

May 13, 2014 John Stancavage 8

Part-Time Audiophile How hot was the gear at the 2014 Audio Expo of North America? So hot a fire alarm briefly cleared the four show floors of Chicago’s Westin O’Hare midway through day two [yes, […]

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AXPONA

AXPONA 2014: Acoustic Zen and Triode Corp make with the delicious

April 27, 2014 Scot Hull 3

Robert Lee was not happy with the system’s sound on Friday. Everything just felt a little off. And by a “little off”, I mean you’d need an oscilloscope to have any idea what he was […]

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RMAF 2013

RMAF 2013: Acoustic Zen and Triode Corp of Japan

November 6, 2013 Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney 1

Robert Lee of Acoustic Zen was all smiles on Saturday, and with good reason: things were sounding sweet! The combination of Acoustic Zen loudspeakers and Triode Corp amplification is always a treat, and it was sounding especially […]

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CAS 2013

CAS 2013: Acoustic Zen, Triode Corporation

August 24, 2013 Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney Comments Off on CAS 2013: Acoustic Zen, Triode Corporation

Mal and I arranged to pop into the Zen/Triode room a little early on Saturday, in the hopes of getting some photos that weren’t full of people’s feet. This was particularly necessary as the room […]

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CES 2013

CES 2013: Acoustic Zen and Triode Corp

January 29, 2013 Editorial Staff 3

Acoustic Zen‘s Robert Lee, shown here adjusting the volume after loading another CD, makes the most incredible sounding rooms at audio shows. For the last several shows, he’s been carting around the same kit, more […]

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RMAF 2012

RMAF12: Acoustic Zen and Triode Corporation

October 24, 2012 Editorial Staff Comments Off on RMAF12: Acoustic Zen and Triode Corporation

“Sure things” usually aren’t. Except when they are. Want in? Here you go: if you’re at an audio show, the Acoustic Zen room is going to sound really, really good. It’s a lock. Anyway, this […]

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Newport Beach 2012

Newport 2012: Acoustic Zen and Triode Corporation

June 10, 2012 Editorial Staff 3

Big tubes. Bigger speakers. Sexy finishes. Sultry sound. Thundering bass. This look, this gear, this sound — this is why we’re audiophiles. This is the gear we take home to our long-suffering families and loved […]

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