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 [...]
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High End 2016: DS Audio Master 1 optical cartridge
This is a product that deserves some coverage all by itself and independently of the room. The company behind this rather interesting and probably unique effort is Digital [...]
AXPONA 2016: John Stancavage’s Best of Show
Best Sound Cost-no-object system: Wilson Alexx, driven by Doshi tube amps (Paragon/Wilson Audio room). Neutral, effortless and jaw-dropping sound, combined with realistic [...]
AXPONA 2016: Quintessence Audio, the essence of luxury
One of the things I always look forward to at AXPONA is seeing how Morton Grove, Ill.-based retailer Quintessence Audio Ltd. chooses to outfit its penthouse-suite space at [...]
AXPONA2016: Aesthetix, DS Audio launch Cylon attack on vinyl
If you’re a science-fiction fan at all (I am), then you’ll be wise to my Battlestar Galactica nod in the headline, because both visually, and metaphorically [...]
Command Performance: Clearaudio Statement with Aesthetix on Dec 12th
On Saturday December 12th, from 12-5pm, Musical Surroundings will demonstrate the one-of-a-kind Clearaudio Statement turntable. This is the FIRST showing of the new Statement [...]
RMAF 2015: Apex Audio, Aesthetix journey to Saturn
Hometown dealer Apex Audio presented some of the most complete, well-thought-out rooms at the Marriott Denver Tech Center for RMAF 2015. I didn’t have an opportunity to [...]
Vancouver 2015: Element Acoustics presents Acapella
by Rafe Arnott Some hi-fi gear just looks the business. You know what I mean? The Focal Grande Utopia loudspeaker, the Da Vinci Gold AAS-Gabriel turntable, the Kondo Ongaku [...]
AXPONA 2015: Quintessence Audio and Musical Surroundings
By John Stancavage Longtime Chicago dealer Quintessence Audio knows how to make a statement. The first thing visitors to AXPONA 2015 saw, smack in front of the Westin Hotel [...]
RMAF 2014: Optical Cartridge Lights Up Musical Surroundings
by John Stancavage There was a red glow coming from the end of the tonearm playing a live Curtis Mayfield recording in the Musical Surroundings room. The place was dark, but [...]
