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FLORIDA 2019: The Audio Company, Von Schweikert, VAC, Esoteric, Airtight, Kronos, Critical Mass, Clearaudio, and Masterbuilt

February 17, 2019 // 1 Comment

They’ve done it again! The Audio Company of Marietta, Georgia USA is without a doubt, one of the premier exhibitors of Von Schweikert, VAC, Esoteric, Airtight, Kronos, [...]

YG Acoustics Sonja XV and Dan D’Agostino Relentless

December 2, 2018 // 1 Comment

Do I really need an excuse to ditch Rochester just before the first major snowstorm of the season just to head down to San Diego? As excuses go, I can think on none more [...]

DeVore Orangutan Reference at RMAF 2018

October 6, 2018 // 3 Comments

DeVore Fidelity took a giant leap upmarket at RMAF with the debut of their still-to-be-priced Orangutan Reference loudspeakers. Here’s what we know. Bandwidth: [...]

Psvane EL34PH Review | Tube Me!

August 24, 2018 // 3 Comments

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 [...]

Review: HiFiMan Susvara headphones, assault on the state of the art

February 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

This is not for the faint of heart, or wallet. If you think headphones have reached overwhelmingly high prices spare your time and don’t read this review. You have been [...]

Warsaw 2017: DeVORE, finally!

November 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

I have been dreaming of this for a few years now, to finally listen to DeVORE Fidelity speakers here in Europe. My dream was even structured, I wanted to properly listen to [...]

RMAF 2107: Nagra, Wilson define the state of the art

November 6, 2017 // 2 Comments

I found myself getting short of breath at RMAF not long after I entered room 1030 at the Marriott Denver Tech Center. I put most of the blame on my general middle-aged poor [...]

Munich 2017: Nagra, Kronos, and Wilson make listeners see red

June 12, 2017 // 1 Comment

We’ve all heard the phrase, pictured it in our minds, or seen a commercial based on it. Like waving a red flag at a bull. That’s what the Nagra room in the 4.2 [...]

CES 2017: The Air Tight dojo in Las Vegas

January 28, 2017 // 2 Comments

Rarefied air. That kind of sums up the Japanese house of Air Tight for me. The Osaka-based bespoke electronics manufacturer celebrated its 30th anniversary last April, which [...]

CES 2017: Less is more in high fidelity with Accuphase, Reed and Franco Serblin

January 11, 2017 // 6 Comments

Less is more. I’m a firm believer in that credo. Especially living in one of the most expensive cities in the world for real estate. No, not New York or Tokyo: [...]