Toronto Audiofest 2022 For a long time, my day-to-day work in music production was all I needed to escape the constant turmoil of current events worldwide. Lately, those events are more than just concerning, they’re […]
Big Kids Toys I recently attended an audiophile event at one of my favorite local hi-fi haunts, Big Kids Toys AV, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Shop owner Mike Toomey was one of the first folks […]
I chose to visit the VK Music exhibit room at the 2019 Capital Audiofest for one reason–they were featuring equipment from Sparkler Audio. Part-Time Audiophile published a review for the Sparkler Audio Ether integrated amplifier […]
DENVER (PTA) — Troy Audio, along with Thrax Audio electronics, and a Frank Schroeder turntable comprised a simple, but hulking system. The only thing larger than the refrigerator sized loudspeakers in the room is the […]
If you’ve hit a recent audio show, chances are you’ve had an opportunity to hear Burwell & Sons loudspeakers. The bespoke, vintage Altec driver designs are beautiful to look at, and convey true tone, timbre, […]
Gordon Burwell Sr. isn’t sure he wants me to take his portrait Saturday morning at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. “My eyes might be a little bit red from last night,” he says with the […]
Trying to wrap up coverage of an audio show weeks after you’ve left is always a bittersweet proposition for me, and Newport 2016 was no exception. New friends were made, and old ones warmly greeted. […]
Resurrection can be defined as something living coming back from the dead, and to me that is exactly what Gordon Burwell Sr., and his sons have done with their vintage Altec-based speaker designs. This is […]
When it comes to Altec drivers, all I can say is, “Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn!” I’m just a bit of a cultist about Altec. The All Technical Service Company made some of the worst speakers […]
Howard Swayne of Live Sound Design re-created a classic RCA bass horn, added a replica of an Altec 1505, threw in some Altec amps restored and modified by Tom Tutay of Transition Audio Designs, and […]
One of the standout exhibit rooms had to have been hosted by Burwell & Sons. In case you’re wondering: there is a Burwell and there are indeed sons. The Burwell in question, Gordon Sr, was […]
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