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Toronto Audiofest 2022

Dave McNair’s Wrap-Up | Toronto Audiofest 2022

October 29, 2022 Dave McNair 8

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 […]

The Ivory Tower

Why Aren’t There More Audiophiles? | The Ivory Tower

March 27, 2022 Dave McNair 36

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 […]

CAF 2019

VK Music, Sparkler Audio, AER, Elekit, Sunvalley | CAF 2019

November 5, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on VK Music, Sparkler Audio, AER, Elekit, Sunvalley | CAF 2019

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 […]

RMAF 2019

TROY Audio, Thrax Audio, Schroeder | RMAF 2019

September 27, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 1

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 […]

Announcements

Burwell & Sons showcase Plain Jane, unveil new active and passive loudspeakers at California Audio Show

July 27, 2017 Rafe Arnott 1

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, […]

RMAF 2016

RMAF 2016: Burwell Does Things the Old-Fashioned Way

November 17, 2016 John Stancavage Comments Off on RMAF 2016: Burwell Does Things the Old-Fashioned Way

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 […]

Newport Beach 2016

Newport 2016 Wrap-up: Best new products, best sound, best room, and ramblings

August 5, 2016 Rafe Arnott 3

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. […]

Newport Beach 2016

Newport 2016: Burwell & Sons – resurrection of tone through vintage Altec drivers

July 23, 2016 Rafe Arnott 1

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 […]

RMAF 2014

RMAF 2014: AllSonics dreams in the darkness, rising

October 19, 2014 Mal Kenney Comments Off on RMAF 2014: AllSonics dreams in the darkness, rising

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 […]

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CAF 2014

CAF 2014: Live Sound Designs makes the old new again and the crowd goes wild

July 29, 2014 Scot Hull 8

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 […]

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CAS 2013

CAS 2013: Burwell & Sons

August 18, 2013 Mal Kenney 3

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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