Teymur Phell, Master Volume | The Vinyl Anachronist
Master Volume from bassist Teymur Phell has been sitting on the review pile for quite some time, and now I feel a bit guilty for letting it languish. First of all, it’s [...]
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Audio Research Announces Special Edition of Its Reference Phono Stage Preamp | Announcements
We’ve just received this press release from Audio Research about their new REF Phono 3SE! AUDIO RESEARCH ANNOUNCES SPECIAL EDITION OF ITS REFERENCE PHONO [...]
Marc’s Capital Audiofest Wrap-Up | CAF 2019
Much of my Capital Audiofest wrap-up has already been telegraphed. I talked about my favorite rooms in The Occasional Podcast, and I’ve hinted as much in these show [...]
Audio Advice, Music Matters 2019 | The Millennial Audiophile
RALEIGH, NC (PTA) — You might expect one of the nations most innovative and successful high-end audio dealers to be located in the likes of New York, Chicago, or Los [...]
Marc’s RMAF Wrap-Up | RMAF 2019
My RMAF wrap-up for 2019 almost didn’t happen. Many people in the high-end audio industry were concerned with the new venue, the Gaylord Rockies Resort, and the [...]
Quintessence Audio | AXPONA 2019
Quintessence Audio makes up half of the floor space under the escalators at AXPONA, opposite two rooms which Paragon takes, both in a prime space. Usually they have three [...]
Florida 2019: Lee’s Best of Show
Wow. What a great beginning for a much-needed, in my opinion, regional Florida-based show. The weather was great, the sound was great, the people were great, the food and [...]
Florida 2019: Wilson Audio, Audio Research, VPI and Transparent
The Wilson Audio room was a bit of a reunion of sorts for me. This room seemed to be the room that many visited first. Bart suggested to many to start at the 8th floor [...]
RMAF 2018: Audio Research, Sonus Faber, and UHQR
Fast on the heels of a successful AXPONA show which saw Audio Research introduce the Ref 160 monoblock amplifiers with Wilson Alexia 2 speakers, the team showed up again with [...]
RMAF 2018: Nola , VAC, Nordost; The Metro Grand Reference Gold 2, a live experience in-room
It is almost impossible to visit every room at an audio show. To do so would require running shoes, twenty-something knees, and a stopwatch for limiting your listening window [...]
