The McIntosh Group had set up representatives of the new Homage Tradition loudspeaker line in different listening rooms, scattered throughout the WoM Townhouse, and then invited their dealers, distributors and the local press to wander about, to see, […]
The McIntosh Group had set up representatives of the new Homage Tradition loudspeaker line in different listening rooms, scattered throughout the WoM Townhouse, and then invited their dealers, distributors and the local press to wander about, to see, […]
The McIntosh Group had set up representatives of the new Homage Tradition loudspeaker line in different listening rooms, scattered throughout the WoM Townhouse, and then invited their dealers, distributors and the local press to wander about, to see, […]
Audio-show exhibitors love keeping the lights low. It creates a moody, exotic atmosphere. But for aging scribes like myself, it also presents challenges. The way I do not want to make an entrance is by […]
Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook From The Bottom To The Top Poverty in the American South has many names, one of them being Laurinburg. It’s a small town in North Carolina, just north […]
Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook There are people; then there are these people Narrow minded, prejudiced, ready to make assumptions about places different from where they grew up. I’m not talking about North […]
The Foundation Series, from Audio Research, was announced some little while ago, and represents the new “entry-level” from the company. You’ve already been told that the Series comprises the LS28 preamplifier, the PH9 phono pre, […]
This is less of a show report and more of an industry overview, or better a few random thoughts. Fine Sounds Group has gotten so big that it really offers less live sessions and more […]
A day prior to the start of THE Show Newport, Meridian announced their new Reference Meridian Ultra DAC that caught my attention. Looking at the spec sheet- a dedicated clock card & dual mono DACs, this […]
Some of the set ups at AXPONA are altars to the Gods of high fidelity that seem to expect that you will kneel, or perhaps prostrate yourself at their feet as you grovel something like […]
by Mohammed Samji Definitive Audio in Seattle, WA. The night before Music Matters, I had a chance to spend a little extra time in Room 3. As I entered the dim room, two gentlemen were […]
If Carl Marchisotto wasn’t busy designing speakers and whipping them into shape, I could picture him in the corner of a boxing ring, towel around his neck, coaching a few especially talented boxers. Instead, Marchisotto […]
by Rafe Arnott Wilson Audio makes speakers that remind me of Darth Vader. Since I’m a huge Star Wars fan, this is a very good thing, and every time I see a pair of Wilson’s […]
by Rafe Arnott The Vandersteen Model 7 MK II speakers ($62,000 US) are Stereophile ‘Class-A’ recommended, but at only 83.5 dB efficiency, they never really held much interest for me because I’m one of those […]
By John Stancavage What is tall, stealthy, prefers the cover of darkness, makes incredible sounds and is rarely seen in the wild? If you guessed a certain bipedal hominoid that’s the subject of so many […]
by John Stancavage No member of the Beatles is more polarizing for his perceived talent than Ringo Starr. On one side, there’s the camp who insists he wasn’t much better than your average undisciplined pub […]
by Darryl Lindberg High Water Sound: Hørning Hybrid Systems, TW-Acoustic, etc. What can I say that hasn’t already been said about Jeff Catalano’s show set-ups—or Jeff himself? As usual, Jeff wrung excellent sound from his […]
Why is there a large, blurry picture of Shakira performing in Dubai at the top of this article? Let me explain. Steven Lester of the eponymous Steven Lester Company was again on hand to… well… […]
Two visitors to the large Music Lovers Audio room at the California Audio Show slowly approached a Wilson Sasha II W/P speaker. “That’s the new tweeter,” one said in hushed tones. “Wow,” said the […]
Attentive readers may recall that I had my first encounter with Margules Audio at California Audio Show in 2013, and came away impressed. I was delighted to have opportunity to hear more from this company, […]
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