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Loudspeakers

EgglestonWorks Hotel Speakers | REVIEW

September 4, 2020 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on EgglestonWorks Hotel Speakers | REVIEW

This is a story about finding love. As with most modern day love stories this too involved me sliding into the DMs on social media. Can it get any more contemporary than that? This time […]

Announcements

Audioengine A1 Home Music System with AptX Bluetooth

September 4, 2020 Editorial Staff 1

LOS ANGELES (PTA) — Audioengine launched their A1 Home Music System with aptX Bluetooth this week, and I feel compelled to alert you of its existence. The all new A1 powered speaker system at just […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: Audioengine offers high-end performance, budget pricing

November 11, 2017 John Stancavage Comments Off on RMAF 2017: Audioengine offers high-end performance, budget pricing

More than a few audio companies have set sail with the simple mission of delivering budget gear, only to get lured into sometimes-rocky shores by the siren call of the higher-end market. Such temptations make […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: Getting audiophile sound on a budget

November 2, 2017 John Stancavage 3

In a hobby where dropping a hundred grand for a system is common, what can you get these days for, say, $1,500 USD? An interconnect, maybe? A cartridge? Tax? Well, how about an entire rig? […]

LAAS 2017

LA Audio Show 2017: The $350 to $5,000 systems they were lining up for

June 30, 2017 John Stancavage Comments Off on LA Audio Show 2017: The $350 to $5,000 systems they were lining up for

There were a number of spectacular, cost-no-object components drawing stereo fans at the Los Angeles Audio Show, but the room I had the hardest time getting into featured a $350 USD rig. Even late Sunday […]

LAAS 2017

LA Audio Show 2017: Inaugural event targets newcomers as well as hard-core hobbyists

June 1, 2017 John Stancavage Comments Off on LA Audio Show 2017: Inaugural event targets newcomers as well as hard-core hobbyists

If organizers of the Los Angeles Audio Show battled any jitters while planning their brand-new event in a very crowded year, those fears likely have eased in recent weeks. The LA show, scheduled for June […]

Audio-Life

“Affordable high-end” — is that like “jumbo shrimp”?

March 4, 2017 John Stancavage 11

How many Simolians do you have to part with these days to get good sound? I mean, really? Is it even possible, or just a frustrating pipe dream? That seems to have been Topic A […]

RMAF 2016

RMAF 2016 Wrap: Mission Accomplished/Best of Show

December 11, 2016 John Stancavage 9

Escaping on the last jet out of Denver after the close of Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2016, I felt a little like the nervous spy-support staff member Faisil in the 1994 movie “True Lies.” Reporting […]

Audiophile Journal

Audio Advice Music Matters 2016 – Charlotte

December 2, 2016 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on Audio Advice Music Matters 2016 – Charlotte

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 […]

Audiophile Journal

Audio Advice Music Matters 2016 – Raleigh

November 24, 2016 Eric Franklin Shook 6

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 […]

RMAF 2016

RMAF 2016: High-End Sound Wafts From the Bargain Basement

October 9, 2016 John Stancavage Comments Off on RMAF 2016: High-End Sound Wafts From the Bargain Basement

Is it possible in this day and age to buy a high-fidelity stereo system — brand new — for a Jackson over five bills? I know that sounds like a tall order, or even a […]

Newport Beach 2016

Newport 2016: Audioengine revs up with new HD6

July 22, 2016 John Stancavage 5

I occasionally have friends say to me, “Hey, you write for an audio magazine. How can I get a good hi-fi system without spending as much as you have?” These are the folks who are […]

Awards

Best of 2015 and Product of the Year

December 30, 2015 Editorial Staff 7

2015 is over, much to my shock and chagrin. Honestly, I’m not quite sure how it happened. No. Seriously. I kinda feel like I’m Rick Grimes; I just woke up, everyone is gone, and WTF […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Lee’s Best

December 4, 2015 Lee Scoggins 1

It is quite difficult to single out the best products given that there are so many great products on demo at RMAF every year. So I’m going to cheat a little and mention a couple […]

Analog

Under $400 Holiday Buyer’s Guide Part 2: Vinyl and Digital

November 30, 2015 Scot Hull 2

Welcome to your completely unnecessary and wholly unsolicited Part-Time Audiophile guide to the holidays, Part 2 of a bazillion. You’re welcome. Vinyl Affordable vinyl is not impossible, but it is not a given either. You […]

Announcements

Under $400 Holiday Buyer’s Guide Part 1: Headphones and Speakers

November 29, 2015 Scot Hull 3

Welcome to your completely unnecessary and wholly unsolicited Part-Time Audiophile guide to the holidays, Part 1 of a bazillion. You’re welcome. Headphones This category is something of a cheat — there’s quite a lot of “portable/personal […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Grab your wallets, here comes AURALiC, Dynaudio and Audioengine

October 27, 2015 Scot Hull Comments Off on RMAF 2015: Grab your wallets, here comes AURALiC, Dynaudio and Audioengine

The AURALiC Aries Mini was my top pick for “What’s Hot” out of the Munich High-End show back in May, and almost six months later, I’m finding it hard to evict it from the Iron […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: U-Turn Audio generates a spin

October 25, 2015 John Stancavage Comments Off on RMAF 2015: U-Turn Audio generates a spin

Boston is best known for sports teams, revolutions and a certain rock band. Maybe soon you could add to that … turntables? Yes, it’s true. A group of enterprising young guys has taken square aim […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Villagers outraged at AudioEngine and AURALiC

October 16, 2015 Scot Hull Comments Off on RMAF 2015: Villagers outraged at AudioEngine and AURALiC

$750 a pair is what AudioEngine USA‘s newest, the HD6, will set you back. Now, let me tell you why this is a bad thing. First, this sort of price point is an unconscionable act […]

Loudspeakers

Review: Audioengine B2 Bluetooth Speaker, Peachtree Audio Deepblue2, and Audioengine A5+ with B1 Bluetooth Music Receiver

August 1, 2015 John Richardson 3

by John and Davis Richardson For the Not-So-Rich-And-Famous “Hey John, how would you like to review some lifestyle products?” That’s the invitation I got in editor Scot Hull’s basement not long ago when I stopped […]

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