Florida 2019: Suncoast Audio, AvantGarde, Viva Audio, Shunyata Research
It seems like lately, I’ve been reconsidering some past held audio prejudices. For one, I have started to re-evaluate low power amps and what they are capable of. [...]
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FLORIDA 2019: Muraudio, Merrill Audio, and their award-winning sound
Muraudio catches my fancy once again, but on a whole new level. Merrill Audio shows itself to be the true rose gold standard in reference power and finesse. Aurender and EMM [...]
FLORIDA 2019: Integrity Sound, Parasound, Martin Logan, Rega, Aurender, AudioQuest
Parasound shows off some incredible new products, Martin Logan stands tall as ever, Rega and Aurender did the cooking, and AudioQuest set the table. The Story If there was an [...]
RMAF 2018: Fidelis Music Systems, Exposure, Acoustic Signature and Those Amazing Stenheim Monitors
I’ve known the folks at Fidelis Music Systems in Nashua, New Hampshire for many years. Not only were they one of my top dealers when I was a distributor but they also [...]
RMAF 2018: Joseph Audio, Doshi Audio, Cardas and the Rest of Your Life
Early on the morning of the first day of RMAF, Scot Hull and I got on the subject of ideal yet practical loudspeakers. Or, as I eventually put it, the speakers we would own [...]
AXPONA 2018: Quintessence and Musical Surroundings, a devotion to sound
A world within the show, a Quintessence Audio LTD exhibit only requires a few steps physically (none socially) to transport you to a wonderland of high-end audio toys. For [...]
AXPONA 2018: Vandersteen and AudioQuest clean-up nicely
System synergy is everything, why change the recipe if you find something tasty? We’ve seen a magic mix when you bring together Vandersteen + Audio Research + [...]
AXPONA 2018: Fidelis Music Systems, New England’s everything audio store
Building and growing a system can be an arduous task to say the least. More than just the components, it takes experienced ears and patience in fine tuning the sound. Further [...]
AXPONA 2018: Have you experienced the Joseph Audio room?
The Story Usually the big story from a room is about a new, hot product release, and yes there is that in Cardas’ new Clear Beyond XL high capacity power cable, which is [...]
AXPONA 2018: The MUST SEE Rooms of Day One
Welcome to Chicago There are over 160 rooms and exhibits here at Axpona. Making this event the largest audio show in North America. For some this can be overwhelming and [...]