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AXPONA 2018: Quintessence and Musical Surroundings, a devotion to sound

June 10, 2018 // 2 Comments

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

June 5, 2018 // 2 Comments

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

June 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

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?

April 27, 2018 // 3 Comments

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

April 14, 2018 // 4 Comments

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 [...]

The Part-Time Audiophile guide to the best hi-fi gear of 2017

December 25, 2017 // 20 Comments

Picking the best audio component of the year is kind of like pondering your ultimate list of girls to ask to the high school prom. There are many very attractive choices, but [...]

RMAF 2017: Ryan and Auralic light the way

November 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Story California based Ryan Speakers, LLC has been making waves in a lake of calm, rocking a few boats along the way. Debuting their affordable R-Series speakers back in [...]

RMAF 2017: Rafe wraps up the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver

November 12, 2017 // 2 Comments

Risky Business is a classic American film about coming of age, materialism, capitalist society, and taking chances. My son brought it up in a recent conversation about [...]

RMAF 2017: Lone Star Audio creates atmosphere with Synergistic, Magico, Constellation

November 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

At first glance, the Lone Star Audio rig at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest looked fairly conventional. There was a handsome wood rack filled with Constellation Audio [...]

Review: Living in the future with KEF LS50 Wireless + Roon + Shinola Runwell

October 28, 2017 // 7 Comments

KEF LS50 Wireless loudspeakers, Shinola Runwell turntable, Roon Labs, TIDAL and Spotify -- all in one system. [...]