Bob Carver, House of Stereo, Wireworld, eXemplar, Wolf and VPI | FLAX 2020
Bob Carver is BACK! I’m not really sure he ever left, since his innovative and sometimes controversial products have been sold under different names over the [...]
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Gershman Acoustics, The Vinyl Revivers, Bel Canto, Accuphase, Rega | CAF 2019
The Gershman Acoustics room, hosted by The Vinyl Revivers, was the last room I visited at the 2019 Capital Audiofest. The Part-Time Audiophile staff had just completed our [...]
KLH, Rogers High Fidelity, VPI Industries, Wolf Audio, Bel Canto | AXPONA 2019
CHICAGO (PTA) — KLH Audio is back! And not to spoil the story, but nothing about the new KLH towers looks or sounds like a budget-friendly freshman effort. Working with [...]
CAF 2018: Harbeth, Rogers Fidelity, Acoustic Signature and the Experiment
You may have already read about the great mystery in Room 323 at the Capital Audiofest from Eric Franklin Shook of PTA and David Blumenstein from Dagogo. These two audio [...]
Audio Note UK CDT-Two/II CD Transport Review
Spinning Silver: Audio Note UK CDT-Two/II CD transports are passé. Boring. Irrelevant. So … yesterday. Now, if only someone would tell that to the 5,000+ shiny silver [...]
Capital Audiofest 2017: Joseph Audio with Bel Canto and Doshi
At the door to welcome me into the Joseph Audio room was Jeff Joseph himself, a top-tier designer of high-quality speakers and long-time audio show veteran. Mr. Joseph has [...]
RMAF 2017: A mad dash in Denver with JCorder reel-to-reel, Bel Canto, Mr. Speakers, and Dan D’Agostino
I have to admit the hallways at the Denver Marriott Tech Centre were starting to collapse inward like a spiral tunnel, and I felt like my legs were running through thigh-deep [...]
Newport 2016: Wireworld
At THE Show, I got a new perspective on cables. Cables are a highly contentious topic in our industry, and it was refreshing to spend a few minutes with David Salz, Designer [...]
RMAF 2015: Time for some (VPI) Prime (Joseph Audio) Perspective
I’ve been enjoying a VPI Scoutmaster turntable for over eight years. It is solid, it sounds wonderful, and it mates well with my Lyra Argo cartridge. I really owe Michael [...]
RMAF 2014: Audio Pathways, two turntables and a chair
Audio Pathways, from Richmond Hill in Ontario, presented what seemed to be a charmingly minimalist system. Two turntables and a chair? What less could you ask for. Another [...]
