Bricasti M1 Review: Balancing Head and Heart
Perks of the trade Looking at the Bricasti M1 reminds me of one of the coolest perks of reviewing high-end audio equipment: I get to hear lots of different types of gear in [...]
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AXPONA 2018: Lee’s Best of Show
I was really burned out from a long work week at nearby Northwestern University. I was so looking forward to AXPONA as the medicine to my working man blues. The only [...]
AXPONA 2018: Benchmark stays smooth with Martin Logan
Audiophiles like smoothness. Audiophiles don’t like rough edges, bumps or dips in frequency response, falloff in off-axis listening, hot treble, or exaggerated bass. [...]
Capital Audiofest 2017: Martin Logan, Benchmark show us five ways is better
The Story Dennis Chern of Martin Logan is no stranger to the audio show circuit. I’ve been following his demonstration activity at dealer events since I was a wee lad in [...]
Review: Fritz Speakers Carrera 7 Be Loudspeakers
by John Richardson It should come as no surprise to anyone who frequents this e-mag that I ended up with yet another pair of speakers from John “Fritz” Heiler, founder of [...]
Review: ELAC Uni-Fi UF5 floor standing speakers
by John Richardson ELAC is an audio technology company that has been around quite a long time, having recently celebrated their 90th birthday. The company began in Germany [...]
AXPONA 2015: Benchmark
I spent last year being embarrassingly over-impressed with Benchmark‘s gear without ever remembering to use any of my own demo music. Fortunately, AXPONA presented me [...]
CAF 2014: Everything Audio Network, Live at the Isle of Wight
John Gatski of Everything Audio Network, has been reviewing gear for 25 years. He has contributed to Audio, Audiophile Voice, High Performance Review, Sound on Sound, Audio [...]
Newport 2014: Benchmark makes its case
If the price of that exotic record cleaning machine got you depressed, the Benchmark Media room is going to raise your spirits. Benchmark has been exhibiting with Studio [...]
AXPONA 2014: Benchmark sets a new benchmark
Benchmark Media Systems has been pioneering the affordable DAC segment for almost a decade now, so it’s kinda fun to not only watch them evolve to meet demands from [...]