YG Acoustics Sonja XV and Dan D’Agostino Relentless
Do I really need an excuse to ditch Rochester just before the first major snowstorm of the season just to head down to San Diego? As excuses go, I can think on none more [...]
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CES 2017: Sun setting on Vegas for high fidelity?
This CES was my first. Thing is, it just might be my last. Consensus among fellow journalists, hi-fi manufacturers, distributors, and bricks & mortar owners is that [...]
AXPONA2016: Avantgarde Acoustics, Bergmann Audio, and Sutherland Engineering don’t meet a horrible end
The coffee cup in the Avantgarde Acoustics room was very large, had no lid on it, and was filled to the brim with steaming coffee. It looked delicious, and I wanted to steal [...]
RMAF 2015: Jeff Rowland puts it altogether
There’s no mistaking Jeff Rowland Design Group products. For years they’ve sported his trademark impressively thick, artfully machined aluminum faceplates. But the units [...]
RMAF 2015: Avantgarde trumpets the horns with Sutherland and Bergmann
I like rooms at audio shows that have combos that I’ve never seen or heard, or never seen and heard together. Audio Pathways out of Richmond Hill, Ontario had an [...]
High End 2015: Rosso Fiorentino, Thrax, North Star and Bergmann
When you think of Rosso Fiorentino speakers concepts like pricey, great sound and Italian artisanry come in mind. Now take the pricey part out of the equation but keep the [...]
High End 2015: Ypsilon, Bergmann, Perfect8
Ypsilon Electronics gave another excellent performance this year with their complete line up of tube hybrid amplifiers and sources. An upgraded version of the Aelius mono [...]
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 [...]
RMAF 2011: Ypsilon, Lansche, Bergmann
The AAudio room featuring Ypsilon and Lansche was one of my top 5 rooms at the show. The new $45k Lansche No. 5.1 headlined this particular show, sporting their glowing [...]