Is the absence of any coloration its own signature coloration? During my time with the TIDAL Audio Prisma preamplifier, I found myself asking that very question. People like me who listen to music for a […]
So here it is, my first audio review in the COVID-19 world, and it’s a real game-changer. I’ve been listening to a lot of music using the LSA 20 Statement loudspeakers (website), yet as much solace as […]
A date with Volti Several years ago, I received delivery of a pair of deliciously fun loudspeakers, the Volti Audio Rival. Since that happy day, the Rivals have been in heavy rotation in my primary […]
With the Sonus Faber Serafino Tradition in your room, chances are high you will tend to let irrelevancies slide. Like food, water, and personal hygiene. Because you will have more important things to attend to. […]
By Paul Elliott As you have read from all the glowing posts, AXPONA has developed into a great show, well run by JD Events. This is a professional company, and one that understands our industry […]
I believe this is the third time I’ve reported on the combination of BorderPatrol, Volti Audio and Triode Wire Labs in the last few months, so you’d think I’d have a handle on the sound […]
I saw a little note taped to the door, congratulating Gary Dews of BorderPatrol on his anniversary. Apparently, he’s spent 30 years “doing time” in high-end audio — a remarkable achievement for what has largely […]
by Paul Elliott After months of planning, weeks of preparation, days of packing, the exhibitors unload their vans and trailers or the transport companies deliver what looks like an overwhelming amount of crates and boxes. […]
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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 the comfort […]
Summertime. Hot hazy humid days. But it’s more “wet” than anything else, this year. Still, it’s summer. Time for lolling about, also known as “resting and rejuvenation”. Time to not do chores. Time for memories. Ghosts. “I’m […]
There is a reason. If we’re being serious, this is obvious — because there’s always a reason. It may be stupid, it may be incidental, it may be irrelevant, it may be serendipity, or God, […]
I’ve always looked forward to the involving sound in the Border Patrol room, so I made a note stop by early on Saturday morning for a good listen, well before the crowds took over. This […]
Wow. What a show! Before anything else, a doff of the cap to the fine folks that put this paroxysm of audio joy together. Marjorie, what a way to celebrate 10 years! In case you […]
I had to smile upon seeing the Sonist Audio Randy Bankert Memorial Edition speakers: these special edition Concerto 4’s ($5,895) are stained in tobacco brown in honor of their namesake’s famed love of cigars. BorderPatrol‘s […]
I bought the tickets, right? Whew. Hotel? Ah, right. Now, where is all that camera crap …. Yes, it’s time to start worrying and spinning in circles — it’s almost showtime! Friday-after-next, I’ll be hopping […]
I’m heading out to Gary Gill’s place in Baltimore today for a day of audio and microbrews. Micro-CAF is here! Gary’s got a bunch of locals swinging by with gear and beer for an all-afternoon […]
What is an audiophile? Good question, but more interestingly, how do you think your friends would answer that question? Okay — don’t answer that [shudder]. Back to you — what’s your mental picture of the […]
Sometimes, you need to get away from it all. I mean, that is why we set up those man-caves, isn’t it? I always thought that the very idea was absurd — why would Daddy want […]
The mojo here came from a combination of things — the best kind of mix — including the new Feastrex-enabled Veretta from Volti Audio. This single-driver loudspeaker was, obviously, fully coherent and seductive sounding. From […]
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