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Components

TIDAL Audio Prisma Preamplifier | REVIEW

July 24, 2020 Dave McNair Comments Off on TIDAL Audio Prisma Preamplifier | REVIEW

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 […]

Loudspeakers

LSA 20 Statement Loudspeakers | REVIEW

June 26, 2020 John Richardson 8

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 […]

Loudspeakers

Volti Audio Rival, Revisited | REVIEW

March 8, 2020 Scot Hull 1

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 […]

Loudspeakers

Sonus Faber Serafino Tradition | Review

June 30, 2019 Scot Hull 2

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. […]

AXPONA 2019

Paul’s Parting Shots | AXPONA 2019

May 8, 2019 Editorial Staff 1

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 […]

AXPONA 2019

BorderPatrol, Volti Audio, Triode Wire Labs | AXPONA 2019

April 21, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on BorderPatrol, Volti Audio, Triode Wire Labs | AXPONA 2019

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 […]

AXPONA 2019

30 Years with Border Patrol | AXPONA 2019

April 13, 2019 Scot Hull 1

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 […]

AXPONA 2019

Setup Day with Paul | AXPONA 2019

April 11, 2019 Editorial Staff 1

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. […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: Lee’s Best of Show

April 7, 2019 Lee Scoggins 4

Wow.  What a great beginning for a much-needed, in my opinion, regional Florida-based show.  The weather was great, the sound was great, the people were great, the food and drinks were great.  Tampa in February? […]

Digital

Bricasti M1 Review: Balancing Head and Heart

September 16, 2018 John Richardson 8

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 […]

Publishers Desk

Burning Amps and Summer Ghosts: Summertime at PTA

August 2, 2018 Scot Hull 9

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 […]

AXPONA 2018

AXPONA 2018: Triode Wire Labs, Border Patrol, Volti Audio

April 14, 2018 Scot Hull Comments Off on AXPONA 2018: Triode Wire Labs, Border Patrol, Volti Audio

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, […]

CAF 2017

Capital Audiofest 2017: Border Patrol, Volti Audio, Triode Wire Labs

December 17, 2017 John Richardson 2

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 […]

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RMAF 2013

RMAF 2013: This is the End

November 15, 2013 Scot Hull 6

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 […]

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RMAF 2013

RMAF 2013: Snake River Audio, Sonist, BorderPatrol, Baetis, Berkeley

October 25, 2013 Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney Comments Off on RMAF 2013: Snake River Audio, Sonist, BorderPatrol, Baetis, Berkeley

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 […]

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AXPONA 2013

AXPONA 2013: Heading to Chicago

February 27, 2013 Editorial Staff 4

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 […]

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Capital Audiofest

Micro (-brewed) Capital Audiofest

February 23, 2013 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Micro (-brewed) Capital Audiofest

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 […]

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Components

On The Road: A Visit To BorderPatrol

November 23, 2012 Editorial Staff 11

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 […]

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RMAF 2012

RMAF12: BorderPatrol, take me away to The Living Voice

October 24, 2012 Editorial Staff 4

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 […]

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RMAF 2012

RMAF12: Hi-Fi meets Computer-Fi with Mojo Audio, Volti Audio and BorderPatrol

October 24, 2012 Editorial Staff 3

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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