AXPONA 2022
Burmester Audio | AXPONA 2022
I haven’t checked in with Burmester Audio for many years, and it shows. I had no idea they’ve expanded their line so much over the last few years–they now have turntables as well as the […]
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Audio-Life
McIntosh Labs x Jeep, and More | LA Auto Show 2021
The most involving and enjoyable car stereo I’ve ever heard was in one a boxy white Volvo S70 my mother owned for the better part of my late childhood. Though branding was subtle, peering through […]
THE Show 2019
Must See Rooms, Day Three | T.H.E. SHOW 2019
LOS ANGELES (PTA) — This year’s T.H.E. SHOW 2019 is bigger, better, and already on track to be the most newsworthy yet. There are over 1,000,000 brands exhibiting here in Long Beach — okay, okay […]
CES 2017
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 it’s no longer a good fit for home audio, […]
CES 2017
CES 2017: Day Three – MoFi mastering legends, GoldenEar, and Burmester
The bruises were the color of a sunset, and spread across my upper back like a watercolor painting. I had noticed some marks first after showering on Friday morning, but by Saturday evening they were […]
Audio-Life
Burmester Reference Demo in Vancouver | First Listen
Got $400,000? Send it to me “Alright, alright… c’mon already,” I hear you say, half-groaning as you read the title of this post, and surmise (correctly) that this is another demo review of a ne […]
Vancouver 2015
Vancouver 2015: Element Acoustics with Burmester, Transrotor, Koetsu
By Rafe Arnott It’s a hot, sunny Saturday in Vancouver and every brew pub patio between my place and the SkyTrain station beckons to me like a mermaid to a sailor. But I stay focused. […]
NYIAS
NYIAS 2015: Mercedes with Burmester
As a BMW owner, I’m not sure I’m allowed to like, much less fawn over, a Mercedes-Benz, but the new GT-S is going to have to be an exception. Holy-cow, that thing is awesome looking. […]
Athens 2014
Athens 2014: Audio Physic and the German Bling
In an all-German room, some of the bigger names were showing off their teeth. Audio Physic’s big 3+1/2 way Cardeas plus speaker was driven by a complete set of Burmester electronics including the 088 pre […]
Newport Beach 2014
Newport 2014: Brooks Berdan spins VPI, Magico, strikes a Chord
SoCal dealer Brooks Berdan was showing off some very fancy electronics at Newport this year, and when I turned the corner and saw the recently reviewed $30k Direct Drive Signature turntable from VPI and Light Harmonic‘s $31k Dual DAC, I […]
Newport Beach 2014
Newport 2014: Nordost and the last word in system refinement?
According to many, many not-so-little corners on the Internet, none of this stuff is supposed to make a lick of difference. Cables, power conditioners, footers — all of it is supposedly irrelevant. Any impact you […]
Athens 2013
Athens 2013: Wilson Audio, Burmester, Clearaudio
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis No show should be called a show without at least a room featuring Wilson speakers. And the Alexia’s were here, in stunning black, paired with Burmester’s reference line 077 preamp, 909 […]
CES 2013
CES 2013: Yes, the Genesis G2jr will fit through your door
Let me get it out of the way, right off the bat — I loved the sound in this room, and it was an easy candidate for Best in Show. Ska-doosh. Bass was enveloping and […]
RMAF 2012
RMAF12: Rutherford Audio presents Burmester and ELAC
Burmester seems almost violently opposed to photography. So much so, that I suspect that if there was a finish that would render them invisible to cameras, they’d use it. In the meantime, their bright mirror-fronts […]
Newport Beach 2012
Newport 2012: Burmester, Oracle, Genesis and Anne Bisson, tuned by Tweak Studio
It was the best of rooms. It was the worst of rooms. Okay, no, the room was fine, but this is the room were I lost my beloved Chris Jones CD — and all the […]
NYAV12
NYAV12: Tweak Studio presents Burmester, Walker Audio, and an Evening of Euphoria
Arnold Martinez of Tweak Studio put on one of the poshest setups at the NYAV show. Burmester paired up with Walker Audio? It brought tears to my eyes. Okay, maybe not, but I was suitably […]
