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 [...]
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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 [...]
Burmester Reference Demo in Vancouver
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]