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CES 2017: Sun setting on Vegas for high fidelity?

February 6, 2017

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, and attendance by companies [...]

CES 2017: Day Three – MoFi mastering legends, GoldenEar, and Burmester

January 9, 2017

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 in full bloom, and I felt like I had been [...]

Burmester Reference Demo in Vancouver

September 24, 2016

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 plus ultra system from a [...]

Vancouver 2015: Element Acoustics with Burmester, Transrotor, Koetsu

May 13, 2015

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. A beautiful woman raises her pint glass to me and smiles as [...]

NYIAS 2015: Mercedes with Burmester

April 14, 2015

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. Of course, I may just be a sucker for that long-hood [...]

Athens 2014: Audio Physic and the German Bling

December 1, 2014

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 and 911 power amplifier, 948 power [...]

Newport 2014: Brooks Berdan spins VPI, Magico, strikes a Chord

June 29, 2014

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 2014: Nordost and the last word in system refinement?

June 8, 2014

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 hear is all “you” [...]

Athens 2013: Wilson Audio, Burmester, Clearaudio

October 17, 2013

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 MK5 power amp and 089 cd player. [...]

CES 2013: Yes, the Genesis G2jr will fit through your door

January 19, 2013

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 quite seriously took my breath away. The imaging and sound stage were [...]