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Sunny Components, Vinnie Rossi, Meitner, Neodio, B&W, AudioQuest | THE Show 2022

June 30, 2022 Grover Neville 0

At Axpona 2022 B&W was advertising a new spider design for their midrange basket with some astonishing measured improvements. While I didn’t get a chance for a long audition there, I thought what I heard […]

Audio-Life

McIntosh Labs x Jeep, and More | LA Auto Show 2021

December 23, 2021 Grover Neville 1

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 […]

Headphones

Bowers & Wilkins PX7 Carbon Edition Headphones | REVIEW

November 29, 2020 Eric Franklin Shook 3

The story of the Bowers & Wilkins PX7 Carbon Edition (website) is one of many welcomed surprises. Not often in life are we gifted with genuine surprises, and the ones most commonly thrust upon us […]

Announcements

Bowers & Wilkins PX7 Carbon Edition

September 16, 2020 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Bowers & Wilkins PX7 Carbon Edition

NORTH READING, MA — It’s been a decade worthy of celebration with the Bowers & Wilkins headphones. Today B&W launch their new PX7 Carbon Edition wireless headphones. Even our ‘wearables‘ contributor Nan Pincus owns a […]

Announcements

Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series Anniversary Edition

September 4, 2020 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series Anniversary Edition

N. READING, MA (PTA) — If you’re looking to feel old, the Bowers and Wilkins 600 series turns 25 this year, and with that it’s time to celebrate. This marks the seventh generation of 600 […]

Digital

Bowers and Wilkins Formation Duo Loudspeakers | REVIEW

August 1, 2020 Mohammed Samji 5

The availability of streaming devices is endless, offering convenience and friction-free listening. We have become accustomed to a quick tap or voice command and the tunes start flowing. Although I am blessed with an incredible reference […]

Announcements

Bowers and Wilkins Signature 700 Series Loudspeakers

June 24, 2020 Mohammed Samji Comments Off on Bowers and Wilkins Signature 700 Series Loudspeakers

Bowers and Wilkins is introducing a new product during COVID-19 with the addition of the new Signature 702 and 705 loudspeakers. The Signature series has been a long tradition at B&W dating back to 1991, […]

Loudspeakers

Qln Prestige Three Loudspeaker | REVIEW

May 15, 2020 Dave McNair 5

Last November at the 2019 Capital Audio Fest, I had a fantastic time hearing numerous amazing systems and meeting some great folks. One of the many rooms I enjoyed was hosted by Well Pleased AV […]

RMAF 2019

ListenUp Audio Video and RMAF Domination | RMAF 2019

September 20, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on ListenUp Audio Video and RMAF Domination | RMAF 2019

ListenUp Audio Video, which operates a chain of high-end audio stores throughout Colorado and New Mexico, exhibited in at least a dozen rooms and booths at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. Remember when I […]

AXPONA 2019

AudioQuest, McIntosh and B&W | AXPONA 2019

May 2, 2019 Marc Phillips 1

AudioQuest, McIntosh and B&W. That almost seems like the answer to an audiophile question that begins with the words, “What would you buy if…?” I’ve met a bunch of New York audiophiles since I moved […]

RMAF 2018

RMAF 2018: ListenUp and How to Conquer a Hotel Room

November 18, 2018 Marc Phillips 1

ListenUp has really built up their presence in the Mountain Time Zone over the last few years—the audio/video dealer now has four locations in Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs and Albuquerque. Perhaps it’s a coincidence that […]

CEDIA 2018

CEDIA 2018: Bowers & Wilkins launches updated 600 Series

September 10, 2018 Mohammed Samji Comments Off on CEDIA 2018: Bowers & Wilkins launches updated 600 Series

B&W is in a good place… Coming off of their 50th anniversary only 2 years ago, they have now completed the roll-out of many technologies that they established in the B&W 800 D3 series loudspeakers […]

Canada

B&W 700 Series launch event at Hifi Centre in Vancouver on November 18

November 15, 2017 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on B&W 700 Series launch event at Hifi Centre in Vancouver on November 18

It’s a B&W 700 Series launch event, and it’s taking place at HiFi Centre in Vancouver this coming Saturday.  HiFi Centre owner, and manager Igor Kivritsky said “We’ll have all models on display in each […]

Canada

Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: Classé and B&W spark synergy

July 2, 2017 Rafe Arnott 2

Almost every time I go to a hifi show there they are. Like peas, and carrots: Classé and Bowers & Wilkins. Now, there’s a reason this pairing has been going on so long, and it’s […]

Canada

Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: High Fives on Day Two

June 25, 2017 Rafe Arnott 2

Smiles greeted me from a number of manufacturer representatives as I headed into HiFi Centre for the second, and final day of the inaugural Vancouver Audio Festival. Seems those tasked with room demos had been […]

Canada

Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: Opening Day

June 24, 2017 Rafe Arnott 4

Waking up early to already warm temperatures, and sunlight slanting into my bedroom I couldn’t help but wonder if this rare sunny day in Vancouver would mean trouble. It’s slated to be the hottest day […]

Munich 2017

High End 2017: Esoteric goes Grandioso all the way

June 18, 2017 Panagiotis Karavitis 1

  A complete stack of Esoteric’s Grandiodo line of supreme products stimulates my salivary glands like few other pieces of gear. Long time fan of the Tokyo based brand launched by TEAC thirty years ago, […]

Audiophile Journal

Audio Advice Music Matters 2016 – Raleigh

November 24, 2016 Eric Franklin Shook 6

Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook There are people; then there are these people Narrow minded, prejudiced, ready to make assumptions about places different from where they grew up. I’m not talking about North […]

Munich 2016

High End 2016: A reason to do shows, counts as wrap up

July 11, 2016 Panagiotis Karavitis Comments Off on High End 2016: A reason to do shows, counts as wrap up

If you are kind enough as to read through the end, you will also know my favorite rooms of this year’s Munich’s High End show. But first, let me tell you why we do show […]

Show Report

Music Matters 11: AudioQuest, Bowers & Wilkins, Classé

March 9, 2016 Editorial Staff 2

by Mohammed Samji Definitive Audio in Seattle, WA. AudioQuest Let’s be honest, unless you’re an electrical engineer (like I am), power probably isn’t very interesting. But somehow Garth Powell, a lifelong audio engineer from AudioQuest […]

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