Wilson Audio Sasha DAW with dCS Bartók DAC | First Listen
Brian Berdan, owner of Audio Element in Pasadena California grew up in a household filled with music, his late father was a well known hi-fi dealer, so I can suspect that [...]
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RMAF 2018: Zesto Audio’s Feast for the Ears and Eyes
Zesto Audio wins the award, if there is such a thing, for the most beautiful system at the 2018 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. It’s rare to see this level of commitment to the [...]
RMAF 2018: Vimberg, Tidal, Transfiguration
As I’ve mentioned, it’s been a while since I’ve been to a high-end audio show—almost two years, to be exact. I exhibited for the last time at AXPONA back in 2017, [...]
RMAF 2018: Joseph Audio, Doshi Audio, Cardas and the Rest of Your Life
Early on the morning of the first day of RMAF, Scot Hull and I got on the subject of ideal yet practical loudspeakers. Or, as I eventually put it, the speakers we would own [...]
AXPONA 2018: Have you experienced the Joseph Audio room?
The Story Usually the big story from a room is about a new, hot product release, and yes there is that in Cardas’ new Clear Beyond XL high capacity power cable, which is [...]
AXPONA 2018: The MUST SEE Rooms of Day Two
Welcome To Chicago There are over 160 rooms and exhibits here at Axpona. Making this event the largest audio show in North America. For some this can be overwhelming and [...]
LA Audio Show 2017: Zesto’s tubes shine in the spotlight
George and Carolyn Counnas, proprietors of Zesto Audio, probably are pinching themselves frequently these days. For a small maker of tube gear that’s not much more than six [...]
LA Audio Show 2017: Wilson Audio comes out in force, preps Alexia 2
Wilson Audio Specialties showed impressive strength in numbers at the 2017 Los Angeles Audio Show. Indeed, it was hard to walk very far in the five floors of stereo exhibits [...]
AXPONA 2017: Music From Another Room, Part 3
A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook You can’t just say “It’s awesome, buy it.” Eliciting a gut reaction of confidence in consumers who speak your name in [...]