Fern & Roby Montrose Turntable and Tonearm | Review
A few months ago, Dave and Carol Clark of Positive Feedback made a social media post where they told friends in the industry they were looking for a new turntable and asked [...]
Cardas Audio
Jeff Rowland Design Group Conductor Phono Preamplifier | Review
Having a Jeff Rowland Design Group product in my reference system reminds me, in a roundabout way, of one of the greatest hi-fi systems I’ve heard. This happened [...]
Trenner and Friedl Osiris Loudspeakers | Review
This is the final entry borne from that magical In Living Stereo room at last year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. I started with the precious, jewel-like Mactone MH-120 power [...]
Palmer 2.5i Turntable and Audio Origami PU7 Tonearm | Review
This review of the Palmer 2.5i turntable and the Audio Origami PU7 tonearm has been decades in the making. If you’ve been following the Vinyl Anachronist columns on Perfect [...]
Mactone MH-120 Amplifier, XX-7000 Preamplifier | Review
My Mactone (website) adventure started last year at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, when I went to visit my good friend Bob Clarke of Profundo. He brought a pair of Trenner [...]
Marc’s Florida Audio Expo Wrap-Up | FLAX 2020
My reason for wanting to cover the 2020 Florida Audio Expo was ostensibly about taking a break from the cruel Rochester winter. When I arrived in Tampa on Thursday [...]
Joseph Audio, Doshi Audio, Cardas Audio, Berkeley Audio, Aurender | FLAX 2020
When I walked into the Joseph Audio, Doshi Audio and Cardas Audio room at the 2020 Florida Audio Expo, I heard Jeff Joseph playing Brubeck’s “Take Five” and [...]
Zesto, Vimberg, Merrill Williams, Tri-Planar, Stillpoints, Cardas, Sweet Home Audio | FLAX 2020
I found myself missing Doug White of That Voice That Is! at the 2020 Florida Audio Expo–I missed the sound of the big Tidal Audio systems he assembles and exhibits, [...]
The Piega Premium Wireless 701, Cardas Audio, Mofi Distribution | FLAX 2020
TAMPA, FL (PTA) — On the hunt for streaming, the boys and I find ourselves sweet-talking Mofi Distribution’s Jonathan Derda for the streaming remote control. Little [...]
Acora Acoustics and the Art of Making People Cry at Audio Shows | FLAX 2020
Acora Acoustics, maker of fantastic granite speakers from Canada, is certainly a rising star in the world of high-end audio. I’ve visited their room at three different [...]
