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Audio Note UK factory tours and Life in the fast lane with Peter Qvortrup

August 12, 2017 // 7 Comments

Coffee. Champagne. Coffee. Russian liqueur. Coffee. Tequila. Coffee. Whiskey. Coffee. Red wine. Coffee… I lost track of the actual number of drinks, and coffees I had [...]

Review: Audio Research Reference Phono 3

August 6, 2017 // 5 Comments

By Richard Mak Closer to the master tape In the world of high end audio two of the most revered names in the industry are McIntosh and Audio Research. McIntosh, founded in [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: The Voice That Is launches a Tidal wave

July 29, 2017 // 2 Comments

You can say two things for certain about high-end audio dealer Doug White: He has terrific ears and is very discerning. White runs The Voice That Is, a Philadelphia-based [...]

Grado Labs Introduces Their Finest Cartridges: EPOCH and AEON

July 25, 2017 // 1 Comment

Received some rather interesting news out of Brooklyn, NY today. Grado Labs has some brand new phono cartridges! Grado Epoch: $12,000; August 2017 Grado Aeon: $6,000; Early [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: McIntosh in a World of its Own

July 16, 2017 // 2 Comments

World of McIntosh is a brand name developed in 2015 by the longtime manufacturer’s parent company, Fine Sounds Group. Audiophiles who haven’t been paying close attention [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: Gene Rubin, Harbeth 30.1 make music, magic

July 15, 2017 // 2 Comments

Attending the three biggest U.S. high-end shows last year, I got to hear a lot of speakers. Many were new, exotic, state-of-the-art designs, driven by megabuck equipment. A [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: German Physiks, Merrill, VPI create aural hologram

July 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

The high-end seems to have a variety of holy grails. One of them is building a speaker that radiates in more than one direction to widen the sweet spot, but still delivers [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: Volti’s ‘compact’ Rival speaks with big voice

July 13, 2017 // 1 Comment

I had to chuckle a little to myself when Volti Audio rolled out what it described as its “compact” loudspeaker at the Los Angeles Audio Show. Calling the new model small, [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: Magico, VAC provide head-soothing sound

July 11, 2017 // 3 Comments

Toward the end of three hectic days covering the Los Angeles Audio Show, I was coming down with a nasty migraine as I entered the large Scott Walker Audio room at the [...]

High End 2017: The Munich Experience, and Rafe’s best of the Show

July 8, 2017 // 5 Comments

I could see his lips moving but I couldn’t hear a word the guy next to me was saying. We were in the Silbatone room at the MOC for High End in Munich, and I had gone [...]