The first time I ever saw Nordost cable was 20 years ago at a now-defunct high-end store in Dallas. I looked behind a KEF 107/2 speaker and saw it was connected with this ultra-cool looking […]
There’s something about stepping off an elevator to a blare of funk music that makes you suddenly feel a bit like you’re in a Quentin Tarantino movie. Or maybe like you’re Pam Grier. Either way, […]
Do you ever notice that when makers of sleek, well-finished speakers photograph them, it’s usually in a spotless, contemporary room in a house straight out of the old “Miami Vice” series? You can’t fault manufacturers […]
Angel City Audio bent their talents to offering up another super slick and utterly enjoyable room at this year’s CAS. Angel City’s own Trinity LCR speakers ($2,999/pair, $3,499 with stands) took pride of place. These […]
In the interest of journalistic integrity, I feel I should make something clear: If I walk into a room at a show, nay, if I walk past a room at a show and Tom Waits is […]
Britsh company ATC Loudspearks was providing some excellent sound over the weekend in the Lone Mountain Audio room. ATC got its start in studio monitors, providing professional recording gear and PA rigs to the likes of […]
Enough of these highfalutin stunt systems. Let’s get honest for a few minutes. Hi-Fi is more fun after you’ve electrocuted yourself a few times. Hi-Fi is a lot more fun when you’ve left little blood […]
Reviewers and editors seem to have some sort of horrible disease. We don’t like to talk about it, but you can see its primary symptom manifest whenever someone puts a headline on an article. It’s […]
Over the last year, I seem to have become the designated hitter for the Zu Audio room. This is some kind of cruel joke on our readers, because I usually say the same thing. It’s […]
Why is there a large, blurry picture of Shakira performing in Dubai at the top of this article? Let me explain. Steven Lester of the eponymous Steven Lester Company was again on hand to… well… […]
I had just plopped down in a front-row, sweet-spot seat for what was about my 20th room of the day at the California Audio Show. Drawn in by the sight of two huge speakers, I […]
I have a love/hate relationship with Lowthers — which is to say that I’ve heard them more than once. Despite that, I’m usually excited to hear whatever toys Teresonic has brought to a show. You […]
During lunch on Friday, talk with my colleagues turned to the things that keep us coming back to these shows over and over again. “Every time I come to a show,” [PTA contributor and editor […]
CAS 2014 finally gave me a chance to talk a bit with the man in white lab coat, Bob Sattin of Bob’s Devices. Bob usually has a table in the big room at these events, […]
I confess: I love coffee. Love it. I know people will say that I just tell it that to get it into bed, but I really do love it. It’s not always a happy relationship, […]
Anthony Gallo Acoustics was once on hand once again, demonstrating their engaging Strada 2 speakers ($1998/pair, stands $450) and TR-3D subwoofers ($984 each). The rest of the system was relatively simple and not too terribly […]
Every high-end audio enthusiast has his or her likes and dislikes, whether they will admit it or not. When the person is paid to write about the hobby, we tend to call them biases, a […]
Music First Audio‘s Warren Jarrett was, as is his wont, working magic this weekend with one of the best sounding rooms in the show. When I stopped by on Friday, he complained that the “big” […]
Acoustic Zen Technologies president Robert Lee is a master at making things disappear. Stuff like distortion, frequency irregularities and resonances. But as I sat listening to his rarely exhibited flagship speaker, the Maestro ($43,000 a […]
I don’t own Audioengine speakers myself, but I have quite a bit of fondness for their gear, simply by dint of how EASY they make everything. They are my go-to recommendation for friends and family […]
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