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LA Audio Show 2017: Wrap-Up and John Stancavage’s Best of Show

August 3, 2017

Audio shows can be a strange experience. No, I’m not talking about catching a frightening glimpse of yours truly, shakily down on all fours, getting a close-up photo of an XLR jack. I’m referring to sound. For reasons that still are a mystery to [...]

CES 2017: Products and Places, a Tour

January 30, 2017

by Brian Hunter While studying photography post grad, I came across a photographer who had been at it since nearly the inception of the medium. To her, black and white was the color of photography. I don’t disagree. Without the wow of 4-color [...]

CES 2017 video: DeVore Fidelity to unleash $20,000+ flagship Orangutan loudspeaker

January 20, 2017

I got lucky in Vegas. No, no… not the way you think. I got lucky with news from John DeVore of DeVore Fidelity. He’s working on his new flagship Orangutan-series loudspeaker. A lot of time, and effort is being focused on making this a [...]

CES 2017: Nagra and YG Acoustics keep the balance

January 15, 2017

There’s always an expectation on my part when I walk into a room featuring electronics by Nagra of Switzerland. It’s sort of like going to the pub: you know there’s good beer, food, and friends there, so you have an expectation of [...]

CES 2017: Portraits from CES

January 13, 2017

by Brian Hunter High Fidelity audio as a group is filled with characters. Actors and actresses all dressed for the part, interacting with each other on a stage of hotel lobbies, suites and long winding stairwells. Smiles, questions and all manner of [...]

CES 2017: Much Abides

January 10, 2017

I didn’t go to CES this year. There are lots of reasons why I hadn’t really even intended to support the show. Reasons like “we do too much show coverage as it is” and “CES is a declining venue” and “holy [...]

CES 2017: Day Four – Avantgarde Acoustic, MBL, Pro-Ject, and Canada’s Moon statement mono blocks

January 9, 2017

The lyrics from R. Kelly’s Fiesta were stuck in my head Sunday morning as I ran around CES because my friends lip-synched (with much body gyration, and soulful facial expressions) at maximum SPLs in front of me after several rounds of whiskey [...]

CES 2017: KEF LS50 Wireless speakers with new dedicated stands now available

January 7, 2017

Watch Dipinjeet Sehdev of KEF explain some of the key features of the new KEF LS50 Wireless in this short video above. The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, NV Bathed in the soft glow of morning light coming through the shrouded windows of a 29th-floor [...]

CES 2017: Day Two – Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay M5, Audio-Technica, drones, augmented reality, and Japanese whiskey

January 7, 2017

There comes a point when enough is enough. And that point came around 12:30 pm Friday afternoon, when after about three hours in what is known as the “South Hall” I had to flee the drones, virtual reality goggles/headsets, smart [...]

CES 2017: Day One – new Chord Hugo 2, DeVore Fidelity, PS Audio speakers, Burwell & Sons go affordable

January 6, 2017

The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada The elevator doors slid open and everyone looked at me with revulsion. I was used to it by now, it had happened twice already. It was because there were already 15 people crammed into the lift, and there [...]