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High End 2017: Audeze introduces the fab LCDi4 in ear headphones

June 17, 2017

Audeze keeps pushing the limits of personal fidelity and after the successful launch of the iSine series it was time for a similar form factor but flagship model. Enter the LCDi4, what Audeze considers as a scaled down version of their [...]

“Affordable high-end” — is that like “jumbo shrimp”?

March 4, 2017

How many Simolians do you have to part with these days to get good sound? I mean, really? Is it even possible, or just a frustrating pipe dream? That seems to have been Topic A in 2016, continuing hot on the heels of the previous year and probably [...]

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: 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 [...]

CES 2017: C’Est Magnifique

December 31, 2016

I was going to go. Then, I wasn’t going to go. Now, it’s official: I’m going to CES in Las Vegas. I’ve never been, so please Vegas, be gentle on me. I will be there with Brian Hunter of Audiohead renown from January 5th to [...]

RMAF 2016: Lee at the End of Line and Best in Show

December 13, 2016

I approached this year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest with a strange mix of excitement and trepidation. The long-time venue of the Denver Tech Center Marriott was in the midst of significant construction which literally shut off half the hotel [...]

RMAF 2016: Chord Electronics

November 23, 2016

Chord is an interesting audio company that is based in the U.K. I say interesting because it seems to be a distinctly British company that has resolutely followed its own path with a particular design aesthetic and very loyal fans. To be frank, [...]

AXPONA 2016: KEF — Short for Keep Everything Fun?

May 9, 2016

Longtime British loudspeaker company KEF always has made sure it has models to fit almost any audiophile’s budget, from simple, compact monitors to large, sophisticated statement designs. These days, though, KEF appears to be going to especially [...]

Review: Cardas A8 Inner Ear Monitors

May 1, 2016

My Blue Heaven Right now I’m typing this on a Delta flight to Madison, Wisconsin in early February. Yep, Wisconsin in early February! Yet there’s a big smile on my face, at least while I am sitting here, listening to Frank Sinatra’s Swingin [...]

CanJam SoCal 2016: Best In Show

April 4, 2016

CanJam SoCal was a fantastic show. I’ll be honest — I wasn’t expecting much. CanJam, for me and many others, has always been an entirely embedded affair, tucked away in a hidden corner at a much larger audio show. But here at the [...]