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AXPONA 2018: Quintessence and Musical Surroundings, a devotion to sound

June 10, 2018 // 2 Comments

A world within the show, a Quintessence Audio LTD exhibit only requires a few steps physically (none socially) to transport you to a wonderland of high-end audio toys. For [...]

Precision in Provo: Wilson Audio WAMM Master Chronosonic

May 28, 2018 // 3 Comments

Uh oh. Something was really off. The Velvet Fog’s voice was all over the place. The sibilance was nasty. Next I know, I am standing next to a finely made miniature [...]

AXPONA 2018: Wilson and friends – 4 rooms, 4 delicious flavours….

April 22, 2018 // 4 Comments

Audiophiles can’t always agree on what tastes delicious. Maybe you like tubes, solid state, digital, or pure analog… 31 flavours can’t do it justice, but [...]

In memoriam: Joe Stromick of JS Audio

February 14, 2018 // 2 Comments

With great sadness, we regret to inform you that Joe Stromick of JS Audio passed away on February 10th, 2018, at a young age of 62. Joe touched many of us, supporting the [...]

Review: dCS Network Bridge – The Swiss Army Knife of Streamers

November 5, 2017 // 3 Comments

There is nothing like grabbing a prized LP, dropping the needle in the groove, and having the events of the day get whisked away. Nothing else matters at that exact moment, [...]

RMAF 2017: Nordost shows the power of better cords

November 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

OK, you’ve decided to upgrade your cables. What should you start with? Speaker cables, right? They usually are the longest wires in a system and the last to handle your [...]

dCS brings on MQA

October 19, 2017 // 3 Comments

dCS products age like a fine wine, getting better over the years as the dCS team adds a flurry of new capabilities to keep their products fresh and current. Most of these [...]

Road Trip: Escape to Seattle for hifi adventure

August 24, 2017 // 2 Comments

Sometimes getting out of town can be difficult. Just ask Snake Plissken, the antihero of John Carpenter’s 1981 cult classic Escape from New York. Plissken (played by [...]

First Listen: Wilson Audio Alexia Series-2 takes my breath away

July 2, 2017 // 2 Comments

David Wilson, founder of Wilson Audio and his son Daryl Wilson (current Wilson Audio CEO) have not stood still since that magic moment 5 years ago when the original Wilson [...]

High End 2017: Kharma! (finally)

June 15, 2017 // 2 Comments

Kharma has never been on my radar. Besides being wayyyy out of my league I have always considered the company to be more of a luxury proposition than a true high end [...]