AXPONA 2018: The pre-amp that changed everything – Nagra
Nagra‘s rooms are always on, and dialled to 11. They sneak up on you, and deliver a different something special each time, always changing it up a little. I still have [...]
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High End 2017: Ypsilon sings with Wilson Benesch
Ypsilon Electronics had yet another great room in this year’s show, this time with Wilson Benesch latest speaker design, the Resolution ‘P1’ Silverstone. The system [...]
TAVES 2016: Sonic Artistry and Charisma Audio
By Richard H. Mak Bernard Li of Charisma Audio has always managed to bring in new products for display year after year, and his room often looks completely different from one [...]
Newport 2016: Brigadiers, PureAudio, Wand and Döhmann bring the Down Under
You ever have someone tell you something like “you really got to hear these speakers, they’re amazing. I want to marry them.” Well, I haven’t, so [...]
High End 2016: Ypsilon and the Hyperion
Ypsilon Electronics introduced the Hyperion mono power amps — and they sound gorgeous. Paired with a pair of Wilson Alexia, the new Hyperion monos were authoritative [...]
Best of 2015 and Product of the Year
2015 is over, much to my shock and chagrin. Honestly, I’m not quite sure how it happened. No. Seriously. I kinda feel like I’m Rick Grimes; I just woke up, [...]
RMAF 2015: Rafe’s Best
Best Room Picking Tone Imports as my top choice for Best Room in Denver for me was easy because it was run by two people whose ears I implicitly trust, whose taste runs [...]
RMAF 2015: Döhmann Helix 1 Turntable and SAT tonearm flirt with Audio Alchemy and Sabrina
I have seen a standout in turntable design and it is the Döhmann Helix 1. It’s no surprise to anyone who’s read my frantic scratchings here the past few months [...]
