dynaudio – Part-Time Audiophile

Review: CH Precision L1 Dual Monaural Line Preamplifier, and M1 Reference Power Amplifier

September 3, 2017 // 4 Comments

Complaints. I had many complaints with this system. Not from me, from my neighbours. You see, this was one of those systems that just begged to be played ridiculously loud. [...]

AXPONA 2017: Trends, rants and John’s Best of Show

June 11, 2017 // 1 Comment

The audio-show year kicked off for me with an eardrum-flexing snare shot in Chicago at Audio Expo North America. If those three hectic days near the end of April are any [...]

AXPONA 2017: Music From Another Room, Part 3

June 11, 2017 // 2 Comments

A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook You can’t just say “It’s awesome, buy it.” Eliciting a gut reaction of confidence in consumers who speak your name in [...]

AXPONA 2017: Quintessence, Musical Surroundings rise to new heights

April 23, 2017 // 2 Comments

It’s become a tradition at AXPONA for Quintessence Audio and Musical Surroundings to reserve a sizable block of large rooms together on the 12th floor of the Westin [...]

CH Precision and Dynaudio in house for review

February 13, 2017 // 2 Comments

The queue of equipment in the house for review is growing longer, and with the help of David Chan, and Lawrence Lock from DVL Audio I managed to get my hands on the L1 [...]

CES 2017: Sun setting on Vegas for high fidelity?

February 6, 2017 // 5 Comments

This CES was my first. Thing is, it just might be my last. Consensus among fellow journalists, hi-fi manufacturers, distributors, and bricks & mortar owners is that [...]

TAVES 2016: Closing thoughts

December 26, 2016 // 0 Comments

By Richard H. Mak At 5 pm on Sunday, I stayed behind to help DVL Audio as well as Audio by Mark Jones with packing up their equipment, and it was at that moment I realized [...]

AXPONA 2016: Naim’s the name for system synergy

May 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

Most high-end hobbyists spend considerable time building a system that’s pieced together from myriad manufacturers — Brand A has the best amp, Brand B the best line [...]

RMAF 2015: Grab your wallets, here comes AURALiC, Dynaudio and Audioengine

October 27, 2015 // 0 Comments

The AURALiC Aries Mini was my top pick for “What’s Hot” out of the Munich High-End show back in May, and almost six months later, I’m finding it hard [...]

Newport 2015: Dynaudio

July 4, 2015 // 0 Comments

by Rafe Arnott Digital amps and active speakers. Now combine the two. I’m neither a big fan of digital amps (other than the difficult to classify Devialet amps [...]