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Audio Advice Live 2022

Best of Show and Wrap-Up | Audio Advice LIVE 2022

September 2, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 2

Audio Advice LIVE 2022, It’s a Wrap! RALEIGH, NC (PTA) — The Sheraton Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina has long since returned to normal. The exhibitors have long since packed up, loaded their chariots, and flown […]

Audio Advice Live 2022

Audio Advice Live 2022 | PREVIEW

August 12, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 3

Audio Advice Live 2022 is only one week away! Our coverage begins on Friday the 19th of next week and runs continuously until completed. From our most recent communication at Audio Advice, the entire Sheraton […]

HubCon 2022

Vinyl Night at Wise Man Brewing | HUBCON 2022

July 10, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on Vinyl Night at Wise Man Brewing | HUBCON 2022

Editor’s Note: Before we dive into Hubcon 2022 coverage, let’s take care of the elephant in the room—what the hell is Hubcon? Hubcon is a gathering of Part-Time Audiophile writers and editors. During our planning […]

HubCon 2022

Graig Neville and Jameson Mourafetis visit EMBER Audio + Design | HUBCON 2022

July 10, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on Graig Neville and Jameson Mourafetis visit EMBER Audio + Design | HUBCON 2022

Editor’s Note: Before we dive into Hubcon 2022 coverage, let’s take care of the elephant in the room—what the hell is Hubcon? Hubcon is a gathering of Part-Time Audiophile writers and editors. During our planning […]

HubCon 2022

The Audio Company, VAC, Von Schweikert, Masterbuilt | HUBCON 2022

July 9, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 3

Editor’s Note: Before we dive into Hubcon 2022 coverage, let’s take care of the elephant in the room—what the hell is Hubcon? Hubcon is a gathering of Part-Time Audiophile writers and editors. During our planning […]

HubCon 2022

McKenzie Van Oss, Stereo to Heaven, and Dave McNair | HUBCON 2022

July 9, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on McKenzie Van Oss, Stereo to Heaven, and Dave McNair | HUBCON 2022

Editor’s Note: Before we dive into Hubcon 2022 coverage, let’s take care of the elephant in the room—what the hell is Hubcon? Hubcon is a gathering of Part-Time Audiophile writers and editors. During our planning […]

HubCon 2022

Vinnie Rossi Brama at EMBER Audio + Design | HUBCON 2022

July 9, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 1

Editor’s Note: Before we dive into Hubcon 2022 coverage, let’s take care of the elephant in the room—what the hell is Hubcon? Hubcon is a gathering of Part-Time Audiophile writers and editors. During our planning […]

Loudspeakers

Von Schweikert Ultra 55 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

April 22, 2022 Dave McNair 2

I consider part of my job in reviewing an audio component as a search for the truth–while knowing full well there is no absolute objective truth. There is only my subjective truth, in my listening […]

Components

TIDAL Audio Intra Power Amplifier | REVIEW

January 16, 2022 Dave McNair 6

After reviewing the TIDAL Audio Prisma preamplifier in 2020 (linked here) and hearing Doug White (of The Voice That Is) do his jaw-dropping TIDAL Audio system demos at two Capital Audiofests, I jumped at the […]

Components

Naim Uniti Nova All-in-One | REVIEW

October 22, 2021 Grover Neville 3

The Naim Uniti Nova all-in-one (website) throws down a gauntlet in the world of hi-fi. Eschewing the sacred cow standard of separates, it instead aims to do everything: stream, convert, control volume and amplify. While […]

Loudspeakers

Qln Prestige Five Loudspeaker | REVIEW

October 8, 2021 Dave McNair 2

Qln Prestige Five: They’ve Done It Again As I listened to the latest offering from the Swedish speaker manufacturer—the Qln Prestige Five, or P5 for short—I struggled a bit thinking about how to describe their […]

Analog

Charisma Audio Signature One Moving Coil Phono Cartridge | REVIEW

December 26, 2020 Dave McNair 4

Let’s talk about the Passion Of St. Bernard. No, not the dog. No, not Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), the Benedictine monk–although he was no doubt passionate about his stuff. I’m talking about the founder, and […]

Loudspeakers

Sonner Audio Legato Unum Loudspeaker | REVIEW

December 18, 2020 Eric Franklin Shook 1

The story begins with my coverage of the Sonner Audio (website) Legato Unum at hi-fi shows, and what I found accompanying the brand. Touring the hi-fi show circus circuit I often found myself face-to-face with […]

Loudspeakers

Dynaudio Confidence 50 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

July 19, 2020 Dave McNair 2

I’ve spent a lot of time enjoying large, floor-standing, top o’ the line speaker systems. But it wasn’t until the Dynaudio Confidence 50 loudspeakers showed up at my place that I’ve been able to experience […]

Loudspeakers

Qln Prestige Three Loudspeaker | REVIEW

May 15, 2020 Dave McNair 5

Last November at the 2019 Capital Audio Fest, I had a fantastic time hearing numerous amazing systems and meeting some great folks. One of the many rooms I enjoyed was hosted by Well Pleased AV […]

Analog

Rega P10 Turntable | REVIEW

March 22, 2020 Dave McNair 15

By means of introduction to the Rega P10 turntable, let me start by saying that I work as a mastering engineer. For some time, I’ve wanted to upgrade my current turntable, a Rega P3, to […]

Audiophile Journal

KEF and The Public Vinyl Demo: Tell No Lies, Claim No Easy Victories

July 17, 2016 Eric Franklin Shook 2

An Evening of Revolutionaries and the Up­hill Battles of a Hobby Previously Thought to be on The Demise I didn’t think I’d have the luck of seeing KEFs Johan Coorg so soon after a fast-moving […]

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