By Rafe Arnott The Dan D’Agostino Momentum Integrated Amplifier is a work of art to behold. The chassis just exudes class everywhere you look, and I was looking at it everywhere I could. You just […]
By Rafe Arnott Boulder has always been a manufacturer I’ve been interested in. Sadly, my wallet has zero interest in them because they are just too far out of reach, hence my ears were piqued to […]
Focal was pushing teasers weeks before the show, letting just a few hints “escape” about a new line of speakers that will officially hit stores early this summer. During the first day of the High […]
By John Stancavage Sometimes I wonder if much of the appeal of the high-end is building an altar of gleaming equipment at which we can send prayers for better sound to our audio gods. There’s […]
by John Stancavage There was a red glow coming from the end of the tonearm playing a live Curtis Mayfield recording in the Musical Surroundings room. The place was dark, but the light being given […]
by Darryl Lindberg VAC, Apex Audio: Focal Grande Uptopia EM The two large rooms featuring the Focal Grande Utopia EMs—VAC and Axis—produced fine sounds, as you’d expect, given prices asked for this stuff. The Grandes […]
Audio Pathways, from Richmond Hill in Ontario, presented what seemed to be a charmingly minimalist system. Two turntables and a chair? What less could you ask for. Another glance showed Focal Diablo Utopias ($12k) being […]
By John Stancavage Valve Amplification Company was spinning one great LP after another at RMAF 2014, when suddenly an attractive blond woman on the first row jumped out of her seat. “Where did you get […]
The first Greek headphone fest has closed its doors only a few hours ago and the dust has not yet settled. Some 500+ visitors had the chance to see, touch and listen more than 40 […]
I like to joke about big speakers being some kind of compensation thing, but the truth is, they have a distinctive sonic presence that’s just impossible to fake. They sound, not to put too fine […]
Audioengine Brett and Brady and Morgan were all on hand, showing off the upcoming Audioengine B1, a Bluetooth DAC that supports the latest AptX codecs for what seemed — to my ears at least — to […]
Honestly, Focal is one of those brands that doesn’t really need the coverage by those of us in the un-mainline “press”. But I’ve been exploring the world of consumer headphones lately, here they were at […]
A syndicated article from Audio360.org by amos barnett, warren chi, michael liang, kevin venable & ethan wolf Remember your first kiss, a new puppy wagging its tail at you, the opening notes of your favorite song, […]
by John Grandberg “Why headphones?” It’s a question I hear often. I’d like to start by pointing out that headphone listening is in no way exclusive – I know many headphone enthusiasts who also have […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis Focal had a massive presence in the Athens AV show this year, with a couple of dedicated rooms to the company’s products. I say “company’s” and not “companies” because, for those […]
Aesthetix has always intrigued and perplexed me, in pretty much equal measure. By many reports, Jim White & Co. make some of the most sophisticated tube gear on the planet, and the heroic lengths they’ve […]
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