Best of 2016 and Product of the Year
So here we are again. Somehow, the year has turned, we’re all facing yet another New Year, and yet no one is running through the streets screaming about “the end of meaning”, “the inexorable march […]
So here we are again. Somehow, the year has turned, we’re all facing yet another New Year, and yet no one is running through the streets screaming about “the end of meaning”, “the inexorable march […]
Escaping on the last jet out of Denver after the close of Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2016, I felt a little like the nervous spy-support staff member Faisil in the 1994 movie “True Lies.” Reporting […]
I occasionally stumble across an album I haven’t played in decades, and a quick spin brings back the high school or college memories of where I was, what I was doing and which girl (or […]
Vinnie Rossi and his enthusiasm for great music being cranked to triple-digit dBs is infectious. How could it not be? Rossi is always laughing, smiling, and always willing to throw on whatever LP or digital […]
Tribes. We all belong to, or identify with one whether we know it or not. Some of us are very cognizant of our tribe, and let our freak flag fly. Others are more guarded about […]
If you want to clear out a room full of “audiophiles” super quick, just put on Aphex Twin, and crank it. British guys in bow ties practically leap from their chairs out the door, dudes […]
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, everyone is gone, and WTF […]
It is quite difficult to single out the best products given that there are so many great products on demo at RMAF every year. So I’m going to cheat a little and mention a couple […]
Every year, I plan to wrap RMAF coverage up early. Every year, it goes later and later. It’s because I’m cursed. But this year, we were able to pile it pretty high and deep. 90 […]
Robert Parker was a problem for high-end wine manufacturers. His 100-point universal scale represented a leveling of the field, and suddenly, brands with a pedigreed history centuries deep were competing with the hoi poloi — […]
One of my favorite quotes in high-end audio is from the late Stereophile founder J. Gordon Holt: “If the midrange isn’t right, nothing else matters.” For me, one speaker brand that seems to nail the midrange […]
If there was a vote for “nicest guy at the audio show”, I’m pretty sure Vinnie Rossi would win and be completely embarrassed by anyone even ever talking about it in public. The guy is always smiling. And […]
Harbeth UK is one of those brands. If you’re an audiophile, you already know them. If you like speakers, you’ve already heard them. If you’re a collector, you probably own (or have sold) at least […]
Let’s just say that New Hampshire’s Fidelis Home Audio shared a room with the legend, Vinnie Rossi. I wanted to start out with that third-grade book report opening to throw you folks off the scent. […]
Fidelis AV, the New Hampshire dealer and importer of too-many of my go-to brands, showed off a simple system with some Harbeths and a La Rosita amplifier. Simple, in the Fidelis dictionary, means that I […]
The New York Audio Show say the launch of a new brand: Vinnie Rossi LIO. You’ll remember Vinnie from Red Wine Audio, the company that sells affordable, battery-powered, electronics that won all of those awards […]
I can’t get over that hot shirt Red Wine Audio‘s Alexis Chen managed to score. Wonder where she got that? Hmm. Kidding aside, I’m grateful she was willing to not only wear it, but let […]
I’m an audio nerd, it’s true. But I’m also a cook (professionally trained, it’s true) and a wine geek. And by ‘geek’, I mean Definition #1, someone who bites the heads off of things. Okay, […]
There’s this stretch of rooms that got some great photos on Day 1, but I didn’t have any time to do even a little follow up. At 174 rooms, there were definitely some gaps. Yikes. […]
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