Capital Audiofest 2017: CanMania Photo Tour
The Story The East Coast’s favourite audio show – Capital Audiofest – was host to 2017’s CanMania. This headphone show is in coordination with Headphone.Guru. [...]
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RMAF 2017: Headamp Introduces the Gilmore Lite 2
Headamp always has their great Blue Hawaii and GS-X amplifiers sounding excellent at RMAF but this year was an introduction of the much more affordable Gilmore Lite 2 at $499 [...]
AXPONA 2017: Eargasmic Fruitbowl
A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook I have the luxury of lifestyle to live nearly alone and without neighbors. Full-range speakers, big amplifiers, a large music [...]
CANLANTA 2016: A Great Re-Start
Recently in Atlanta, headphone enthusiasts from all over the Southeast gathered at the local Marriott Century City to hear the latest from some of the best manufacturers of [...]
RMAF 2015: CanJam round up
Hitting the CanJam at RMAF is a highlight for me, and an instant reminder of the health and vibrancy of (at least one corner) of the high-end audio industry. This year, there [...]
CanJam SoCal 2015, Part 3: Amplification
By Lee Shelly Schiit Audio The first stop I made (pre- show!), was to the Schiit booth. When I got there, Jason Stoddard was fighting with his flagship system … no [...]
Best in Class, a Review (Part 2): Abyss AB-1266 headphones
I can keenly recall a time in my not-too-distant past where I was openly dismissive of headphones as even a passable translator of audio joy. Said a bit more bluntly, I [...]
Review: The HP4 Headphone Amplifier, E.A.R. of the Gods
I’m going to confess something. Ready? Headphones and headphone audio systems can be hard to like. The issue is context, for me. I come at audio’s high-end by [...]
CAS 2014: Headmasters, with Eddie Current, Questyle, Audeze, Headamp
Next to a rain-soaked dumpster full of old Altec drivers, the Headmasters ballroom had to be the saddest place in the HiFi world. The Westin’s air walls are a perfectly [...]
CanMania 2014: Headamp and the Purple Hawaii
“Go big or go home” is what flashed through my head when I saw the Headamp table in CanMania this year. I mean, seriously. “Look at me! I am PURPLE! Ha [...]
