“What are those light bulb things?” My roommate asked that as he bent over the Manley Labs Snapper Monoblock Amplifiers with his camera in hand. The downtown Los Angeles skyline tinted the sky charcoal grey […]
It’s difficult to get a new loudspeaker brand off the ground in today’s high-end audio market. I should know, since I’ve tried to do it several times as an importer and distributor. You need so […]
ListenUp Audio Video, which operates a chain of high-end audio stores throughout Colorado and New Mexico, exhibited in at least a dozen rooms and booths at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. Remember when I […]
DENVER (PTA) — Endow Audio is the brainchild of Chief Technical Officer David Strunk. He’s been building speakers now for over a decade. He and his partners founded Endow Audio in 2017, and this year’s […]
Sunny Components Inc. made a huge impression on me at T.H.E. Show 2019 with their Stenheim/CH Precision/Technics room. But, as I mentioned before, Sunny’s had four exhibit rooms at the show and each one impressed […]
CHICAGO (PTA) — KEF teamed up with Hegel and Straightwire to present an almost Broadway musical like showcase of KEF’s most advanced products. From the new LSX and R-Series products, on up to the statement […]
by Paul Elliott Michael Fremer gets the alignment right and cuts the ribbon to open the first Florida Audio Expo! All the work Alan and his team has now come together and the show opened […]
I don’t have a lot of experience with GoldenEar speakers, although plenty of audiophiles, not to mention most my old dealers, have given me an earful—they offer outstanding value, they’re incredibly dynamic, and whatever I’m […]
The GoldenEar Triton Reference is designer Sandy Gross’ latest statement, and it’s got exclamation points written all over it. The monster is $8500/pair, and did I mention it’s a monster? Over 100lbs per side, the […]
Johan Coorg and Dipin Sehdev are fixtures on the high-end audio show circuit, and for damn good reason — they put on one of the best demos going. With a wild disdain for decorum and […]
A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook A truth I’ve found: the host of the room sets the mood. This cramps the monotony one might expect when attending an audio show. Let’s take a walk ….
By Richard H. Mak If you are a follower of Mat Weisfeld’s (President of VPI Industries) Facebook page, you will know that the gloves are off with this table! Harry Weisfeld has been coxed out […]
Channel D has become so well-known for its audio software that it’s easy to overlook the fact that the company makes impressive phono preamps as well. Engineering guru Dr. Rob Robinson set up one of […]
The hunt for a legendary beast In the mind of audiophiles lives a legendary beast, one that hunts them down and brings them nightmares mixed with sweet dreams. Or maybe it is we that hunt this marvelous fantasy, […]
Yet again, Channel D had an excellent sounding room at RMAF. Dr Rob Robinson is always a favorite stop; he’s one of the nicest guys in audio. Mark Block, Rob’s frequent audio show sidekick, is also great conversationalist, […]
For those of you not in the know, Hegel was one of the greatest philosophers to take pen to paper. And boy-howdy, did he. One of the most prolific writers of his time, Hegel was […]
Ah, Hegel, let me count the ways …. Hegel Audio may or may not be named for the (in)famous 19th century philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. As some of you may or may not know, […]
At first glance, Channel D‘s Dr Rob Robinson was demo’ing the same system that he’s shown at the last several shows. There was a pair of $7,500 Joseph Audio Pulsars were paired with $2,795 Lynx […]
Electrostats are awesome. There. I said it. They’re fast, detailed, and revealing — front them with different gear, and they’ll provide you a clear window into what it is that your other gear does. Match it […]
Hegel Audio was on hand to premier the brand new H80 integrated amplifier/DAC ($2,000), the replacement for the H70. The H80 offers some significant improvements over its predecessor, with more digital inputs, more power (75W […]
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