Luxman, Ascendo and Isotek | High End 2019
I didn’t expect Luxman to be part of such a big exhibit room at High End 2019. Perhaps that’s because I’ve been using the superb Luxman LX-380 integrated [...]
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Must See Rooms, Day One | AXPONA 2019
CHICAGO (PTA) — This year’s AXPONA audio show is already on course to be their biggest, and most newsworthy yet. Lots of product debuts are happening at [...]
CAF 2018: MoFi, Tenacious Sound and a Whole Lotta Real Estate
Tenacious Sound, one of my old dealers out of Syracuse, New York, has been busy expanding over the last couple of years–owner Shayne Tenace has moved his base of [...]
CAF 2018: DeVore, Doshi, J. Sikora; Sound to the nines
Devore Fidelity is still monkeying around, Doshi Audio goes hybrid, and J. Sikora sets a new Standard. The Story Doshi Audio has grown into its commercial and critical [...]
AXPONA 2018: Stereo Haven lives up to it’s Name
Stereo Haven is probably one of the most aptly named bricks & mortar outfits out there. I came across it late in the afternoon Friday during the AXPONA weekend at a time [...]
LA Audio Show 2017: MoFi masters the art of audiophile pressings
Glancing at the deep stacks of vinyl albums in the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab room at the Los Angeles Audio Show, I could only think of two things: When do these guys go on [...]
RMAF 2016: Soundings Dials-in Boulder, Rockport
I had my glasses down at the end of my nose and my severely myopic eyes were about an inch from the screen of my Nikon D5300 as I attempted a Rafe Arnott-esque extreme [...]
RMAF 2016: GamuT Does it All (Almost)
The majority of manufacturers in the high-end concentrate on a limited number of product categories. Some focus on just one. Others, though, seek to run the gamut from [...]
RMAF 2015: Feickert Analogue Woodpecker delivers on expectations
This is a turntable I’ve been waiting a long time to hear: Dr. Feickert’s Woodpecker. The Woodpecker is the base model in Feickert’s line ($6,500 USD), and [...]
Athens 2013: Isotek, Primare, Audio Physic
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis The quintessence of shows are live demonstrations and Keith Martin, founder of IsoTek is tailor made in giving such demos. The system he used [...]
