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JansZen Electrostatic, Linear Tube Audio (LTA), exaSound | CAF 2019

November 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

David Janszen of JansZen Audio, Linear Tube Audio, and exaSound put together a crafty little system at Capital Audiofest 2019 that left me wowed. Showing the new Valentina [...]

AXPONA 2017: A Place In The Market

May 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook “Success is 5% perspiration and 95% getting your name out there.” -Albert Einstein Often the reason I get from dealers and [...]

Review: JansZen Valentina Active

August 26, 2016 // 8 Comments

by John Grandberg I’m a headphone guy at heart. I believe all my readers pretty much know that by now. As such, I spend far more time listening to headphones than [...]

Review: B.M.C. Audio PureMedia, PureUSB1, UltraDAC

January 16, 2016 // 11 Comments

By John Grandberg Think back for a second: when was the last time you actually played music directly from a CD, DVD-A, or SACD? Some readers may still be actively spinning, [...]

Best of 2015 and Product of the Year

December 30, 2015 // 7 Comments

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, [...]

What’s Next/Coming Soon

November 18, 2015 // 2 Comments

Here we are, mid-November. It’s a glorious time to be alive. I say that with full acknowledgement of the “challenges”, which is a nice euphemism for [...]

Newport 2014: JansZen, exaSound and Audio by Van Alstine look and sound gorgeous

June 14, 2014 // 3 Comments

The JansZen electrostats are an interesting proposition. The floorstanding zA2.1 speakers ($8,750/pair) combine an electrostatic panel with a pair of woofers at the top and [...]

AXPONA 2014: JansZen and exaSound

May 4, 2014 // 0 Comments

JansZen and exaSound are two brands doing their darndest to confuse my ability to capitalize. Ahem. Anyway, if you’ve heard of these brands, it’s because they [...]