AXPONA 2018: The MUST SEE Rooms of Day Two
Welcome To Chicago There are over 160 rooms and exhibits here at Axpona. Making this event the largest audio show in North America. For some this can be overwhelming and [...]
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RMAF 2016: Sony and the Gentlemen from Japan
It’s always fun to see Naotaka Tsunado from Sony at Rocky Mountain. I first met Nao at a Chesky recording session in Brooklyn and he has always shown great enthusiasm [...]
Focal Launches Flagship Headphone at The Source A/V
By Brian Hunter This weekend was a steamy one for residents of southern California. Temperatures rose above 100 degrees in certain parts of the sunny city of angels, but many [...]
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: Fanya Lin and Vincent Bélanger
by Darryl Lindberg Why do seemingly normal people design, manufacture, and invest in all the electro-mechanical wizardry that’s on display at the RMAF? If you’re stumped [...]
RMAF 2015: Well Tempered Labs, Sony and Kimber Kable
Simplicity is beauty to this humble audiophile. And the Well Tempered Labs Amadeus GTA is nothing if not simplicity. I’m an aesthetic snob, I make no apologies for [...]
RMAF 2014: Phase Technology and McIntosh Labs
Phase Technology was showing their PC60A stand-mount loudspeakers ($1,400/pair) side-by-side with the Induction Dynamics ID1 ($14,000/pair). Since the much-larger ID1, with [...]
Newport 2014: LKV Research expands the line, mega-buck gear makers past nervous
Bill Hutchins is a fine fellow. His audiophile brand, LKV Research, has been merrily upsetting apple carts for the last few years with their over-performing and under-priced [...]