Ana Mighty Sound, Great Cartridge Maker and Rebuilder | REVIEW
Before I even bring up Ana Mighty Sound (website), let me state that I abhor rebuilt cartridges. They are to me, unholy, defiled, inferior, and more often than not, a far cry [...]
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Palmer 2.5i Turntable and Audio Origami PU7 Tonearm | REVIEW
This review of the Palmer 2.5i turntable and the Audio Origami PU7 tonearm has been decades in the making. If you’ve been following the Vinyl Anachronist columns on Perfect [...]
Kondo Audio Note and Kawero! | High End 2019
Because of the somewhat contentious and complex history between Audio Note UK and Kondo Audio Note of Japan, we Americans don’t see a lot of the Kondo equipment in the [...]
Here I Go! | High End 2019
I’m heading out today to High End Munich 2019, the biggest hi-fi show on earth. I’m an old veteran of what used to be the biggest hi-fi show on earth, the [...]
ZYX UNIverse Optimum 1Ω MC Cartridge | REVIEW
Astonishment, personified US $16,995.00. There, I’ve said it, in bold. That’s nearly seventeen thousand dollars for a phono cartridge. I still remember the first [...]
Review: Kondo Overture II integrated amplifier and GE-1 Phono Amplifier
This is an article that first appeared in our new online PDF, downloadable magazine The Occasional this February in our Winter 2018 edition. We’ll be rolling out articles [...]
High End 2017: The tea ceremony of recorded playback with Kondo of Japan
High End at Munich in the MOC is an A-List affair with thousands of people swarming everywhere constantly, and millions of dollars in ne plus ultra gear oozing cabling [...]
High End 2016: A reason to do shows, counts as wrap up
If you are kind enough as to read through the end, you will also know my favorite rooms of this year’s Munich’s High End show. But first, let me tell you why we do show [...]
High End 2016: Holy sweet mother, it’s the Living Voice Vox Palladian
What stunning fun. As always, Kevin and Lynn Scott of Living Voice went way beyond the typical to offer an experience of unexpectedly wild luxury. Just startling. Have you [...]
High End 2016: Kondo and Kaiser, sublime elegance in sound
If you are anywhere close to the sound of tubes this was among the best rooms of the show. Legendary Japanese manufacturer of tube amplifiers Kondo paired with a pair of [...]
