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PAF 2023

Valve Amplification Company and Von Schweikert | PAF 2023

July 1, 2023 Marc Phillips 2

I do love the synergy between Valve Amplification Company and Von Schweikert Audio that’s demonstrated at all the high-end audio shows. These are some of the best, if not very best, exhibit rooms in our […]

Components

The VAC Statement Components | REVIEW

May 12, 2023 Greg Weaver 7

The VAC Statement Components: Breathing Life into Recordings At the outset, I hope it is understood just how fortunate I consider myself to have the honor, trust, and privilege of being asked to bring you […]

PAF 2022

VSA Ultra 7, VAC, The Audio Company | PAF 2022

August 9, 2022 Marc Phillips Comments Off on VSA Ultra 7, VAC, The Audio Company | PAF 2022

A curious trend is playing itself out in the Von Schweikert Audio/VAC/The Audio Company rooms at various audio shows in 2022. The speakers, it seems, are getting smaller, and the rooms are getting bigger. At […]

Munich 2022

Göbel High End, Kronos and True Life Audio | High End 2022

May 27, 2022 Marc Phillips 3

In the world of high-end audio shows, you have systems that are wild and crazy and incredibly expensive and exotic, and you have systems that perform at a high level and take all the “best […]

Capital Audiofest 2021

Best of Show and Wrap-Up | CAF 2021

November 19, 2021 Eric Franklin Shook 1

ROCKVILLE, MD (PTA) — Glad to be back at Capital Audio Fest for 2021. Arriving on Thursday it was a bit emotional for me, seeing all the exhibitors finishing the final bits of system setup […]

Capital Audiofest 2021

The Audio Company, VAC, Von Schweikert, Esoteric, Aurender, Kronos, Airtight, Critical Mass Systems, MasterBuilt | CAF 2021

November 13, 2021 Eric Franklin Shook 2

I’ve written it before and it bears repeating: audio show exhibitions from The Audio Company of Marietta, GA should charge an additional admission fee. You know, like the special exhibitions at art and science museums […]

Cables & Power

AudioQuest GroundGoody Jupiter and Saturn Tonearm and Ground Wire | REVIEW

May 28, 2021 Marc Phillips 3

I thought that the AudioQuest GroundGoody ground wire was going to be, by far, the simplest of these new earthing products I’ve set out to review. After spending time with the Nordost QKORE grounding system, […]

Components

True Life Audio SSP-1 Preamplifier and SSA-300 Monoblock Amplifiers | REVIEW

May 2, 2021 Panagiotis Karavitis 6

Before we get to True Life Audio, I would like to tell you a story. Once upon a time there was this handsome young prince doctor busting his cojones working for the local health system […]

Analog

Well Tempered Lab Amadeus 254 GT Turntable | REVIEW

October 10, 2020 Richard Mak 2

Golf balls and squash balls, what have I gotten myself into? Literally! When Bernard Li, CEO of Charisma Audio, delivered the Well Tempered Lab Amadeus 254 GT table to me, I immediately questioned the sanity of […]

Florida 2020

Marc’s Florida Audio Expo Wrap-Up | FLAX 2020

February 28, 2020 Marc Phillips 2

  My reason for wanting to cover the 2020 Florida Audio Expo was ostensibly about taking a break from the cruel Rochester winter. When I arrived in Tampa on Thursday evening, the temperature was in […]

Florida 2020

The Audio Company, Von Schweikert, VAC, Esoteric, MasterBuilt, Kronos | FLAX 2020

February 22, 2020 Marc Phillips 4

If you’ve listened to our Florida Audio Expo wrap-up on The Occasional Podcast, you’ll know that there was once again consensus on the most impressive room at the show–Von Schweikert and VAC, hosted by Atlanta-based […]

CAF 2019

Marc’s Capital Audiofest Wrap-Up | CAF 2019

November 24, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Marc’s Capital Audiofest Wrap-Up | CAF 2019

Much of my Capital Audiofest wrap-up has already been telegraphed. I talked about my favorite rooms in The Occasional Podcast, and I’ve hinted as much in these show reports. You’ve probably already guessed that this […]

CAF 2019

Von Schweikert Audio, VAC, Esoteric, MasterBuilt, The Audio Company | CAF 2019

November 21, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Von Schweikert Audio, VAC, Esoteric, MasterBuilt, The Audio Company | CAF 2019

It was a year ago that I first walked into the huge exhibit room for Von Schweikert Audio and VAC, hosted by Atlanta dealer The Audio Company, and listened to a seven-figure hi-fi system that […]

CAF 2019

GTT Audio, Audionet, Kronos, YG Acoustics, Kubala Sosna, Mola Mola, Auralic, Roon Labs, Air Tight | CAF 2019

November 19, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 2

WASHINGTON DC (PTA) — GTT Audio & Video of Long Valley, New Jersey was exhibiting three new products in one stellar performing system. New for 2019, an integrated from Audionet, a turntable power supply from […]

RMAF 2019

Göbel High End, CH Precision, Kronos Audio, Nordost, Bending Wave USA | RMAF 2019

September 29, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 1

DENVER (PTA) — A stunning collection of sounds from US distributor Bending Wave USA. Bathed in shadow Göbel High End loudspeakers cast only a silhouette, CH Precision electronics offer contrast from the dark, Kronos Audio sits […]

RMAF 2019

Stenheim Loudspeakers, CH Precision, NVS Sound, Linnenberg | RMAF 2019

September 27, 2019 Marc Phillips 2

This the third time this year that I’ve heard CH Precision and Stenheim loudspeakers matched in a system–I’ve already heard this combo at both High End 2019 in Munich and at T.H.E. Show in Long […]

Munich 2019

Introducing the Estelon Forza | High End 2019

May 19, 2019 Panagiotis Karavitis 4

I still recall the first time I bumped upon Estelon speakers. Among the most outlandish cabinets in the market. They have nothing in common with a typical cabinet, neither as a form nor as materials. […]

Florida 2019

FLORIDA 2019: The Best of The Show, and Wrap-Up

March 23, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 2

To wrap things up, I think the major question of the show was answered. If the Florida Audio Expo was indeed an experiment, I think the results have given us a proof of concept. Attendance […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: The Audio Company, VAC, Von Schweikert, Esoteric, Kronos, Critical Mass Systems, and The Michael Fremer Show

March 7, 2019 Lee Scoggins 2

Yikes…I was six minutes late to the room. Keith from The Audio Company had mentioned a seminar late in the day on Saturday and it sounded interesting but I was too busy covering other rooms […]

Florida 2019

FLORIDA 2019: The Audio Company, Von Schweikert, VAC, Esoteric, Airtight, Kronos, Critical Mass, Clearaudio, and Masterbuilt

February 17, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 1

They’ve done it again! The Audio Company of Marietta, Georgia USA is without a doubt, one of the premier exhibitors of Von Schweikert, VAC, Esoteric, Airtight, Kronos, Critical Mass, Clearaudio, and Masterbuilt products. Jim, Gordon, […]

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