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Elite AV Distribution, Furutech, Kuzma, HRT, Plinius, Manley Labs | T.H.E. SHOW 2019

July 10, 2019 // 2 Comments

LOS ANGELES (PTA) — In the past, I’ve always found Furutech audio show exhibits to be some of the most stunning to look at, but in my experience they’ve never [...]

Must See Rooms, Day Two | T.H.E. SHOW 2019

June 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

LOS ANGELES (PTA) — This year’s T.H.E. SHOW 2019 is bigger, better, and already on track to be the most newsworthy yet. There are over 1,000,000 brands [...]

Living Voice R25A, a Small Miracle | High End 2019

May 17, 2019 // 1 Comment

Everyone’s looking for giant killers in this hobby. I’ve always maintained that they don’t exist, that elusive component that gets the job done for an [...]

CAF 2018: DeVore, Doshi, J. Sikora; Sound to the nines

November 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

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 [...]

CAF 2018: Classic Audio Loudspeakers, Atma-Sphere, Tri-Planar, Purist Audio Designs

November 18, 2018 // 1 Comment

Classic Audio Loudspeakers shows us Field Coils and Reel-to-Reel tape, Atma-Sphere brings the heat, Tri-Planar lends a strong arm, and Purist Audio Design takes us to Neptune [...]

RMAF 2018: Purist Audio, Classic Audio Loudspeakers, and Atma-Sphere

November 16, 2018 // 1 Comment

I caught up to Purist Audio Design‘s Jim Aud at RMAF, where the music flowed like water and the dynamics made the angels weep. This was a great room. Of course, this [...]

RMAF 2018: New Soundsmith ES

November 1, 2018 // 1 Comment

When I was young, I remember having to recite a poem that had a couple of lines that went something like this: I wish that I could be A man like he, The only man in the world [...]

It Must Be Sunday, For I’m Hearing Mass

September 21, 2018 // 3 Comments

By Gautam Raja For a while, I was one of those (arguably) necessary but infuriating elements of high-end audio: the “informed” consumer. You know, the guys who read forum [...]

AXPONA 2018: PranaFidelity, a one man powerhouse of sound

May 1, 2018 // 2 Comments

The Story Fresh and original, much of the story from here forth revolves around that feeling. Steven Norber is not only the founder of PranaFidelity, he is also their head [...]

Capital Audiofest 2017: Classic Audio Loudspeakers dances with coils

December 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Story I ran to this room when I was told Classic Audio Loudspeakers would be demoing with the Atma-Sphere Novacron monoblock amplifiers. Originally introduced in 1991, [...]