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It Must Be Sunday, For I’m Hearing Mass

September 21, 2018 Editorial Staff 3

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 posts and therefore know more than […]

Audiophile Journal

William Henry: Hand-Crafted Luxury

July 27, 2018 Eric Franklin Shook 2

Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook William Henry (website) is an American luxury brand, designing and creating jewelry and accessories specifically for men. The William Henry collection includes jewelry, knives, pens, key-chains, writing instruments, money […]

Occasional Magazine

The Occasional Magazine – Spring 2018 Edition

June 3, 2018 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on The Occasional Magazine – Spring 2018 Edition

DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY OF OUR BRAND NEW SPRING EDITION HERE It’s June, it’s back and it’s better than ever… I’m talking about 120 pages in the Spring Edition of The Occasional magazine. It is chocked full […]

Announcements

McIntosh Labs launch new MS500 Music Streamer and MCD600 SACD/CD Player

May 16, 2018 Rafe Arnott 3

Binghamton, New York is a very busy place based on the number of announcements that come across my desk regarding McIntosh Labs product launches. The most recent salvo fired across the digital frontier from the […]

Munich 2018

Munich High End 2018: The show that all shows want to be?

May 8, 2018 Rafe Arnott 1

MUNICH. Have you seen the 2005 Academy Award® historical thriller by Steven Spielberg? If you haven’t let me just say it’s intense. I bring it up because if you have been to the High End […]

Show Report

Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: Devialet energizes with Bowers & Wilkins

April 28, 2018 Rafe Arnott 1

Some think they’re beautiful, others feel they emulate what artificial intelligence will look like in the far future. I’m in the former camp, and have always admired what Bowers & Wilkins do design-wise because the […]

AXPONA 2018

AXPONA 2018: Stereo Haven lives up to it’s Name

April 20, 2018 Rafe Arnott 2

Stereo Haven is probably one of the most aptly named bricks & mortar outfits out there. I came across it late in the afternoon Friday during the AXPONA weekend at a time when I needed […]

AXPONA 2018

AXPONA 2018: Sunday morning coming down

April 18, 2018 Rafe Arnott 1

It was dark, and it was cold, and the faint morning light seeping through a crack in the curtains of my hotel room was grey, and did nothing to prompt me to throw them back, […]

Occasional Magazine

The Path of Shindo – A Journey through Japanese high fidelity

April 14, 2018 Rafe Arnott 9

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 from it over the next several weeks […]

AXPONA 2018

AXPONA 2018: Fern & Roby hit the ground running with Linear Tube Audio

April 12, 2018 Rafe Arnott 1

I’ve had the opportunity to cover Christopher Hildebrand’s efforts several times in the past two years as he builds up his, bespoke high-fidelity brand Fern & Roby. Speaking with him via telephone after he arrived […]

Announcements

AXPONA 2018 Advance: New venue, more gear, live music

April 8, 2018 John Stancavage 1

There are a lot of ways to judge the significance and success of a hi-fi show — including the size of the venue, total attendance and number of exhibitors. By any of those metrics, Audio […]

Canada

DVL Album of the Month for March: The Bee Gees

April 6, 2018 Rafe Arnott 3

  This is a monthly series of album reviews I will be doing for DVL Audio here in Canada. I’ll be heading out to a local record store in Vancouver, digging through the bins, and coming up […]

Announcements

Vinyl and CD sales top $1.5 billion, beating downloads in United States

March 24, 2018 Rafe Arnott 4

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has crowned physical copies of music king of the US market for 2017 with a report just released showing that sales of LPs, and CDs hit $1.5 billion, versus […]

Announcements

McIntosh MT2 Precision Turntable to join MT5, and MT10 models

March 8, 2018 Rafe Arnott 3

I opened the McIntosh Labs email with trepidation this week as I’ve begun to fear whiplash from the speed of product development pouring forth from the hallowed halls of the Binghamton, New York-based high fidelity […]

Announcements

Magnepan 30.7 demo event at Hifi Centre March 10th

March 6, 2018 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on Magnepan 30.7 demo event at Hifi Centre March 10th

Something Wicked This Way Comes. Remember the book by science-fiction legend Ray Bradbury? The story arcs through the tale of a small town gripped in blood-chilling fear following the arrival of a spectral travelling carnival […]

Announcements

Vinyl is dead. Turntable sales drop. Long live vinyl.

February 27, 2018 Rafe Arnott 17

I love headlines like this, they always grab people’s attention. And in all seriousness, I felt this worthy of a punchy title. Internet prognosticators are reporting that turntable sales dropped five per cent in 2017 […]

Loudspeakers

Harbeth Compact 7ES-3 loudspeaker: Review

February 25, 2018 Rafe Arnott 11

Harbeth Compact 7ES-3, pipe and slippers.  If you’ve ever been into high fidelity gear from the United Kingdom then you’ve heard that phrase bandied about as a descriptor for British Isle-built sound. I love the […]

Announcements

Vivid Audio Giya G1 Series 2 demo event at Element Acoustics – UPDATE

February 23, 2018 Rafe Arnott 1

February 27, UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled for Saturday March 3, at 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 4 p.m. February 23, UPDATE: Due to blizzard-like conditions today in Vancouver, and more snow expected tomorrow, […]

Announcements

Periodic Audio introduces Nickel Headphone Amplifier

February 17, 2018 Lee Scoggins Comments Off on Periodic Audio introduces Nickel Headphone Amplifier

Periodic Audio makes a terrific set of inner ear monitors at very reasonable price points. Roger Skoff and I awarded their Be IEMs an Alfie Award at the LA Audio Show. And let’s be honest, […]

Announcements

McIntosh MCT500: New flagship SACD/CD Transport launched

February 15, 2018 Rafe Arnott 3

The hits keep coming from McIntosh Labs. Apparently the iconic American high-fidelity company can’t stop itself from launching new products, something you won’t hear any complaints from me about. The latest announcement from the Binghampton, […]

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