Loudspeakers

Burwell & Sons showcase Plain Jane, unveil new active and passive loudspeakers at California Audio Show

July 27, 2017

If you’ve hit a recent audio show, chances are you’ve had an opportunity to hear Burwell & Sons loudspeakers. The bespoke, vintage Altec driver designs are beautiful to look at, and convey true tone, timbre, and “in the [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: ATC brings pro sound into your home

July 26, 2017

I’ve long heard good reports about ATC speakers and electronics, but never seemed to be in the right place for a substantial demo. I finally corrected that situation at the Los Angeles Audio Show, where Lone Mountain Audio was showing ATC’s SCM [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: D’Agostino muscle, Audio Research glow, YG finesse – an intoxicating mix

July 9, 2017

Have you ever been to a rock festival and started imagining your dream lineup in a hoped-for ending jam? What would it sound like to hear singer X with guitarist Y and drummer Z? Thoughts similar to that pop into my head as I approach each major [...]

Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: McIntosh, Transparent Cable and Sonus Faber

July 5, 2017

There’s no denying that Sonus Faber, and McIntosh Labs make beautiful-looking gear. The craftsmanship, attention to detail, and handmade nature of their speakers, and amplification components scream bespoke. But the reason these two marques of [...]

La Audio Show 2017: Acapella Cellini sings with Audio Note UK at Audio Federation

June 5, 2017

Sometimes you have to take time to listen to what’s not there. So when I sat down to take in the room that Neli, and Mike Davis of Audio Federation, now out of Palo Alta, California had put together, what wasn’t there made it one [...]

AXPONA 2017: Goldmund and the Golden Age of Wireless

May 30, 2017

Goldmund had a very interesting and great sounding room at AXPONA using some new technology. It had two pieces of gear and the Logos Sukha loudspeakers in typical “angled, stacked box” format that Goldmund designs are known for. [...]

High End 2017: New totaldac d150 loudspeaker system

May 29, 2017

I’m an unabashed fan of Vincent Brient’s totaldac DAC/Streamer designs. The French electronics engineer, and wunderkind behind the bespoke, discrete R2R ladder DAC components he has founded his company on is a soft-spoken man who [...]

High End 2017: Tidal Audio releases Camira Reference DAC, Ferios Monobloc

May 21, 2017

Tidal Audio from Germany put on an outstanding presentation at High End in Munich, and Dr. Pangiotis Karavitis, and I took part in an invite-only audiophile press event for a private listening session while there. Company CEO, and chief designer [...]

Major update to the Living Voice UK Avatar line now available

February 24, 2017

I received a note from the US importer for Living Voice UK that my beloved Avatars have received a robust reworking. Check it out: The Living Voice Avatar Loudspeaker range has recently been updated to R3 specification following comprehensive [...]

Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 90 listening impressions

February 23, 2017

Are lifestyle, and audiophile exclusive design terms from one another? Is it a form vs. function debate? I’ve been struggling a bit with the concept lately in the strictest sense of the words, and the BeoLab 90 I’m writing about here [...]