Loudspeakers

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 [...]

Review: ELAC Uni-Fi UF5 floor standing speakers

February 19, 2017

by John Richardson ELAC is an audio technology company that has been around quite a long time, having recently celebrated their 90th birthday. The company began in Germany back in the 1920s developing early sonar technology and introduced its first [...]

CH Precision and Dynaudio in house for review

February 13, 2017

The queue of equipment in the house for review is growing longer, and with the help of David Chan, and Lawrence Lock from DVL Audio I managed to get my hands on the L1 preamplifier, and M1 power amplifier from Swiss manufacturer CH Precision. Edward [...]

Rare sighting of B&O BeoLab 90 – photo set from Vancouver

January 21, 2017

I’d never seen them in person until this afternoon. B&O BeoLab 90 active DSP loudspeakers are rare as hens teeth, so when I found out I could see a set in person, and that they were just a few blocks from my place in Vancouver, B.C. at the [...]

CES 2017 video: DeVore Fidelity to unleash $20,000+ flagship Orangutan loudspeaker

January 20, 2017

I got lucky in Vegas. No, no… not the way you think. I got lucky with news from John DeVore of DeVore Fidelity. He’s working on his new flagship Orangutan-series loudspeaker. A lot of time, and effort is being focused on making this a [...]