Audio Pathways, from Richmond Hill in Ontario, presented what seemed to be a charmingly minimalist system. Two turntables and a chair? What less could you ask for. Another glance showed Focal Diablo Utopias ($12k) being […]
In high-end vinyl playback, Herr Frank Schröder‘s tonearms are easily among the finest, and most coveted, being made. You don’t see or hear about them very often, which is precisely Schröder’s preference — every time […]
Bill Hutchins is a fine fellow. His audiophile brand, LKV Research, has been merrily upsetting apple carts for the last few years with their over-performing and under-priced phono preamplifier. Newport saw Bill with two new […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis Kerem Kucukaslan, founder of Absolare had reason to be happy. His room was among the best sounding of the show. With a total price of around 400.000 euros, this rig consisted of […]
Wilson Audio’s very impressive Alexia loudspeakers ($48,500/pair) fronted a seriously top-shelf system. Here’s that lineup: Spiral Groove SG1.1 with the Centroid arm ($31,000) Lyra’s new Etna cartridge ($6995), a medium weight, medium compliance, low-impedance moving […]
Things change. Seasons turn. The old makes way for the new. This is the way of things. It’s exciting. It’s sad. It’s inescapable. It’s life. Not too many years ago, my mother passed away. It […]
New toys. I love new toys. And the Optimal Enchantment (of Santa Monica, CA) room here at Newport had a couple on display. The front of the room was dominated by a pair of majestically […]
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