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Munich 2023

Munich Day 2 | Munich 2023

May 21, 2023 Marc Phillips 2

Hyperbole alert: Munich Day 2 was one of those momentous days in the life of an audiophile, a day where I heard something that changes everything. But before we get to that point, a year […]

Loudspeakers

Von Schweikert Ultra 55 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

April 22, 2022 Dave McNair 2

I consider part of my job in reviewing an audio component as a search for the truth–while knowing full well there is no absolute objective truth. There is only my subjective truth, in my listening […]

Florida 2022

Dave’s Florida Wrap-Up | FLAX 2022

February 25, 2022 Dave McNair 1

Florida Audio Expo 2022 Instead of writing-up these Florida Audio Expo rooms individually (something Eric Franklin Shook is known for) I’ve decided to write round-up specifically about the rooms I liked in the larger, 2nd […]

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A Deep Dive In The High End: Sitting Down With MBL

August 6, 2020 Brian Hunter 1

It’s hard to deny that MBL’s Radialstrahler speakers aren’t a unique specimen in the land of speaker town. The 360 dispersion field creates a decidedly different feel than most of the box-n-driver setups, especially those […]

CAF 2019

Martin Logan and Benchmark | CAF 2019

November 16, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Martin Logan and Benchmark | CAF 2019

It was with some apprehension that I entered the Martin Logan and Benchmark room at the 2019 Capital Audiofest. I took one look at the room set-up and said to myself,. “Uh oh…multi-channel system.” I’m […]

THE Show 2019

mbl Loudspeakers and Memory Lane | T.H.E. Show 2019

June 24, 2019 Marc Phillips 1

Walking into the mbl loudspeakers room at T.H.E. Show 2019 did bring back a lot of memories, back to the days when I first started exhibiting at high-end audio shows with Colleen Cardas for our […]

THE Show 2019

Saturday’s Highlights | T.H.E. Show 2019

June 11, 2019 Marc Phillips 1

Saturday at T.H.E. Show 2019 in Long Beach was a little more of a blur than Friday–more attendees, more energy and more rooms. Much of my day was dominated by two local Southern California dealers, […]

Los Angeles The Show 2019
THE Show 2019

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

June 7, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 1

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 exhibiting here in Long Beach — okay, okay […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: MBL, United Home Audio, WireWorld

March 1, 2019 Lee Scoggins Comments Off on Florida 2019: MBL, United Home Audio, WireWorld

I think my listening notes speak to the quality of the MBL room in Tampa: “Speakers disappearing like Houdini.” “Vocals are realistic with a good amount of chestiness.” “Great illusion of real performers in a […]

Florida 2019

Florida 2019: A Critical Eye II

February 22, 2019 Editorial Staff 2

by Paul Elliott I thought the show really very good.  Run very professionally, far better than a “first effort”.  I can only hope they can muster the energy to do it again next year. All […]

RMAF 2018

RMAF 2018: A Critical Eye

November 10, 2018 Editorial Staff 4

Photography by Paul Elliott I have completely bought into the music reproduction industry ever since I heard the difference between lamp cord as speaker wire and Monster brand wire oh so many years ago. Yes, […]

AXPONA 2018

AXPONA 2018: MBL, the definition of “Made in Germany”

May 30, 2018 Eric Franklin Shook 1

I dropped in to check on what MBL is showing these days, and as always, they continue to dazzle me. Still on their worldwide tour, showcasing their newest MBL Noble Line of electronics, each hand […]

AXPONA 2018

AXPONA 2018: The MUST SEE Rooms of Day Three

April 18, 2018 Eric Franklin Shook 1

Welcome to Chicago There are over 160 rooms and exhibits here at Axpona. Making this event the largest audio show in North America. For some this can be overwhelming and cause a bit of anxiety. […]

Munich 2017

High End 2017: Munich’s massive systems and what they can mean

May 20, 2017 Rafe Arnott 6

I felt small. I’m six-foot-two-inches tall, but making your way around The High End Show at the colossal MOC in Munich can be a humbling experience in spatial ratios. While some system set ups were of […]

AXPONA 2017

AXPONA 2107: Kyomi, On a Higher Note go back to 1947 with Vivid, Jadis

May 4, 2017 John Stancavage Comments Off on AXPONA 2107: Kyomi, On a Higher Note go back to 1947 with Vivid, Jadis

Kyomi Audio and On a Higher Note combined the old and the new to produce alluring sound — and spooky time travel — in their demo room at AXPONA. First off, in the old category, […]

CES 2017

CES 2017: Day Four – Avantgarde Acoustic, MBL, Pro-Ject, and Canada’s Moon statement mono blocks

January 9, 2017 Rafe Arnott 4

The lyrics from R. Kelly’s Fiesta were stuck in my head Sunday morning as I ran around CES because my friends lip-synched (with much body gyration, and soulful facial expressions) at maximum SPLs in front […]

AXPONA 2016

AXPONA 2016: Jolida reinvents the flux capacitor

May 12, 2016 John Stancavage 1

Visitors to the Jolida room could be excused for wondering for a minute if they’d arrived in a DeLorean time machine with Doc Brown and actually were at AXPONA 1974. But no, my iPhone still […]

AXPONA 2016

AXPONA 2016: MBL redefines extreme

April 24, 2016 John Stancavage 1

Even within the high-end, there is extreme and then there is really extreme. I’m talking about the seriously out-there, beyond-Pluto type of gear that makes the Robb Report look like a Walmart flyer. This can […]

Newport Beach 2015

Newport 2015: United Home Audio and MBL

July 12, 2015 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on Newport 2015: United Home Audio and MBL

by Rafe Arnott Let me be the first to say that my “value system”, when it comes to hi-fi, is already considered one that is seriously flawed to many of my friends and family. I […]

Athens 2014

Athens 2014: The eyeball magnet, aka, MBL

December 7, 2014 Panagiotis Karavitis 2

If you like visiting audio shows (and since you are reading this chances are you like it as much as I do) then you must have noticed that on every show the German high-end company […]

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