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AXPONA 2022

Acoustique Quality, Amped, Music Hall | AXPONA 2022

May 3, 2022 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Acoustique Quality, Amped, Music Hall | AXPONA 2022

I’ve been reporting on the Acoustique Quality, Amped and Music Hall partnership over the last few years, especially since I was able to meet everyone involved in Munich in 2019. (Note to self–quit referring to […]

Music

Nat King Cole, Hittin’ the Ramp | The Vinyl Anachronist

December 5, 2019 Marc Phillips 1

Nat King Cole will always be special to me because his music reminds me of my parents, who are still doing well in Colorado at age 86 and 88. He was among the first “common […]

CAF 2019

Acoustique Quality, Amped, Music Hall | CAF 2019

November 20, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Acoustique Quality, Amped, Music Hall | CAF 2019

I’ve covered both Amped and Acoustique Quality several times now, including a rather thorough display at High End 2019 in Munich last May that truly impressed me. Both brands have been making quite a push into […]

Awards

The Part-Time Audiophile guide to the best hi-fi gear of 2017

December 25, 2017 John Stancavage 20

Picking the best audio component of the year is kind of like pondering your ultimate list of girls to ask to the high school prom. There are many very attractive choices, but probably a much […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: Best In Show

November 11, 2017 John Stancavage 6

This year dawned with plenty of questions facing the high-end audio industry. The most pressing were: Would the U.S. economy hold up, allowing manufacturers and retailers to stay afloat? Would vinyl continue its revival, possibly […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: Getting audiophile sound on a budget

November 2, 2017 John Stancavage 3

In a hobby where dropping a hundred grand for a system is common, what can you get these days for, say, $1,500 USD? An interconnect, maybe? A cartridge? Tax? Well, how about an entire rig? […]

LAAS 2017

LA Audio Show 2017: The $350 to $5,000 systems they were lining up for

June 30, 2017 John Stancavage Comments Off on LA Audio Show 2017: The $350 to $5,000 systems they were lining up for

There were a number of spectacular, cost-no-object components drawing stereo fans at the Los Angeles Audio Show, but the room I had the hardest time getting into featured a $350 USD rig. Even late Sunday […]

LAAS 2017

LA Audio Show 2017: Inaugural event targets newcomers as well as hard-core hobbyists

June 1, 2017 John Stancavage Comments Off on LA Audio Show 2017: Inaugural event targets newcomers as well as hard-core hobbyists

If organizers of the Los Angeles Audio Show battled any jitters while planning their brand-new event in a very crowded year, those fears likely have eased in recent weeks. The LA show, scheduled for June […]

CAF 2016

Capital Audiofest 2016: Joseph goes Rogue with analog tape

August 10, 2016 Scot Hull Comments Off on Capital Audiofest 2016: Joseph goes Rogue with analog tape

To hear my colleagues tell it, audio shows contain no surprises. They’re boondoggles, at best, a chance to catch up and swap notes, hoist a tasty adult beverage in the general direction of solidarity. But interesting? […]

Analog

Under $400 Holiday Buyer’s Guide Part 2: Vinyl and Digital

November 30, 2015 Scot Hull 2

Welcome to your completely unnecessary and wholly unsolicited Part-Time Audiophile guide to the holidays, Part 2 of a bazillion. You’re welcome. Vinyl Affordable vinyl is not impossible, but it is not a given either. You […]

AXPONA 2015

AXPONA 2015: Tannoy, Tannoy, Tannoy

May 22, 2015 Mal Kenney Comments Off on AXPONA 2015: Tannoy, Tannoy, Tannoy

Let me start by reminding you that I have a Tannoy problem. I like to tell myself I manage it pretty well. I should probably go to meetings, really. The biggest problem with being a […]

CES 2015

CES 2015: A wee dram at Music Hall, with Creek and Epos

January 18, 2015 Scot Hull 1

I really ought to leave the Music Hall rooms for later in any given day. It’s not that I can’t take it first-thing. Not at all. The sound of a Music Hall system is almost […]

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AXPONA

AXPONA 2014: Music Hall, Creek, Epos and a wee dram

May 12, 2014 Scot Hull Comments Off on AXPONA 2014: Music Hall, Creek, Epos and a wee dram

It may be the worst kept secret that Leland Leard and Roy Hall of Music Hall Audio serve up the “good stuff” at audio shows. They have these tiny plastic medicine cups that they’ll measure […]

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RMAF 2012

RMAF12: Day 1 Multi-Pack (Part 3) — SVS, Melody, Polk, Playback, George Warren, Sonist, Coincident, Music Hall, Boulder, Music Culture, PTE

November 9, 2012 Editorial Staff 5

Another of roll up post. I didn’t get to spend enough time in any of these rooms, but I was curious about each. Consider this more of a photo journalistic survey than anything else. Most […]

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