Warsaw 2017
Warsaw 2017: Nagra goes full HD
Nagra has been on a great streak lately (as in the last 40 years or so) and after introducing the HD Power amplifiers it was time to throw in the game a top of the […]
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RMAF 2017
RMAF 2017: Lee’s Best of Show
This year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest was a blast. With the Marriott Tech Center all put back together and a lot of manufacturers and people in attendance, it felt like the show was back up to […]
RMAF 2017
RMAF 2017: Best In Show
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 2107: Nagra, Wilson define the state of the art
I found myself getting short of breath at RMAF not long after I entered room 1030 at the Marriott Denver Tech Center. I put most of the blame on my general middle-aged poor health, combined […]
RMAF 2017
RMAF 2017: Mile-high in Denver with PS Audio, Fern & Roby, Nagra, Tidal, Zu, DeVore Fidelity, and Tone Imports
Paul McGowan of PS Audio was grinning ear-to-ear as he started telling me about the company’s brand new P20 PureStream Power Plant Friday morning at RMAF inside the Denver Marriott Tech Centre. We first reported […]
Munich 2017
High End 2017: Dr’s wrap up and awards
Another show, another great show actually. It is useless pointing out how good of a show Munich has became in recent years. This is the place to be for everybody, starting from emerging realities and […]
Munich 2017
Munich 2017: Nagra, Kronos, and Wilson make listeners see red
We’ve all heard the phrase, pictured it in our minds, or seen a commercial based on it. Like waving a red flag at a bull. That’s what the Nagra room in the 4.2 Atrium level […]
CES 2017
CES 2017: Sun setting on Vegas for high fidelity?
This CES was my first. Thing is, it just might be my last. Consensus among fellow journalists, hi-fi manufacturers, distributors, and bricks & mortar owners is that it’s no longer a good fit for home audio, […]
CES 2017
CES 2017: 12 hour Tour – Technics, DEG, Mytek, Sony, ELAC, Nagra, MSB, SweetVinyl, dCS, AudioQuest, Musical Surroundings
This year, I decided to do the accelerated CES 2017 tour. With some loss of good judgement, I created a flight plan in and out of Vegas from Seattle in a single day with just enough time to […]
CES 2017
CES 2017: Nagra and YG Acoustics keep the balance
There’s always an expectation on my part when I walk into a room featuring electronics by Nagra of Switzerland. It’s sort of like going to the pub: you know there’s good beer, food, and friends […]
Digital
Review: Nagra HD DAC; or, Closing the gap between digital and analog
There is not much to be said about Nagra Audio that has not been said already. The company goes back six decades, when Stefan Kudelski, a young talented engineer born in Poland but due to […]
RMAF 2016
RMAF 2016: Nagra, Kronos, and Avalon Acoustics provide precision with emotion
This was probably the most beautiful looking room at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest this year to me. I mean your eyes just kinda went ‘CAYOOGA!!’ in a Loony Toons cartoon character (think old-fashioned car horn) […]
Munich 2016
High End 2016: Raidho D4.1 or how to make an excellent speaker even better
This has been one of the most anticipated rooms fo Munich’s 2016 show. If you follow the various facebook groups and audio related forums you must have noticed the teaser pics of the improved Raidho […]
Munich 2016
High End 2016: Nagra blends pro audio with high end and the result is tremendous
Nagra has been around since decades, all the way back to the ‘50s. During the first decades it became famous for battery-operated reel-to-reel recorders which were industry-standard for cinema and TV production. Since then, the […]
Loudspeakers
A visit with the Stenheim Reference Statement
by Norman Williams Do you remember, the 17th night of September? I do, and it was a soiree not to forget indeed. In fact, I consider it an early birthday present. Jean-Pascal Panchard (JPP), owner […]
High End 2015
High End 2015: Nagra Audio
Nagra Audio was showing off a new amplifier – the Classic (€14,500) – which replaces the outgoing MSA amplifier I reviewed here. The Classic retains the Class A bias and switching PSU that characterized the […]
RMAF 2014
RMAF 2014: Audioarts presents Stenheim and Nagra
Audioarts of NYC has presented some of my favorite rooms at RMAF in years past, and this year they elected to exhibit on a Swiss theme with manufacturers Stenheim and Nagra. Stenheim’s Alumine speakers are […]
High-End
High End 2014: Raidho’s diamonds
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis Raidho of Denmark brought a series of speakers but we managed to hear only the two bigger ones as the smaller and highly anticipated X-1 were only on static display. The […]
Munich 2014
High End 2014: Verity and Nagra, a blend of innovation and classics
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis Verity Audio has reason to celebrate, their iconic speaker Parsifal recently reached 25 years and a new, improved version is on display. The “anniversary” edition features more than just a nice […]
CAS 2013
CAS 2013: Rethm
Rethm‘s progenitor, Jacob George, brought a simple, attractive system to the third floor. The speakers, his middle model Maarga ($8500), were partnered with his 16 watt, two chassis Gaanam integrated amplifier ($7500) and a Nagra […]