Chicago’s AXPONA kicks off busy year for U.S. audio shows
By John Stancavage With brick-and-mortar audio shops increasingly few and far between, high-end shows have seen tremendous growth in recent years. But are we on the verge of [...]
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New York 2014: The Monkeyhaus, the 21st Century Audiophile, and the End of Line
The Monkeyhaus is something of an urban legend. It’s usually discussed in hushed tones. Photographs are always blurred. No one ever seems to go and be willing to talk [...]
New York 2014: Soundsmith parts the seas, opens the heavens
Legend tells of a legendary designer whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend. I said that line to two, three dozen industry big wigs at the New York show. They all [...]
New York 2014: Legacy, svelte and on your wall
Bill and Victoria Duddleston of Legacy Audio were demoing a new pair of their on-wall loudspeakers, the Silhouette ($3,960/pair). The new Silhouettes are similar in most [...]
New York 2014: Peachtree Audio, Zu Audio and VPI
Koby Koranteng of Hi-Fi Logic, Zu Audio’s East Coast Diplomat, didn’t quite bolt as soon as I pulled out the camera, but he did maintain a suspicious distance [...]
New York 2014: KEF flips another Blade, goes for the throat
KEF knows how to throw a party. First, you invite the coolest kids on the block. Or in this case, an entire block of your fancy loudspeakers — check that wall! [...]
New York 2014: Taking my ease with Gingko and LampizatOr
I remember when the only thing I knew about Gingko Audio had to do with squishy balls. Sure, they still make the Cloud Isolators, but these days I’ve been entranced by [...]
New York 2014: Tweak Studio brings the toys
It’s pretty much impossible to not love Arnold Martinez of Tweak Studio of Chicago. Look up the word “irrepressible”, and Arnold will be the guy looking [...]
New York 2014: Volti, quoth the Raven, Evermore
I don’t really need to be a millionaire, I just want to be one. I think of that difference as subtle, and one that ought to get much smaller than it is currently. I [...]
New York 2014: Audio Note UK earns an ovation
I’m not sure where it happened, or when, but somewhere along the way, I became a fan of David Cope. I suppose he’d cringe to see that written down, but it’s [...]