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RMAF 2016: Lee at the End of Line and Best in Show

December 13, 2016

I approached this year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest with a strange mix of excitement and trepidation. The long-time venue of the Denver Tech Center Marriott was in the midst of significant construction which literally shut off half the hotel [...]

Manifest Disc: Like kids in a candy store

December 10, 2016

by Eric Franklin Shook If you haven’t grown up by age 50, you don’t have to Saying that record stores were the Mecca of my youth is an understatement. Even though I mostly bought cassette tapes when just a wee lad, I arrived in life still early [...]

Audio Advice: “Music Matters” in Charlotte, NC — Part 2

December 2, 2016

by Eric Franklin Shook From The Bottom To The Top Poverty in the American South has many names, one of them being Laurinburg. It’s a small town in North Carolina, just north of it’s southern border. Coincidentally that is where Leon [...]

Audio Advice: “Music Matters” in Raleigh, NC — Part 1

November 24, 2016

by Eric Franklin Shook There are people; then there are these people Narrow minded, prejudiced, ready to make assumptions about places different from where they grew up. I’m not talking about North Carolina, I’m talking about me, and people like [...]

RMAF 2016: Zu, Peachtree Know How to Set the Mood

October 29, 2016

In terms of pure fun, the one room I always look forward to at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest is a mezzanine-level space shared by Zu Audio and Peachtree Audio. From appearances by rock-n-roll legends and guest DJ segments to some of the hippest [...]

AXPONA 2016: Here comes a super Nova!

May 8, 2016

Peachtree Audio 2.0. A full relaunch of the brand. David Solomon back on the sales team. New products in the pipeline. I had to get the full scoop in Chicago. David is one of my favorite people in the audio business, so I was not going to miss his [...]

RMAF 2015: Santana drummer hits for Zu and Peachtree

October 4, 2015

You heard it here: Latin-rock pioneer Carlos Santana has wrapped up a new album with his classic lineup. The record, to be called Santana IV, picks up where the group left off after breaking up in 1972, according to drummer Michael Shrieve. Shrieve [...]

Review: Audioengine B2 Bluetooth Speaker, Peachtree Audio Deepblue2, and Audioengine A5+ with B1 Bluetooth Music Receiver

August 1, 2015

by John and Davis Richardson For the Not-So-Rich-And-Famous “Hey John, how would you like to review some lifestyle products?” That’s the invitation I got in editor Scot Hull’s basement not long ago when I stopped in for a quick visit. [...]

CanJam SoCal 2015, Part 3: Amplification

April 5, 2015

By Lee Shelly Schiit Audio The first stop I made (pre- show!), was to the Schiit booth. When I got there, Jason Stoddard was fighting with his flagship system … no sound was coming out … yikes. Fortunately, it turned out to be an issue [...]

Best of 2014 and The Product of the Year

December 31, 2014

It was the best of times. It was the not-best-of-times. But whatever it was, and wherever it lies on the Arc of Interesting, 2014 saw some pretty amazing stuff and some truly inspiring stories, and was also draped with melancholy and sadness. This [...]