The Sound Organisation, Bryston | RMAF 2019
My first impression of The Sound Organisation exhibit room was how beautiful it was, not so much because of all the gorgeous equipment they brought but because of the room [...]
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AXPONA 2017: Trends, rants and John’s Best of Show
The audio-show year kicked off for me with an eardrum-flexing snare shot in Chicago at Audio Expo North America. If those three hectic days near the end of April are any [...]
AXPONA 2017: What’s in a Naim? With the Uniti Core, it’s about 100,000 songs
There has been such an avalanche of music servers and rippers recently that it’s a bit hard to keep up with them all. When I heard that Naim Audio was coming out with a new [...]
AXPONA 2016: John Stancavage’s Best of Show
Best Sound Cost-no-object system: Wilson Alexx, driven by Doshi tube amps (Paragon/Wilson Audio room). Neutral, effortless and jaw-dropping sound, combined with realistic [...]
AXPONA 2016: VTL, Pro Musica prove nice guys finish first
Every audio show, I find a couple of rooms that I could hang out in all weekend if not for the Esteemed Editor’s stubborn insistence that I also do my job of helping cover [...]
CAF 2013: Deja Vu
Much like the metal that coats Wolverine’s skeleton, the bits on display in the Deja Vu Audio room are all made from unobtainium. It’s not clear where they get [...]
RMAF12: Sonus Veritas is Latin for Gimme Some
Sonus Veritas broke free at RMAF this year, showing in their own room for the first time. It was good to see them step out into the limelight — this is a brand worth [...]
System Two
I am on the hunt for some new speakers. No, I’m not ditching the Magnepans … at least not yet (wink, wink). No, seriously, I’m not talking about that system [...]
