Nagra‘s rooms are always on, and dialled to 11. They sneak up on you, and deliver a different something special each time, always changing it up a little. I still have vivid memories of the […]
Down the hall there was a cosy booth with all things Soundsmith, including Peter Ledermann and his trusted director Chris Sommovigo. They invited us in for a listen, the lure was the 7th generation of […]
I was skeptical about the abstract art posing as dipole loudspeakers that sat in front of me at T.H.E. Show in Newport Beach on Thursday afternoon. But that skepticism was soon to be put to […]
by Darryl Lindberg Best room: High Water Sound To my way of thinking, the “best room” award must encompass not only the sound, but the overall environment. Is this someplace you go to enjoy listening […]
I walked into the Hi-Fi Imports room at RMAF 2015, captivated by the sound of a National bottleneck guitar. I settled into a side seat and saw the vinyl record’s owner two seats away from […]
Dave Slagle builds oft-talked about (and lavishly praised by my brother from another mother Malachi Kenney) autoformers, he is a champion of the modest audiophile with his EMIA gear which features the EMIA phono stage, […]
I have seen a standout in turntable design and it is the Döhmann Helix 1. It’s no surprise to anyone who’s read my frantic scratchings here the past few months that I am an analogoholic. […]
The thing about Peat and Scotch There was a moment I thought I might be in serious trouble. One moment, in particular. One wrong step, and I’d be in it for sure. But I couldn’t […]
I am still unsure what to make of the Silbatone room. I’m pretty sure there’s a company in there, attempting to sell things, but you kind of don’t get the feeling that this is one […]
In high-end vinyl playback, Herr Frank Schröder‘s tonearms are easily among the finest, and most coveted, being made. You don’t see or hear about them very often, which is precisely Schröder’s preference — every time […]
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 laughed. Some […]
Legend tells of a legendary designer whose skills were the stuff of legend. That designer is Peter Ledermann … but you can call him Gandalf. For the past 40 years, his company Soundsmith, has been manufacturing […]
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