Munich 2023
Silbatone | Munich 2023
A few years ago, someone had asked me if I had gone into the Silbatone room at a high-end audio show, probably Munich. “Silbatone?” I asked. “Who are they?” My friend readied his stance as […]
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BorderPatrol P21 EXD 300B Amplifier | REVIEW
This one is a bit of a convoluted story, let me tell ya. One sunny day in the early pre-COVID winter, Gary Dews, the head guy at BorderPatrol Audio (website), paid me a visit bearing gifts. […]
CAF 2019
VK Music, Sparkler Audio, AER, Elekit, Sunvalley | CAF 2019
I chose to visit the VK Music exhibit room at the 2019 Capital Audiofest for one reason–they were featuring equipment from Sparkler Audio. Part-Time Audiophile published a review for the Sparkler Audio Ether integrated amplifier […]
Munich 2017
High End 2017: The tea ceremony of recorded playback with Kondo of Japan
High End at Munich in the MOC is an A-List affair with thousands of people swarming everywhere constantly, and millions of dollars in ne plus ultra gear oozing cabling as thick as my thigh out of […]
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Review: Audion Super Sterling 120 stereo amplifier
by Malachi Kenney True Confessions It must have been at least a decade ago when the Single-Ended bug bit me. The usual thing happened, of course. I’d heard a single-ended 50 playing through some AER […]
RMAF 2013
RMAF 2013: BorderPatrol and Volti Audio
My Volti Audio/BorderPatrol room experience at RMAF wasn’t exactly new as I’ve previously had most of this gear in my home. At the same time, even. Which may not entirely explain why my eyes nearly popped out […]
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System Two: BorderPatrol Arrives
About 3 years ago at the first Capital AudioFest, I got my first chance at see and hear BorderPatrol gear. Last year, I got to spend some “quality time” with them and Living Voice loudspeakers. […]
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