LA Audio Show 2017: Rafe’s wrap up on California
While this may have been the inaugural Los Angeles Audio Show, it had an air of familiarity about it that made for an easygoing experience. Everything seemed to run like a [...]
spiral groove
LA Audio Show 2017: MoFi masters the art of audiophile pressings
Glancing at the deep stacks of vinyl albums in the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab room at the Los Angeles Audio Show, I could only think of two things: When do these guys go on [...]
CES 2017 Video: Spiral Groove Revolution turntable interview with Allen Perkins, and *that TAD system playing Prince*
Allen Perkins has some crazy ideas careening around his well-coifed head. Perkins, who wouldn’t look out of place playing Dave Brubeck in an HBO biopic, is the [...]
Newport 2015: Sunny Components presents Wilson Audio and Audio Research
by Rafe Arnott Wilson Audio makes speakers that remind me of Darth Vader. Since I’m a huge Star Wars fan, this is a very good thing, and every time I see a pair of [...]
High End 2014: Estelon + Vitus = Extreme
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis What would you expect from a speaker that goes by the name “Extreme”? To push the limits of proven concepts to the edge? To use some of the [...]
NYAV12: Innovative Audio presents Wilson, VTL, Spiral Groove
Innovative Audio room filled a relatively small room with some big gear. The big black $27,900 Wilson Sasha loudspeakers were set up along the long wall, driven by the [...]