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Raven Audio: Electronics, Loudspeakers & Cables | Lone Star Audio Fest 2019

June 6, 2019 // 1 Comment

Raven Audio is on a roll this year with their new loudspeakers and electronics. Even though this Lone Star Audio Fest is the “biggest little audio show in Texas”, Raven [...]

RMAF 2018: A Critical Eye

November 10, 2018 // 5 Comments

Photography by Paul Elliott I have completely bought into the music reproduction industry ever since I heard the difference between lamp cord as speaker wire and Monster [...]

Capital Audiofest 2017: Kickin’ it with Linear Tube Audio

November 23, 2017 // 2 Comments

Local Washington DC company Linear Tube Audio (LTA) had a big presence at the show this year. It seemed like every time I turned around, something of theirs was staring me [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: The $350 to $5,000 systems they were lining up for

June 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

There were a number of spectacular, cost-no-object components drawing stereo fans at the Los Angeles Audio Show, but the room I had the hardest time getting into featured a [...]

Review: Tekton SEAS Pendragon

January 24, 2015 // 16 Comments

by John Richardson Oh my, these seem like big speakers, or more like two giant monoliths bearing down on me as it sit in my listening chair. Good lord, I think these things [...]

Review: Rogue Audio Sphinx Integrated Amplifier

January 17, 2015 // 9 Comments

by John Richardson Late last summer I was invited to a cookout at the home of an audio buddy of mine, Bill Magerman. I couldn’t refuse, as Bill is an excellent cook [...]

Magnepan and Tekton meet Pass Labs, Odyssey, Job, Merrill, Red Wine Audio, First Watt and Vitus Audio

November 27, 2013 // 30 Comments

Amplifier Madness Filed Under: Why The Hell Not. Wild hair? Yeah, maybe. Two over-achieving and “moderately priced” transducers fell into my Magical Hand of [...]

First Listen: Tekton Designs Pendragon SEAS

April 27, 2013 // 32 Comments

Eric Alexander sent me a pair of Tekton Designs Pendragon loudspeakers with the new SEAS driver layout. Heh heh, heh heh. These are 95dB, 4 ohm, and a bit smaller than their [...]

Follow up on Fritz Frequencies’ Grove

March 28, 2012 // 4 Comments

Who’s Fritz? Fritz Heiler makes loudspeakers. He’s the man behind Fritz Frequencies, a one-man shop working out of Los Angeles, and all his gear is Made in the [...]

Follow-Up: Red Wine Audio Signature 15

March 22, 2012 // 20 Comments

This is a fairly well-covered piece of audio gear, so I’m challenged with how to proceed without simply repeating what others have already, and far more capably, [...]