PAF 2022
High End by Oz | PAF 2022
The High End by Oz room at the 2022 Pacific Audio Fest was the very last room I visited before I hopped in my car and drove home. (With a pair of speakers, a two […]
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THE Show 2022
Acora Acoustics, Ampsandsound, Lampizator, Thrax, Audio Research, Dynavector | THE Show 2022
Regular readers will know by now that Dave McNair, myself and the rest of the PTA Team have an enormous amount of respect and appreciation for Acora Acoustics and founder Valerio Cora, who is perhaps […]
Capital Audiofest 2021
Borresen, Thrax, Vitus, Ansuz, HifiStay, United Home Audio, HighEnd by Oz | CAF 2021
Borresen launches a new speaker with a special use for silver, Thrax slaps us across the face with three new serious pieces of electronics, Vitus Audio says “Hey, can I play?“, Ansuz Acoustics places a […]
Show Report
Grover’s Wrap-Up and Best of Show | T.H.E. SHOW 2021
THE SHOW 2021 was, by my estimation, a reason for cautious optimism. Everything appeared to go off without a hitch, attendees were well-behaved and plentiful enough, and exhibitors seemed pleased by the amount and depth […]
Show Report
Audiovector, Thrax, Frank Schröder, Tom Evans, Antipodes, Weiss Engineering, Hemingway Audio | T.H.E. SHOW 2021
After hearing Dave McNair rave about the Audiovector (website) loudspeakers (Dave’s review here), I knew a stop by their room was mandatory. Another dark room and a difficult photo-taking environment greeted me. A glorious sound […]
RMAF 2018
RMAF 2018: A Critical Eye
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 brand wire oh so many years ago. Yes, […]
Newport Beach 2016
Newport 2016: Kyron Audio and Döhmann get rid of the box
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 […]
AXPONA 2016
AXPONA 2016: Thrax takes small to the max
It’s always a good sign when you approach an audio show room and the music sounds great just wafting out the door. Such was the case when I visited the Thrax-EnKlein-Audio Union setup on Sunday […]
RMAF 2015
RMAF 2015: Hi-Fi Imports takes Thrax to max
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 […]
High End 2015
High End 2015: Rosso Fiorentino, Thrax, North Star and Bergmann
When you think of Rosso Fiorentino speakers concepts like pricey, great sound and Italian artisanry come in mind. Now take the pricey part out of the equation but keep the artisan finish and melodic sound. […]
RMAF 2014
RMAF 2014: Thrax, Sutherland and EnKlein
I like Dave Kleinbeck of EnKlein Cables. A lot. That dude is smart as hell and has a sense of humor rare in this industry. That is, he’s completely bent. That sort of combo needs […]
RMAF 2014
RMAF 2014 Roundup, Part 3: Big Rooms with Medium-sized Speakers
by Darryl Lindberg Aaudio: Lansche, Ypsilon, etc. I think this year’s Aaudio system, featuring the Lansche 5.1 ($50K) driven by Ypsilon electronics, was one of the best I’d heard from Brian Ackerman. In the previous […]