“What are those light bulb things?” My roommate asked that as he bent over the Manley Labs Snapper Monoblock Amplifiers with his camera in hand. The downtown Los Angeles skyline tinted the sky charcoal grey […]
The Story Confused and enticed, those were some of the things written about this room in my show notes. I entered this crowded room during a rather impassioned demonstration by Jesus Trillo, CEO of J. […]
There are a couple of rooms on the audio show circuit that are pretty much a guarantee of goodness. Acoustic Zen is one. Robert Lee was showing off one of my favorite finishes on the […]
By Darryl Lindberg The Voice that Is: Tidal, Bricasti, etc. The ever-gracious Doug White set up an excellent system featuring Tidal Piano Cera floor standing speakers (at $23K Tidal’s “entry” offering) and Bricasti electronics, including […]
I’ll confess: I’m not really a fan of single-driver loudspeakers. I’m not not a fan, either. I have no dogs in this particular race — to me, the ideal of simplicity is one that has to meet […]
I plunked myself down in a chair in the MLC and Triode Corp room and pulled out my notebook to jot down what I was looking at. “Whatcha writing?” asked the guy sitting next to […]
Part-Time Audiophile How hot was the gear at the 2014 Audio Expo of North America? So hot a fire alarm briefly cleared the four show floors of Chicago’s Westin O’Hare midway through day two [yes, […]
Robert Lee was not happy with the system’s sound on Friday. Everything just felt a little off. And by a “little off”, I mean you’d need an oscilloscope to have any idea what he was […]
Robert Lee of Acoustic Zen was all smiles on Saturday, and with good reason: things were sounding sweet! The combination of Acoustic Zen loudspeakers and Triode Corp amplification is always a treat, and it was sounding especially […]
Mal and I arranged to pop into the Zen/Triode room a little early on Saturday, in the hopes of getting some photos that weren’t full of people’s feet. This was particularly necessary as the room […]
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. […]
Acoustic Zen‘s Robert Lee, shown here adjusting the volume after loading another CD, makes the most incredible sounding rooms at audio shows. For the last several shows, he’s been carting around the same kit, more […]
“Sure things” usually aren’t. Except when they are. Want in? Here you go: if you’re at an audio show, the Acoustic Zen room is going to sound really, really good. It’s a lock. Anyway, this […]
Big tubes. Bigger speakers. Sexy finishes. Sultry sound. Thundering bass. This look, this gear, this sound — this is why we’re audiophiles. This is the gear we take home to our long-suffering families and loved […]
The $16k Acoustic Zen Crescendos have sounded excellent at every show I’ve heard them, and Axpona was no exception. Robert Lee has a winner here, and it’s a pleasure to visit with him every time […]
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