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High End 2017: The tea ceremony of recorded playback with Kondo of Japan

May 31, 2017 // 2 Comments

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 [...]

High End 2017: Silbatone and the lost sonic art of Western Electric horn systems

May 30, 2017 // 1 Comment

Horns. Big, beautiful, Western Electric horns. Unless you’ve heard the behemoth 1920s Western Electric horn systems for yourself it’s difficult to convey their [...]

Vinnie Rossi interview: The man behind LIO, PURE-DC-4EVR, and the iMod

February 10, 2017 // 4 Comments

Vinnie Rossi (of VinnieRossi.com), and his effusive smile are a bit of a legend in hi-fi circles, especially on the show circuit. Rossi is always quick with a handshake, and [...]

CES 2017: The Air Tight dojo in Las Vegas

January 28, 2017 // 2 Comments

Rarefied air. That kind of sums up the Japanese house of Air Tight for me. The Osaka-based bespoke electronics manufacturer celebrated its 30th anniversary last April, which [...]

Review: Audio Note Meishu Silver Signature integrated amplifier

January 4, 2017 // 12 Comments

When an amplifier takes two men to move it, you could start to question your choice in amplifiers… but not me. I knew I was on to something truly special. The fact that [...]

RMAF 2016: Nagra, Kronos, and Avalon Acoustics provide precision with emotion

October 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

This was probably the most beautiful looking room at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest this year to me. I mean your eyes just kinda went ‘CAYOOGA!!’ in a Loony Toons [...]

Newport 2016: Music Reference aims for the sweet spot

July 17, 2016 // 3 Comments

In these times of $150,000 speakers, $60,000 amps and cable that can approach those two numbers combined, it always warms my heart to see a company set its sights on a more [...]