Munich High End 2018: Fern & Roby make it feel like the first time
Christopher Hildebrand of bespoke high-fidelity manufacturer Fern & Roby showed off some impressive pieces of kit at AXPONA a few weeks ago, and when I spoke with him [...]
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The Record Store Day Hi-Fi Roadshow at Gravity Records
“Just to let you know, we have a high-fidelity stereo system in the store today. I invite you to select any record from the shelf, take the center yellow chair, sit back [...]
AXPONA 2018: Fern & Roby hit the ground running with Linear Tube Audio
I’ve had the opportunity to cover Christopher Hildebrand’s efforts several times in the past two years as he builds up his, bespoke high-fidelity brand Fern & [...]
AXPONA 2018 Advance: New venue, more gear, live music
There are a lot of ways to judge the significance and success of a hi-fi show — including the size of the venue, total attendance and number of exhibitors. By any of [...]
Vinyl is dead. Turntable sales drop. Long live vinyl.
I love headlines like this, they always grab people’s attention. And in all seriousness, I felt this worthy of a punchy title. Internet prognosticators are reporting [...]
Peter Qvortrup: High Fidelity, the Decline of the Decades
This is an article that first appeared in our new online PDF, downloadable magazine The Occasional last fall in it’s inaugural edition. We’ll be rolling out [...]
How to build Listening Room Synergy: Curating a system that sings
System synergy — components mating so well that the result exceeds the sum of their parts — is one of the most elusive goals in audio. You know it when you hear [...]
RMAF 2017: Bob’s Devices Pairs up with Chesky for Great Analog
I ran into Bob Sattin of Bob’s Devices at RMAF as I was looking at new Chesky LP releases in the marketplace. Sattin was next door and said, “Hey, do you want to [...]
High End 2017: Blumenhofer, MasterSound, Cammino and the final horn room
This is it. This is my last horn-loaded loudspeaker room writeup from High End 2017 at the MOC in Munich. Some of you will lament this, other rejoice, but to both camps I say [...]
HiFi Centre steps in to fill void as Vancouver Audio Show pulled from Chester Group website
With the Vancouver Audio Show that was scheduled to run June 23rd to June 25th no longer appearing on show organizer The Chester Group’s website, Igor Kivritsky of [...]