Insiders, intelligentsia, and those-in-the-know, know that Steven Norber has got the mojo — and they know that his demos are always among some of the most engaging, liquid, analog-sounding, and real-to-life to be heard. I […]
Sights of arrival, and what not to miss Photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook Everyday good day begins with a burger. It occurred to me while walking through Denver International Airport today that if your state […]
The audio-show year kicked off for me with an eardrum-flexing snare shot in Chicago at Audio Expo North America. If those three hectic days near the end of April are any indication, we’re in for […]
It’s almost taken for granted these days that most products in high-end audio are not going to produce significant distortion. One exception is tubed gear, but enthusiasts consider second-order harmonics to be pleasing — the […]
How many Simolians do you have to part with these days to get good sound? I mean, really? Is it even possible, or just a frustrating pipe dream? That seems to have been Topic A […]
So here we are again. Somehow, the year has turned, we’re all facing yet another New Year, and yet no one is running through the streets screaming about “the end of meaning”, “the inexorable march […]
There must be no shortage of coffee pots at Wyred 4 Sound’s Atascadero, Calif., offices. I’m imagining an entire team of heavily perspiring executives, engineers and marketing people rushing around, gulping caffeine in prodigious amounts, […]
The upscale Emerald Physics EP-2.7 loudspeakers ($9k; offered at an on-site special price of $6k/pair) were clad in an inky black. This speaker features an upgraded concentric mid/woofer and tweeter array over the more pedestrian […]
Emerald Physics, the brand known for flat-panel, DSP-controlled, open-baffle loudspeakers has been crushing audio show demos for several years now. Part of their success is due, no doubt, to the fact that they digitally correct […]
Running around the Westin San Francisco hotel for three days with a press badge on, feeling like John Atkinson (or even, shrudder, Scot Hull), certainly had its moments. Even though I’ve been attending high-end exhibitions […]
You can lead music lovers to a better lifestyle system, but can you make them buy? That’s the question a lot of companies are asking as they seek to offer an alternative to crappy department-store […]
Rick Cullen and EJ Saramento of Wyred4Sound have a side business. Several, actually, but the one I’m thinking of here has to do with amplifier legend James Bongiorno, perhaps best known for his work with […]
Where do you even start in this room? You start with Fritz, of course. He somehow always manages to look like he’s just heard the best joke ever, and he’ll tell you when you’re old […]
Ken Kessler, at this year’s RMAF, made headlines talking about how the audio industry is pretty much dead and the only hope there is — at all — is at the very high end. Think […]
The FedEx Fairy (not something I’d say to his face) came bringing gifts today! My favorite kind of day. First up is a Wyred4Sound STP SE preamp. This guy is an “activated passive”, to borrow […]
“What should I get?” I wish I asked myself this question less, much less heard it from others. The answer is, invariably, “I don’t know.” Not that I’m not thinking about it. Like, semi-obsessively. Or […]
Wyred 4 Sound has branched out significantly in the last year, and now offers a handful of nifty new products — most relevantly for Newport is the Music Server. Pricing starts at $2k for 1TB […]
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