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RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: Xact Audio, CH Precison, Zu Audio, and Frank Schröder

October 17, 2017 Rafe Arnott 1

This was not exactly your father’s stereo system… no wood veneer here, but that’s what drew me into the room: the look of all that gleaming CH Precision gear, (A1 amplifier, L1 preamplifier, X1 Power […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: More Must See Rooms

October 8, 2017 Eric Franklin Shook 2

Saturday, Day Two Photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook I have more brands, dealers, and vendors you might want to put on your short list of MUST SEE ROOMS for Sunday. Also, let us know in […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: Mile-high in Denver with PS Audio, Fern & Roby, Nagra, Tidal, Zu, DeVore Fidelity, and Tone Imports

October 7, 2017 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on RMAF 2017: Mile-high in Denver with PS Audio, Fern & Roby, Nagra, Tidal, Zu, DeVore Fidelity, and Tone Imports

Paul McGowan of PS Audio was grinning ear-to-ear as he started telling me about the company’s brand new P20 PureStream Power Plant Friday morning at RMAF inside the Denver Marriott Tech Centre. We first reported […]

Components

Review: Pass Labs XA60.8 Mono Amplifiers

October 1, 2017 John Richardson 3

by John Richardson I’ve been on something of a roll lately with amplifiers from Pass Labs. Readers might recall that I reviewed a monster of an amp, the Pass X250.8 a couple of years ago, […]

Loudspeakers

Review: DeVore Fidelity Gibbon X

August 19, 2017 Scot Hull 18

The following is a transcript after a late night session down in the listening room, recently. Me. “That’s not quite right, is it?” Him. “No, it’s off. Listen – hear that? Sounds a bit thicker. The shimmer […]

Loudspeakers

Mini-Review: Zu Audio Dirty Weekend Omen Version II

July 29, 2017 John Richardson 15

by John Richardson Sometimes just reading the news here at PTA gets me into trouble. Like last March, when I happened upon a blurb about Zu Audio’s Dirty Weekend event, where a stripped down version […]

Announcements

Zu Audio Omen Dirty weekend Mk. II

March 8, 2017 Rafe Arnott 1

This just into my mailbox this morning (which is dirty as well, but that’s another story). The great people at Zu Audio are having another of their legendary Dirty Weekends, and this time it’s all […]

Components

Review: Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL2.0

February 26, 2017 John Richardson 7

by John Richardson Linear Tube Audio and David Berning Let’s start this review with a little pop quiz. Question 1: Have you heard of Linear Tube Audio (the company)? No? OK, I didn’t think so. […]

Loudspeakers

Review: Zu Audio Druid Mk V Speakers

December 25, 2016 John Richardson 5

by John Richardson Zu Audio, a small company based in Ogden, Utah, represents to me the absolute modern American success story. I love everything about it: the quest for audio perfection, the pursuit of a […]

Audiophile Journal

Manifest Discs, Michael Fremer, Like Kids in a Candy Store | On The Road

December 10, 2016 Eric Franklin Shook 6

“If you haven’t grown up by age fifty, you don’t have to.” Saying that record stores were the Mecca of my youth is an understatement. Even though I mostly bought cassette tapes when just a […]

RMAF 2016

RMAF 2016: Zu, Peachtree Know How to Set the Mood

October 29, 2016 John Stancavage 1

In terms of pure fun, the one room I always look forward to at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest is a mezzanine-level space shared by Zu Audio and Peachtree Audio. From appearances by rock-n-roll legends […]

Components

Review: J2, SIT-1, and F7 First Watt amplifiers by Nelson Pass

September 9, 2016 John Richardson 6

by John Richardson A Clutch of Amplifiers Let’s start this review with a little chat about First Watt and its founder, Nelson Pass. As experienced audiophiles, I’m assuming we all are at least somewhat familiar […]

Newport Beach 2016

Newport 2016 Wrap-up: Best new products, best sound, best room, and ramblings

August 5, 2016 Rafe Arnott 3

Trying to wrap up coverage of an audio show weeks after you’ve left is always a bittersweet proposition for me, and Newport 2016 was no exception. New friends were made, and old ones warmly greeted. […]

Newport Beach 2016

Newport 2016: Ampsandsound hand-makes gear for the masses

July 27, 2016 John Stancavage Comments Off on Newport 2016: Ampsandsound hand-makes gear for the masses

Ampsandsound may be missing a few spaces in its name, but a visit to its room at T.H.E. Show in Newport revealed the company wasn’t lacking much else. Indeed, the business founded by medical social […]

Newport Beach 2016

Newport 2016: Zu Audio and Pass Labs travel to Oz

June 7, 2016 Rafe Arnott 7

I kept opening one eye in the near blackness of the Zu Audio room at Newport Beach as I proceeded to click my heels together three times: but unlike Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Santana drummer hits for Zu and Peachtree

October 4, 2015 John Stancavage Comments Off on RMAF 2015: Santana drummer hits for Zu and Peachtree

You heard it here: Latin-rock pioneer Carlos Santana has wrapped up a new album with his classic lineup. The record, to be called Santana IV, picks up where the group left off after breaking up […]

Newport Beach 2015

Newport 2015: Zu Audio

July 22, 2015 Rafe Arnott 5

Zu Audio is a serious tribe of ‘philes out of Ogden, Utah led by founder Sean Casey on a sustained campaign to keep hi-fi firmly in the hands of those passionate about the pursuit of […]

RMAF 2014

RMAF 2014: Xact Audio takes shot at vinyl gold with Garrard and Schroeder

October 17, 2014 Scot Hull Comments Off on RMAF 2014: Xact Audio takes shot at vinyl gold with Garrard and Schroeder

In high-end vinyl playback, Herr Frank Schröder‘s tonearms are easily among the finest, and most coveted, being made. You don’t see or hear about them very often, which is precisely Schröder’s preference — every time […]

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CAF 2014

CAF 2014: Zu Audio with First Watt is transcendent

August 14, 2014 Scot Hull 4

Is it ruining the suspense to say that the Zu Audio room at CAF received quite a few votes for Best-In-Show? Probably. But for those in attendance, it was hardly a surprise. It’s true, the rooms […]

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CAF 2014

CAF 2014: HiFi Logic presents audio joy from Zu Audio, Wells Audio, TW-Acustic and a lot more

August 7, 2014 Scot Hull 1

Koby Koranteng of Hi-Fi Logic operates his dealership in Maplewood, NJ, just outside of Newark. His demo rooms are routinely as interesting as they are excellent. Some of the brands he carries are familiar — […]

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