One of two rooms featuring some magnificent loudspeakers from German loudspeaker/electronics maker Tidal Audio, found Doug White of The Voice That Is (out of Philadelphia, PA), showing off my speakers. Well, no. Not really. I […]
Leveraging an unusual corner-of-the-room setup, Lou Hinkley of Daedalus Audio and Dan Wright of ModWright managed to wring some spell-binding sound out of the Capital Audiofest this year. None of this stuff is exactly cheap. It’s […]
ModWright was showing off a brand-new all-tube venture in concert with his partner-in-crime, the wood-working wizard behind Daedalus Audio. The new widget? The Ambrose, an EL-34-based single-ended pentode amplifier! Apparently, this is a test-shot — a whole […]
Apparently, Klaus Bunge of Odyssey Audio was up till the wee hours of Friday morning, attempting to chase audio gremlins out of his system. While 10am saw some progress, it wasn’t until my visit on […]
In a surprise move, Mat Weisfeld (VPI‘s new President) brought the entire company to the Capital Audiofest this year. Yes, everyone. Well, everyone except Grammy, but everyone knows she’s the one that probably kicked them […]
With this year’s Capital Audiofest, there’s good news, and there’s bad news. The good news? This show was … very possibly … the best-sounding show I’ve been to. And I’ve been to a few. Explaining […]
This Friday marks the sixth annual Capital Audiofest in (or near) our Nation’s Capital. This show is my “local show”, which is fun, and it’s also the audio show that kicked me off the cliff. […]
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