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CES 2013: Audio Research
Audio Research, now a part of the Fine Sounds Group, was showing a couple of bits here at CES, alongside the monster Aida loudspeakers from Sonus Faber. Let me say, first, that this is the […]
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CES 2013: Angel Sound
I’m not really sure what to say about the Angel Sound room, or their … imposing … $160,000/pair flagship P8 loudspeakers. The kids in here were really nice, but … this room was not a […]
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CES 2013: Conrad-Johnson
Bill Conrad and Lew Johnson of Conrad-Johnson were on hand to chat about their classic designs. I say “classic designs” because C-J has, at least for me, pretty much defined the high-end of audio for […]
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CES 2013: Nola’s awesome Concert Grand Reference
Carl & Marilyn Marchisotto of Nola Audio put on quite a show at CES. The huge guest room at the Venetian was almost not big enough to contain their awesomeness — they’d have been even […]
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CES 2013: Unison Research and the UPower Tube Booster Amplifier
Like many audiophiles, I wish that my flea-powered amplifier wasn’t quite so … anemic … when it came to modern loudspeakers. I mean, if it wasn’t for all the crazy-low impedance swings or sub-90dB sensitivity […]
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CES 2013: Alluxity, Light Harmonic and Estelon
AVM-TEC is an audio start-up, fronted by Alexander Vitus (yes, that Vitus), with a couple of prototype products on display. The first, the Alluxity Pre ONE preamplifier (TBD, but ~$8,000), sports a very fancy LCD […]
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CES 2013: Estelon, Vitus and Light Harmonic
So, with nothing precisely new here, the Estelon X-Diamond is still a magnificent loudspeaker. Physically dominant, the big white dinosaur-bone shape is elegant and most definitely different — certain to inspire some rather definitive opinions […]
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CES 2013: Light Harmonic Dual DAC, Source and Streamer — with Wilson, Pass and D’Agostino
We got the scoop back at RMAF about the new version of the Da Vinci DAC from Light Harmonic, now called the “Dual DAC”, so it was pretty cool to see it here at CES […]
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CES 2013: Vitus Audio RD-100, with Estelon and VPI
Vitus Audio launched a new entry into their entry-level “Reference Line” at CES this year, the RD-100. The RD-100 looks like a DAC/pre combo, but that’d be oversimplifying a bit. Think of it, rather, as […]
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CES 2013: The Greatest (Audio) Show On Earth?
The Audio Show Blasphemy. That’s what it is, plain and simple — blasphemy. I mean, how is it possible that “The Denver Show” isn’t the greatest audio show on Earth? The very idea boggles the […]
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Pre-CES Coolness
One of the most delightful things about signing up for a CES press badge is all the delightful email that will inundate that account. Ahh, the bliss. Over the last month, I have received 514,238 […]
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Girding, T.H.E. Show Las Vegas and CES 2013
I’m still not exactly sure why loins, specifically, would need girding, but I think I may need to get on that pronto. It’s about to get a little hairy. Monday, I’m off to Vegas. I […]
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New at CES: some Perspective from Joseph Audio
It’s probably no secret by now that I’m a big fan of Joseph Audio. So, the news that there’s a new upscale stablemate for the Pulsars is great stuff. So, here’s the new Perspective from […]