It seems like lately, I’ve been reconsidering some past held audio prejudices. For one, I have started to re-evaluate low power amps and what they are capable of. Two, I am understanding in more detail […]
Muraudio catches my fancy once again, but on a whole new level. Merrill Audio shows itself to be the true rose gold standard in reference power and finesse. Aurender and EMM Labs handle the music. […]
I think my listening notes speak to the quality of the MBL room in Tampa: “Speakers disappearing like Houdini.” “Vocals are realistic with a good amount of chestiness.” “Great illusion of real performers in a […]
A photo tour of the Florida Audio Expo happenings that occur outside of the exhibit rooms. Registration was busy from the moment the show opened on Friday, and it stayed that way through Sunday. The […]
Raven Audio shows us their famous tube electronics, along with their new loudspeakers and cables. Along with a little help from Mytek Digital. When I first saw Raven Audio in the Florida Audio Expo show-guide […]
The last few shows, I’ve been gushing over the pairing of Jeff Joseph’s (Joseph Audio) speakers and Nick Doshi’s (Doshi Audio) electronics with wiring by Josh and Angela Cardas (Cardas Audio). Much of this has […]
The Wilson Audio room was a bit of a reunion of sorts for me. This room seemed to be the room that many visited first. Bart suggested to many to start at the 8th floor […]
by Paul Elliott I thought the show really very good. Run very professionally, far better than a “first effort”. I can only hope they can muster the energy to do it again next year. All […]
It seems like Qobuz is everywhere these days. A virtual, er, tidal wave of promotion led by my pal David Solomon. I walked into the Legacy Audio room and off to the side, some sweet […]
Classic Audio Loudspeakers brings field coil sound to the Florida Audio Expo, the minds at Purist Audio Design give us a tour of their Neptune series cables, Atma-Sphere brings the Novacron, Tri-Planar flexes their Ultimate […]
House of Stereo brings retail sensibility to a small room, Wolf Audio Systems takes us back to the future, TAD (Technical Audio Devices) puts a fine point on detail, Ayre Acoustics continues to build a […]
They’ve done it again! The Audio Company of Marietta, Georgia USA is without a doubt, one of the premier exhibitors of Von Schweikert, VAC, Esoteric, Airtight, Kronos, Critical Mass, Clearaudio, and Masterbuilt products. Jim, Gordon, […]
Parasound shows off some incredible new products, Martin Logan stands tall as ever, Rega and Aurender did the cooking, and AudioQuest set the table. The Story If there was an award for “most fun and […]
— by Paul Elliott VAC (Valve Amplification Company) Kevin Hayes From the late 1980s to early 1990s, Kevin was an academic; his hobby, music systems of that era, always left him wanting more. He instinctively […]
by Paul Elliott VPI Mat and Harry Weisfeld did not escape NJ to the sunny south, Marc Boyle was down repping VPI in a couple of rooms, so I asked Marc about the design philosophy. VPI […]
by Paul Elliott Michael Fremer gets the alignment right and cuts the ribbon to open the first Florida Audio Expo! All the work Alan and his team has now come together and the show opened […]
Ahead of the Florida Audio Expo, I was wondering if readers realized just how much life there is in Tampa Bay audio. I grew up in Longboat Key, which sits just a bit below Tampa […]
by Paul Elliot Leaving dreary Baltimore and waking up in the bright sunshine and 80-degree wonderfulness, one just knows good things are about to spring forth. I’m here a day early, walking the halls before the Flordia […]
Bitchin’ Stereos In Paradise! It’s been a record cold winter throughout most of the continental U.S., with only a few regions escaping the Arctic Outbreak of 2019 (mistakenly refereed to as “Polar Vortex” by the […]
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