It was the best of times. It was the not-best-of-times. But whatever it was, and wherever it lies on the Arc of Interesting, 2014 saw some pretty amazing stuff and some truly inspiring stories, and […]
“The Pass Laboratories 100.8 mono block amplifiers mark the advent of what may be the finest-sounding amps the company has produced to date, and a solution that is fully competitive with the very best on the […]
by Paul Ashby The holidays: a time to reflect with family, enjoy cozy nights indoors with blustery weather beating at the door, imbibe festive drink and hearty seasonal fare, celebrate surviving yet another year, endure […]
Summary The Lambert Company‘s “Small Wonder” series of desktop audio components is the most engaging personal-audio system I’ve ever had the pleasure of losing myself in. A full retail price of $4,500 includes all of […]
I get pulled into a lot of debates. Political discussions around the proper role of government. The role of morality, whether in the market or in personal life. The proper view and use of Science or […]
I’ve been known, after a few beers, to tell a bar full of audiophiles that Class D should be illegal. I’ve loved its power and efficiency, but it has a particular signature that I find […]
I first ran into AURALiC was at the Newport show back in 2012. Audeze had an AURALiC Ark DAC and AURALiC Taurus (not mkii) set uncomfortably on folding table out by the pool. They also had […]
I’ve seen a few interesting developments over at the LH Labs’ crowd-funding adventure for the Geek Pulse and Geek Soul, two DAC/headphone amplifiers, aimed at bringing their high-end sound to a less costly price point. […]
The 2014 Sound and Vision show held in Athens has come to an end. A biggy this year, more than 65 rooms and halls with just two days’ time to listen, explore, and digest lots […]
I spend a lot of time figuratively scratching my head. Mostly because I’m a smart-a**, I’m sure. But is it just me? Don’t you ever wonder if we just don’t spend most of our time, […]
Sometimes delivering is just not enough, you need a story, and Zellaton surely has one. The company’s origins date back in the thirties, when Dr Emile Podszus introduced a series of technological innovations in driver […]
Though most of the audio show visitors seek the big mighty high-end systems, the ones most of us only dream of, there is another class of products that merits attention: the high-end compact monitor. Two […]
by Cookie Marenco There has been a lot going on in the news the last few weeks … Uprisings with slogans of “I Can’t Breathe” Taylor Swift removes herself from Spotify Grammy nominations More […]
In my opinion, a simple recipe for good sound is a three way speaker with a great mid-range driver, an amplifier capable of driving the aforementioned speaker with ease, and a good source that will extract […]
One of the few local, truly high-end brands, Tune Audio brought the big Anima speakers to the show. These three-way, all passive horn loaded speakers have been turning heads for some time now in Munich […]
If there is one speaker that made Wilson Audio famous among audiophiles for delivering best bang for the buck in the almost affordable high-end range and has seen the most evolutions in the company’s huge […]
If you like visiting audio shows (and since you are reading this chances are you like it as much as I do) then you must have noticed that on every show the German high-end company […]
A couple of days after Thanksgiving, I always have a few friends over for “Friendsgiving”. I think Steve was the one that named it that, in response to a particularly egregious family travesty on the holiday before. […]
While I was enjoying the Athens show, my editor Scot was publishing a mini review of a full TIDAL Audio system with Contriva Diacera SE speakers (SE stands for “Special Edition”) paired with the Preos […]
I recently got embroiled in the old recurring chestnut, “Why aren’t there women audiophiles?” From my perspective, this should be a pretty short conversation. Someone asks the question, and I (or one of the other […]
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