Visitors to the Jolida room could be excused for wondering for a minute if they’d arrived in a DeLorean time machine with Doc Brown and actually were at AXPONA 1974. But no, my iPhone still […]
Music lovers entering the Gingko Audio–Wells Audio–SalkSound room at AXPONA 2016 encountered a plethora of world premieres. Wells Audio introduced its Audio Majestic integrated amplifier ($3,499), which was connected to two new products from Salk Signature […]
This room got me going right out of the gate. The system used one of my all-time favorite speakers, the Magnepan 1.7s which I have lived with and loved for many years, using both solid state […]
There’s a locomotive with massive drivers that’s rolling thunder down the tracks as it hurtles towards your listening chair: It’s the Magico S5 MK II. The S5 features inert, rigid, and non-resonant half-inch thick aluminum […]
Longtime British loudspeaker company KEF always has made sure it has models to fit almost any audiophile’s budget, from simple, compact monitors to large, sophisticated statement designs. These days, though, KEF appears to be going […]
Rogue Audio is a company I’ve always been fascinated with, and just like their fellow American cohort – VPI – they also seem to share a simple goal: build outstanding audio gear that entry-level newbies can […]
Peachtree Audio 2.0. A full relaunch of the brand. David Solomon back on the sales team. New products in the pipeline. I had to get the full scoop in Chicago. David is one of my […]
Audio Plus Services had one of the prettiest rooms at AXPONA, with its luscious orange Focal Sopra 2 loudspeakers ($13,999 USD), and matching Micromega M1 integrated amplifier/DAC/Streamer ($3,999 USD), cabling was supplied by Crystal Cable […]
There’s a lot of different sound to be heard at any given hi-fi, or audiophile trade show. Demo rooms vying for attention like small children at daycare who haven’t seen their parents all day can […]
One of the best rooms at AXPONA wasn’t a room, it was the marketplace…and not just because MusicDirect was offering killer deals on Mofi LPs nearby. It was home to Mytek Digital who enabled me to hear […]
Part-Time Audiophile publisher Scot Hull already has noted that a few of the room locations at AXPONA 2016 left something to be desired (though he may have voiced that in a bit stronger terms), but it’s […]
I will admit, I don’t really “get” the vinyl-to-digital “archiving” thing. I guess I’m a little old-school: if you want vinyl, play vinyl. If you want digital, play digital. If you want both (yes please!), […]
It’s probably no secret that one of my favorite-of-all-time loudspeakers is a Reference 3a (an “MM de Capo”, for the record), so whenever I get the chance to check out what the brand is up to, […]
Jeffrey Catalano of Highwater Sound is one of those people who put a smile on my face every time I see him. To be honest, I smiled when I saw his name in the AXPONA […]
Most high-end hobbyists spend considerable time building a system that’s pieced together from myriad manufacturers — Brand A has the best amp, Brand B the best line stage, Brand C the best DAC and so […]
Value King Klaus of Odyssey Audio was ruling from his roost high above his cheering subjects here at AXPONA, repeatedly slamming his warhammer of audio awesome into the sides of the Beast of Status Quo. If you haven’t […]
One of the most enjoyable things about covering the high-end industry is meeting the fascinating people who somewhere along the way got the crazy notion this actually could be their business. These days, two-channel audio […]
It’s not often you attend an audio show demo where a song’s actual singer shows up for an impromptu live versus Memorex moment. Just such an unlikely event has happened to me twice in the […]
Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs just can’t stay still. They’re always looking into how they can improve an aspect of their products, or their users end experience, or curating some of the very best analog, and […]
If you’re a science-fiction fan at all (I am), then you’ll be wise to my Battlestar Galactica nod in the headline, because both visually, and metaphorically it’s pretty close to the mark on all fronts […]
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