New York 2019
Best of Show | New York 2019
With rush hour approaching, we decided to skip a few rooms and head back to Grand Central to catch the Metro North train back home. Walking down Madison Avenue, we were mobbed with the exodus […]
New York
New York 2019
Sound by Singer with Dr Feickert Analogue, My Sonic Lab, Thomas Schick, Stenheim, CH Precision, Solid Steel, Audience | New York 2019
Andy Singer of Sound By Singer, as a longstanding New York City stereo business, is a loyal exhibitor at this show and often has two rooms with high-quality systems. Certainly, the lineup of equipment brands […]
New York 2019
Orinda Acoustics | New York 2019
Sunny Lo, the proprietor of Orinda Acoustics, has been showing at the NY Audio Show for some years now. This year, he brought a speaker model, the 8″ 2-Way N (New), that was nicely sized […]
New York 2019
Polk, Marantz | New York 2019
I don’t recall seeing Polk Audio speakers being demo’ed at a show before, so I felt somehow compelled to give them a listen. I don’t know anyone in my audiophile circle who owns Polk speakers, […]
New York 2019
Pure Audio Project, Pass Labs, Luminous Audio Technology | New York 2019
As an owner of open baffle speakers, I must compliment Pure Audio Project (PAP) on their modular / flat-pack shipping business model. They have overcome most of the major obstacles to marketing such speakers, including […]
New York 2019
Laufer Teknik, Absolare, Echole | New York 2019
Sam Laufer was still trying to get everything working together when I entered his room. The gentleman on the left in the photo was Edgar Choueiri, professor of Physics at Princeton University. On short notice, […]
New York 2019
Bache Audio, Alexus Audio | New York 2019
The Russian-born tag team of Alex Chorine (Alexus Audio) and Greg Belman (Bache Audio) were paired up again to put together a no-nonsense system that they seem to do reliably at every show. I have […]
New York 2019
Tweak Studio, T+A Electroakustik, Channel D | New York 2019
I was surprised to see a new production Sota Saphire turntable ($3,600) as the main source in this room, not having seen a Sota turntable at a show in many years. Mounted on it was […]
New York 2019
Adirondack Audio, HiFi Loft with Luxman, Triangle Acoustics, Nordost | New York 2019
This room was getting pretty crowded and when we entered the room, we were temporarily stuck in the narrow entryway hall. We were hammered with bass, which was probably being amplified by the Helmholtz resonance […]
New York 2019
Voxativ Acoustic Technologies | New York 2019
Always a favorite of mine, Voxativ was taking a slightly different tack at this show, exhibiting what must be considered as an affordable taste of the high purity, single driver technology championed by them. Coming […]
New York 2019
Vinnie Rossi, Well-Pleased Audio Vida, Triode Wire Labs | New York 2019
Moving to the top floor of the show, a number of the rooms were still not open for the early press opening time of 11:00 am. Vinnie Rossi was open for business and had a […]
New York 2019
ESD Acoustics | New York 2019
The opening day (Friday) of the New York Audio Show 2019 looked to be a tough travel day with snow and unseasonably cold temperatures in the forecast. Thankfully, the snow never materialized, and my fellow […]
Announcements
BREAKING: Qobuz says “No” to MP3 in Move to All Music, One Price Plan, Studio Premier | NYAS 2019
NEW YORK (PTA) — It’s the biggest news coming out of Qobuz USA since their launch in February 2019. Qobuz USA Managing Director Dan Mackta, Qobuz USA Chief Hi-Res Music Evangelist David Solomon, and the […]
New York 2014
New York 2014: The Monkeyhaus, the 21st Century Audiophile, and the End of Line
The Monkeyhaus is something of an urban legend. It’s usually discussed in hushed tones. Photographs are always blurred. No one ever seems to go and be willing to talk about the experience. Until now. Bwaahahahahahahahaaaa! […]
New York 2014
New York 2014: Soundsmith parts the seas, opens the heavens
Legend tells of a legendary designer whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend. I said that line to two, three dozen industry big wigs at the New York show. They all laughed. Some […]
New York 2014
New York 2014: Legacy, svelte and on your wall
Bill and Victoria Duddleston of Legacy Audio were demoing a new pair of their on-wall loudspeakers, the Silhouette ($3,960/pair). The new Silhouettes are similar in most respects to the old models, adding some size and […]
New York 2014
New York 2014: Peachtree Audio, Zu Audio and VPI
Koby Koranteng of Hi-Fi Logic, Zu Audio’s East Coast Diplomat, didn’t quite bolt as soon as I pulled out the camera, but he did maintain a suspicious distance and as soon as I asked a much-subdued Jon Derda of […]
New York 2014
New York 2014: KEF flips another Blade, goes for the throat
KEF knows how to throw a party. First, you invite the coolest kids on the block. Or in this case, an entire block of your fancy loudspeakers — check that wall! That’s a Muon! Oooh, […]
New York 2014
New York 2014: Taking my ease with Gingko and LampizatOr
I remember when the only thing I knew about Gingko Audio had to do with squishy balls. Sure, they still make the Cloud Isolators, but these days I’ve been entranced by their ClaraVu MK III […]
New York 2014
New York 2014: Tweak Studio brings the toys
It’s pretty much impossible to not love Arnold Martinez of Tweak Studio of Chicago. Look up the word “irrepressible”, and Arnold will be the guy looking over your shoulder laughing with you. He’s always laughing. […]