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High-end audio is obsessive by nature, which is why I tend to go nuts whenever I see the latest version of the LS3/5a that scales new levels of performance. So my 2024 FLAX Saturday highlights […]
The 2024 FLAX Friday Highlights represent, of course, the beginning of the high-end audio show season, and with a busted tailbone and a fistful of Advil this intrepid reporter ventured out into the hallways of […]
This week’s episode of our HiFi podcast covers off on the big (and getting bigger) East Coast audiofest 2023. Recorded live from the source in DC, The Occasional Podcast features the observational musings of host […]
Paperclips, carabiners, and plumbing are just some of the things I have heard people call Zoltan Bayz’s (Pronounced Bay-ze) $160k Counterpoint 2.0 speakers. The Bayz Audio speakers are definitely a unique shape, something to start […]
With fresh ears and our bellies full of Grover Neville’s and my new favorite café, Teamania, we tackled CAF Day Three, the final day. I definitely had some rooms I wanted to visit that I […]
For Graig Neville’s CAF Day One Coverage, click here. And now for CAF Day Two: On CAF Day Two, I found that Fidelity Imports commandeered a large chunk of the sixth floor making it easy […]
What is day four, you might be asking yourself? Capital Audio Fest 2023 takes place on a Friday-Sunday schedule open to the public. Well, if you regularly follow our coverage of audio shows, you might […]
Who doesn’t love big speakers in a big room? If one has a big room, big speakers must naturally follow. At least, that was the mentality I sourced from my walks in, around and though […]
The weather tightened up a bit for the second day of Capital Audiofest 2023 in Rockville, MD. My commute over to the Hilton wasn’t marred by any water falling from above, but rather graced by […]
As a first-timer at CAF, my first order of business was to get a lay of the land. The Rockville Hilton has an unusual but good layout for a conference. Rooms are relatively easy to […]
“I just want you to know that you have brought real joy to my life” – That is what I heard today outside listening room at Capital Audiofest 2023. Directed at a speaker designer from […]
Getting a sneak peak at Capital Audiofest is much like sneaking into a big concert prior to the event. There’s a mix of a fly-on-the-wall element to it as the exhibitors are still setting up […]
For Part 1 of Richard Mak’s coverage of HiEnd Asia 2023, click here. For Part 2, click here. The Newest Debut at HiEnd Asia 2023 – Wilson Sasha V These were so new at HiEnd […]
(For HiEnd Asia 2023 Part 1 show coverage from Richard Mak, click here.) The Biggest Room at the Show – ESD Acoustics ESD Audio garnered much attention at the 2023 Munich Show with a $3 […]
It is with a heavy heart that I am writing this HiEnd Asia 2023 show report in the wake of the recent atrocities that have taken place in Israel and Gaza. Regardless of one’s position […]
The holiday season is fast approaching and the personal audio market is all a-buzz with the latest CanJam meet hosted in Southern California last week. There are a ton of new products and even some […]
What lies on the other side of the registration table at a CanJam event? I got a chance to walk the halls and sit in the pre-heated seats of many listening tables. If you would […]
I have to be honest with you. It is a bit of an endeavor to get some time with Zach Mehrbach of ZMF Headphones at any audio show. Most times I see the designer, he […]
While it may be the last audio show for a little while, Pacific Audiofest 2023 certainly didn’t suffer from the law of diminishing returns. PTA Editor-In-Chief Marc Phillips rejoins The Occasional Podcast from his trip […]
It’s getting more and more difficult picking the Best Sound winners at high-end audio shows. First of all, I’ve heard a number of loudspeakers this year that are competing feverishly to reach new heights of […]
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