Legend tells of a legendary designer whose skills were the stuff of legend. That designer is Peter Ledermann … but you can call him Gandalf. For the past 40 years, his company Soundsmith, has been manufacturing […]
Gingko Audio was reprising their Newport Show demo here at CAF, showing the Gingko Audio ClaraVu 7 Mk 3 loudspeakers ($8,995), driven by a Wells Audio Innamorata stereo amplifier ($6,500) and a LampizatOr DAC, this […]
Maybe it’s his startling shirts. Maybe it’s his stunning rooms. Maybe it’s just me. But, for whatever reason, Robin Wyatt of Robyatt Audio strikes me as a carnival ring master. He’s dynamic. He’s loud. He’s never boring. He’ll grab […]
It wasn’t all that long ago that I was treated to a few months with a pair of marvelous little speakers from Sjöfn HiFi called, curiously enough, ( the clue ). Any number of half-baked name-based […]
Once again, I got a chance to funnel noobs into what I think might be the niftiest entrant into the audio show circuit, Madison-Fielding. Everyone I was able to later survey had the same thing […]
The ingredients in the Viva HiFi room up on the sixth floor were the same as those found in the “big room” on display downstairs, but everything was scaled … down. Scott Dalzell had some new loudspeakers in from Daedalus […]
John Gatski of Everything Audio Network, has been reviewing gear for 25 years. He has contributed to Audio, Audiophile Voice, High Performance Review, Sound on Sound, Audio Media, Radio World, TV Technology, and created Pro […]
It’s no secret that I’ve become a huge BorderPatrol fan, in part because proprietor Gary Dews is prone to go on a tear about the non-beer-ness of IPA at pretty much the drop of the […]
Koby Koranteng of Hi-Fi Logic operates his dealership in Maplewood, NJ, just outside of Newark. His demo rooms are routinely as interesting as they are excellent. Some of the brands he carries are familiar — […]
Jim Salk of Salk Signature Sound was showing some very fancy new loudspeakers at CAF this weekend, a prototype he’s calling Exotica 3. The name derives from the main driver in use, the X2-08 Exotic […]
Backert Labs was a new-to-me venture here at CAF, showing off their fab new preamplifier, the Rhythm 1.1 ($7,500). First thing — any audio component that can successfully manage to incorporate toggle switches is already […]
Klaus Bunge is about as subtle as an avalanche. He wears his opinions on a sleeve large enough to wrap around a tree trunk, and his laugh, which he lets loose like a canon-shot, will […]
Springfield, VA is home to Music Technology, one of those magical, mythical places you can take all your vintage, no-longer-made audio gear and have it brought back to life. Bwahahahahaa! Fine, I’m juvenile, but this […]
US road warrior David Cope was on hand to indoctrinate the unwashed into the ways of the cult that is Audio Note UK. I’m only half-joking about the cult-thing, Audio Note fans tend to get […]
I can’t get over that hot shirt Red Wine Audio‘s Alexis Chen managed to score. Wonder where she got that? Hmm. Kidding aside, I’m grateful she was willing to not only wear it, but let […]
Charles Rollo has rebranded and re-launched his business as Charles Rollo Audio, but that’s about all that’s changed (while the website is being set up, contacting him via phone seems best at this point: 718-352-2178). […]
Rightly or wrongly, it’s easy to dismiss DIY adventurers as something other than “serious audio”. The point worthy of making is that, at least in some ways, DIY is where most manufacturers came from at […]
Vanatoo is a deceivingly simple solution — like Prego tomato sauce, everything is “in there”. Pricing or their Transparent One loudspeaker starts at $499/pair. And for that, you get … well, quite a lot. There’s […]
One of the most visually striking demos I caught at CAF this year was from show-organizer Gary Gill and his Sousahorn display. The Sousahorn is derived from the Le Ceac’h exponential horn designs, currently sold […]
Jeff Fox of McLean VA’s Command Performance is opening the DC area’s newest brick-and-mortar audio shop next month, and I am psyched to see him do it. Jeff is going to be carrying all manner […]
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