While discussing audio equipment with a close friend, we both agreed that many audiophiles end up using their music as the excuse for buying better and better equipment. In my point of view, your gear should […]
by John Grandberg I’m a headphone guy at heart. I believe all my readers pretty much know that by now. As such, I spend far more time listening to headphones than speakers. Ok, maybe that’s […]
I’ve been to a lot of audio shows, it’s true. Doesn’t make me an expert, however — there are a few decades of these things that I simply don’t have access to, having only “been […]
Many thanks to Eric, who wandered this show and captured so many amazing and rich photos with his sneaky little Ricoh GR camera. All photos courtesy of Eric Franklin Shook Enjoy!
By Modest I. Predlozheniye It is easy to get caught up in the latest trends in audio, especially when you travel the world as I do. I see a lot of new technology applied to […]
OK, I grant you that it has been a couple of months since the end of T.H.E. Show in Newport Beach. So, what the heck is your motley Part-Time Audiophile crew doing still writing about […]
Many thanks to Łukasz Fikus of LampizatOr for this photo essay from the TAA International Hi-End Hi-Fi Show at the Grand Hotel Taipei in Taipei, Taiwan, August 11 -14, 2016. “One of the best audio shows in […]
The WSJ (Wall Street Journal) has a story up right now on a Japanese gentleman who I would personally love to visit, or have over for some Suntory Time® since he seems like a legit […]
Many thanks to Łukasz Fikus of LampizatOr for this photo essay from the TAA International Hi-End Hi-Fi Show at the Grand Hotel Taipei in Taipei, Taiwan, August 11 -14, 2016. “One of the best audio shows in […]
The man holding the CD wrapped in a handkerchief in one hand looked confused, and dismayed. In the other hand he had a paper bag full of hi-fi related brochures, what looked like a box […]
Mark Sossa of Well Pleased A/V was doing his level best to pull together a world-class audio system, and doing it on a budget. Oh, and don’t think I missed those IKEA platforms — I have […]
DSA stands for Dynamic Sounds Associates, but they might as well call themselves Dat is Super Awesome. Hmm. Okay. Welp, that’s probably why I never got anywhere as a marketing professional. Oh well. Never mind. At […]
I heard, almost by chance, that Greg Roberts of Volti Audio had snuck into CAF with a brand new prototype that he’s calling “Rival”. Rival, that is, to the big brother “Vittora”. If that $25,000 […]
Words, Photos, Video, Interview by Eric Franklin Shook What we know… Nielsen Music show sales down significantly in all formats except for vinyl, which still surges. Audio streaming surpassed video streaming for the first […]
Scott Dalzell of Viva HiFi was showing off a familiar, if eclectic, collection of gear at CAF this year, featuring some very sexy loudspeakers from Alta Audio. In case you missed it, Atla Audio speakers […]
It’s no secret, the new-old Technics turntables are hot-hot-hot. In fact, they’re so hot that the SL-1200GAE version (limited run, with all the special metals and whatnots) is now sold out — which means that […]
To hear my colleagues tell it, audio shows contain no surprises. They’re boondoggles, at best, a chance to catch up and swap notes, hoist a tasty adult beverage in the general direction of solidarity. But interesting? […]
I was told, years ago, that there were certain expectations that were completely legitimate to cling to. Horns have a certain sound to them, for example. As do triodes. And panel speakers. And ceramic drivers. […]
I don’t know how Michael Fremer does it. The Analog Planet scribe, guru of all things vinyl, lugs around a bag full of rare wax to test equipment at shows. Me, I have a hard […]
The small roast-beef sandwich and ice coffee were delicious. I mean really, really good. It was a beautiful afternoon with the sun shining, but it wasn’t hot, and there was a light breeze. I smiled […]
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