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Magico M6
Before taking delivery of Magico’s M6 loudspeaker, the three best-sounding speakers I’d had in my home were Magico’s own Q7 Mk.II... -
Technics Ottava SC-C70 and SC-C50 Compact Stereo Systems
When I was a little kid in the 1970s my parents gave me my own “compact stereo system.” Except, it wasn’t stereo, and it wasn’t ... -
Gold Note IS-1000 Streaming Integrated Amplifier
If, by any chance, audio enthusiasts required further evidence of the generational shift that has fundamentally transformed the integrated amplifier segment... -
Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Reference Series 3 Digital-to-Analog Converter
By choice, I’ve been listening to music through DACs made by Berkeley Audio Design for more than ten years. The company’s first product, the $4995 ... -
Von Schweikert Audio Ultra 9 Loudspeaker
To understand the genesis of the new-generation VSA Ultra loudspeakers, we must go back to 2012, when a loyal, long-time VSA flagship owner contacted company ... -
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Show reportFlorida Audio Expo 2020
|Photography by Dennis Weeks. Last year saw the emergence of a brand-new regional audio show, the Florida Audio Expo (or FLAX, as some have taken to calling it). By all accounts, the show's inaugural outing ...read more -
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NewsGerman Physiks Appoints New Canadian Distributor
|The following is a press release issued by German Physiks. February 19, 2020 - We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Red Leaf Audio as our new distributor for German Physiks loudspeakers, electronics ...read more -
Equipment reportVanatoo Transparent One Encore Integrated Loudspeaker
|The all-in-one powered-speaker space feels really exciting. It’s both a response to and a repudiation of current mass-market trends. On the one hand, it very much embraces digital and streaming, but on the other, it ...read more -
Equipment reportPass Laboratories XP-17 Phonostage
|Of all the component-to-component relationships in an audio system it’s vinyl playback that most reminds me of a track-and-field relay race. It goes something like this: As the cue lever drops at the start of ...read more -
Equipment report2020 Editors' Choice Awards: Loudspeakers $3,000 - $5,000
|Bowers & Wilkins 705 S2 $3000 This compact two-way hits it out of the park in sound quality, build, technology, and value. The midrange driver is based on techniques developed for the flagship 800 series, ...read more -
BlogThe Wilson Way: The Official History of Wilson Audio
|Several high-end audio companies have commissioned lavish, large-format books chronicling the firm’s history (QUAD, McIntosh, Mark Levinson, etc.) but none is like The Wilson Way: The Official History of Wilson Audio. Written by Wilson’s long-time ...read more -
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NewsAMG & Hana Dealer Event in Wisconsin
|The following is a press release issued by Musicial Surroundings, AMG, and Hana. The Big Analog Dog is coming to town! And by that we don’t mean Garth Leerer or Ken Bowers from Musical Surroundings, ...read more -
NewsParasound Launches JC 1+ Dealer Tour at The Audio Salon in Santa Monica
|The following is a press release issued by Parasound. SAN FRANCISCO | February 12, 2020 -- Parasound will kick off a dealer tour for the new John Curl-designed Halo JC 1+ monoblock power amplifier on ...read more -
Equipment reportPSB Alpha T20 Loudspeaker
|It’s hard to believe that Paul Barton, founder of PSB, launched his Alpha range speakers all the way back in 1991. Unpretentious in style but heavy on performance, Alphas have had a remarkable run—perennial crowd-pleasers ...read more -
BlogQ&A with Doug Henderson of JL Audio
|What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side? I always joke that my first career choice was “rock star,” but that didn’t work out. ...read more
