2018 AXPONA Show Report: Loudspeakers Under $20k
Here’s an unanticipated finding: TAS’ Jonathan Valin, assigned the impossible task of covering all loudspeakers at the vast High End Munich show last year...
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2018 AXPONA Show Report: Digital and Personal Electronics
This year’s Axpona was full of surprises. First there was the new venue, the Renaissance Shaumberg Convention Center... -
The Absolute Sound's Buyer's Guide to Loudspeakers 2018
The Absolute Sound’s new 2018 Buyer’s Guide to Loudspeakers is your essential one-stop resource for reviews and insights on all types of speakers... -
2018 Editors' Choice Awards: Loudspeakers $2,000 - $3,000
Check out our selections for desktop and floorstanding loudspeakers we'd recommend in this popular price category. -
D’Agostino Master Audio Systems Momentum Series
Over a decade ago, when audio shows were still a big deal in New York, I saw a veritable galaxy of new audio equipment and ... -
Product of the Year Awards 2017: Disc Players
Chances are, you still have CDs in your possession. See which players garnered our POY 2017 honors. -
CES 2018: Neil Gader on Loudspeakers $20k and Under
Find out which new speakers captured Neil Gader's attention at the Vegas show.
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Show report2018 AXPONA Show Report: Analog Sources
|AXPONA 2018 starts out with a new location and a new attitude. The new location is the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois, which is a 15–20 minute ride from O'Hare International ...read more -
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Album reviewKate St. John: Second Sight
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Show report2018 AXPONA Show Report: Loudspeakers Under $20k
|Here’s an unanticipated finding: TAS’ Jonathan Valin, assigned the impossible task of covering all loudspeakers at the vast High End Munich show last year, observed that most were priced above $20,000 per pair. At AXPONA ...read more -
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|As I learned on my Japanese audio excursion (Issue 279), purity is the country’s overriding sonic goal. But how to achieve it? The answer, of course, varies by price point. With its cost-no-object Grandioso series, ...read more -
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Show report2018 AXPONA Show Report: Digital and Personal Electronics
|This year’s Axpona was full of surprises. First there was the new venue, the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, which was designed specifically for trade shows and other gatherings of like-minded folk. It was large, clean, ...read more -
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BlogFM Acoustics Resolution Series FM 155 MKII Linestage Preamplifier, FM 122 MKII Phono Linearizer, FM 108 Monoblock Power Amplifier
|With the recent critical and commercial successes of relatively youthful Swiss high-end-audio companies like Soulution, CH Precision, Dartzeel, and others, electronics from the heart of Europe have never been held in higher esteem. The problem ...read more -
NewsListen to Kef at Home Theater Technologies
|The following is a press release issued by KEF and Home Theater Technologies. April 17, 2018 - Home Theater Technologies is a custom electronics integrator, specializing in residential solutions. Since our inception in 2000, our ...read more -
NewsSumiko Announces 6 New Phono Cartridges
|The following is a press release issued by Sumiko. Berkeley, CA | April 16, 2018 – SUMIKO is proud to announce six new phono cartridges, the outcome of a 3-year development effort. The new line ...read more -
Equipment reportWharfedale Diamond 225
|This is the world I grew up in: iPods, ear buds, tinny laptop speakers. Most people my age don’t think twice about their equipment, so long as it makes sound. Your average iTunes aficionado isn’t ...read more
