CES 2019 Report
Robert Harley has the scoop on the Las Vegas show's top new high-end audio introductions.
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MBL Noble Line N11 Preamplifier and N15 Monoblock Amplifier
MBL’s Noble Line electronics sit midway between its ultra-expensive Reference Line offerings and its least costly Corona gear... -
Preview: The Zellaton Stage Loudspeakers
Like many long-time TAS readers, I have been on a multi-decade quest to achieve the absolute sound—the illusion of hearing actual acoustic instruments playing in ... -
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...
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BlogDuck Times Three
|Listening to Duck Baker’s jaunty, insightful interpretations of Thelonious Monk compositions on Duck Baker Plays Monk, my mind immediately conjured Bach. Meaning the way that hearing, say, a well-loved piece for solo violin transcribed to ...read more -
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Equipment reportMytek Digital Manhattan II DAC
|Mytek was originally a pro-audio equipment manufacturer when it opened its doors in 1991. Its first flagship DAC for both consumers and pros was the Manhattan. Rather than abandon and replace this model when it ...read more -
Show reportCES 2019 Report
|I arrived without any expectation. It’s hardly headline news that high-end audio at CES has been running on fumes in recent years. Would this be the year that showing up would be a waste of ...read more -
NewsNext Level HiFi to Host Speaker Launch Event
|Join Next Level HiFi as it opens its showroom for a special event on Saturday, January 26 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to celebrate the launch of the new Børresen line of loudspeakers. Michael ...read more -
Album reviewJohn Williams at the Movies
|Those listeners not totally convinced by the change in sonority from a full symphony orchestra including a substantial string section and a wind band should give this spectacular recording a serious audition. The principal reason ...read more -
Show reportThe 2019 Consumer Electronics Show
|It’s no secret that the high-end audio segment of the massive Consumer Electronics Show has been waning for years as the industry has shifted its focus to Munich and the growing juggernaut of AXPONA. But ...read more -
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NewsGoldmund Presents The New Prana Active Speaker
|The following is a press release issued by Goldmund. January 15, 2019 - In Hindu philosophy, the Sanskrit word for « life force » - Prana - is the universal sea of energy that infuses ...read more -
Equipment reportCH Precision I1 Universal Integrated Amplifier
|The standard reason for buying an integrated amp is to save money and space—if not with total sonic impunity, then at least without incurring a major sonic sacrifice. Integrateds enable this by merging a linestage ...read more -
Album reviewMeiko: Playing Favorites
|The best, most affecting singers tend to meet us at the intersection of Nuance and Intimacy Street, a corner the folk-leaning vocalist Meiko has clearly made her home. For this tight-knit collection of an even-dozen ...read more -
Equipment reportPro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital DAC/Preamplifier
|Pro-Ject, which hails from Austria, has been in existence since 1990. And while it isn’t the first audio firm to specialize in small modular components, it has been especially focused on miniaturized high-performance audio. Currently ...read more
