What do soft sea breezes, Tommy Bahama print shirts, and Wayfarer shades have in common with high-end audio? It could only be T.H.E. Show, Newport Beach. Fresh off its 2011 debut, this consumer-attended success story ...

Munich High End is not only the biggest high-end-audio show in the world; it is also the oddest. Where else in the world would you be greeted at the door by three guys in lederhosen, ...

I finally made the trip across the Atlantic to see the Munich high-end show for myself, and what a show it is. This annual event has gradually increased in importance over the years to the ...

Please check out Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4. I observed a different side of the YG Anat 3 Signature ($119k) at Axpona. In rotation with the YG entry level Carmel, the Anat was ...

This year’s CES was high on audio excitement, but (with several exceptions we will come to) not so high on fidelity. But…that’s okay. I’m sure that the vast majority of ultra-high-end loudspeaker-makers probably figure that ...

It’s finally time to drop the phrase “the resurgence of analog.” The boom in LPs and the products to play them has long since passed the “resurgence” phase and is now a full-fledged, integral component ...

By the third day I could walk into a room and, without asking a single question, know if the speakers on view were in my price category. Not because of their sound, but because of ...

CES is no place for someone looking for audio certainty in an uncertain world. The clash of competing designs is most evident in the loudspeaker arena, which resembles a dog show with its bewildering range ...

This year's CES seemed more relaxed than last year's, at least in the corridors of the primary “High Performance Audio” venue, The Venetian, Las Vegas. Maybe people are just not continually, anxiously trying to predict ...

The rolling juggernaut that is computer-based audio continued to build on the momentum it has established in recent years. At all price levels, this year’s CES saw introductions of more USB/DACs, both bundled and stand-alone ...

Click here to check out our entire list of RMAF 2011 blogs. Another October, another trek to the Mile High City to hear some of the world’s best loudspeakers—and see old friends. Rocky Mountain Audio ...

Click here to check out our entire list of RMAF 2011 blogs. Before getting to my beat at this show—electronics above $15k—I’d like to tell you about what was for me show’s sonic and musical ...

Click here to check out our entire list of RMAF 2011 blogs. This year's RAMF show was pleasant and filled with a wide variety of products to listen to, ranging from one-piece tabletop units with ...

Click here to check out our entire list of RMAF 2011 blogs. As a writer familiar with covering trader events, it’s easy to forget the impact a regional consumer show like RMAF can have. Leaving ...

Alive and Kicking: Report from T.H.E. Show Newport Beach Robert Harley Of the 70 or so hi-fi shows I’ve attended around the world, I’d have to say that T.H.E. Show held at the Newport Beach ...