Like many audiophiles, my earliest musical memories involve turntables, from a kiddie player (possibly Fischer-Price), to the AudioTechnica my father (who was a Linn Sondek LP12 guy at the time) gave me for my tenth ...

In October 2012 my old pal and colleague Jonathan Valin waxed enthusiastically in these pages about AMG’s Viella 12 turntable and companion 12J2 tonearm, the first product releases from Bavaria’s Analog Manufaktur Germany. Jon titled ...

The Absolute Sound invited five of high-end audio’s greatest designers and company founders to talk about how they started their businesses, invented new technologies, and created iconic products. Moderated by The Absolute Sound’s Executive Editor ...

The following is a press release issued by Mobile Fidelity. July 1, 2017 - Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) is best known for 40 years of legendary analog remastering. Its limited-edition reissues are consistently the ...

The following is a press release issued by VPI. June 29, 2017 - For 40 years we have built turntables in American and kept it in the VPI family. For almost 30 of those years ...

The original Technics SL-1200 turntable was one of the most widely sold and broadly influential turntable designs ever made. Introduced in 1972, the SL-1200 garnered sales of more than three million units by the time ...

The big story at this year’s Munich show was the rapidly increasing number of manufacturers incorporating MQA decoding in their products. Perhaps even more significant for the format, however, was Sony Music’s statement that it ...

You may have heard the news by now: There’s a new show on the block, the LA Audio Show that will be held June 2–4 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel (not far from LAX). This ...

This was the fourth (and final) year for AXPONA being held at The Westin Hotel in Rosemont, IL, right next to O’Hare airport. While this is the last exhibit at this location, it’s not the ...

The following is a press release issued by VANA Ltd. Lake Grove, NY | April 19th, 2017 – VANA, Ltd. (www.vanaltd.com) has announced the arrival of the European Audio Team (E.A.T) B-Sharp turntable, with engineered ...

Rega RP10 $5495 ($6695 with Apheta 2 MC cartridge) Rega has been on some roll the past few years, significantly upgrading its line and taking its low-mass/high-rigidity philosophy to impressive new heights. And its new ...

The following is a press release issued by Technics and Value Electronics. March 20, 2017 - Technics and Value Electronics of Scarsdale, NY are proud to present an advance preview of Technics new “Grand Class” ...

The following is a press release issued by the LA Audio Show. March 2, 2017 | LOS ANGELES – The LA Audio Show, running at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel from June 2 through June 4, ...

The following is a press release issued by Musical Artisans. February 21, 2017 - Musical Artisans will host their Winter open house event on Saturday, March 4th from 5:00-9:00pm. We are pleased to introduce Nagra ...

The following is a press release issued by Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society. February 8, 2017 Beware Hotel Scams Don't book with 3rd parties for shows, ever! IMPORTANT REMINDER: Reserve your $189/night LA ...