TAS’ very own Editor in Chief, Robert Harley, has just published the fifth edition of what was, is, and remains the best book ever written about hi-fi, his Complete Guide to High-End Audio. Introduced in ...

If Robert von Bahr radiates a sense of satisfied accomplishment, he’s entitled to it. For over 40 years, as the head of the Swedish independent record label BIS, he has survived—thrived, even—in the tenuous business ...

Hi-Fi Centre, of Vancouver, BC, is pleased to announce the opening of a brand-new, 5,000-sq.-ft. audio/video showroom, in the Gastown district. The grand opening event will take place on Friday, February 27, 2015, in the ...

Thursday, February 26, 5–9pm: Definitive Audio (6206 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle) will host Music Matters 10, an annual event devoted exclusively to the reproduction of music—and the grand commencement of the dealership’s 40th Anniversary Celebration. ...

Influence of FLAC Compression Level on Sound Quality In our previous series on computer audio (TAS Issues 218–221), we reported a sonic degradation when WAV files were compressed into the FLAC format. These results were ...

Once the Windy City’s snow thaws each year (and this year’s snowfall was a record!), it means that the annual AXPONA high-end audio event, slated for April 24–26, is right around the corner. AXPONA, an ...

Where did the high-end journey begin for you? It began in Panama in the late 1950s. An importer in South America was the distributor for Quad mono electronics and Tannoy loudspeakers. He also had a ...

[Note: This press release from AXPONA is reprinted in its entirety.] January 21, 2015 - AXPONA is a convention for anyone who enjoys listening to music, including audiophiles, musicians and lovers of music of all ...

It’s plenty difficult reviewing audio gear—or anything for that matter—without trotting out the same, tired old descriptors time after time. It’s equally challenging reviewing a succession of products from the same company, though it might ...

January 14, 2015 - Merrill-Williams announced a significant upgrade to its original R.E.A.L. 101 turntable system, as well as a new, more affordable turntable: The PolyTable. Following are excerpts from the Press Release: The Merrill-Williams ...

What can you do, when finishing up holiday celebrations, to bring joy and fresh expectations for the New Year? Well, if you’re an audiophile, you can attend the first major high-end event of 2015. This ...

[Watch this space for full reports from Jonathan Valin, Neil Gader, Alan Taffel, Andre Jennings, Jim Hannon, and Julie Mullins.] The 2015 Consumer Electronics Show will be remembered as the moment at which the smartphone ...

The Beatles in Mono, the 14-LP box set of the band’s UK albums, was released on September 9 and completes a journey begun in 2009, the year that the fully remastered Beatles catalog was offered ...

Over the last thirty years—a period covering the introduction of the compact disc, its replacement of vinyl as the dominant home-listening medium, and, for all we know now, the beginning of its demise—Franc Kuzma’s company ...

The Sound Organisation (TSO), distributors of DALI loudspeakers, Rega turntables and electronics, PMC loudspeakers, Chord cables, and various and sundry high-end accessories hosted a gathering of audio journalists at its Dallas headquarters in September. The ...