February 7th and 8th found me visiting the showrooms of GTT Audio & Video, in Long Valley, NJ, for a private audition of the new Audionet Humboldt integrated amplifier. Though I had attended the official ...

I’ve abbreviated the names of these two components in the title of this review so that they wouldn’t occupy half the page. Their full names are a mouthful: Marantz PM-KI Ruby Ken Ishiwata Signature Reference ...

VTL products, in one form or another, have been a steady companion during my audiophile journey. Years ago, I employed both the VTL MB-750 and MB-1250 amplifiers. I’ve also reviewed the VTL Siegfried amplifier as ...

The following is a press release issued by RSX Technologies. February 25, 2020 | Rancho Cucamonga, California — Positive reviews and a strong market response to its newly introduced product lines is causing RSX™ Technologies, ...

During the 1970s, guitarist Steve Khan strung together three fusion albums for Columbia Records—Tight Rope, The Blue Man, Arrows—that saw him sustaining the sound of the original Brecker Brothers band, which he was a member ...

Your car is full of computers that make it easier to operate and maintain; why shouldn’t your hi-fi follow suit? Increasingly, that’s what’s happening. One of the more recent computerized hi-fi circuits sets the bias ...

Photography by Dennis Weeks. Last year saw the emergence of a brand-new regional audio show, the Florida Audio Expo (or FLAX, as some have taken to calling it). By all accounts, the show's inaugural outing ...

The following is a press release issued by German Physiks. February 19, 2020 - We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Red Leaf Audio as our new distributor for German Physiks loudspeakers, electronics ...

The all-in-one powered-speaker space feels really exciting. It’s both a response to and a repudiation of current mass-market trends. On the one hand, it very much embraces digital and streaming, but on the other, it ...

Of all the component-to-component relationships in an audio system it’s vinyl playback that most reminds me of a track-and-field relay race. It goes something like this: As the cue lever drops at the start of ...

Bowers & Wilkins 705 S2 $3000 This compact two-way hits it out of the park in sound quality, build, technology, and value. The midrange driver is based on techniques developed for the flagship 800 series, ...

Several high-end audio companies have commissioned lavish, large-format books chronicling the firm’s history (QUAD, McIntosh, Mark Levinson, etc.) but none is like The Wilson Way: The Official History of Wilson Audio. Written by Wilson’s long-time ...

The following is a press release issued by Musicial Surroundings, AMG, and Hana. The Big Analog Dog is coming to town! And by that we don’t mean Garth Leerer or Ken Bowers from Musical Surroundings, ...

The following is a press release issued by Parasound. SAN FRANCISCO | February 12, 2020 -- Parasound will kick off a dealer tour for the new John Curl-designed Halo JC 1+ monoblock power amplifier on ...

It’s hard to believe that Paul Barton, founder of PSB, launched his Alpha range speakers all the way back in 1991. Unpretentious in style but heavy on performance, Alphas have had a remarkable run—perennial crowd-pleasers ...