I can tell you exactly what was playing at the moment I concluded that the AudioSolutions Figaro L was a great loudspeaker, and it might surprise you. It surprised me. Mostly, I use classical music ...

Did your interest in the high end come from the music side or the electronics side? Actually, a little bit of both. Music was constantly playing at home when I was young, and since then ...

The following is a press release issued by dCS. CAMBRIDGE, UK | May 6, 2020 - In an update to its recently launched dCS Legends Award campaign, dCS (Data Conversion Systems, Ltd.) announced today the ...

Though my current set of Crystal Cable Ultimate Dream wires from Gabi and Edwin Rijnveld of Crystal Cable and Siltech is undoubtedly the best (the most vividly and accurately colored, powerful, quick, detailed, three-dimensional, just ...

The following is a press release issued by Wilson Audio. May 5, 2020 - Wilson’s experience in and commitment to the science and technology of resonance control are unsurpassed within the audio industry. Before most ...

MAPLE GROVE, MI – May 5, 2020 – Sumiko has been appointed as the new US and LATAM distributor for Rotel Electronics. Under the McIntosh Group umbrella, Sumiko’s acquisition of Rotel is a strategic step ...

The following is a press release issued by Jazz re:freshed and MQA. London | May 4 2020 – Jazz re:freshed is working with MQA to amplify the reach of its artists’ stunning live performances at ...

Gayle Martin Sanders co-founded (with Ronald Logan Sutherland) MartinLogan, one of high-end audio’s most iconic companies. Sanders’ greatest contribution was the breakthrough MartinLogan CLS (Curvilinear Line Source), a speaker that exemplified high-end audio’s purist approach. ...

Attention audiophiles: If you win the lottery and conspicuous consumption is your goal, you really need another hobby. Should you suddenly find you’re rolling in it and want the world to know, you can buy ...

I’ve written about this coincidence before, yet I still find it fascinating that the vocabulary I use in my day job as a fine-wine merchant is notably similar to the concepts and descriptors employed in ...

The following is a press release issued by Clarus. April 29, 2020 — Clarus®, the high-end audio cable brand that is a “sister” company to Tributaries A/V cables, is introducing new versions of their exceptional ...

During AXPONA 2018, I was introduced to Kirmuss Audio’s KA-RC-1 Ultimate Ultrasonic Vinyl Restoration System. The $970 KA-RC-1 system incorporates ultrasonic cleaning in a more involved “vinyl-restoration” process, which Kirmuss Audio has developed. The restoration ...

It’s time for Sony to put together a 21st-century tribute to what is arguably the greatest orchestra ever to come down the pike. Not a tribute to Eugene Ormandy per se, but to the orchestra ...

The following is a press release issued by Reference Recordings. April 24, 2020 - SAN FRANCISCO – Reference Recordings® proudly presents Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in an exquisite interpretation from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh ...