The EL34 power pentode is a rare bird in the single-ended amplifier domain, which has been traditionally dominated by directly heated triodes. Of course, the Western Electric 300B is the 800-pound gorilla in the room ...

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 ...

Pickering, Ontario February 24, 2015 — NAD Electronics, the highly regarded manufacturer of high-performance audio/video components, announced an important 4K Ready AVR MDC Upgrade Program for its AVRs and Prepros, assuring NAD customers can incorporate ...

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 ...

As the saying goes, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas…except when it comes to reporting on the one and only behemoth Consumer Electronics Show. As the newest TAS staffer (and CES first-timer), the first ...

Over the course of CES 2015 I was bombarded in print and in conversation with reports on the rapid ascent of wearables, and the advances in software apps for our various smart devices—events that have ...

This year’s High-End CES seemed even more poorly attended by civilians than last year’s CES, which is saying something. It’s pretty plain that when the CEA switched from the traditional weekend shows to the current ...

The 2015 Consumer Electronics Show will be remembered as the moment at which the smartphone and tablet became essential components of an audio system. In room after room, music was sourced from servers controlled by ...

AVA FET Valve 600R$3299 Frank Van Alstine’s 300Wpc hybrid amp is based on AVA’s patented forward-transimpedance design. A 12AT7 triode front end is coupled to a fully complementary power MOSFET output stage. The stock JJ ...

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 ...