VPI Avenger Reference turntable and JMW 12 3DR Reference 3D-printed tonearm $20,000 (with JMW 12 3DR) VPI provides another great example of just how much better turntables and tonearms are getting as a result of ...

Photography by Dennis Weeks Real-world audiophiles understand that the pursuit of good sound, like most things in life, involves compromise. Those loudspeakers that you absolutely must have necessarily inform your choice of electronics; the dimensions ...

Long before the Linn-Sondek came on the scene and made a big deal about it, my experience suggested that turntables did affect the sound of reproduced music in significant ways; yet for a long time ...

On the morning of August 16, I was awakened to news of Aretha Franklin’s passing as announced on New York City’s classical station, WQXR, followed by the sound of Aretha rolling out her stunning rendition ...

The following is a press release issued by KEF. September 10, 2018 - Join us for a special evening of music and audio lore with KEF's Global Ambassador, Johan Coorg. Enjoy live demonstrations and get ...

“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in” (Michael Corleone: The Godfather Part III). Yes, of course I’m talking about AC power cords. Truth be told, except for my current long-term ...

Everyone knows that Louis Armstrong was the first great jazz soloist and that almost everything he recorded during the 1920s achieves an astonishing level of near-ecstatic creativity, a level that has never been surpassed and ...

Though you wouldn’t necessarily know it from the proliferation of moving-coil pickups throughout the high-end these last thirty-plus years and counting, during the first two decades of stereophonic reproduction moving-magnet cartridges dominated the market. Most ...

The following is a press release issued by Dynaudio. SAN DIEGO | Sept. 6, 2018 — This week at CEDIA Expo, Danish loudspeaker specialist Dynaudio is offering the North American market its first look at ...

This 1998 document of Keith Jarrett’s Standards Trio with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette came after the pianist’s two-year recovery from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. A 2-CD set, it shows Jarrett in good humor ...

As little as a year or so ago, Bryston’s James Tanner said the company would never offer a turntable and now here we have the BLP-1, Bryston’s first turntable and tonearm. Tanner himself stepped right ...

The following is a press release issued by Morrow Audio. August 31, 2018 - Morrow Audio, a major high end audio cable manufacturer whose products span 70 countries, has recently developed some major improvements to ...

Although Naim has been making audio gear since 1973, it is not your typical stodgy old-school hi-fi firm. Instead, it is one of those fleet-footed audio manufacturers whose products have continued to evolve over the ...

Shunyata Research is mainly known for its high-performance power cords and power distribution products, and so, I suspect, its excellent signal cables have been somewhat overshadowed. The new Sigma line may change that. Shunyata has ...

I happened across a husband-and-wife team who build a wide range of beautiful LP storage racks and was so impressed with their work that I wanted to share my find with TAS readers. The racks ...