What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side? I would say it came from both. I became interested in audio because of my interest ...

System sprawl: the curse of too many components and too much technology. It begins innocently enough with a sagging equipment rack. The sprawl then takes prisoner of precious floor or shelf or closet space until, ...

How far has computer audio come in the last few years, you ask? Once the domain of the tech-savvy gadgeteer or the network nerd, media players more amicable and approachable have rapidly become the norm ...

TAD ME1 loudspeaker $12,000 The Micro Evolution One (ME1) may be the smallest speaker in TAD’s Evolution lineup, but don’t call it reductionist. This three-way reflex design arguably has more heart and soul than its ...

What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side? It was a combination but it started with my love for physics. I found it very ...

When I consider the loudspeakers from Totem Acoustic, I think of designs with unalloyed speed, quick-twitch transient reflexes, and crystalline transparency. For me, Totem loudspeakers have always captured the musical intimacy and the fragility of ...

What ignited your interest in high-end audio? My father exposed me to music by taking me to lots of classical concerts. Since he was also into hi-fi, we always had good systems at home. It ...

What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side? The music side primarily. My parents introduced me to music at a very early age and ...

The legendary NAD 3020 is one of the most successful integrated amplifiers ever marketed. The timing of its release played a key role in its success. When the NAD 3020 intro’d in London in 1978 ...

When I think of Pass Labs electronics, the last word that crosses my mind is little. Nelson Pass and his team think big, literally, as their line of Class A and high-power Class AB amplifiers ...

I first encountered Starke Sound loudspeakers at T.H.E. Show Newport a couple of years ago. As I elbowed my way into Starke’s crowded demo room, I was impressed by the buzz of excitement from the ...

Great audio shows are not born overnight­—they are works in progress. The inaugural LA Audio Show at the Sheraton-Gateway Hotel proved that despite some organizational hiccups there is much potential still to be mined. Indeed, ...

This review might not sit well with some of my audiophile friends. I’m referring to a large and ardent band of devotees who enjoy the “chase” in the high end—those who make every audio-system component ...

How did your interest in high-end audio begin? I grew up with it, really. My father began developing the Manger sound transducer in the late Sixties. What was your first high-end system? What year was ...

You don’t need to be a connoisseur of compact loudspeakers to recognize that the Aerial Acoustics Model 5T is quite a looker. Short (a mere 15" in height), dark, and handsome, it’s a gracefully proportioned ...