For the past forty years, British loudspeaker-maker ATC has forged an enviable reputation in recording/mastering studios, concert halls, and post-production facilities worldwide. Its professional active monitors are akin to precision tools, as faithful to the ...

First, hats off to Parasound for not bowing to convention and badging its new, hot-rodded version of the original JC 3 phonostage with the shop-worn cliché “Reference” or “Signature Edition.” And second, and more importantly, ...

It wasn’t too long ago that I figured my vinyl-buying days were over. By high-end standards my collection was a modest one, maybe 1500 or so LPs. But they were choice—carefully culled over the years, ...

Wireworld always seems to end up on my short list of preferred speaker cables and interconnects. The reason? The line embodies uncolored sonics year in and year out. If we can agree that every wire ...

What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side? It came from the music side. My family has always been music-oriented, so it was natural ...

Whatever you do, don’t go calling the Nēo 260D from Simaudio just another CD player. That’d be like comparing Usain Bolt to a Sunday morning jogger or describing a McLaren P1 as just another road ...

Did your interest in the high end emerge from the music side or the electronics side? It was a love of music that first caused me to become interested in the quality of sound reproduction ...

Danish cartridge manufacturer Ortofon working closely with Universal Music Group designs new mono cartridge celebrating Apple Corps Ltd’s and Universal Music Group’s release of The Beatles Mono Box Set. Thanks to a cooperative effort between ...

It’s hard to believe but it’s been over five years since the Ortofon 2M collection of moving-magnet cartridges was introduced—cleverly color-coded to indicate entry-level to top-tier pricing. I reviewed the 2M Red and 2M Black ...

Please join us for an evening with Alon Wolf @ THE AUDIO SALON's new showroom in Santa Monica, Saturday June 14th any time from 3pm until 8pm. Alon's presentation will feature Magico's newest S-Series speaker, ...

Click Here To Read Part 1 Filling a cavernous ballroom ain’t easy but Perfect 8 pulled it off with reasonable aplomb. It’s The Force line source (est. $350K), a provocative and evocative speaker/subwoofer combination combined ...

Who would have thought that at T.H.E. Show Newport–the 2014 edition–LP playback would continue to assert its dominance as THE sexy audio medium. Meanwhile there were attendees bearing their trusty CDs who, with fingers crossed, ...

A visit to the Moon Audio Web site and on-line store reveals an honest passion for the high end, with a particular enthusiasm for headphones and head-amps and for the bespoke cables to drive them. ...

Acoustic Zen is best known for its high-end loudspeakers like the vaunted Crescendo 2, warmly reviewed by Dick Olsher in Issue 229. It’s no wonder that a statement product like that could easily overshadow the ...

MBl’s corona series electronics made a cameo appearance in my review in issue 228 of the MBL 120 Radialstrahler, the breathtaking three-way compact. Regretfully, because I was running short on space, I could only touch ...