Everybody likes a good comeback story. Well, they don’t write them any better than the Aragon 8008 amplifier. The company that immortalized the offbeat, V-notch heat sink has returned. Dating back to the distant 1990s, ...

TAS has never done an in-depth examination of a geographic region that figures prominently in the world of audio, but it’s about time. America is fascinating for its entrepreneurial spirit and a business ecosystem that ...

Introduction This year’s CES had a fairly relaxed atmosphere. Perhaps unusually cold weather in much of the U.S. prevented many attendees from flying into Las Vegas for the first couple of days, or maybe the ...

Constellation Argo Integrated amp Most Auspicious Debuts Boulder 2100 Series When a company names itself Boulder it’s no surprise if a component doesn’t budge from the market very often. The 2000 series has been around ...

The high-end’s annual January bacchanal, better known as CES has weathered all sorts of setbacks over the years–from global recessions, foreign competition, even MP3. This winter we learned the meaning of the meteorological phenomenon known ...

The Audio Salon cordially invites you to our new showroom for an evening of fine music and new products on Wednesday, January 15th, 4-9pm. Please feel free to stop by at any point. The excitement ...

Because I know many of you are used to a more comprehensive show report than our new format allows for—and many manufacturers quite rightly expect to be mentioned, favorably or not, when a reviewer spends ...

As you know from previous reports, my swan-like neck of the high-end woods is usually crowded with exotic numbers from manufacturers eager to show off their best and most expensive goodies. But with the ascendance ...

LONDON – December 30, 2013 – Cambridge Audio, a world-class acoustic design team with decades of Hi-Fi audio innovations, has announced its new 2014 line-up of Hi-Fi Preamplifiers, Amplifiers, and Speakers to be on display ...

December 19, 2013 – High-end audio electronics manufacturers Valve Amplification Company (VAC), Critical Mass Systems and Focal team up to feature their best for the ultimate in sound systems at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics ...

The following quote has been incorrectly attributed to Nelson Pass, founder of Pass Laboratories: “Listening to my amplifiers is like listening to tubes, but without the hassle.” Someone else may have said it, but Pass ...

AVA Ultravalve$1999 According to Frank Van Alstine, the Ultravalve’s lineage is traceable to the Dynaco Stereo 70, which he denotes as its “great grandmother.” Although not as romantic sounding as the original, it is far ...

When I begin by saying the AVM SA8 stereo amplifier is a difficult product to review, it is not for the usual reasons. The AVM SA8 did not present any performance problems during several weeks ...

Merrill Audio Veritas monoblocks ($12,000/pr) were driving the TAD Evolution 1 loudspeakers using a Macmini computer running Channel D Pure Vinyl into a Lynx Hilo ADC/DAC via Thunderbolt connection. These fully balanced amps are based ...

In other news Benchmark (pictured above) introduced its first “analog” product in the guise of an amplifier, the AHB2. Power output is 100Wpc into 8 ohms (170Wpc into 4 ohms & 340 W bridged mono ...