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 ...

The tenth installment of the Rocky Mountain Audio might have seen a dip in overall attendance–depending on who you ask–but there was no lack of enthusiasm. Bracketed by Cedia and CES, manufacturers typically don't choose ...

October 11, 2013 - Live streaming video of RMAF 2013 will be provided by EnjoytheMusic.com. Please check the schedule below to see what content will be available during the show. Live Interactive Streaming Schedule Note: ...

For over three decades Musical Fidelity, a company based in the United Kingdom and led by the clarinetist Antony Michaelson, has been among the leading purveyors of a startling variety of audio equipment. It has ...

There is always something fascinating about an audio system that represents the realization of a personal vision. Of course all audio designs partake of the subjective, as does any human activity. (Even mathematics has a ...

September 9, 2013, Austin, Texas - The Absolute Sound (TAS) introduces its new Guide to High-End Electronics. The Absolute Sound Guide to High-End Electronics is an engaging online buyer’s guide that features some of the ...

B.M.C. (Balanced Music Concept) is a relatively new company with an old soul. It was founded in 2009 by a team of accomplished designers and managers who have produced quality components for a variety of ...

As I begin to wrap up my online coverage of the 2013 CAS I would be remiss in not mentioning my first listen to the Legacy Aeris with DSP room correction controller ($18,850), TAS’ current ...

When TAS editor Robert Harley proposed I review the new $2995 Rogue Hydra, a hybrid stereo amp with Class D output stage and tube input, I must admit, being mainly a tube amp guy, I ...

If all consumer audio shows came off like the California Audio Show held August 9-11, I’d be one happy camper. Hosted by dagogo.com publisher Constantine Soo at the Westin Hotel adjacent to the San Francisco ...

Several world or US product premiers were highlights of the California Audio Show from August 9th through 11th in Burlingame California. Wilson Audio, Vacuum Tube Logic (VTL), and Sonus faber unveiled impressive new products and ...

The moment I first heard Technical Brain solid-state electronics three-and-a-half years ago at Naoto Kurosawa’s shop in Kawagoe, Japan, I was bowled over by their sound. Listening to music that I had brought with me ...

August 9, 2013 ; Hong Kong – Boulder Amplifiers is pleased to announce the debut and release of the 2110 Preamplifier and 2150 Mono Amplifier at the 2013 Hong Kong High-End Show, August 9 through ...

In my review of Constellation Audio’s Altair preamplifier and Hercules power amplifiers in Issue 215 I concluded that these electronics “established a benchmark against which all other linestages and power amplifiers can be compared.” Since ...