Let me take you back to New York City, mid-1975, and the release of Tom Waits’s live album, Nighthawks at The Diner. To support the new LP, Tom came to New York for a week ...

Technics SL-1200G $4000 This turntable, which shares the historic name and appearance of the long-running SL-1200 series but is in fact a new design, offers performance at the very highest level, belying its relatively modest ...

The following is a press release issued by Audioengine. AUSTIN, Texas | March 6, 2018 - Audioengine® has announced the A5+ Wireless Music System. The Audioengine 5+ Wireless is an exciting evolution of the award-winning ...

When I lived in Tokyo for a spell in 1998, I was fascinated by the avidity for vinyl records among Japanese hi-fi enthusiasts. In America vinyl had not really made its big comeback. But as ...

Monitor Audio Silver 300 $2000 The Silver 300 may look like its predecessor, but this latest version has been completely redesigned with new drivers, crossovers, and enclosure. A three-way, four-driver speaker (dual 6" woofers, 4" ...

Ultimate Headphone Guide is a new bi-annual publication that represents a joint venture between The Absolute Sound magazine and its sister publication Hi-Fi+. My name is Chris Martens and I have the privilege of serving ...

When William Voss, Business Development Manager for Technics in the United States, called and asked if I wanted to hear the company’s new SL-1000R, I was all ears. For years, I’ve had to listen to ...

The following is a press release issued by Nordost. February 28, 2018 - Nordost is happy to announce the expansion of our acclaimed Blue Heaven Range with the introduction of the Blue Heaven Subwoofer Cable. ...

Balance. As a wine merchant by day that’s a word I use with great frequency. Because what I seek in the bottles I offer my customers is a balance—harmony, if you will—between a wine’s fruit, ...

Recently the world lost Tom Petty, a great American rock musician. Appreciation pieces popped up on network nightly newscasts and the front pages of major newspapers; Rolling Stone rushed out a tribute issue; and radio ...

Right now, all over the world, people are listening to music through headphones. And just as listening is an international thing, manufacturing earphones is also a global endeavor. The French company EarSonics has been producing ...

Massdrop X NuForce EDC $80 ($60 through Massdrop) The primary problem with inexpensive earphones, besides quality control, is how well they hold up to abuse out in the world. That is a dilemma for music ...

By my count, these two piano concertos are David Chesky’s 18th and 19th compositions with the word “concerto” in the title—and there are actually several others characterized as “Urban Concertos” in his catalog. Chesky’s style ...

On the second day of the event (the first day is covered in Part One), attendees were treated to quite a different demo: a chance to listen to the new version of the Sonus faber ...

The following is a press release issued by Starke Sound. February 22, 2018 - Starke Sound is proud to announce that our state of the art demo room and showroom here in sunny Los Angeles, ...