Channel Islands Audio was founded in 1997, the brainchild of one Dustin “Dusty” Vawter and some friends. Dusty had expressed his fascination with music and all things electronic from an early age, and after completing ...

Even Linda Ronstadt fans dating back to the Stone Poneys could not have seen Heart Like a Wheel coming. The X factor in this 1974 multi-Grammy-nominated effort was Peter Asher, herein announcing himself a producer-arranger ...

Ever since I caught the audio bug, I’ve been intrigued by products that purport to cleanse, rehabilitate, regenerate—you name it—the electricity that powers your stereo. A few years ago, after extensively grounding my house electrical ...

Please see ECM’s Spring 2018 vinyl catalog with all the ECM vinyl LPs currently in print. The catalog includes new recordings (“New Albums on Vinyl”), reissues of classic ECM titles (“From Analog Masters”), titles from ...

This past January the discerning cultural critic David Denby wrote an essay in The New Yorker about high-end audio. It was called “Audiophilia Forever.” In it, Denby explained that he had recently rekindled his passion ...

The following is a press release issued by McIntosh. Binghamton, NY | July 2, 2018 – McIntosh, the global leader in prestigious home entertainment and ultimate-quality audio for over 65 years, is proud to announce ...

The following is a press release issued by Cary Audio. Raleigh, North Carolina| June 29, 2018 - Voted one of “The Ten Most Significant Amplifiers of All Time” by The Absolute Sound magazine, the CAD-805 ...

When Kip Hanrahan released Desire Develops an Edge in 1983, listeners in its orbit were quick to recognize a masterpiece, and that album significantly increased his visibility. Like his debut LP (1981’s Coup de téte) ...

As part of our focus on affordable speakers, we asked four of the Industry’s leading designers to describe their approach to creating the most musical speakers for the price. Dean Hartley Technical Director, Monitor Audio ...

June 28, 2018 - TIDAL Audio GmbH, designer and manufacturer of premium high-end audio components is pleased to announce the creation of a new brand: VIMBERG™. The first two models in the range of launched ...

To be perfectly candid, I had my doubts at first when I was offered the chance to review the 212se digital preamplifier from DiDit High-End. On the one hand, I was intrigued by a special ...

The following is a press release issued by Paradigm and Anthem. Mississauga, Ontario | June 26, 2018 – Paradigm and Anthem have announced that both brands’ extensive range of home theatre products are now available ...

A week and a half before Christmas, I went down to my condo’s lobby to get the mail. As expected with the holidays coming up, a slew of packages were piled up on the floor, ...

The distinguished Finnish loudspeaker designer and one of the greatest theoreticians of speaker acoustics of modern times, Jorma Salmi passed away suddenly on May 27, 2018. Salmi’s work at Gradient became a portal into what ...

Eighth Blackbird is a consistently cutting-edge chamber ensemble. But “cutting edge” doesn’t necessarily mean abstract, difficult music. The group’s projects are all over the map stylistically, and their latest, Olagón—”a conflicted wail of both mourning ...