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2019 Golden Ear Awards: Robert E. Greene
|Devialet Expert Pro 220 Integrated Amplifier with the SAM (Speaker Active Matching) System $9990 The Expert Pro 220 is one of the best amplifiers ever. Its technical performance is at the very highest level, with ...read more -
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Melco Launces New S100 Data Switch
|The following is a press relase issued by Melco. October 24, 2019 | Surrey, UK - Melco has launched an audiophile-technology extreme-performance data switch, the S100, which offers improved sound quality for any network audio ...read more -
Yamaha Announces New 5000 Series
|The following is a press release issued by Yamaha. Buena Park, California | October 23, 2019 - Yamaha is making the biggest statement in the Hi-Fi market since it coined the term “Hi-Fi” 65 years ...read more -
Genesis Advanced Technologies Event at Distinctive Stereo
|I recently had the privilege of attending a unique event hosted by Larry Borden of Distinctive Stereo in River Vale, NJ, to announce and demonstrate his new line of loudspeakers from Genesis Advanced Technologies. In ...read more -
Ortofon MC Century Phono Cartridge
|In an early February editorial entitled “Vinyl Revival Marks the Tone of Our Times,” the Financial Times observed that “audiophiles claim analogue vinyl sounds better than digital downloads or CDs.” Indeed they do. One of ...read more -
International Phonograph, Inc.
|One of the dilemmas for those of us with tricked-out reel-to-reel tape decks, like my UHA-Phase 12 from United Home Audio, is finding outstanding pre-recorded tapes at reasonable prices. One great source is International Phonograph, ...read more -
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50 Greatest Bargains in High-End Audio - 2019
|Cables, Power Products, and Accessories AudioQuest conductive fiber record brush, $22.95 Caig Deoxit contact cleaner, $32.95 Shunyata Research Venom 14 AC power cord, $95 Synergistic Research Foundation Series, $499/$599 Entry Level Grado Prestige Black2 phono ...read more -
The National: I Am Easy to Find
|Verging on a concept album, The National’s eighth studio release reflects a ripening extension of their estimable talents and evolving style, bringing into the foreground the band’s collaborations with women—particularly the many musicians and featured ...read more -
2019 Golden Ear Awards: Neil Gader
|Aesthetix Mimas Integrated Amplifier $7000 The Mimas is, to my way of thinking, an old musical soul, though at a glance you wouldn’t think so. Hip and striking in its clean precision machining and uncluttered ...read more -
Linn Unveils Series 3 Wireless Speaker
|October 17, 2019 - Linn, the Glasgow-based high-end audio specialist, unveils Series 3, an all-in-one, wireless speaker unlike any other and the embodiment of five decades of audio innovation. Launching in their brand-new flagship showroom ...read more -
In Memoriam: Siegfried Linkwitz, 1935–2018
|Siegfried Linkwitz, who died in September, 2018, is famous for the Linkwitz-Riley crossover alignment. But his work in audio went far beyond that. He was a profound thinker about the foundations of audio, and in ...read more -
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Wilson Audio Introduces ActivXO Dual Subwoofer Crossover and Controller
|The following is a press release issued by Wilson Audio. October 14, 2019 - Wilson Audio’s approach to subwoofers, whether to augment a music system or a high-end home theater system, has always been unconventional. ...read more -
Audience Now Shipping Its New adeptResponse T4 and T3 Upgraded Power Conditioners
|The following is a press release issued by Audience. San Marcos, CA | October 11, 2019 – Audience today announced the availability of its new adeptResponse T4 and T3 AC power conditioners, upgraded from the ...read more -
2019 Golden Ear Awards: Robert Harley
|Wilson Benesch Eminence Loudspeaker $235,000 The Eminence is a nothing short of a technical tour de force in advanced loudspeaker design. With its in-house-made carbon-fiber enclosure, custom drivers, isobaric woofer loading, innovative tweeter, and no-compromise ...read more -
Command Performance AV Listening Event Oct. 19
|This press information was provided by Command Performance AV. On Saturday, October 19th, Command Performance AV will co-host a special listening event with Nick Doshi of Doshi Audio, Peter Mackay of Magico Loudspeakers, Vince Galbo ...read more