In June of 2015, I visited Utah for several days as a guest of Wilson Audio Specialties to learn everything I could about the loudspeakers I admire greatly—and came away admiring the people responsible for ...

My encounters with Wireworld cables date back at least fifteen years. Throughout that period a common thread has connected each and every one of them—from Wireworld’s blue-plate offerings to its lofty flagships. I’d describe it ...

What ignited your interest in the high end? My electronics teacher showed me how to design tube electronics, but he also influenced me forever when one day he played an Opus 3 LP on his ...

David Teng is the founder of oBravo, a Taiwanese manufacturer specializing in high-end, high-performance headphones and earphones. OBravo’s initial development efforts centered on full-size headphones, such as the hybrid AMT/dynamic driver HAMT-1 reviewed by our ...

The HRT Stage IV system arrived for review almost exactly, all but to the day, sixty years after the release of the first stereo LP. This coincidence could be thought of as deeply symbolic, because ...

The following is a press relase issued by Goldmund. January 21, 2020 - For decades, Goldmund’s amplification technology has been acclaimed by music lovers worldwide. Over time, the various models in the Telos line have ...

When I attended last year’s press conference at Capitol Records for the 50th Anniversary launch of The Beatles, aka The White Album, a journalist shouted out to producer Giles Martin, “Hey, what about Abbey Road?” ...

The following is a press release issued by KEF. Maidstone, Kent | January 16, 2020 - KEF is pleased to announce expansion of the KEF Reference finish selection for 2020. The 2020 lineup introduces a ...

The exceedingly large, extremely heavy (better than a ton and a half), eight-chassis, twenty-six-driver, $263,000, omnidirectional MBL 101 X-tremes are, in almost every way possible, the best loudspeakers I’ve heard in my home—or anyplace else, ...

The following is a press release issued by Parasound San Francisco | January 17, 2020 -- For nearly two decades, the Parasound Halo JC 1 monoblock power amplifier, designed by the legendary John Curl, wasParasound's ...

The first brand-new piece of specialty audio gear I bought was a Cary SLM-70 tube power amplifier. It improved on the modified Dynaco Mk III it replaced in every way—better frequency extension, bass control, resolution ...

The following is a press release issued by Ø Audio and High End by Oz. January 15, 2020 | Ø Audio and High End by Oz LLC proudly announce their partnership for distribution in North ...

This Monitor Audio Gold 300 loudspeaker marks the third Monitor model I’ve reviewed for TAS, the first having been the previous incarnation of this speaker (which shares the same name—no Mark III, Plus, or other ...

Like many high-end enthusiasts I gaze awestruck and envious at analog rigs the likes of TechDas, Continuum, Basis, Walker, Clearaudio. I do. It’s easy to be held in thrall with the moon-shot technology the engineers ...

Before taking delivery of Magico’s M6 loudspeaker, the three best-sounding speakers I’d had in my home were Magico’s own Q7 Mk.II ($229,000, Issue 256), the Wilson Benesch Eminence ($235,000, Issue 294) and the Rockport Lyra ...