Constellation electronics really need no introduction in these pages. With lofty innovative standards, exemplary construction quality, and unimpeachable sonic results, Constellation exemplifies audio at its finest. So, the idea of producing a component of modest ...

My first encounter with MarkAudio-Sota loudspeakers occurred at the LA Audio Show last June. I liked what I heard, even under the less-than-optimal show conditions, and I left with two observations. First, the models on ...

What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side? The music side, for sure. I played jazz, classical, and rock guitar, and piano. I took ...

How do you put a smile on the face of an oenophile and an audiophile at the same time? Easy—just take a peek inside the wooden box bearing the name Playback Designs. Not only will ...

The mystique of the full-range single-transducer loudspeaker remains a powerful force among audiophiles. And yes, this point-source ideal is attractive for all kinds of reasons—the matchless coherence and the impeccable imaging that follows, just to ...

Terror on the 29th Floor It’s over. Or, is it? First impressions at CES 2018 told me that for all intents and purposes the high end will not be returning to Las Vegas in the ...

If you’re an audiophile of a certain age you might well remember your first look at color TV. I do. On a Sunday evening our family sat in front of a spanking-new RCA Victor console ...

The TAD ME1 (ME for Micro-Evolution) is the third stand-mounted compact loudspeaker to be rolled out by Japan’s Technical Audio Devices in recent years. Led by the Reference Series CR1, a beryllium-driver three-way of ravishing ...

What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side? Both, but more from the electronics side, because my background is in digital signal processing, and ...

Seeking: A lasting relationship with a loudspeaker for under a grand. Familiar? It’s a recurring goal among enthusiasts pursuing performance but also looking to tap the brakes on the budget. Typically there are two choices. ...

T+A elektroakustik of Germany represents one of the most successful and technologically innovative manufacturers of electronics and loudspeakers in Europe. Staffed by top-notch engineers including specific teams for DSP and software development, and with the ...

What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side? I would say it came from both. I became interested in audio because of my interest ...

System sprawl: the curse of too many components and too much technology. It begins innocently enough with a sagging equipment rack. The sprawl then takes prisoner of precious floor or shelf or closet space until, ...

How far has computer audio come in the last few years, you ask? Once the domain of the tech-savvy gadgeteer or the network nerd, media players more amicable and approachable have rapidly become the norm ...

TAD ME1 loudspeaker $12,000 The Micro Evolution One (ME1) may be the smallest speaker in TAD’s Evolution lineup, but don’t call it reductionist. This three-way reflex design arguably has more heart and soul than its ...