If, as in fact is the case, presenting your business card is the customary ceremonial greeting among Japanese businessmen, then the Tokyo International Forum, where the Tokyo International Audio Show (TIAS) is annually held, is ...

Entry Level AudioQuest DragonFly Black & Red DAC, $99/$199 Elac Debut B5 and Elac Debut F5 loudspeakers, $229/$560 Rega RP1 turntable, $445 NAD D 3020 integrated amplifier, $499 Audio by Van Alstine Vision phonostage, $499 ...

Phoenix Engineering RoadRunner Tachometer and Eagle PSU $235/$525 The RoadRunner digital tachometer can be used on any ’table to precisely measure the speed in real-time for each rotation of the platter during normal operation. The ...

Transparent Opus Generation 5 $22,000 meter pair (balanced interconnect), $39,000 8' speaker cable Transparent’s reference line of networked interconnects and speaker cables sets a very high bar indeed for sonic performance. It builds upon the ...

The following is a press release issued by Los Angeles Audio Show. September 22, 2016 - The LAAS – Los Angeles Audio Show – is a new high-end audio and home theater show debuting in ...

The following is a press release issued by Blink High End and Technics. September 14, 2016 - Blink High End is holding a special Technics Week in our Cambridge studios. The featured guest is Bill ...

[Editor's Note: The Tokyo International Audio Show is like no other audio event in the world. See Jonathan Valin and Julie Mullins' report here for a look at last year's show.] The International Audio Society ...

Following the Munich show the TAS team visited the factory of Acoustic Signature, Germany’s second-largest turntable manufacturer. The shop is in Göppingen, about a two-hour drive northwest from Munich, an idyllic little town where the ...

The following is a press release issued by Stereo Exchange. Wednesday, June 22, 11am-­7:30pm: Stereo Exchange (627 Broadway, Manhattan) will host an open house and personal-audio listening event, featuring special guests, giveaways, and more. Manufacturer ...

The following is a press release issued by Gig Harbor Audio. Friday, June 17, 6–9pm: Gig Harbor Audio (3019 Judson Street, Suite D, Gig Harbor) and J-Corder (5800 Soundview Drive, D-101, Gig Harbor) will host ...

The following is a press release issued by Gramophone. Thursday, June 16, 6–9pm: Gramophone will celebrate the Grand Opening of their Gaithersburg showroom (8513 Grovemont Circle, Gaithersburg) with an evening of wonderful music, delicious food, ...

Setting up a cartridge properly takes a lot of effort. And even then you have to deal with some of the inherent inconsistencies of a handmade device. Crosstalk is one of them. Few cartridges measure ...

The following is a press release issued by Musical Surroundings. Oakland, California | May 24, 2016 - Hiroshi Ishihara, Director of Sales for Sibatech Japan, appoints Musical Surroundings as US distributor of Hana MC cartridges. ...

This Munich show was particularly rich in analog and digital sources. Virtually every room at the show featured a high-end turntable, many from manufacturers I’ve never heard of. On the digital front, it was announced ...

Though I expected nothing less, this year’s edition of the Greatest Audio Show on Earth proved to be great all over again. Not only were there more products on display—imagine a collision between CEDIA and ...