The following is a press release issued by Bowers & Wilkins. May 3, 2016 - Bowers & Wilkins, the British audio brand founded in Sussex, England, in 1966, has been acquired by Silicon Valley based ...

The following is a press release issued by Sonus faber. April 14, 2016 - Principia collection is the new entry level line offered by Sonus faber, designed for those who are seeking a simple hi-fi ...

The following is a press release issued by Von Schweikert Audio. California, USA | January 29, 2016 - Von Schweikert Audio is pleased to announce its newest dealership, Blue Smoke Entertainment Systems of Chicago‐area Deerfield, ...

What ignited your passion for the high end? Did it come from the music or the electronics side? Definitely from the music side. I discovered music in a big way when I was a pre-teen. ...

What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but given the misery that was this year’s Consumer Electronics Show you’ve got to wonder how much longer the high-end-audio portion of CES is gonna remain in ...

The following is a press release issued by GoldenEar Technology. November 30, 2015 - On Saturday, December 19, from noon until 7PM, Sandy Gross, president of GoldenEar Technology, will be at Stereo Exchange (627 Broadway, ...

Most audio trade shows are held in nondescript hotels—Munich’s MOC being the exception—so any venue that doesn’t smack of immovable headboards, dusty wall-mount 21-inch panel TVs, and carpeting that looks like something out of The ...

October 21, 2015 - Vancouver, Canada, retailer Hi-Fi Centre will launch the all-new seventh-generation 800 Series from B&W on Saturday, November 7, from 11am to 5pm. Be among the first to hear this new generation ...

Year Twelve of the annual Rocky Mountain Audio Fest was to be my first ever visit to this thriving, exciting show in the “Mile High” city. Held in the sprawling Marriott Tech Center in the ...

Entry Level Pioneer SP BS-22 loudspeaker, $129 Infinity Primus P363 loudspeaker, $400 NAD D3020 integrated amplifier, $499 Rega RP1 turntable, $445 AudioQuest DragonFly v1.2 DAC, $149 PS Audio Sprout integrated amplifier, $499 Magnepan MMG loudspeaker, ...

California, USA | September 25, 2015 - Von Schweikert Audio is pleased to announce its recent acquisition of Endeavor Audio and the partnership/promotion of Leif Swanson (founder of Endeavor Audio) to the role of Vice ...

Revel Performa3 F206 Loudspeaker$3500 Although I reviewed the F206 way back in Issue 234, this three-way, bass-reflex design has proven unforgettable. Its charismatic, highly dynamic performance is etched in my memory like that of few ...

Magico Q7 Mk II$229,000 Magico has taken the Q7, a speaker I’ve long considered to be the state of the art and, surprisingly, made it significantly better. The Q7 Mk II benefits from an entirely ...

Magico M Project Loudspeaker$129,000 Simply put, this $129k, 450-pound, five-driver, three-way floorstander with its aerodynamically shaped carbon-fiber-panel enclosure and massive aluminum top, bottom, front, and rear plates is the most realistic and enjoyable transducer I’ve ...

As you know, I am not a fan of subwoofers—that is, I wasn’t a fan of subs until I ran headlong into JL Audio’s e110 about a year ago, and concluded (to my astonishment) that ...