Did your interest in the high end come from the music side or the electronics side? Oddly both, and at the same time. I started playing electric guitar and bass in the early 70s. Just ...

One of the fundamental problems of audio, arguably the fundamental problem, is how to reproduce lower frequencies correctly—frequencies which are down in the region where the room affects them in really major ways. The Swarm ...

I have some good news and some bad about this year’s AXPONA, held in late April at the Westin O’Hare in Chi-town. The good news is that the 2015 show was considerably bigger and better ...

For a very long time my audiophile friends and I had a “nose-in-the-air” attitude toward subwoofers. In our minds, subs were meant for clubs, thunderous home theaters, and drivers who liked to annoy neighbors and ...

I’ve been a fan of JL Audio’s subwoofers since their debut at a CEDIA show about ten years ago. At that time this company, which had already redefined bass performance in high-end car audio, was ...

Peterborough, Ontario February 10, 2015 — Bryston has announced today the introduction of the Model A subwoofer, the first sub in the Bryston lineup not anchored by multiple 8-inch bass drivers. The Model A subwoofer ...

This year’s High-End CES seemed even more poorly attended by civilians than last year’s CES, which is saying something. It’s pretty plain that when the CEA switched from the traditional weekend shows to the current ...

December 19, 2014 - ARCAM ANNOUNCE THE Solo bar & Sub - redefining TV sound A decade ago, Arcam's Solo Music and Movie, redefined the style and performance of compact Hi-Fi & Movie systems, bringing ...

The Absolute Sound will be selling the sought-after Illustrated History of High-End Audio, Volume One: Loudspeakers at a Show Special price during the 2014 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. We have brought a very limited number ...

REL R-528SE Sub-Bass System$2799 REL’s R-528SE offers truly breathtaking bass reach, low distortion, and high resolution in a compact package that is standard setting at its price and several multiples beyond. In truth, it’s doubtful ...

Bensenville, IL - September 9, 2014: Danish loudspeaker specialist Dynaudio will present the North American premier of the second generation of the company’s Xeo wireless loudspeaker series at the 2014 CEDIA Expo in Denver, Colorado. ...

Welcome to Sunday Morning Hi Fi #1, the first installment of a weekly blog and a place to discuss high-end audio, discover new music, get sneak peaks of new products, make breakfast, and uncover existential ...

August 28, 2014 - The new Bowers & Wilkins CM Series dramatically improves on the audiophile-quality performance and luxurious design for which the series is renowned. Combining the latest Bowers & Wilkins technologies – including ...

It is no secret that I’m not a fan of subwoofers. In my experience they take away more in transparency and coherence than they pay back in low-end extension and power-handling, especially when they are ...

Forget Rocky Mountain, AXPONA Chicago, New York, and Newport Beach, Montréal, Hong Kong, Tokyo, CES. With over 450 exhibitors displaying 900 different brands—all of them as high-end as hi-fi gets (and many not to be ...