The following is a press release issued by Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. September 18, 2015 - It’s become the largest consumer audio and home entertainment show in the nation - a virtual audio wonderland. Denver’s ...

The following is a press release issued by PS Audio. Boulder, CO | 9/18/15 - Last year veteran audio manufacturer PS Audio introduced Sprout, a small integrated amplifier designed to appeal to entry-level buyers and ...

The Technics brand, owned by Panasonic, has been making quite a splash since its re-launch in 2014, including the introduction of its high-end R1 Reference Class Series components at the Munich High End show this ...

There are three ways a storied manufacturer of expensive audio components can bring down prices while endeavoring to preserve the sound that made it storied in the first place. The first technique is what I ...

Memo to audiophiles: Most people don’t appreciate your hobby. They think you’re weird for using a stack of large, ugly, and (to them) insanely expensive equipment to listen to music. They are happier than (fill ...

I’m thrilled to announce that by the time you read this the second volume of The Absolute Sound’s Illustrated History of High-End Audio will be at the printer. As you may know, the Illustrated History ...

As I walked down the sepulchral Hilton Hotel hallway from the garage towards the elevator in Rockville, Maryland, to reach the 2015 Capital Audiofest, it soon became clear to me that I was headed in ...

The high-end audio community suffered a tragic and unexpected loss on August 15, when Dieter Burmester passed away in Berlin after a short but severe illness. The loss was tragic because Burmester, who founded and ...

I recently had the great privilege of spending a couple of days with Nelson Pass at his home on the Northern California coast. Unlike most meetings between an audio writer and a manufacturer, this one ...

In Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story “A Scandal in Bohemia,” Sherlock Holmes receives a note explaining that a gentleman wishes to visit that evening to consult him about an urgent matter. “This is indeed a ...

The following is a press release issued by Yamaha and Fillion Électronique. CANADA | Friday, August 7, 5–9pm, and Saturday, August 8, 10am–7pm - Yamaha and Fillion Électronique will participate in the OSM Classical Spree ...

The following is a press release issued by Exposure. August 5, 2015 - The new 3010S2-D is the fourth incarnation of Exposure’s top integrated amp. For high-end audio at mid-range prices, the Exposure 3010S2 series ...

The following is press release issued by Exposure. August 3, 2015 - British hi-fi brand Exposure, renowned for creating high-performance audio components with an impressively affordable price tag, is updating its much-loved range to add ...

I’ll be the first to admit that I was more than a little dubious after uncrating and surveying the Jadis DA88S MkII integrated amplifier. Sure, Jadis is a storied brand known for its hand-wound transformers, ...

The Continuum S2 integrated amplifier from the Jeff Rowland Design Group represents the latest chapter in the iconic brand’s pursuit of the state of the art, in this instance within the more rigid confines of ...