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 ...

At this year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, there were no fewer than eight members of the TAS reporting corps in attendance to cover the show. Given the number of writers in the queue, others were ...

Reflections The most shocking development at this year’s 2015 show wasn’t that LPs were back—it was the black disc’s utter dominance. “Analog gone wild” might be the motto for the audio fest. Room after room ...

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 ...

While I truly enjoy using my somewhat costly, 100-plus-pound, isolated-suspension, vacuum-hold-down, large-footprint turntable, it is only sensible to acknowledge the fact that it is not what every audiophile is looking for. There are plenty of ...

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 ...

What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side? No question about it, the music side, as it still does. What was your first high-end ...

The following is a press release issued by RecordWall-it. August 26, 2015 - Proudly made in the USA, RecordWall-it allows record fans to display their album art while still being able to quickly access their ...

Although it may seem novel because of its rarity, using light to read the undulations engraved in LP grooves and photoelectric cells to convert them into voltages is a relatively mature technology. The Japanese were ...

The following is a press release issued by Rogers High Fidelity. WARWICK, NY | July 23, 2015 – Rogers High Fidelity, a leader in home entertainment and Ultimate-quality audio, proudly announces the opening of a ...

The following is a press release issued by The Sound Organisation. JULY 20, 2015 | DALLAS, TX - The Sound Organisation announces that Rega was approached by the legendary rock band Queen to produce a ...

Once again, TAS Central packed up our cars and headed to Chicago for three days of the 2015 AXPONA experience. In this case, TAS Central consists of me (Andre Jennings), Julie Mullins, Jonathan Valin, and ...

SALINA, Kan., March 2, 2015 -- The dusty discovery of 13 vintage record presses used to manufacture vinyl albums has Chad Kassem, the owner of Quality Record Presses (QRP), singing a new tune. He had ...

If Robert von Bahr radiates a sense of satisfied accomplishment, he’s entitled to it. For over 40 years, as the head of the Swedish independent record label BIS, he has survived—thrived, even—in the tenuous business ...

It’s plenty difficult reviewing audio gear—or anything for that matter—without trotting out the same, tired old descriptors time after time. It’s equally challenging reviewing a succession of products from the same company, though it might ...