dCS Rossini DAC/Player with Roon and MQA DAC, $24,000; player, $28,000 When originally introduced in 2015, the Rossini was an immediate hit. Though far from cheap, it nailed features and sound for the money. When ...

The following is a press release issued by Sounding Fine Audio Video. October 1, 2018 - Soundings Fine Audio Video is having an RMAF Open House Friday October 5th at 6pm. There will be drinks ...

In the late 1970s, three talented Silicon Valley engineers—Bruce Moore, Tom Taylor, and Alan Priestly—formed Audible Illusions. Having already earned a reputation as a “tube wiz” from his noteworthy preamplifier designs for Precision Fidelity and ...

VPI Avenger Reference turntable and JMW 12 3DR Reference 3D-printed tonearm $20,000 (with JMW 12 3DR) VPI provides another great example of just how much better turntables and tonearms are getting as a result of ...

Although Naim has been making audio gear since 1973, it is not your typical stodgy old-school hi-fi firm. Instead, it is one of those fleet-footed audio manufacturers whose products have continued to evolve over the ...

In the interests of transparency readers should know that the $2999 Parasound JC 3+ has been my reference phonostage since I reviewed it in Issue 245. I say this not because I’m partial to Parasound ...

The following is a press release issued by Zanden Audio. July 26, 2018 - On Saturday, August 18th, 2018, Zanden Audio will hold a dealer event in the Chicago area. Their North American distributor, Eric ...

To be perfectly candid, I had my doubts at first when I was offered the chance to review the 212se digital preamplifier from DiDit High-End. On the one hand, I was intrigued by a special ...

“Don’t I know you? Haven’t we met somewhere before?” My very thoughts when I first laid eyes on the Rogue Audio RP-7 preamplifier. Then I remembered: It was the Rogue Audio RP-5 that I reviewed ...

Prefatory Rant I shall begin by asking you to indulge me some venting: I hate the direction that many high-end preamplifiers and integrated amplifiers have taken the last quarter-century and longer—detest is a more precise ...

Photos by Jonathan Valin. After last year’s Munich High End show Jonathan Valin, Julie Mullins, and I visited the headquarters of AVM in Malsch, Germany, a few hours by car from Munich (well, it was ...

Five Most Significant Product Introductions Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems Relentless monoblock amplifier Let’s begins with the big one: D’Agostino’s Relentless monoblock power amp was on proud static display (behind red velvet ropes, no less). ...

If the AVM CS 8.2 is more than you need or can afford, I’m happy to say you can get virtually all of the features and much of sound quality of AVM’s flagship in the ...

The Munich High-End Show’s preeminence as the world’s biggest and most important event was solidified by this year’s gathering. Munich has not only effectively replaced CES for international business but has also become the major ...

What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side? My love of the high end comes from both sides. My dad was an audiophile and ...