Technics R1 Reference System $53,000 In 2014, Technics returned to home audio, hoping to catapult itself squarely into today’s high end. Exhibit A was a trio of highly advanced products, the R1 Reference Series, meant ...

The following is a press release issued by Overture AV. SATURDAY OCTOBER 22nd FROM 12:00 PM TO 4:00 PM MEET THE PRESIDENT! WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT MR. CHARLIE RANDALL, PRESIDENT OF McIntosh and ...

Time was when Technics, along with Nakamichi and a smattering of others, claimed membership in an elite cadre within Japan’s overwhelmingly mass-market audio industry. These companies aimed higher. Technics, a division of Panasonic, found favor ...

Entry Level AudioQuest DragonFly Black & Red DAC, $99/$199 Elac Debut B5 and Elac Debut F5 loudspeakers, $229/$560 Rega RP1 turntable, $445 NAD D 3020 integrated amplifier, $499 Audio by Van Alstine Vision phonostage, $499 ...

Magico S7 Loudspeaker $64,000 An extraordinarily revealing speaker that has very neutral timbre, and does not exaggerate or fail to reproduce any aspect of sound quality. Deeply extended but very uncolored bass can seem slightly ...

The following is a press release issued by Los Angeles Audio Show. September 22, 2016 - The LAAS – Los Angeles Audio Show – is a new high-end audio and home theater show debuting in ...

David Berning Audio 211/845 Amplifier $75,000 In the new 211/845, David Berning has created the most ambitious realization yet of his brilliant ZOTL circuit that allows a tube amplifier to operate without an output transformer. ...

The following is a press release issued by McIntosh. September 13, 2016 - McIntosh, the global leader in prestigious home entertainment and ultimate-quality audio for over 65 years, is proud to announce the launch of ...

The following is a press release issued by Wyred 4 Sound. ATASCADERO, CA | Aug 2016 - Wyred 4 Sound is pleased to announce the SX-1000R, the evolution of the multi-award-winning SX-1000 amplifier and Wyred ...

The Absolute Sound and Japan’s premier magazine Stereo Sound have joined forces to host a book autographing session with Robert Harley, Jonathan Valin, and TAS Managing Editor Julie Mullins at the Tokyo International Audio Show. ...

This is a press release issued by Lavish HiFi. September 30th & October 1st, 2016 - Lavish HiFi in Santa Rosa, CA, is hosting a special free listening event with GamuT from 4 to 8 ...

[Editor's Note: The Tokyo International Audio Show is like no other audio event in the world. See Jonathan Valin and Julie Mullins' report here for a look at last year's show.] The International Audio Society ...

We celebrate three of the industry’s greatest electronics designers and companies in short excerpts from The Absolute Sound’s Illustrated History of High-End Audio, Volume Two: Electronics. TAS’ Illustrated History of High-End Audio is a series ...

Back in the day (and the day I’m talking about is close to forty years ago), the great designer James Bongiorno attracted a lot of attention with his crazily-named designs—not to mention his wacky hats, ...

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA. Saudi Arabia doesn’t seem like it’d be a tough place to start a high-end audio dealership. After all, the population is far better off than most, so the prices for which our ...