From his early Suzuki method training starting at age four, to his stints with hot jazz/swing revivalists Squirrel Nut Zippers and bandleader of his Bowl of Fire group, followed by a dozen studio albums, Andrew ...

Google “SACD + Dead” and you’ll get quite a few hits. Some reference high-resolution recordings—several versions of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead, or albums from Dead Can Dance, or some San Francisco band that ...

When I was a little kid in the 1970s my parents gave me my own “compact stereo system.” Except, it wasn’t stereo, and it wasn’t high end. It included an LP record player, AM radio, ...

I know somewhere, deep in my heart, that the physical appearance and style of a preamp and amplifier should not matter—only the sound. So let me begin this review by admitting that I approach the ...

The following is a press release issued by Focal. CES, Las Vegas | January 8, 2020 - French speaker specialist, Focal, has added three new models to its recently launched Chora range, including its first ...

This editorial piece appeared in the 300th issue of TAS. This is the 300th issue of The Absolute Sound. As we enter the third decade of the 21st century, that is a remarkable milestone for ...

Las Vegas, Nev. — HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, is introducing the JBL L82 Classic, a modern bookshelf version of ...

The following is a press release issued by Audioarts. January 6, 2020 - A beyond-cool look at the world of high-end audio design for passionate collectors, obsessive audiophiles, and design fans At a time when ...

Bill Frisell makes his Blue Note label debut as a leader not by emphasizing his guitar but rather by celebrating the human voice. He doesn’t do any of the singing; he puts longtime collaborator Petra ...

European Audio Team (E.A.T.) has taken the ECC83 dual triode tube and merged it with solid-state electronics to create the E-Glo S phonostage. When coupled with the LPS external linear power supply, the E-Glo S ...

The audiophile creed has its sacred objects and among the holiest is the direct-to-disc LP. Like splinters from the True Cross, there are only a finite number and they can possess a mystical energy connecting ...

The following is a press release issued by High End By Oz, United Home Audio, and Vitus Audio. January 2, 2019 - High End By Oz LLC is pleased to announce United Home Audio as ...

I first became aware of HiFiMan roughly eleven years ago, when I sought to review one of the firm’s earliest planar-magnetic headphones. However, in the course of reaching out I learned that, even earlier on, ...

The following is a press release issued by The Florida Audio Expo. Tampa, Florida | December 2019—Music lovers rejoice! The Florida Audio Expo is happening Friday–Sunday, February 7–9, 2020, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton ...

When an audio journalist asked loudspeaker designer Richard Vandersteen if his company would make an in-wall speaker, Richard replied, “I’ll make an in-wall speaker when Steinway makes an in-wall piano.” That brilliant retort perfectly sums ...