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ELAC Announces the Carina Line of Home Speakers
|The following is a press release issued by ELAC. Cypress, CA | August 19, 2019 – ELAC, a leading global provider of high-performance speakers and electronics, today announced the Carina Series line of home speakers. ...read more -
Lyn Stanley Toasts Julie London
|London Calling: A Toast to Julie London is Lyn Stanley’s sixth album since 2013, with another due out before this review sees print. Seven superb albums in six years suggests someone making up for a ...read more -
CH Precision P1 Phonostage and X1 Power Supply
|One of the most famous scenes in the film The Third Man, which is set in Vienna in 1949 and based on Graham Greene’s novel of the same name, comes when Harry Lime, who is ...read more -
Chord Electronics Hugo TT 2 DAC/Preamp/Headphone Amp and Hugo M Scaler
|As many music lovers know, the legend of Chord Electronics’ Hugo family of products started several years back with the first-generation Hugo, a wildly overachieving portable headphone amp/DAC that took the marketplace by storm. Though ...read more -
The Audiophile Ecosystem
|To a non-audiophile, the passion for good sound can seem like a remarkably solitary endeavor. That civilian walks past our listening room and glances knowingly at the single chair facing the loudspeakers. Even if we’ve ...read more -
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Introducing Mu-so Qb 2nd Generation
|The following is a press release issued by Naim Audio. August 9, 2019 | Salisbury, England - Naim Audio, the British hi-fi specialist with 46 years of audio expertise, has introduced the latest member of ...read more -
Accustic Arts Amp II Mk 3 Stereo Power Amplifier
|Over a decade ago, as I was traveling through Germany, I picked up an audio magazine at a train station to try and kill some time. Leafing through the periodical, I happened upon a review ...read more -
Blue Note’s Tone Poet Series
|To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the legendary jazz label founded in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, Blue Note Records has introduced the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series. Produced by Joe Harley ...read more -
Pear Audio Analogue Little John Turntable and Cornet 2 Tonearm
|Reviewing this Little John turntable and Cornet 2 tonearm ensemble from Pear Audio Analogue was for me an exercise in déjà vu, for which there’s a clear basis in reality. In conception, construction, and appearance ...read more -
Q&A with Eric Alexander of Tekton Design
|What ignited your interest in the high end? It was in 1980 (I was 14 years old), when a new guy moved into our neighborhood. He was a full-time professional DJ and we’re still close ...read more -
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Bowers & Wilkins Launches Line of Powered Wireless Loudspeakers
|Venerable British loudspeaker manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins has introduced a new line of powered wireless loudspeakers, called Formation, that will bring the company’s technology and aesthetic to a new generation of listeners. The Formation series ...read more -
Definitive Audio and Linn Products Host “The Playlist with Vinyl Me, Please”
|One of the oldest and most successful high end audio retail stores in Seattle, Definitive Audio, hosted a music listening event on July 25 along with Linn and a new vinyl subscription company (remember the ...read more -
Koetsu Rosewood Signature Moving-Coil Phono Cartridge
|Yoshiaki Sugano (1907–2002) is truly an iconic figure, whose place in high-end audio’s hall of fame is most secure. His legacy is that of a consummate artisan, whose masterwork moving-coil cartridge designs propelled the art ...read more -
Anthem Launches MDX - The World's Most Advanced and Versatile Multi-Zone Distribution Systems
|The following is a press release issued by Anthem. Mississauga, Canada | August 5, 2019 – Anthem Electronics, an award-winning manufacturer of high-end electronics for music and home theater, is pleased to announce the launch ...read more