The following is a press release issued by Berkeley Audio Design. February 5, 2019 - Berkeley Audio Design is extremely pleased to announce the Alpha DAC Reference Series 3 Raising the excellence of the Alpha ...

The Blue Note jazz series has become an object of fascination for jazz collectors and aficionados alike. Much like the classical RCA Living Stereo series, it represents a unique marriage of great artists and a ...

Back to the future. When Radial Engineering announced its plans to market a modern version of the Dynaco Stereo 70, the news struck me as a valiant time shift, aimed squarely at resurrecting the soul ...

The following is a press release issued by Paradigm, Anthem, and MartinLogan. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | February 4, 2019 – Paradigm, Anthem, and MartinLogan are pleased to announce exhibition plans for ISE 2019 at the ...

The following is a press release issued by Larsen and Audio Skies. February 2, 2019 - Taking the critically acclaimed and ingenious designs from the Larsen 8 to its fullest potential, the Larsen 9 features ...

Before he became a multiple Tony Award winning Broadway songwriting great for his contributions to shows such as Sweet Charity, On the Twentieth Century, Barnum, and Little Me (book by Neil Simon), Cy Coleman was ...

As of January 8, 2019, Qobuz, the French streaming/download service became available to United States-based audiophiles for late-stage beta testing, with a final release date forthcoming. The elevator pitch is if Tidal and HD Tracks ...

In the Summer 2018 edition of Ultimate Headphone Guide, I reviewed the Abyss AB-1266 Phi Edition planar-magnetic headphone, which represented an evolutionary improvement upon the original AB-1266 that first appeared in 2013. In fact, my ...

The following is a press release issued by Audience. San Marcos, CA | January 30, 2019 - Audience today announced it is now shipping its new top of the line frontRow audio cables, a complete ...

During several recent audio shows, Revel has teased out what I would term a “slow reveal” of elevated-performance versions of its mid-priced Performa3 series. To Revel’s credit, the intro of these new speakers was not ...

What constitutes the “entry level” isn’t always obvious. Because we live in an Internet-infected world where fluidity, shape-shifting, social relativity, distributed systems, etc. are commonly accepted models of reality, definitions are rarely clear-cut or easy. ...

The following is a press release issued by Big Kids Toys AV. January 28, 2019 - Big Kids Toys AV will host fun-filled listening sessions on Friday and Saturday, February 1 and 2, with featured ...

Though not as earthshaking as the recently rediscovered John Coltrane session (Both Directions at Once), this previously unreleased set also demands the attention of serious jazz fans, particularly audiophiles. The difference is that this is ...

Few things in high-end audio give me greater pleasure or tempt me to more pride in our pursuit of the absolute sound than audio equipment that is both sanely priced and high performance. Under review ...

Listening to Duck Baker’s jaunty, insightful interpretations of Thelonious Monk compositions on Duck Baker Plays Monk, my mind immediately conjured Bach. Meaning the way that hearing, say, a well-loved piece for solo violin transcribed to ...