I don’t usually cover entry-level and mid-priced loudspeakers at shows, but I’m glad I did at this Denver show. I discovered quite a few worthy contenders and found a couple of real gems. Here are ...

In search of new or recently released 2-channel gems, I attended CEDIA Expo 2012, which was held in Indianapolis, IN from September 6-8, and will be preparing a multi-part show report. This is the fourth ...

In search of new or recently released 2-channel gems, I attended CEDIA Expo 2012, which was held in Indianapolis, IN from September 6-8, and will be preparing a multi-part show report. This is the third ...

In search of new or recently released 2-channel gems, I attended CEDIA Expo 2012, which was held in Indianapolis, IN from September 6-8, and will be preparing a multi-part show report. This is the second ...

For those of you unfamiliar with the name, the acronym CEDIA stands for Custom Electronics Design & Installation Association and the organization’s biggest annual show, called CEDIA Expo, enjoys a strong reputation as a go-to ...

Held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Burlingame in the San Francisco Bay Area from August 3-5, this year’s California Audio Show (CAS) was quite memorable. CAS-organizer Constantine Soo and his team should be congratulated ...

Several significant high-performance audio products made their US, consumer, and/or worldwide debuts at the 3rd Annual California Audio Show from August 3rd through 5th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Burlingame, California. This was a ...

It’s official; T.H.E. Show Newport has become the premier U.S. hi-fi show. Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, this year’s show expanded to an adjacent second hotel and saw a 50% increase in ...

What do soft sea breezes, Tommy Bahama print shirts, and Wayfarer shades have in common with high-end audio? It could only be T.H.E. Show, Newport Beach. Fresh off its 2011 debut, this consumer-attended success story ...

I finally made the trip across the Atlantic to see the Munich high-end show for myself, and what a show it is. This annual event has gradually increased in importance over the years to the ...

Munich High End is not only the biggest high-end-audio show in the world; it is also the oddest. Where else in the world would you be greeted at the door by three guys in lederhosen, ...

Please check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. The KEF exhibit was dwarfed in the Omni’s high-ceiled, lobby-level ballroom, but it didn’t seem to bother the cutting edge Blade loudspeaker–TAS’ current cover story-a ...

Please check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 4. Summoning an audible gasp were the Audio Power Labs 833TNT monoblocks ($175k). Engineered and built in Columbus Ohio, nothing adequately describes what it’s like to ...

Please check out Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4. I observed a different side of the YG Anat 3 Signature ($119k) at Axpona. In rotation with the YG entry level Carmel, the Anat was ...

Please check out Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. As consumer audio shows go, Axpona Jacksonville was small scale in terms of scope (at least compared with Newport or RMAF) but big-hearted in its ...