While I've never disliked Hansen's peculiar apostrophe-shaped loudspeakers, I haven't been wild about them, either. For all they do well--and they do a lot well--they've also sounded a bit thick and bass-heavy to me, no ...

Best Sound Although I’ve liked the sound of Hansen Audio speakers in the past, I was absolutely blown away by the stunning Grand Master. This $239k loudspeaker, driven by some expensive amplification from Tenor and ...

So. After all the hype and hoopla, I guess you're wondering how Magico's new aluminum-bodied Q5 fared at this year's annual farrago in Vegas. Speaking strictly for myself, I'd have to say the answer to ...

See anything different about this year's YG Acoustics exhibit room? Yes, it's the same farchachdat gigantic echo chamber in the Sands Expo that YG played in in 2009, and, yes, those are the same $107k ...

Alongside the Magico Q5, the Maggie MG 1.7--the successor to the speaker I have long considered to be the best buy in high-end audio, the Maggie MG 1.6--was the product I most looked forward to ...

CES Update: The Best Loudspeaker Money Can’t Buy Robert Harley Concept cars are a staple of automobile shows, but concept audio components are a rarity at hi-fi expos. The concept car is meant as a ...

As curious as I am about the Magico Q5 intro--and I'm deadly curious--I've gotta admit that were I restricted to attending just one premier at the upcoming CES, I would have to skip the Q5 ...

It’s almost unfair. Not only does Magico come up with what promises to be a more affordable statement speaker in the Q5, but it has (as of this writing) decided to show at CES with ...

This year's CES is likely to be unusually exciting for all sorts of reasons, not the least of which is the little number from Magico shown below. If you go to the Magico Web site ...

Jungfrau--one of the most beautiful of the Alps—in Interlaken. During the first week of November, my wife and I jetted off to Switzerland to visit Da Vinci Audio Labs in Bern and Soulution LLC in ...

(Note: This is somewhat of a hybrid blog---part news story, part blog, and, hopefully, part forum. If you already have auditioned these reissues, please add your comments below. Thanks!) The estimated five-fold increase in vinyl ...

The best part of a trade show from my point of view is seeing old friends. Although I talk to most of them almost daily, Robert, Neil, Jacob, Jim, Chris, Steven, Alan, and I generally ...

(NOTE: This is the technical sidebar that will appear with my review of the PrimaLuna Seven in TAS #199. While there are undoubtedly valid reasons to refrain from posting the sidebar in advance of the ...

The Context: I was asked to lead two seminars, one each evening after the exhibits were closed for those participating in the show itself. On both evenings, there were SRO (standing-room–only) crowds lining the walls ...

For the past ten years I’ve been using Lloyd Walker’s record player—with air-bearing linear-tracking tonearm, massive air-bearing platter, and air-suspension feet—as my reference. Other excellent ’tables have come and gone; only the Walker has stayed. ...