I became aware of Harry Pearson, without exactly realizing it, in the spring of 1973. I was in my first year at university in the U.S., and I happened upon a tiny classified ad in ...

I’ve been dreading this day for some time, even though I knew it was coming. And now it has. On November 4, Harry Pearson, the founder of this magazine and the finest and most influential ...

The following piece was published in the June/July 2001 issue of TAS, as a “Last Page” feature. I got some ridicule, from a now-defunct audio-magazine editor who felt this sounded like sycophancy, who wrote a ...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Harry Pearson, Founder of The Absolute Sound and an icon of high-end audio journalism. Harry passed away at his home in Sea Cliff, New ...

North Carolina, Wednesday–Thursday, November 12–13, 5:30–9pm: Audio Advice will host two consecutive Music Matters events. The Wednesday evening event will take place at Audio Advice’s Raleigh location (8621 Glenwood Avenue), while the Thursday night event ...

A few years ago a good friend took me to visit the office of Jon Platt, a top executive in the music industry who represents artists like Beyoncé and Jay-Z. It soon became clear that ...

Attending RMAF since 2007, I’ve come to look forward to this yearly pilgrimage to the mile-high city. What I most enjoy about this show in particular is the relaxed atmosphere that surrounds the event. I’m ...

October 14, 2014 – Toronto, ON – This October 31st to November 2nd, the TAVES Consumer Electronics Show will be the ultimate event for Canadians passionate about technology. The show will astound visitors with the ...

October 9, 2014 - At the show, Arcam will have a serious stereo system built around the new C49 Preamp and a pair of the 400 watt P49 mono amps configured as mono-blocks. The main ...

Rockport Altair Loudspeaker$97,500 Although it’s been nearly four years since I reviewed the Altair, Rockport’s second-from-top model still sticks in my mind as one of the world’s greatest loudspeakers. My fond memory of how this ...

The high-end consists of manufacturers large and small. Nick Doshi, who lives in Virginia, belongs to the latter category. A former recording engineer, he now works at radio and television stations located in Washington, DC. ...

CH Precision C1 Linestage/ DAC and A1 Power Amplifier$32,975; $37,475 These highly modular components from new-but-pedigreed CH Precision represent the latest Swiss thinking on high-bandwidth, low-noise amplification and digital circuitry. Technology aside, the CH gestalt ...

Boulder 2150 Monoblock Amplifier$96,000/pr. The Boulder 2150 monoblock amplifier is an engineering marvel. It offers a smooth, seductive, and powerful sound that places it in the very highest echelon of solid-state amplification, perhaps superseded only ...

The 2014 edition of The Absolute Sound Buyer’s Guide to High-End Electronics is finally available to download—and it’s absolutely FREE. This convenient PDF download allows you to search text quickly, navigate to specific sections, click ...

Many audiophiles think of an audio system from the perspective of The Law of Diminishing Returns. That’s the idea that each successive dollar you add to your hi-fi budget realizes progressively less sonic improvement. To ...