Articles
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A.I. Pioneer Appointed President of Nextscreen Publishing Group
|December 3, 2019 | AUSTIN, TX -- NextScreen, LLC, publishers of The Absolute Sound and HiFi+, is announcing today that Lee Scoggins will be joining the team as President, NextScreen Publishing Group. The newly formed ...read more -
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The Warsaw Audio Video Show
|The opportunity to cover Warsaw’s Audio Video Show 2019 was pitched to me this way, by both the editor-in-chief of this magazine and the event’s organizers: “It’s the second biggest audio show in Europe!” Sort ...read more -
Basis Audio on Television
|Turntable manufacturer Basis Audio is featured in the television series "World's Greatest! . . . ". The show's producers select only one company to feature from each of the industries they cover.read more -
2019 Golden Ear Awards: Jonathan Valin
|MBL 101 X-treme Loudspeaker $260,000 In honor of the 101 X-tremes’ tenth anniversary, I invited these new and improved versions of MBL’s 2000-pound, twin-chassis flagship loudspeakers back into my listening room. Comprising two Radialstrahler columns—each ...read more -
2019 Golden Ear Awards: Julie Mullins
|PS Audio Sprout100 Integrated Amplifier $599 Even when I’m not doing critical listening, I still find myself returning frequently and fondly to the super-sounding and retro-stylish Sprout100 integrated amp, a new and improved version of ...read more -
Yamaha Announces New 5000 Series
|The following is a press release issued by Yamaha. Buena Park, California | October 23, 2019 - Yamaha is making the biggest statement in the Hi-Fi market since it coined the term “Hi-Fi” 65 years ...read more -
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Genesis Advanced Technologies Event at Distinctive Stereo
|I recently had the privilege of attending a unique event hosted by Larry Borden of Distinctive Stereo in River Vale, NJ, to announce and demonstrate his new line of loudspeakers from Genesis Advanced Technologies. In ...read more -
50 Greatest Bargains in High-End Audio - 2019
|Cables, Power Products, and Accessories AudioQuest conductive fiber record brush, $22.95 Caig Deoxit contact cleaner, $32.95 Shunyata Research Venom 14 AC power cord, $95 Synergistic Research Foundation Series, $499/$599 Entry Level Grado Prestige Black2 phono ...read more -
2019 Golden Ear Awards: Robert Harley
|Wilson Benesch Eminence Loudspeaker $235,000 The Eminence is a nothing short of a technical tour de force in advanced loudspeaker design. With its in-house-made carbon-fiber enclosure, custom drivers, isobaric woofer loading, innovative tweeter, and no-compromise ...read more -
Acoustic Signature Invictus Jr. Turntable and TA-9000 Tonearm
|About three years ago I reviewed what was then the best record player I’d heard—the $105k Acoustic Signature Invictus. As I wrote at the time, this 315-pound, FEA-engineered, CNC-milled, six-motor, dual-belt-driven, 2.6-foot-wide by 2.4-foot-deep, vaguely ...read more -
Clearaudio Performance DC Wood Turntable with Tracer Tonearm
|With vinyl’s popularity still high and head-ing higher, turntables are popping up like crazy—both from longstanding makers, newbies, and manufacturers of other gear hot to get in on the action. So many ’tables, so little ...read more -
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RMAF 2019 – Highlights and Photos
|Although it turns out I wasn't on "official" assigment this year for RMAF, I’d made some plans to be in the Denver area to see family, friends, and yes, a concert at the same time ...read more -
Q&A with Maurizio Aterini of Gold Note
|What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side? I was 8 years old when I started listening to my parents’ hi-fi system—a Lenco D75 ...read more -
Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019: Electronics and Analog
|The high-end audio industry approached this year’s Denver show with more than a bit of trepidation. The venue was new and unknown, and the cost to exhibit significantly higher, leading many potential exhibitors to take ...read more -
Excel Audio to Host 2nd Annual Customer Appreciation Event
|The following is a press release issued by Excel Audio. September 5, 2019 - Saturday, September 14th from 6 p.m.–10 p.m., Excel Audio in Newport Beach, California, will be hosting its second annual Customer Appreciation ...read more