In 1962 McIntosh debuted what must be by any reckoning a pair of signature products: the C22 stereo preamplifier and the MC275 stereo power amplifier. Although both were anticipated in look and function by the ...

The new Eros monoblock amplifier is the most ambitious offering yet from Zesto Audio, a relatively new company on the audio scene. All its products are designed by music-fanatic-engineer George Counnas and built by hand ...

Kudos to Linear Tube Audio’s Mark Schneider for continuing to market David Berning’s amplifier designs. Berning’s patented ZOTL circuit obviates the need for a conventional audio transformer to couple the tube output stage to the ...

The Absolute Sound invited five of high-end audio’s greatest designers and company founders to talk about how they started their businesses, invented new technologies, and created iconic products. Moderated by The Absolute Sound’s Executive Editor ...

A few weeks ago I heard Jean-Guihen Queyras play the Bach cello suites in an intimate setting at the Phillips museum in Washington, D.C. Queyras, who has recorded the suites for Harmonia Mundi, delivered an ...

The following is a press release issued by Goldmund. June 19, 2017 - Goldmund is proud to announce the opening of its first retail store in the USA. Located in Wellington, West Palm Beach, Florida ...

Five Most Significant Product Introductions McIntosh MP1100 Phonostage and D1100 Digital Linestage McIntosh launched the highly capable new MP1100 all-tube phonostage. The MP1100 is packed with features including three inputs along with nine profiles (five ...

This year’s Munich High End show was a hot one in every sense of the word (more so than ever given the unseasonably warm temps in Bavaria and the heat generated in demo rooms full ...

You may have heard the news by now: There’s a new show on the block, the LA Audio Show that will be held June 2–4 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel (not far from LAX). This ...

This was the fourth (and final) year for AXPONA being held at The Westin Hotel in Rosemont, IL, right next to O’Hare airport. While this is the last exhibit at this location, it’s not the ...

Five Most Significant Debuts Aavik Acoustics M-300 Monoblock Amplifiers, C-300 Preamplifier The Aavik M-300 monoblocks ($48k) and C-300 made their active-demo debuts in a sweet-sounding setup (alas, all digitally sourced, a Naim CD player used ...

The following is a press release issued by Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems. CAVE CREEK, AZ | APRIL 21, 2017 — Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems today announced the Progression Stereo, the second model released ...

AXPONA 2017 is just around the corner, taking place April 21–23 at the Westin O’Hare just outside Chicago in Rosemont, Illinois once again. The hi-fi show offers audiophiles of all stripes the chance to check ...

NuForce STA200 $1299 Basic solid-state power amplifiers are not, due to their essential nature (boxes with parts inside), sexy objects that inspire a lot of audiophile lust. The STA200 will never be accused of looking ...

The Citation II was Stu Hegeman’s penultimate masterpiece, inspired by his unwavering desire to build a power amplifier equal to his stunningly great Citation I preamplifier. I consider the Citation II power amplifier to be ...