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Dealer Event February 23 - Sunny Components Covina
|The following is a press release issued by HRS and Vandersteen. February 15, 2019 - Saturday February 23, 12-5 PM Covina specialty audio retailer Sunny Components (1370 E. Cypress Street Suite D Covina CA) will ...read more -
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Big Kids Toys AV Hosts Fun-Filled Two-Day Event
|The following is a press release issued by Big Kids Toys AV. January 28, 2019 - Big Kids Toys AV will host fun-filled listening sessions on Friday and Saturday, February 1 and 2, with featured ...read more -
CES 2019 Report
|I arrived without any expectation. It’s hardly headline news that high-end audio at CES has been running on fumes in recent years. Would this be the year that showing up would be a waste of ...read more -
The 2019 Consumer Electronics Show
|It’s no secret that the high-end audio segment of the massive Consumer Electronics Show has been waning for years as the industry has shifted its focus to Munich and the growing juggernaut of AXPONA. But ...read more -
Bending Wave USA’s Grand Opening Is Set For January 26th, 2019
|The following is a press release issued by Bending Wave USA. January 7, 2019 - Bending Wave USA will host a grand opening of its new showroom in Davie, Florida on January 26th and 27th. ...read more -
2018 Golden Ear Awards: Greg Weaver
|Gamut Zodiac loudspeaker $150,000/pr. The Gamut Zodiac is one of the most remarkable products I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing in my thirty years of writing about audio components. When you consider its exceptional bass ...read more -
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Technics Turntable and Reel-to-Reel Workshop at PNW Audio Society
|The following is a press release issued by Technics. December 11, 2018 - J-Corder welcomes you to a free analog source workshop showcasing the Reference Series 2018 products from Technics. Please join us at the ...read more -
Objectivity and the Abstract Truth
|Every hobby, by its very nature, runs the constant risk of losing contact with its own foundational intent or purpose. The closeness of specialization can, over time, turn into an abstraction where the tether to ...read more -
2018 New York Audio Show Report
|Overview The history of the New York Audio Show can best be described as rocky. Decades ago, the show was run by Stereophile magazine, and it was a juggernaut. I remember making an annual pilgrimage ...read more -
VPI Avenger Reference Turntable
|Let me begin this review by noting that the VPI Avenger Reference is part of a steadily growing number of “extreme turntables.” It sells for $17,000 without an arm, $20,000 with the JMW 12-3D Reference ...read more -
50 Greatest Bargains in High-End Audio
|Cables, Power Products, and Accessories AudioQuest carbon-fiber record brush, $19 Caig Deoxit Gold G100L contact cleaner, $33 Shunyata Research Venom 14 AC cord, $95 Wireworld Mini Eclipse 8 speaker cable, $560 Entry Level Grado Prestige ...read more -
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D’Agostino Master Audio Systems, YG Acoustics, and Alma Music & Audio Demonstrate Mega System
|San Diego retailer Alma Music & Audio, D’Agostino Master Audio Systems, and YG Acoustics teamed up in mid-November to demonstrate what can only be described as a mega-system. I attended the event as was treated ...read more -
How to Listen to Stereo
|Stereo in its most basic form is a robust medium. One can hear the ancient demos of ping-pong games and trains traveling from left to right or right to left on cheap computer speakers sitting ...read more -
Technics SL-1000R Special Event
|November 21, 2018 - Blink High End is a Technics SL-1000R special event at their Cambridge studios on Thursday, November 29th at 6:00pm. Take a seat and enjoy the music! The featured guest will be ...read more