I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Bob Visintainer of Rhapsody Audio in NYC several weeks ago. Going to a NY City audio store is not like checking out your average brick-and-mortar stereo retailer. Many ...

When I recently visited Command Performance AV in Virginia for an evening event featuring Magico loudspeakers and Doshi amplifiers, I was struck not only by the superlative sound of the two systems playing that night, ...

VPI JMW-9 Signature $1000 Compared to the standard JMW-9, the Signature version offers worthwhile upgrades such as a stainless-steel bearing assembly, Nordost Valhalla wiring, variable fluid-damping, mechanical anti-skate control, and higher effective-mass design. HP praised ...

Thanks to my colleague Jacob Heilbrunn this may be the easiest review I’ll ever write. See, Jacob did all the spade work when he reviewed the Lyra Etna SL in Issue 266, a cartridge to ...

The following is a press release issued by Tecnics. Wiesbaden, Germany | May 28, 2020 – Technics has been delivering a wide variety of epoch-making audio products, such as speaker systems, amps and audio players ...

The following is a press release issued by Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. May 19, 2020 - No industry is ever immune to setbacks and disasters that loom large on our personal landscapes. Sometimes, they seem ...

It is with a sad and heavy heart that I have to report that Victor Goldstein, long-time owner of Fanfare International, his high-end audio distribution business, and one of the iconic figures in the American ...

During AXPONA 2018, I was introduced to Kirmuss Audio’s KA-RC-1 Ultimate Ultrasonic Vinyl Restoration System. The $970 KA-RC-1 system incorporates ultrasonic cleaning in a more involved “vinyl-restoration” process, which Kirmuss Audio has developed. The restoration ...

14 April 2020 is a sad, dark day for those of us in the fraternity of audio reviewers and reporters. Around four that morning the cancer over which he was once victorious finally claimed the ...

The following is a press release issued by Thorens. Montreal, Canada | March 19, 2020 - Thorens, the world’s oldest Consumer Electronics Company, proudly introduces successors to their legendary 160-Series Turntables. Thorens’ NEW 1600-series combine ...

The following is a press release issued by AXPONA. March 9, 2020 - AXPONA has been rescheduled from April 17-19 to August 7-9, 2020 out of concern for the health and safety of all participants ...

Pro-Ject RPM 5 Carbon $1499 (including Sumiko Blue Point No. 2 high-output mc cartridge) The RPM-5 Carbon turntable from Pro-Ject is possibly the first and last turntable you’ll ever need. The aesthetics are gorgeous but ...

Photography by Dennis Weeks. Last year saw the emergence of a brand-new regional audio show, the Florida Audio Expo (or FLAX, as some have taken to calling it). By all accounts, the show's inaugural outing ...

The following is a press release issued by Musicial Surroundings, AMG, and Hana. The Big Analog Dog is coming to town! And by that we don’t mean Garth Leerer or Ken Bowers from Musical Surroundings, ...