In other news Benchmark (pictured above) introduced its first “analog” product in the guise of an amplifier, the AHB2. Power output is 100Wpc into 8 ohms (170Wpc into 4 ohms & 340 W bridged mono ...

Expensive high end is exciting and at times stirring but I have to admit that there are times when the stiff entry fee can be a little dispiriting. The antidote was only a few doors ...

The tenth installment of the Rocky Mountain Audio might have seen a dip in overall attendance–depending on who you ask–but there was no lack of enthusiasm. Bracketed by Cedia and CES, manufacturers typically don't choose ...

I’ll bet we all remember what our parents asked us before we went out to play on a Saturday afternoon. The fateful question was, “Did you finish your homework?” How this question applies to the ...

October 11, 2013 - Live streaming video of RMAF 2013 will be provided by EnjoytheMusic.com. Please check the schedule below to see what content will be available during the show. Live Interactive Streaming Schedule Note: ...

In one iteration or another, the Musical Surroundings phono preamplifiers designed by Mike Yee have been my references since I reviewed the original Phonomena in 2002 (TAS 134). The design has undergone two upgrades since ...

Western Electric had a banner year in 1936. The introduction of the 300A, the mother of all triode power tubes, and the 91A cinema amplifier, a single-ended design based on the 300A, meant commercial success ...

”Rogue” is one of those lovely, elastic words that give so much lyricism and color to the English language. Five hundred years ago a “rogue” would have been a low-level thief or beggar. And now? ...

For over three decades Musical Fidelity, a company based in the United Kingdom and led by the clarinetist Antony Michaelson, has been among the leading purveyors of a startling variety of audio equipment. It has ...

There is always something fascinating about an audio system that represents the realization of a personal vision. Of course all audio designs partake of the subjective, as does any human activity. (Even mathematics has a ...

ModWright Instruments started out in 2000 as a modifier of digital products. The company, founded by Dan Wright, achieved some success right out of the blocks. Expanding from installing its line of tubed analog output ...

September 9, 2013, Austin, Texas - The Absolute Sound (TAS) introduces its new Guide to High-End Electronics. The Absolute Sound Guide to High-End Electronics is an engaging online buyer’s guide that features some of the ...

Nothing like beginning with a confession: It’s getting to be that one of the hardest categories of components to review is solid-state electronics in the moderately expensive category. To begin with, most of them are ...

B.M.C. (Balanced Music Concept) is a relatively new company with an old soul. It was founded in 2009 by a team of accomplished designers and managers who have produced quality components for a variety of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (8/28/13) — Parasound has added a new 2.1-channel audio preamplifier to its high-end 'Halo' product family. The new Parasound Halo P 5, which replaces the popular and long-lived Halo P 3 stereo preamplifier, ...