Göbel High End, CH Precision, Kronos Audio, Nordost, Bending Wave USA | RMAF...
Part-Time Audiophile DENVER (PTA) — A stunning collection of sounds from US distributor Bending Wave USA. Bathed in shadow Göbel High End loudspeakers cast only a silhouette, CH Precision electronics...
View ArticleXact Audio, CH Precision, Nordost, Rockport Technologies | RMAF 2019
Part-Time Audiophile DENVER (PTA) — This is my first time with a Commonwealth Idler Drive ($19,900 USD) professional turntable. Exactly the story behind it, I don’t know. It’s from Xact Audio of Boise,...
View ArticleSound by Singer with Dr Feickert Analogue, My Sonic Lab, Thomas Schick,...
Part-Time Audiophile Andy Singer of Sound By Singer, as a longstanding New York City stereo business, is a loyal exhibitor at this show and often has two rooms with high-quality systems. Certainly,...
View ArticleAna Mighty Sound, Great Cartridge Maker and Rebuilder | REVIEW
Before I even bring up Ana Mighty Sound (website), let me state that I abhor rebuilt cartridges. They are to me, unholy, defiled, inferior, and more often than not, a far cry from the real thing. It...
View ArticleStenheim, CH Precision, WADAX, Neodeo, Brinkman, Koetsu, Audioquest, HRS |...
Sunil Merchant, of Sunny Components, a Stenheim dealer right here in southern California was putting on perhaps the most trafficked and popular room of the show. The room was so popular that despite...
View ArticleGrover’s Wrap-Up and Best of Show | T.H.E. SHOW 2021
THE SHOW 2021 was, by my estimation, a reason for cautious optimism. Everything appeared to go off without a hitch, attendees were well-behaved and plentiful enough, and exhibitors seemed pleased by...
View ArticleThe High-End Audio Dealer and You | The Vinyl Anachronist
Just a few days ago we received an email from a grateful reader that brought up an important subject: the high-end audio dealer. I’ve seen these emails dozens of times before, where the reader tells [...]
View ArticleThe Big Avantgarde Room | High End 2022
The buzz about the big Avantgarde Acoustics room was thick in the air at High End 2022 in Munich. Also thick? The crowds in the big Avantgarde room. I think half the show attendees could [...]
View ArticleGöbel in the USA | PAF 2022
Last May, when I attended High End 2022 in Munich, I walked into the Göbel High End room and was so knocked out by the system that I awarded this German company Best of Show. [...]
View ArticleDave McNair’s Wrap-Up | Toronto Audiofest 2022
Toronto Audiofest 2022 For a long time, my day-to-day work in music production was all I needed to escape the constant turmoil of current events worldwide. Lately, those events are more than just...
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