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Newport 2012: Emerald Physics
I’ve seen and heard a half-dozen Emerald Physics demos. The premise is interesting — optimized speaker designs coupled with DSP-controlled external crossovers, and all wrapped up with a custom room...
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Newport 2012: Neither odd nor an end — Audience, Wilson, VTL, dCS, Gradient,...
Newport 2012 was a really big show — the biggest of the regional shows I’ve yet been to. Something like 50 rooms and 10,000 tickets sold, with Dean Peer, Tierney Sutton, Anne Bisson, and Mike Mercer...
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CAS 2013: SimpliFi Audio
Have some sympathy for SimpliFi‘s unfortunate Tim Ryan. He won the “show conditions” lottery this time out when his truck broke down on the way to the show. How did the room sound? On Friday it sounded...
View ArticleBryston takes steady aim at active-loudspeaker market with new flagship models
Part-Time Audiophile Canadian high-fidelity manufacturing stalwart, and 20-year warranty legends Bryston have just showcased their new top-of-the-line active loudspeaker systems, and amplifiers. The...
View ArticleAXPONA 2018: Eikon Audio – Gayle Sanders returns…
Part-Time Audiophile AXPONA 2018 marks the return of Gayle Sanders with the launch of EIKON Audio. Sanders co-founded Martin Logan in 1982, where he stayed for nearly three decades only to sell the...
View ArticleRMAF 2018: Legacy Audio and Raven Audio; two to tango
Part-Time Audiophile “Get ready for the new Raven Audio” Like peanut butter and jelly, I can’t think of a finer synergy in hi-fi on display at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. Legacy Audio loudspeakers have...
View ArticleFlorida 2019: Legacy Audio
Part-Time Audiophile It seems like Qobuz is everywhere these days. A virtual, er, tidal wave of promotion led by my pal David Solomon. I walked into the Legacy Audio room and off to the side, some...
View ArticleLegacy Audio | AXPONA 2019
Part-Time Audiophile CHICAGO (PTA) — For the first time at AXPONA, Legacy Audio speakers were being powered completely by Legacy Audio amplification via internal power or the new Legacy Powerbloc...
View ArticleCAS 2013: SimpliFi Audio
Have some sympathy for SimpliFi‘s unfortunate Tim Ryan. He won the “show conditions” lottery this time out when his truck broke down on the way to the show. How did the room sound? On Friday it sounded...
View ArticleRare sighting of B&O BeoLab 90 – photo set from Vancouver
I’d never seen them in person until this afternoon. B&O BeoLab 90 active DSP loudspeakers are rare as hens teeth, so when I found out I could see a set in person, and that they were just a few...
View ArticleBang & Olufsen BeoLab 90 listening impressions
Are lifestyle, and audiophile exclusive design terms from one another? Is it a form vs. function debate? I’ve been struggling a bit with the concept lately in the strictest sense of the words, and the...
View ArticleVancouver Audio Festival 2017: Sonos wants to get you into great sound
Sonos had a strong showing at the Vancouver Audio Festival with it’s PLAY:5 speaker system, and the new PLAYBASE television sound base. I’ve seen, and heard the budget-oriented PLAY:1, PLAY:3, and...
View ArticleBurwell & Sons showcase Plain Jane, unveil new active and passive...
If you’ve hit a recent audio show, chances are you’ve had an opportunity to hear Burwell & Sons loudspeakers. The bespoke, vintage Altec driver designs are beautiful to look at, and convey true...
View ArticleLäufer Teknik and Benchmark | AXPONA 2023
In the spirit of curiosity, I want to present the Laufer Teknik “The Note,” a $32,500/pair line array that features approximately 10,000 one-inch drivers suspended by a single thread! Okay, no, that’s...
View ArticleWeiss Helios DAC | REVIEW
The Weiss Helios DAC reminds me of what people forget about Swiss pocket knives. The common association is, of course, with the ubiquitous “Swiss Army Knife” manufactured by Victorinox in that iconic...
View ArticleBang & Olufsen BeoLab 90 listening impressions
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Are lifestyle, and audiophile exclusive design terms from one another? Is it a form vs. function debate? I've been struggling a bit with the concept lately in the...
View ArticleVancouver Audio Festival 2017: Sonos wants to get you into great sound
PLAY:5 making serious inroads for the sub-$1,000 home system. Sonos had a strong showing at the Vancouver Audio Festival with it's PLAY:5 speaker system, and the new PLAYBASE television sound base....
View ArticleBurwell & Sons showcase Plain Jane, unveil new active and passive...
The Plain jane... If you've hit a recent audio show, chances are you've had an opportunity to hear Burwell & Sons loudspeakers. The bespoke, vintage Altec driver designs are beautiful to look at,...
View ArticleBryston takes steady aim at active-loudspeaker market with new flagship models
The Bryston Middle T system. Canadian high-fidelity manufacturing stalwart, and 20-year warranty legends Bryston have just showcased their new top-of-the-line active loudspeaker systems, and...
View ArticleAXPONA 2018: Eikon Audio – Gayle Sanders returns…
AXPONA 2018 marks the return of Gayle Sanders with the launch of EIKON Audio. Sanders co-founded Martin Logan in 1982, where he stayed for nearly three decades only to sell the company in 2005. After...
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