Blogs
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Raising the Bar (a preview): AudioNet Stern preamplifier and Heisenberg monoblock power amplifiers
|Early in 2017 I took two opportunities to hear a very special audio system located in the large listening room at the GTT Audio facility in Long Valley, New Jersey, USA. The system was comprised ...read more -
CanJam at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2017 – Part 4, Personal Audio Cables & Accessories, Best of Show
|What follows is Part 4 in a four-part series of snapshot-style reports on new (or at least new-ish) personal audio products seen at CanJam RMAF 2017. For the sake of clarity, we have broken out ...read more -
CanJam at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2017 – Part 3 Personal Audio Electronics
|What follows is a Part 3 in a four=part series of snapshot-style reports on new (or at least new-ish) personal audio products seen at CanJam RMAF 2017. For the sake of clarity, we have broken ...read more -
CanJam at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2017 – Part 2, Earphones & CIEMs
|What follows is Part 2 in a four-part series of snapshot-style reports on new (or at least new-ish) personal audio products seen at CanJam RMAF 2017. For the sake of clarity, we have broken out ...read more -
CanJam at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2017 – Part 1, Headphones
|By tradition, CanJam at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest is one of the largest and most vibrant CanJam events of the year and CanJam RMAF 2017, held on October 6 – 8, certainly did not disappoint. ...read more -
Emily Barker: A Sweet Kind of Blue
|We’ve talked to Emily Barker before in these pages and in 2013 she told us about her last solo album Dear River, a collection of songs about her native Australia. She has worked on a ...read more -
Meet Your Maker: Paul Speltz, of AntiCables
|As part of the Hi-Fi+ Guide to Audio Cables and Power Products (http://www.hifiplus.com/buyers_guides/6/), we spoke to Paul Speltz of AntiCables about the technologies used by the company, the history and future of AntiCables, and more… ...read more -
Bang & Olufsen: Hugge, Beer, and Beolabs
|Unlike brands like Carlsberg, Bang & Olufsen has only tangentially made a big thing of being Danish. The company may exemplify Scandinavian elegance and may be one of the most important employers in Jutland, but ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Interviews Marjorie Baumert of the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest
|The 13th annual Rocky Mountain Audio Fest at the Marriott Tech Center in Denver, CO is almost upon us. It runs from October 6 to October 8 (October 6 is a press/trade day). In the ...read more -
Meet Your Maker – Westone Laboratories
|It’s a mistake to underestimate Westone. On the face of it, to the untutored audiophile eye, Westone comes across as a relatively small, if powerfully professional company making high-quality earphones and custom-fit in-ear monitors. Westone ...read more -
Meet Your Expert: Stirling Trayle of Audio Systems Optimzed
|To date, in our ‘Meet Your…’ series, we’ve concentrated on dealers and makers. This time, we’re making a bit of a change. Audio Systems Optimized is a small company specialising in the set-up and installation ...read more -
Burmester at the Mercedes Benz apartments
|In the world of high end, there are often many synergies, many luxuries that are juxtaposed seamlessly; a 30 year old Glenfarclas single malt whisky pairs beautifully with a King of Denmark cigar, for example. ...read more -
Meet Your Dealer: GTT Audio
|GTT Audio is not your average high-end audio store, and Bill Parish is not your average high-end audio retailer. His work space is his home; not a converted living room, but a dedicated centre of ...read more -
What is Roon?
|Over the last year or so many articles have been written that include something like “Roon Ready” or “Roon compatible” If you are a new or even an experienced audiophile you may be wondering what ...read more -
CanJam London 2017 – Introduction
|Across the last weekend of Wimbledon fortnight, the heart of London buzzed to the sound of personal audio, as CanJam came to town. In the same venue as last year – the Park Plaza hotel, ...read more