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Show Report: AudioShow 2010
|Portugal is a small southern European country, but when it comes to audio, it has a disproportionately large high-end community. Even its recent buffeting from the economic storms has not dimmed Portugal’s love for good ...read more -
Computer Audio: Everything Makes A Difference
|As more audiophiles dip their toes into computer-based audio they discover, to their dismay, that it's far more complicated than conventional audio. In fact, the level of complexity involved in even a basic computer audio ...read more -
Northern High Fidelity Show... more photos
|Custom tube amp from John Howes. If there's one thing Brits love more than audio... it's audio cake! Ayon's Ibis floorstanding loudspeaker - new to the UK. MIT Oracle MAX loudspeaker cables. If you have ...read more -
JPS Labs Aluminata Interconnect Cable (Hi-Fi+)
|It’s considered good form in Hi-Fi+ to review a whole ‘loom’ of cable as a single entity; interconnect, loudspeaker and mains cables as one. There’s good reason for this – it gives a more consistent ...read more -
Furutech GT2 USB Cable (Playback 26)
|In October, 2009 I posted a blog on the AVguide.com Web site describing my initial reactions to Furutech’s GT2 high-performance USB cable, which were favorable. I thought then, and think now, that the cable made ...read more -
First Listen: Furutech GT2 Audiophile-Grade USB Cables
|I’ve recently received my review sample of Furutech’s new GT2 audiophile-grade USB cable, and have begun trying them out with various USB DAC (or USB DAC-equipped) components that I have on hand. The question on ...read more -
NEWS: Teo Audio Cables with Liquid Metal Conductors to Debut at RMAF
|Kingston, Ontario-based Teo Audio will introduce the audiophile community to its distinctive range of audio cable products at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2009. Usually when high-end audio companies use the word “liquid” to describe ...read more -
NEWS: Furutech Announces Audiophile-Grade USB 2.0 and 3.0 Cables
|Tokyo, Japan-based Furutech Co., Ltd. has announced the release of two new series of audiophile-grade USB cables: the GT2 USB 2.0 cable and the more highly specified GT3 USB 3.0 cables. According to a Furutech ...read more -
Crystal, Magnan, and Atlas Cable Looms
|Having discussed mains quality and equipment supports at some length in the last issue, it’s time to turn our attention to the third leg of any system’s supporting tripod. Of course, in an ideal world ...read more -
Nordost Tyr Cable (Hi-Fi+)
|Cables, eh? Can’t live without ‘em, can’t show ‘em off to friends at dinner parties… Whatever your take on cables, from unreconstructed nihilist, (“once you’ve reached a basic electrical standard, all cables sound the same, ...read more -
Crystal Cable Ultra Loom
|“Gregory using cables from someone other than Nordost!” I can see the shock in certain quarters already. But settle down at the back there. This isn’t as big a reach as it might appear, because ...read more -
Ultralink/XLO Will Highlight Argentum Acoustics Cables At CES
|According to a company press release, Ontario, CA-based Ultralink/XLO Products will feature its Argentum-series interconnects and cables at the company’s upcoming CES display. According to the release, Argentum Acoustics cables are targeted primarily toward high-end, ...read more -
Furutech Pure Transmission Cable System
|In 1988 the Japanese firm Furutech began to offer audio cables based on ultra high-purity, single-crystal copper conductors produced via the Ohno Continuous Casting (OCC) process, and ever since has enjoyed a reputation for creating ...read more