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CES 2010 - Hard Rock Cafe Pictures
|Tuesday evening I went to the Nobu restaurant in the Hard Rock Hotel. I arrived early so I spent about ½ hour making some photographs in Hard Rock’s lobby. They were all made with the ...read more -
Paradigm Mini Monitor V.6 Loudspeaker (TAS 190)
|If I had a dollar for every time a young person said to me, “I need an inexpensive speaker that doesn’t suck,” I’d have enough money to buy all my under-20-year-old nieces and nephews Paradigm ...read more -
A Music Lover’s Guide to Computer-Based Music (Playback, from TAS 197)
|What is a CD, really? It’s a bunch of digital music files on a disc. Why not eliminate the disc, put the music files on a computer’s hard drive, and play the files via your ...read more -
Acoustic Energy Radiance 1 Loudspeaker (Playback, from TAS 196)
|The British speaker manufacturer Acoustic Energy burst onto the audio scene in 1987 with the AE 1. Even after twenty years the AE 1 and AE 2 (released in 1990) still rank among the top ...read more -
The Arlington, Texas, Guitar Show - Big Fun - Great Guitars
|I spent last weekend at the Four Amigos Guitar Show in Arlington, Texas. This is the largest and oldest guitar show in the United States. I’ve been going for over ten years and from it ...read more -
Steven Stone's Best of RMAF 2009
|Best Sound – I heard many show-goers complaining about the awful sound in the Primrose room hosted by Audio Limits. They had YG Acoustics Anat II Reference speakers ($107,000), Weiss Jason transport ($19,600) Weiss Medea ...read more -
The Best Sound at RMAF?
|I heard many show-goers complaining about the awful sound in the Primrose room hosted by Audio Limits. They had YG Acoustics Anat II Reference speakers ($107,000), Weiss Jason transport ($19,600) Weiss Medea DAC ($16,200), Blacknote ...read more -
Early Birds Get More than the Worms at RMAF
|It pays to get to the RMAF early. Here two early birds, Jonathan Valin and Michael Fremer discuss which LPs they’re going to buyread more -
Epos ELS8 Loudspeaker (Playback, from TAS 196)
|I’ve known Roy Hall, Epos’ U.S. distributor, for over twenty years, but I’ve never reviewed any of the components he imports. While this may have been good for our friendship, it has denied me the ...read more -
Official Notice of Jim Thiel's Passing
|This Email just crossed my desk from Thiel Speaker Company's Public Relations Firm. Anyone who's path ever crossed Jim's knows his infectious good cheer and pioneering spirit will be missed. James Edward Thiel 1947-2009 Jim ...read more -
Spendor SA1 Mini-Monitor (Playback, from TAS 195)
|For over 40 years Spendor has produced audiophile-grade loudspeakers. The new SA1 represents its latest thinking on small-footprint sealed-box monitors. Spendor has plenty of competition in this crowded category—I can’t think of many speaker companies ...read more -
Latest News About the 2009 RMAF
|The Colorado Audio Society Volunteer Appreciation Dinner – The latest news about the RMAF. On Saturday evening, September 12th I attended the Colorado Audio Society Appreciation Dinner at The Empress Dim Sum Sea Food Restaurant ...read more -
Preview: Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, Part 2
|Coming Soon: Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2009—October, 2-4, 2009 Each Fall, music lovers and audiophiles of all stripes convene in Denver, CO for what has become an annual must-see/must-hear event: The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. ...read more -
Budget USB DAC Survey
|I love music and inexpensive high-performance audio products. While I love music more, occasionally I get a product I adore almost as much as the music itself. Consider that a hint as to my feelings ...read more -
J. Gordon Holt's Passing
|I first met J. Gordon Holt at a CES show. I have no idea what year. I suspect he was going out for a smoke break and I joined him. Our conversation invariably drifted into ...read more