Originally publish on trackingangle.com It’s no secret that the world’s […]The post Audio-Technica Celebrates 60 With the Explosive Sounding AT-MC2022 appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 1 day ago, 24 Mar 23, 9:05pm -
As far back as 1966 veteran bluesman Corky Siegel, who […]The post Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues: More Different Voices appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 1 day ago, 24 Mar 23, 11:35am -
I first reviewed the original KEF LSX back in 2019 […]The post KEF LSX II Wireless Loudspeaker appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 1 day ago, 24 Mar 23, 11:31am -
Technics SL-G700M2-S $3499 Meticulously constructed with four separate internal compartments […]The post 2023 Editors’ Choice: Disc Players $2,000 – $10,000 appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 1 day ago, 24 Mar 23, 11:25am -
Lee Scoggins sits down with Acora Acoustics founder Valerio Cora […]The post The Origins and Sound of Acora Acoustic’s Granite Loudspeakers | Founder Valerio Cora appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 1 day ago, 24 Mar 23, 11:13am -
Sunny? Spring-y? Even more bizarre: No snow is predicted for the entire weekend of the 34th Montreal Audiofest, which runs from March 24 to March 26. It always snows during the 'fest. It’s tradition!, like watching the ducks on the rooftop pond… - 22 hours ago, 25 Mar 23, 12:00am -
Friday—opening day—was crazy. I've never visited so many rooms in one day at an audio show—14, to be exact. That's a lot of rooms to cover. As a show reporter, you must take the time to listen to the gear, evaluate its sound, jot down legible… - 22 hours ago, 25 Mar 23, 12:00am -
Making its North American premiere—perhaps its world premiere, according to Le Studio du Son's Olivier Fragman—was the Aperion Verus III Concert V8T Tower speaker ($5000/pair, the big ones in the photo above). The sensitivity of the V8T, with it… - 22 hours ago, 25 Mar 23, 12:00am -
Of all the brand lines I've reviewed, none's sound has changed as much over time as Esoteric's top-tier Grandioso series. When I first encountered Grandioso setups at shows, they consistently sounded dark. That in itself is not necessarily bad; the d… - 2 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 12:00am -
Got plans for Saturday afternoon? How 'bout a visit to the dark side? The dark side of the moon, that is—or, rather, The Dark Side of the Moon?To commemorate the 50th anniversary of that audiophile favorite, music enthusiast Philip O'Hanlon, of… - 2 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 12:00am -
Sunny? Spring-y? Even more bizarre: No snow is predicted for the entire weekend of the 34th Montreal Audiofest, which runs from March 24 to March 26. It always snows during the 'fest. It’s tradition!, like watching the ducks on the rooftop pond… - 22 hours ago, 25 Mar 23, 12:00am -
Friday—opening day—was crazy. I've never visited so many rooms in one day at an audio show—14, to be exact. That's a lot of rooms to cover. As a show reporter, you must take the time to listen to the gear, evaluate its sound, jot down legible… - 22 hours ago, 25 Mar 23, 12:00am -
Making its North American premiere—perhaps its world premiere, according to Le Studio du Son's Olivier Fragman—was the Aperion Verus III Concert V8T Tower speaker ($5000/pair, the big ones in the photo above). The sensitivity of the V8T, with it… - 22 hours ago, 25 Mar 23, 12:00am -
Of all the brand lines I've reviewed, none's sound has changed as much over time as Esoteric's top-tier Grandioso series. When I first encountered Grandioso setups at shows, they consistently sounded dark. That in itself is not necessarily bad; the d… - 2 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 12:00am -
Got plans for Saturday afternoon? How 'bout a visit to the dark side? The dark side of the moon, that is—or, rather, The Dark Side of the Moon?To commemorate the 50th anniversary of that audiophile favorite, music enthusiast Philip O'Hanlon, of… - 2 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 12:00am -
Audio: Listen to this article. I got in the car this morning, put on The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary version, and headed to school with my 11 year old daughter. There are few things in life bett… - 1 day ago, 24 Mar 23, 2:23pm -
Audio: Listen to this article. In my previous IEM review, I looked at five budget ($50 or less) IEMs. I followed that up with a Club TBVO post that added a sixth IEM to that roundup. The resounding winner… - 4 days ago, 22 Mar 23, 7:04am -
Audio: Listen to this article. This past week I was in my favorite place on Earth, the Hawaiian island of Kauai. There's nothing better than spending time with family in paradise, with spotty mobile phon… - 9 days ago, 16 Mar 23, 12:46pm -
Audio: Listen to this article. I have been an audiophile since the 1980’s when I first pieced together my first semi serious system once I graduated from law school. Nevertheless, I have always been a fa… - 11 days ago, 14 Mar 23, 10:03am -
Audio: Listen to this article. On the way to my daughter's school this morning, I introduced her to the magic of the Radio Garden application. The app features a rotating globe on which radio stations from… - 24 days ago, 2 Mar 23, 7:49am -
Quote from: musicdre on Today at 01:11 amreally not trying to re-start the old subjective/objective debate hereDitto. - 52 mins ago, 25 Mar 23, 8:59pm -
Mass loading the wall will be the best option to stop the wall from ringing. Pack at least the cavities the speakers are in with layers of mdf. Caulk the layers together with cheap latex caulk. The void you leave around the speakers should be filled… - 2 hours ago, 25 Mar 23, 8:01pm -
Quote from: newzooreview on Today at 01:40 amI assume the reference is to 35mm magnetic tape. Celluloid, used for movies, was optically encoded. As you say, it definitely did not allow for audiophile sound.I woul... - 2 hours ago, 25 Mar 23, 8:01pm -
$250 verafiaudiollc.com One of the most important things in your audio system is the quality of the power you are feeding it. Before spending a ton of your hard-earned cash on exotic audio accessories, consider sorting out the power first. The more a… - 13 days ago, 12 Mar 23, 2:50pm -
We all know how good quality power delivery is to your audio system. The new ProPowerStream from Wyred 4 U/Wyred 4 Sound comes in at an introductory price of $699 with one of their power cords included – A nice touch. With a 1000 Watt capacity (max… - 47 days ago, 6 Feb 23, 11:16pm -
Listening to the 50th anniversary edition of this punk classic raises a few questions: How did I get this old? How did Iggy make it this long? But the one question I can answer definitively is how does this record stand up half a century later? It st… - 47 days ago, 6 Feb 23, 8:44pm -
Cambridge Audio just announced the release of their AXN10 and (half chassis sized) MNX10 streamers. Combining an ESS SABRE ES9033Q DAC chipset and Cambridge’s StreamMagic Gen 4 Module, these two streaming DACs let you connect to nearly anything wit… - 54 days ago, 30 Jan 23, 10:15pm -
With the backlit output meters bouncing to the sound of Massive Attack, cranking up the VT-150s bias to the “high” position and plugging in a set of KT150 tubes proves to be a great move to get that club feeling. Our Team Fink Kim speakers are re… - 63 days ago, 21 Jan 23, 5:48pm -
The Zu DL-103 Mk. II phono cartridge prompts a single question: Can magic be found in the ordinary? When Brian Hunter asked if I’d like to review the Zu DL-103 Mk. II cartridge I immediately [...] - 2 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 1:00am -
Revival Audio of France is getting lots of attention this year for producing their Atalante line of loudspeakers–speakers with classic looks but superb, modern performance. Distributed in the US by Tone Imports, Revival is now [...] - 2 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 10:14am -
We’re excited to report that Fidelity Imports is now the US distributor for Gold Note. PTA has enjoyed Gold Note products in the past, but we’ve been noticing that some of the newest products from [...] - 4 days ago, 21 Mar 23, 4:19pm -
The Naim Uniti Atom Headphone Edition, along with the Focal Celestee headphones, is an attempt to ask myself an important question for 2023: to headphone or not to headphone? There was a point last year [...] - 7 days ago, 19 Mar 23, 1:00am -
Rethm, Pitch, Texture, the three muses of music. Can’t make it without them, can’t think too hard about them or the illusion fades away. But wait… Rethm? The quietly excellent Indian speaker company that’s been [...] - 9 days ago, 17 Mar 23, 1:00am -
This review is of the Thorens TD 1600 model. The TD 1601 Turntable uses an automatic arm lift and adds $500 to the manual TD 1600’s $2999/incl. tonearm MSRP. The 1601 is identical to the 1600 except for the auto lift function. The TD 1600 is the la… - 2 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 5:15am -
German turntable manufacturer Dual has negotiated the ups and downs of the turntable industry very skillfully since its formation in 1927. Without giving you a turntable worldview history lesson, Dual, and its numerous iterations ended up in the hand… - 2 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 5:15am -
Headquartered in the UK with its distribution center in the USA, iFi Audio has been producing various small, innovative, relatively inexpensive, and lightweight home and portable audio devices since 2012. In addition to digital media devices (streame… - 2 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 5:00am -
We live in an age of behemoths. Corporate behemoths that are the agents and producers of things. We have been told that large economies of scale are a requisite for modern life, and only vast multinational corporations can service the requirements of… - 23 days ago, 3 Mar 23, 4:01am -
In a time when high-end wireless headphones are all the rage and have invaded my home, I am happy to get back to those old wired cans that I love and cherish. This is a review of the HiFiMan Sundara Closed Back Headphones ($399). I consider these can… - 23 days ago, 3 Mar 23, 4:00am -
As I post this it is February 18th (Saturday), and so the Florida International Audio Expo is still happening. Our staff or writers felt you'd enjoy some exciting cell phone pics and teasers. With four Enjoy the Music.com reviewers attending FLAX 20… - 35 days ago, 18 Feb 23, 2:31pm -
A couple of months ago, EnjoyTheMusic.com head-honcho Steven Rochlin (his official title is Creative Director) emailed the writing staff inviting us to review the Scansonic MB5 B speakers. After viewing the photo of the MB5 Bs, but before reading an… - 38 days ago, 16 Feb 23, 7:55am -
Tom and I had been thirsting for Capital AudioFest 2021 for a month. Being hyper-vigilant and feasting on the science about Covid made it an on-again-off-again decision. If we went for just Friday there would be fewer people and most of them would b… - 38 days ago, 16 Feb 23, 7:54am -
Editorial: I Attended CES 2023 In Las Vegas Audio News And Hi-Fi Primer JBL Interview Cambridge Audio Alva ST Turntable Yamaha YH-5000SE Headphones EarMen CH-Amp Headphone Amplifier March Audio Sointuva WG Speakers Revival Audio Atalante 3 S… - 38 days ago, 16 Feb 23, 4:27am -
Editorial: Invitation-Only Audio HistoryBurkhard Vogel's Slopes And Levels Lumped Element Modeling Of Transducers Modern PC Board Design Practices Part 2: Tips And TechniquesPower Transformer Parameters, Selection, And Testing Part 5: Losses A… - 39 days ago, 15 Feb 23, 4:05am -
Further Information: Rack may be a copy of the Logan Sovereign. Rack is 1035 mm high, 620 wide and 520 deep as shown, Isolation cones used between shelves, and available for the bottom shelf as well. Excluding the square support pier… - 1 hour ago, 25 Mar 23, 8:49pm -
Further Information: Raytheon 12AX7 black plate O ring getter. I bought it tested good. Pick up available at Ultimo NSW2007 office hours or Lindfield NSW2070 after hours. Postage flat $10 - 1 hour ago, 25 Mar 23, 8:40pm -
Further Information: Koora is a scaled down version of Nullaki which was Karri’s flagship model, well reviewed including on SNA. The dipole speakers were only available online and Koora was selling for $5,000. Beautifully crafted an… - 2 hours ago, 25 Mar 23, 8:12pm -
Bottlehead Crackatwoa with TwoQuiet Stepped Attenuator Awesome OTL amp suitable for high impedance dynamics. I used this for several years with ZMF cans. Built by myself in 2019, this was my second Bottlehead build. Comes with… - 2 hours ago, 25 Mar 23, 7:58pm -
There is one thing that all high end audio components require to function as a system, and that is signal and power cables. No getting around it. Of course, there is no market segment more controversial than audiophile cabling. This is partially due… - 22 Mar 17, 1:45pm -
Multi-function powered speakers are all the rage in 2017, and no other company has been more at the forefront than Read more... (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-loudspeakers/bookshelf-monitor-loudspeakers/audioengine-hd3-powered-speakers-dac-review… - 6 Feb 17, 8:02pm -
A lot of excellent HiFi products are designed and produced in Australia, and none more than Conductor DAC/Preamp and Timekeeper power amp combo (home-theater-power-amplifiers/stereo-amplifiers/the-burson-conductor-timekeeper-review.html) sometime ago… - 24 Jan 17, 9:10am -
Sony has detailed the latest additions to its EXTRA BASS Wireless Speaker Series. The new models include the SRS-XB40, SRS-XB30, SRS-XB20, and SRS-XB10.Read more... (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/speaker-systems-news/sony-details-new-extr… - 24 Jan 17, 9:02am -
Hulu and Magnolia Pictures have announced a new output licensing agreement. As part of the deal, Hulu will receive the pay one window streaming rights to films released by the distributor.Read more... (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/indust… - 24 Jan 17, 8:58am -
Time shift! Sometimes things stay on track; sometimes they don't. My Brutus Awards for last year fell into that category. There were so many great products that were submitted that it was impossible for me to completely clear them out in 2022. I… - 8 hours ago, 25 Mar 23, 2:17pm -
Robinson in Jerusalem, 2022, contemplating on the Via Dolorosa. (Photograph and image processing by John Robinson.) Every now and then I make a trip to visit my very good audiobud Bill Parish over in Long Valley, New Jersey. Bill owns GTT Audio and h… - 23 hours ago, 24 Mar 23, 10:49pm -
I was a longtime subscriber to the now defunct Audio magazine; around the midpoint of 1981, while thumbing through the record review pages, I came across two albums that caught my eye. The first chronicled Glenn Gould's autumnal re-interpretation of… - 3 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 9:23am -
Aptly named “Tungsten”, this new version of Elite features a dark graphite grey finish with subtle silver particles. Baia Mare, Romania, March 2023. The Tungsten color scheme adds a touch of sophistication and elegance to Meze’s flagship headph… - 3 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 9:14am -
Pink Floyd fans will have a rare opportunity to hear the newly released “The Dark Side of the Moon – Live at Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974” LP and the new 2023 remastered studio album featuring the original 5.1 mix and remastered stereo ver… - 3 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 9:08am -
Recording with the best DSLR Shotgun Mics on your digital camera will make your videos sound professional. After all, one of the most important aspects of a video is the sound. You can deal with grainy images, but crackles and pops will turn everyone… - 28 May 20, 10:45pm -
Using the best lavalier mic will make you sound better on stage, on a recording, and even on your video. Good lav mics don’t have to sound tinny with zero wind protection. You just have to get the right one. 🙂 Nice lavalier microphones are easy… - 28 May 20, 6:58pm -
Using the best rapping microphone to record your raps or perform live will not only make you sound better, it will also be a lot easier to use. Too many people think that any mic can be used for rapping. It’s not true. In order to get the perfect m… - 28 May 20, 6:18pm -
Using the best live vocal microphone for your band’s concert will not only make you sound better, it will also be much easier too use than a cheap mic. Too many people try to perform with junky microphones and lose fans because of it. Don’t be t… - 28 May 20, 2:59pm -
Recording with the best omnidirectional microphone is easy and can give you major tonal advantages without excess gain. Many people think omni directional mics aren’t great for recording or live sound and that’s just not true. Omni mics do produc… - 17 Feb 20, 6:31pm -
