TIMONIUM, MD, May 30, 2023 — Gramophone today announced the Grand […]The post Gramophone Proudly Announces Innovative New Luxury Retail Experience Center in Maryland appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 4 hours ago, 30 May 23, 3:46pm -
For decades, guitarists have been riveted by the nimble, breathtaking […]The post Bert Jansch: Bert Jansch at the BBC appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 11 hours ago, 30 May 23, 9:05am -
Siltech is located in the Netherlands, where it began manufacturing […]The post Siltech Royal Double Crown Interconnects and Loudspeaker Cables appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 11 hours ago, 30 May 23, 9:02am -
“Master Fuse is an entirely new kind of Fuse. In […]The post Synergistic Research Master Fuse A/B Test | Can You Hear the Difference? (Sponsored) appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 12 hours ago, 30 May 23, 8:05am -
1972 is widely praised as the most fertile year ever for rock albums, notching such classics as The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street, David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, and Neil Young's Harvest. But album… - 20 hours ago, 30 May 23, 12:00am -
Blue Note's Tone Poet audiophile vinyl reissue series, which has been written about frequently in these pages, was inaugurated in 2019 and has now reached 70+ releases, mostly reissues from the storied label's catalog with outliers from Pacific Jazz/… - 20 hours ago, 30 May 23, 12:00am -
Having debuted his extremely impressive Mach 8XL loudspeaker ($30,800–$33,000/pair, depending upon finish) at AXPONA, Grandinote owner/designer Massimiliano Magri and North American distributor Reinhard Goerner joined forces in Munich to preview… - 2 days ago, 29 May 23, 12:00am -
In the extremely large, all-sonic-bets-are-off, glass-enclosed Atrium display mounted by Mansour Mamaghani's Audio Reference Munich, Dan D'Agostino, and his indispensable sidekick (aka company President) Bill McKiegan, joined forces with Wilson, dCS,… - 2 days ago, 29 May 23, 12:00am -
It had been far too long since I'd experienced a Peter McGrath demo, let alone one in which the master recording engineer and Wilson Audio Brand Ambassador had a full hour to share his recordings. At last, on Sunday at 2pm at Munich High End 2023, Pe… - 2 days ago, 29 May 23, 12:00am -
1972 is widely praised as the most fertile year ever for rock albums, notching such classics as The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street, David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, and Neil Young's Harvest. But album… - 20 hours ago, 30 May 23, 12:00am -
Blue Note's Tone Poet audiophile vinyl reissue series, which has been written about frequently in these pages, was inaugurated in 2019 and has now reached 70+ releases, mostly reissues from the storied label's catalog with outliers from Pacific Jazz/… - 20 hours ago, 30 May 23, 12:00am -
Having debuted his extremely impressive Mach 8XL loudspeaker ($30,800–$33,000/pair, depending upon finish) at AXPONA, Grandinote owner/designer Massimiliano Magri and North American distributor Reinhard Goerner joined forces in Munich to preview… - 2 days ago, 29 May 23, 12:00am -
In the extremely large, all-sonic-bets-are-off, glass-enclosed Atrium display mounted by Mansour Mamaghani's Audio Reference Munich, Dan D'Agostino, and his indispensable sidekick (aka company President) Bill McKiegan, joined forces with Wilson, dCS,… - 2 days ago, 29 May 23, 12:00am -
It had been far too long since I'd experienced a Peter McGrath demo, let alone one in which the master recording engineer and Wilson Audio Brand Ambassador had a full hour to share his recordings. At last, on Sunday at 2pm at Munich High End 2023, Pe… - 2 days ago, 29 May 23, 12:00am -
Audio: Listen to this article. In the early days of computer audio and local high resolution files, all streaming platforms offered lossy MP3 quality music. Remember that? It seems like forever ag… - 13 hours ago, 30 May 23, 7:08am -
Audio: Listen to this article. High End Munich is officially in the books for 2023. As many manufacturers, distributors, and friends are disassembling and packing up audio gear, I'm back at my hotel… - 9 days ago, 21 May 23, 12:57pm -
Audio: Listen to this article. At the Munich High End show in 2022, Managing Director Manuel de la Fuente told me about a program the team was working on and the larger picture for Audirvana. I was very en… - 18 days ago, 12 May 23, 9:40am -
Audio: Listen to this article. Members of the Audiophile Style community are well aware that I absolutely love my RAAL-requisite SR1a true ribbon headphones. I was floored by them in my initial review, and… - 20 days ago, 10 May 23, 8:47am -
Audio: Listen to this article. In Part 1 I touched on the TRPTK label, its dedication to great music and great quality, and three of my favorite albums. In Part 2, my journey into the TRPTK catalog continu… - 28 days ago, 2 May 23, 10:41am -
Quote from: GeorgeAb on Today at 02:21 amsince I dropped $40 on it might as well get something out of it and suffer through the whole record.Is that along the lines of continuing to eat even after you're ... - 17 mins ago, 30 May 23, 7:30pm -
Yuji Imamura and Air - Air. Its avante garde jazz. Can't recommend the music, but as a Three Blind Mice release it sounds terrific. Pobably will never listen to again, but since I dropped $40 on it might as well get something out of it and suffer thr… - 26 mins ago, 30 May 23, 7:21pm -
Quote from: JakeJ on Yesterday at 07:15 pmAl? Who's Al? Al Clark, the guy who designed the dspNexus 2x8 DSP processor with ideas we brainstormed one weekend. Principle owner of Danville Signal Pr... - 39 mins ago, 30 May 23, 7:08pm -
Might as well add captainhemo's modular sub cabinets in the same finish to the thread!Been waiting to show the subs since RMAF stopped operation. That was sad!Now time to show them at LSAF2023! [img]https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=2533… - 44 mins ago, 30 May 23, 7:03pm -
Quote from: nlitworld on Today at 01:45 amToo bad Denver is a ways away from Portland, or I'd hook you up with some fun custom colors. That would have been sweet. - 47 mins ago, 30 May 23, 7:00pm -
Cover Story Redefining the 300B Sound:ampsandsound’s Black Pearl Features Old School: Direct Drive Nak: The MR-1by Jeff Dorgay 1095: The SVS 3000 Micro Subwoofer The Audiophile Apartment: The Teenage Engineering OB-4by Rob Johnson Journeyman Audi… - 6 days ago, 24 May 23, 5:03pm -
Class-D Perfection $8,995 -$9,495 (finish dependent) Javahifi.com Spoiler alert. The Java Integrated is a Class D amplifier. Just in case you’re predisposed to a certain idea of how Class D is supposed to sound, you need to abandon it, or stop read… - 14 days ago, 16 May 23, 11:48am -
With audiophile fuses all the rage these days, Swiss Digital has an alternative. A fuse replacement. Taking advantage of microprocessor technology, the Fuse Box monitors how much current your component is using and then shuts it down if the parameter… - 23 days ago, 7 May 23, 7:39pm -
You know you want this. I want this. For every audio enthusiast that has had to listen to a friend, partner, or roommate complain about the overly industrial look of the gear we love – bam. Here’s your answer. The Java integrated you see here is… - 24 days ago, 6 May 23, 6:54pm -
Hello and welcome to our new section – Distilled. We are not abandoning our standard reviews, but for those of you that would like a little more than the canned press releases everyone else is posting, but not sure if you want to make the time inve… - 25 days ago, 5 May 23, 8:40am -
I was beckoned to the DeVore and The Wand room at High End 2023 by Simon Brown, who I haven’t seen in a few years. Simon Brown is, of course, the designer and builder of [...] - 11 hours ago, 30 May 23, 8:29am -
My first step into the world of grounding and lowering noise floors started with Furutech’s NCF products, which I’ve been using in my system for several years. Furutech has discovered something very special in its [...] - 16 hours ago, 30 May 23, 4:00am -
When I declared the VTL and Stenheim and Nordost room at AXPONA 2023 as one of my top rooms at the show, I felt like I’ve been ignoring Vacuum Tube Logic for way too long [...] - 19 hours ago, 30 May 23, 1:00am -
This is the first time I’ve visited the AudioQuest and GoldenEar rooms at an audio show and had Bill Low come and sit next to me and discuss what we were hearing. I’ve known Bill [...] - 1 day ago, 29 May 23, 2:00pm -
At AXPONA in April, I was unexpectedly taken with the Marten Mingus Quintet loudspeakers in the Vana Ltd. room. They had such a relaxed and open sound, so much so that they sounded just a [...] - 1 day ago, 29 May 23, 12:00pm -
This review is of the 10,000 limited edition 2023 Abkco box set of The Rolling Stones in Mono pressed on coloured vinyl, not the 2016 release of the same material on carbon black vinyl. Since the recordings are identical, you’d think the two box se… - 5 days ago, 26 May 23, 3:29am -
This is the “New Complete Recordings" box from DG and the Emerson String Quartet, not to be confused with the “Complete Edition” box set from 2016. This new set, to celebrate the group’s farewell tour concerts in 2023, added two recordings in… - 5 days ago, 26 May 23, 3:29am -
This is my second UHQR (Ultra High-Quality Record) Analogue Productions 45 RPM release, boxed beautifully and pressed at their Quality Record Pressings using 200-gram Clarity Vinyl. This pressing, like my first, Kind of Blue, features silent vinyl an… - 5 days ago, 26 May 23, 3:29am -
In December of 1976, Bob Marley and his wife Rita faced an assassination attempt in their Jamaica home, with the singer suffering nonlethal gunshot wounds. There is some speculation that the gunman was retaliating against Marley for his seemingly tac… - 5 days ago, 26 May 23, 3:29am -
There are certain conductors who will forever be associated with the music of a particular composer. You have Carlos Kleiber who is synonymous with Beethoven, Eugen Jochum who spent much of his career recording not one, but two complete Bruckner cycl… - 5 days ago, 26 May 23, 3:28am -
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… - 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… - 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… - 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… - 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… - 15 Feb 23, 4:05am -
Classical lps. Orchestral and instrumental. ex-radio station lps but appear to have been rarely, or never, played. There are 20 discs. 19 items but one is a double - the purple Mozart violin concertos. All high qu… - 19 mins ago, 30 May 23, 7:28pm -
Further Information: These speakers are 4 months old, purchased from A2A in February 2023. Ther reason I'm selling them this early is that I wanted to own a pair of Dynaudio Heritage Special speakers and I freaked out they're running out… - 1 hour ago, 30 May 23, 6:25pm -
Further Information: Modified 701 in a small but quite heavy layered birch ply plinth. Very quiet direct drive. Comes with an arm board cut for SME 3012 and one spare. with it’s small footprint I thought of using it in a bookshelf b… - 2 hours ago, 30 May 23, 6:02pm -
Further Information: FIDELITY RESEARCH FR-66fx NOS never used in very good condition. Some prefer this arm to the FR66 S because it’s more universal in terms of cartridge choices. I bought this arm a while ago for my endgame… - 2 hours ago, 30 May 23, 5:59pm -
Further Information: This is a 240 volt Australian retail model not a 220 volt import.As new condition with all original packaging,valve cage ,manual and remote.It can be used as an integrated or power amp and as Ultralinear or Triode.It comes with u… - 3 hours ago, 30 May 23, 5:08pm -
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 -
Los Angeles, CA - T.H.E. Show, North America’s longest-running HiFi audio trade show, is announcing the launch of their record label, T.H.E, Music Group, and accompanying radio show, T.H.E. Radio Show, marking a new era in the HiFi audio industry.… - 10 hours ago, 30 May 23, 9:26am -
(May 30, 2023) Enjoy the Music.com, premium audio's critically-acclaimed site for 28 years and a leader in providing luxury audio and music industry news, highly respected hardware reviews, and sensational show reports, is excited to announce that w… - 10 hours ago, 30 May 23, 9:24am -
Back in February, I received a series of unsettling emails from Dalibor Kasac, my contact at Euphony Audio in Croatia, telling me about a discovery they'd made concerning how ESS Pro delta-sigma DAC chips process native DSD. And that Euphony had gott… - 1 day ago, 29 May 23, 10:35am -
This transfer in Pure DSD256 directly from the original Desmar master tapes recorded by the great Bob Auger is hugely impressive. So clean, open, detailed and dynamic. Just beyond excellent! And the performance is one of the most compelling, most tho… - 1 day ago, 29 May 23, 10:09am -
Reprinted with permission by the author and Copper Magazine. Dan was also a contributor and good friend here at Positive Feedback. I and his friends knew the day would come, but when it did, it was no less of a shock. Copper contributor, bassist ex… - 4 days ago, 26 May 23, 1:44pm -
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 -
