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ATC Launch ‘SCM19AT’ Active Tower Speaker System
Las Vegas, NV (March 07, 2016) – ATC Loudspeakers of Britain is pleased to announce its new SCM19AT active loudspeakers for the home are now shipping in the U.S. consumer Hi-Fi and CI (custom...
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exaSound announces RoonReady upgrade for their PlayPoint network audio player
Toronto ON — exaSound Audio Design, manufacturer of innovative, exceptional fidelity audio products, announced today the introduction of new, RoonReady firmware for their PlayPoint network audio...
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Margules Audio Magenta FZ47DB Phono Amplifier Review
I should start this review with an apology for taking so long to get the review turned in. I had planned to do it when I reviewed the Margules Audio U280-SC 25th Anniversary tube amp and SF220.15 20th...
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Audio Blast: Silnote Audio Orion M-1 Master Reference & Epirus Master...
There are certain things that are so easily explored by simple trial that I feel no pity for a person who dismisses them without so much as a finger being lifted or a dime being spent to investigate....
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Linda Ronstadt, Dave Brubeck, Steve Martin
Classic Linda Ronstadt – Just One Look LP 1 Side A: 1. Different Drum 2. Love Has No Pride 3. Desperado 4. Willing 5. I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You) Side B: 1. You’re No Good 2....
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Red Dragon S500 stereo amplifier Review
A goodly number of those hoity-toity, big gun amp makers have a serious problem, it’s class D, and its name is Red Dragon Audio, the maker of the S500 amp. No, the company’s products are not made in...
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Beatnik’s Pet Peeve #5: “Why is so much of the High-End equipment so...
This has to be one of the most common questions and complaints in the high-end audio world. It also has to be one of the oddest things about the audio community. I’ve never heard anyone ask why do...
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Aaudio Imports: December 2015
Audio is a hobby in which a world of companies come together to create elegant electronics and speakers for music listening at home. Engineers, financiers and businessmen look at our industry and...
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JVC XRCD2 Best Audiophile Voices VII Review
Tracks: 1. The Look Of Love (Hal David/Burt Bacharach) – Saskia Bruin 2. Vincent (Don McLean) – Sarah Morrau 3. Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper/Rob Hyman) – Jeni Fleming Acoustic Trio 4. Your Song...
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Audio Reference Technology Monolith SE cable system Review
Coming hot off the review of the reference level MIT Cables Oracle V1.3HR cable system, I really had to clear my head. By far the most expensive cable I have ever reviewed, its price and performance...
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TriangleART Symphony SE turntable and Osiris tonearm Review
Prospective In 2010, I purchased and then reviewed what I honestly thought would be the last turntable I would ever own, the Shindo 301 turntable, tonearm, and cartridge. Then, two years later I...
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Serene Audio Talisman active desktop speakers Review
At the California Audio Show last August, I got to see and hear the striking Serene Audio Talisman desktop speakers. A few years ago finding a pair of powered desktop speakers was next to impossible,...
View ArticleThere and back again
At some point during my freshman year in high school, I discovered music, originally show tunes and movie soundtracks, moving gradually into a wide range of classical music and jazz. I had very...
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DS Audio DS-W1 Optical Phono Cartridge Review, Part One: The Technical Side
Let me mention two things before I get started with the review. While visiting with Garth Leerer of Musical Surroundings, I said, “I can tell you this after living for three years with the Soundsmith...
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DS Audio DS-W1 Optical Phono Cartridge Review, Part Two: The Sound
In Part One, I did everything within my limited technical ability to share how this interesting and different cartridge design works. Now, let’s talk about the only thing that actually matters: how my...
View ArticleThe Obsessive, Compulsive Audiophile
During the past two decades in practice as a psychotherapist and Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy, I have witnessed most every psychological disorder listed in the Diagnostic Service Manual. This manual...
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2016 Axpona show report, Part 1
While the following is not exhaustive, it is a representation of the varied experiences I had at AXOPONA 2016. The show seemed a bit less crowded than last year, but not poorly attended. There seemed...
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2016 Axpona show report, Part 2
Audio Expo North America, 2016 When it comes to audio shows, both regional and “national”, putting one on and finding that ideal weekend that can mostly likely pull in the audiophile and pre-audiophile...
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2016 Axpona show report, Part 3 – The Rooms
Read 2016 Axpona show report Part 1, Part 2 Legacy Audio / Raven Audio In a rather large ballroom, Legacy was sporting several different system configurations. The Legacy Aeris, actually my favorite...
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OPPO Digital Selects Brand New Dirac Room Calibration for Sonica Wi-Fi Speakers
Uppsala, Sweden – May 2, 2016 – Swedish audio technology company Dirac Research announced today that OPPO Digital’s new range of Sonica Wi-Fi Speakers will feature Dirac Room Calibration, a brand new...
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