KingKo Audio KA-101 integrated amplifier Review
Also read: Interview with founder King Ip. “I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from,...
View ArticleInterview with King Ip of KingKo Audio (Hong Kong)
Read KingKo Audio KA-101 integrated amplifier Review. Richard Austen (RA): Please tell the readers about your background in technology and audio? King Ip (King): I began working as an R&D...
View ArticleCalifornia Audio Show AWARDS
Announcing the Award categories of the California Audio Show! For the first time ever, attendees and reviewers will vote for companies to be recognized for their best efforts at the show. Vote count:...
View ArticleCAS7 Show Flyer: Volti Audio, BorderPatrol, Triode Wire Labs
California Audio Show 2017 Room 5216 BorderPatrol Audio Electronics – www.borderpatrol.net Amplifier: BorderPatrol P21EXD power amplifier, A 20W/ch push-pull 300B power amplifier featuring...
View ArticleTales from the Golden Age, Chapter 2
In the last installment, I opined on the perceived general demise of the audio arts, recorded music, high end audio, the world as we know it, life, the universe and everything by my brethren and fellow...
View ArticlePureAudioProject Quintet15 debuts at CAS7
Quintet15 Wall of Sound Open Baffle Speakers Debut at CAS, California Audio Show, July 28-30, Boardroom III The 7′ X 21″ Quintet15 takes the clarity, realism, and the emotional impact of music to a...
View ArticleCAS7 Show Flyer: Von Schweikert Audio
CAS7 VSA Flyer – California Room www.acousticsciences.com www.masterbuiltaudio.com www.vac-amps.com www.vonschweikert.com Are pleased to present the following system at the The...
View ArticleCAS7 Show Flyer: Sound Lab debuts Ultimate 545
7/12/2017: Introducing Ultimate 545*, Majestic 545 Compact Full-Range Electrostatic Loudspeakers. Sound Lab is introducing a new speaker series that consists of compact versions of Sound Lab’s highly...
View ArticleCAS7 Exhibitor Profile: Von Schweikert Audio
Publisher’s note: This is a part of a series of pre-CAS7 articles we have prepared for our readers. Enjoy! Questionnaire created by Dan Rubin, copy editor. Respondent: Leif Swanson of Von Schweikert...
View ArticleWhammerdyne Heavy Industries joins PureAudioProject and Verastarr at CAS7
7/15/2017 – PureAudioProject welcomes Whammerdyne Heavy Industries and their unique 2A3 based, 4.2-watt, ‘Truth’ amplifier to their CAS7 Boardroom III Exhibit, from 7/28-7/30 at the Hilton Oakland...
View ArticleCommercial Launch of the Genesis Mæstro Loudspeaker at CAS7
Seattle, WA – Genesis Advanced Technologies, creators of legendary audiophile loudspeaker systems announces the commercial launch of the next generation of the highly regarded Genesis® 5-series...
View ArticleMargules Group U-280sc “Black” Amplifier Review
Design History This is the fourth product I have reviewed from Margules. The quality and value of these products make me continue to question why they are not better known in the overall audiophile...
View ArticleBurwell & Sons debuts the Lil Brown’s at CAS7
Burwell And Sons Loudspeakers is excited to announce our late entry in the California Audio Show ! We set some ambitious goals for ourselves with this show, and have taken this opportunity to showcase...
View ArticleVerastarr debuts Evo Connectorless AudioFoil cables at CAS7
Verastarr Debuts Evo “Connectorless” AudioFoil Interconnects and Cables Atlanta, July 12, 2017—Connectors are one of the last frontiers of audio. Often made of dissimilar metals with the conductor and...
View ArticleCAS7 Dave Radlauer Reports
Von Schweikert Audio/Valve Amplification Company – California Room, Bldg IV. Best sound of the show in my opinion was the Von Schweikert Audio statement loudspeaker in a large ballroom shared with VAC....
View ArticleCAS7 Richard Austen Reports, Part 1: Napa Acoustic
I’d like to start by saying that the overall sound of this edition of the California Audio Show has been the best yet and that several attendees mentioned to me that they felt it was the best sounding...
View ArticleCAS7 Richard Austen Reports, Part 2
Tannoy/Steven Lester Co. In part 2, I will be covering some of the best budget rooms and components. Budget is relative of course, so these are rooms where the loudspeakers were priced at under...
View ArticleTrenner & Friedl ART bookshelf speakers Review
Trenner & Friedl was started by two friends, Andreas Friedl and Peter Trenner, in the mid-1990s in Graz, Austria. If you spend some time reading about them on the Internet, you will discover that...
View ArticleEMM Labs XDS1 V3 Update
Co-author: Earl Weed The EMM Labs XDS1 SACD Player has now been in continuous production for ten years. It created a stir when released and has received many favorable reviews, including one from me....
View ArticleCAS7 Frank Cheng Reports
Average Crazy Joe Audiophile attends CAS7 After a year of hiatus, the California Audio Show (CAS) returned to the Bay Area for its 7th iteration. The venue moved from hotels across the bay near San...
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