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Legacy Audio Focus SE speakers Review
This review is my subjective impression as a delighted new owner of an evolving audio classic, the Legacy Focus SE ($10,600/pr). A large floor standing loudspeaker, the Focus SE has won numerous awards...
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McIntosh Announces MCT80 SACD/CD Transport
McIntosh MCT-80 Enjoy your CDs all over again Binghamton, NY – August 17, 2017 – McIntosh, the global leader in prestigious home entertainment and ultimate-quality audio for over 65 years, is proud to...
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New Sonus faber Olympica III launches
The Italian audio-manufacturer has released its highly acclaimed Olympica III loudspeaker in a unique Wenge finish. The three-way floor-standing speaker boasts the historic Sonus faber sound quality,...
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New Audio-Technica Wireless Headphones at Best Buy for Back to School and...
New Audio-Technica ATH-SR6BT and ATH-DSR7BT Wireless Headphones Available at Best Buy Stores and Online Make Ideal Back to School and Holiday Gifts STOW, OH, August 21, 2017 – Looking for the perfect...
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Conrad-Johnson announces new Enhanced Triode Line-Stage
Conrad-Johnson Design is pleased to announce the release of our latest line-stage preamplifier, the ET7. The ET7 incorporates the advances in regulated power supply design debuted in our GAT Series 2...
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Magnepan .7 Quasi Ribbon planar speakers Review
Veritable books have been written about the Magnepan speaker company and its Magneplanar speakers. I’m not going to reiterate that history here. Instead, I will relate my particular experiences using...
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CAS7 Richard Austen Reports, Part 3
Spatial Audio/Vinnie Rossi Continuing with coverage of rooms with speakers under $10,000 that I feel offer good sound for the money, here is the Spatial Audio/Vinni Rossi room. This system generated a...
View ArticlePostscript to Audio Note M10 Line Signature preamplifier Review
At some point after my Audio Note M10 review is written, a reviewer has to make the decision whether to purchase the review sample or return it to the manufacturer. For me, this is generally a fairly...
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Bybee Technologies Quantum products Review
This commentary is a review of remarkable new technology from Jack Bybee. But it’s also a sketch of his intriguing concepts and the rarely profiled man behind them. I first met Bybee more than twenty...
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CAS7 Richard Austen Reports, Part 4
Eficion Another room that I quite enjoyed was Room 5205 using Eficion F250 speakers ($9,950), Plinius SA103 power amps ($10,150), Exemplar Audio eXception SE preamp ($5495), Oppo UPD-205 4k Audiophile...
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McIntosh Announces MA7200 Integrated Amplifier and MAC7200 Receiver
MA7200 is a complete integrated amplifier; MAC7200 adds AM/FM Tuner Binghamton, NY – September 13, 2017 – McIntosh, the global leader in prestigious home entertainment and ultimate-quality audio for...
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The Unissued Hi-Fi Album of Bob Mielke and The Bearcats, 1955
This is the tale of a failed early stereo album that would have been the premier recording by a legendary San Francisco revival jazz group, Bob Mielke and The Bearcats Jazz Band, although it never...
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Legacy Audio Wavelet Review
The Anti-separate When I was growing up, my parents had a fancy Telefunken console audio system. It was an all-in-one system: speakers, AM and FM tuners, preamp, turntable and amp. My very first...
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Introducing Airwave 3200 Series cables by Black Cat Cable
YUGAWARA, KANAGAWA, JAPAN September 25, 2017 – Chris Sommovigo and Black Cat Cable will be releasing a new series of cable in mid November at an introductory price of $499.95 USD at 1.0mpr (going up to...
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PureAudioProject Trio15 Horn1 Speaker Review
PureAudioProject Horn1 (picture courtesy of the company) It figures, the one category of speaker I thought I could safely ignore through the years is the one I should have been paying closer attention...
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Wolf Audio Systems Red Wolf Music Server Review
My buddies in the local audiophile klatch get a glimpse of my angle on gear when I update them via email. They often are able to come by and listen. Once in a while they rib me, suggesting I’m being...
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CAS7 Richard Austen Reports, Part 5
PureAudioProject/Whammerdyne/Verastarr/Exogal Entering Boardroom 3, I found my choice for “Best Industrial Design” in the Whammerdyne Truth 2a3 amplifier and Best Value in PureAudioProject...
View ArticleBurning Amp Festival 2017
Burning Amp Festival 2017, DIY Audio’s Premiere International Festival Held Annually In San Francisco, Set for November 12th To accommodate the increasing number of music-loving DYI enthusiasts...
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CAS7 Richard Austen Reports, Final
The final part of my show report reveals the final two awards nomination, namely “Best System Performance” and the “Ultimate Cost No Object Design.” Both recipients come from the same room which were...
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McIntosh Announces MA252 Integrated Amplifier
McIntosh 252 hybrid amplifier The first hybrid integrated amplifier from McIntosh Binghamton, NY – November 1, 2017 – McIntosh, the global leader in prestigious home entertainment and ultimate-quality...
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