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Audioquest DragonFly USB Digital-Audio Converter and Sydney Interconnect Sweepstakes
Register to win an Audioquest DragonFly USB Digital-Audio Converter and Sydney Interconnect (MSRP $478) we are giving away. According to AudioQuest:...
Enter the Void of Cygnus X-1: A Vinyl vs. CD Comparison (Kinda)
After filling my speaker stands with kitty litter, the bass warble tones on Stereophile’s Editor’s Choice CD were less boomy from start to finish...
McIntosh Laboratory MC275 50th Anniversary Limited Edition power amplifier
It began when I reviewed the MartinLogan Montis loudspeaker ( September 2012). The amplifiers I had to drive the pair of them were the PrimaLuna...
Two Cool Hi-Fi Posters
It’s like that t-shirt you were always jealous of your friend for having. You know the one I’m talking about. It’s the one that said “Famous Guitars”,...
Krell KRS-2 preamplifier
One of the most striking aspects of high-end audio is that you can never take any component for granted. Most of the radical change in audio at present...
Richard Vandersteen at Advanced Audio Systems
Photo by chrissy from the Stereophile Galleries. Saturday, November 3, 12pm: Advanced Audio Systems (6450 Tacoma Mall Boulevard,...
The Hi-Fi Expo Sofia
Friday–Sunday, November 23–25: The Hi-Fi Expo Sofia will be held at the Grand Hotel (1 Gurko Street, Sofia, Bulgaria). More than 250 high-end...
dbx 14/10 graphic equalizer
Although most audio perfectionists look down with scorn on equalizers, there are times when the benefits of such devices can outweigh their disadvantages....
The 2012 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest:That's a Wrap
With a fanfare at 4pm, Sunday October 14, in the Denver Tech Center Marriott's Atrium, the Denver Broncos Half-Time Band, courtesy of Kimber Kable's...
The Peachtree Way
I walked into the big Peachtree Audio room to find listening chairs scattered about in every direction, seemingly without purpose. Indeed, some listeners...
Gob-smacked by DEQX
When I entered the DEQX room and experienced a neutral, almost full-range sound, I assumed I was listening to the Gallo Reference speakers. But no—it...
YG Speakers Big and Small
In two adjacent rooms, GTT Audio & Video showcased systems dominated by much-admired YG Acoustics loudspeakers. In the smaller set-up, the diminutive...
Hegel’s H300
Anders Ertzeid, VP of Sales and Marketing for Hegel, introduces the Norwegian company’s new H300 integrated amplifier ($5500). This amp includes...
Ayon Shows Off Yello
Austrian company Ayon was sharing the large room with Legacy, which led to some delicate choreography scheduling dems. A pair of Lumenwhite Artisan...
Daedalus–ModWright–WyWires
This room was the first I went into on Sunday morning of RMAF, drawn in by a superbly natural representation of the cellos, violas, and gambas on...
Bully Sound
Not listed in the Show Guide but providing the power in the Fidelis room was the Bully Sound Corporation’s 60S class-A amplifier ($7900). BSC is...
KEF’s Blade
“I know that is, it’s Prince. I went to school with him!” exclaimed the woman sitting next to me. We were listening to a strangely compelling version...
KEF’s 50th Anniversary LS50
Not only was Stereophile celebrating its first half-century at RMAF, so was British speaker manufacturer KEF with the US premier of its LS50 ($1499/pair)...
High Water Sounds and The Architecture of Loss
Every time I see High Water Sounds’ Jeffrey Catalano, he introduces me to another outstanding piece of music (or three) that I need to own...
Sanders Sound Delivers
People sat up and took notice when Sanders Sound Systems released their Model 10 full-size electrostatic loudspeakers with analog electronic crossover...
Carver Towers
According to Bob Farinelli of Bob Carver LLC, the legendary designer has “made some adjustments” to the sound of his 35-driver Bob Carver ALS line-source...
Gershman Acoustics and VAC
In adjacent rooms, Gershman Acoustics from north of the border was showcasing the US show debut of its Idol loudspeakers ($2995/pair) and their flagship...
