Audioquest Dragonfly DAC and Grado SR80i Headphones from Needle Doctor Sweepstakes

Register to win a Audioquest Dragonfly DAC and Grado SR80i Headphones (MSRP $298) from Needle Doctor we are giving away. According to Needle Doctor:...
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GoldenEar Technology Aon 2 loudspeaker

I was introduced to audiophilia by my friend Gary Gustavsen. Although I'd known Gary since I was 13, I didn't discover his passion for music until...
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Opera Callas loudspeaker

Colleen Cardas strongly urged me to try the Callas loudspeaker from Opera Loudspeakers (whose products she also distributes in the US), which she...
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TAVES Toronto Starts Friday

For some, the Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show ( TAVES 2013) is the show of the future. For others, it may signal a possible decline in the...
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The Entry Level #35

In the mornings, just before I leave for work, I power up the system, turn the volume down low, and set the CD player to Repeat. I like to think...
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The Death of an Audiophile

Thanksgiving will mark two years since Charles died. I still miss him. I first met Charles in the 1990s, around the time I began to review recordings...
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Recording of November 2013: Another Self Portrait (1969–1971)

Bob Dylan: Another Self Portrait (1969–1971): The Bootleg Series Vol.10 Columbia/Legacy 88883 73488 2 (4 CDs). 2013. Bob Johnston, Al Kooper,...
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Whetstone Audio's Rega Hootenanny

Friday, October 25, 6–9pm: Whetstone Audio (2401 East 6th St. #1001, Austin, TX) will host its next "Hi-Fi Hootenanny." Rega's Paul Darwin will introduce...
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John Zorn@60

It ranks among the most astounding turnarounds in American music. John Zorember—erstwhile bad-boy impresario of the downtown New York jazz scene—spent...
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The 10th Annual Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

We end this show report as we started, with a photograph (this time by John Atkinson) of singer Lillian Boutté, who both opened and closed the...
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VTL/Wilson/dCS—JA's Equal Best Sound at RMAF

Wired with Transparent cables, the extreme audio system in the large room at the Denver Tech Center Hyatt—dCS Vivaldi digital source, VTL TL7.5 III...
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Resonessence Labs Does DSD

Resonessence—what a great name for the equipment that closed out my three days of blogging RMAF 2013. Happily it sounded really good as well, especially...
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Wavelength and Vaughn

“It’s all on this USB stick,” declared digital genius and Wavelength mastermind Gordon Rankin, as he pressed lots of data into my hand. Once accessed,...
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Bel Canto Looks Good in Black

Bel Canto's John Stronczer was excited. "The Powerstream amplifier's S/N ratio is 120dB measured at the speaker terminals!" I was impressed. This...
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Scaena's Silver Ghosts at the Hyatt

Listening to Scaena's Silver Ghost speakers ($153,000/system) had been a highlight of last March's AXPONA in Chicago. At the Denver Tech Center...
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Kronos/Veloce/YG/Kubala-Sosna

Very clear and open sound, with a shiny treble and lovely midrange distinguished the room that partnered four lithium battery-powered components—a...
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Grace from Volti Audio & BorderPatrol

By the time I reached the Tower’s 11th floor—my final floor, thank God—at 5:35pm on Saturday, I had been at it for over 8.5 hours, and my cold and...
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SimpliFi dems Klangwerk Speakers

I went into the SimpliFi room expecting to see the excellent Weiss MAN301 media player and effective DSPeaker room correction and D/A devices. Yes,...
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Paragon–Doshi–Wilson

Michigan retailer Paragon Sight & Sound's room on the Marriott's ground floor featured the Wilson Alexia speakers $48,500/pair. I was familiar...
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Mojo–Atomic Audio Labs–VH Audio

"Together, We Make Beautiful Music" proclaimed the one-sheet that was handed to me in this room. "You are listening to a complete audio system that...
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