Two weeks ago I had the privilege of spending the weekend with Peter McGrath and John Giolas of Wilson Audio as we swapped out...
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Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2012 Coverage
This year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest saw widely diverse throngs of audiophiles again, though,...
Auditioning the New Wilson Audio Alexia Loudspeaker
Two weeks ago I had the privilege of spending the weekend with Peter McGrath...
Bob Carver Black Magic 20 Power Amplifier
Bob Carver has been a legend in the high-end audio world for four decades,...
Funk Tonstudiotechnik LAP-2.V3 Preamplifier
A preamplifier: how quaint in today’s world of the ubiquitous computer connected to a...
Migrating from Wilson Audio Alexandria X-2s to Alexandria XLFs
I wrote at length about the William Ralston Listening Library and Archive at the...
Daily News and Reviews
Boulder 1010 Preamplifier
A close-up look at the Boulder 1010 preamplifier.
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MHDT Labs Stockholm DAC
Nick Whetstone has posted a review of the MHDT Labs Stockholm DAC ($1028) at TNT Audio. His conclusions: “Summing up, the Stockholm is a quality piece of hi-fi. Well made, attractive and with much attention to detail. It’s also versatile with it’s range of inputs. With its valve output stage it will happily play...
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AudioSolutions Rhapsody 200 Loudspeakers
Srajan Ebaen has posted a review of the AudioSolutions Rhapsody 200 loudspeakers (€7660/pair plus VAT) at 6moons. His conclusions: “Color saturation and peanut butter chewiness return us to the Sonus faber legacy. The core difference is the more American than European bass balance. Add rock-factor displacement power which never gets screamy and presto: AudioSolutions’...
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HP Fires a Salvo
This from a flyer announcing HPSoundings circulating at RMAF: “Welcome to HPSoundings, a web-based magazine devoted to utilising the unmistakable sound of live acoustic music as the absolute reference for a meaningful analysis of audio components and musical recordings. HPSoundings is the brainchild of Harry Pearson (HP), who over the past several decades has...
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Audio Space LS-3/5a Loudspeakers and SW-1a Subwoofers
Richard Austen has posted a review of the Audio Space LS-3/5a stand-mount loudspeakers ($1790/pair) and SW-1a subwoofers ($1200/pair) at Dagago. His conclusions: “As a combination, the LS-3/5a and SW-1A is just so inviting but with enough get-up-and-go that you can still play Lady Gaga and Guns and Roses and get the foot tapping. So...
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Arcam Unveils Feature-Packed A19 Amplifier
Following an exclusive product briefing with Arcam, we can now reveal details on two brand new products: the A19 stereo amplifier and the rBlink Bluetooth receiver. Priced at £650 and boasting 50W per channel, the FMJ A19 will arrive in November. It’s a brand new design, based on the Cambridge company’s high-end FMJ platform....
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Nagra Presents New Jazz Preamplifier
Breaking with a tradition that has always seen its machines designated by a combination of three letters, Nagra presents its new preamplifier which carries the evocative name “JAZZ” and is destined to be a successor to the highly reputed Nagra PL-P and PL-L. It’s a way of paying homage to the legendary Montreux Jazz...
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AudioQuest DragonFly USB DAC
Robert Harley has posted a review of the AudioQuest DragonFly USB DAC ($249) at The Absolute Sound. His conclusion: “AudioQuest’s $249 DragonFly USB DAC is brilliant in every respect: form factor, cool factor, versatility, value, and sound quality. I can’t think of a product that makes high-end sound more accessible to more people. Want...
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Dayens Ampino Stereo Power Amplifier
David Abramson has posted a review of the Dayens Ampino Stereo power amplifier ($795) at Stereo Times. His conclusions: “In a world where software has begun replacing preamps and music servers/PCs are fast the front-ends of choice, you may well find coming home to a system that looks like Mac or PC into head...
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Vitus Audio RL-101 Reference Series Preamplifier
Dave Thomas has posted a review of the Vitus Audio RL-101 Reference Series preamplifier ($11,250) at Stereo Times. His conclusions: “Clearly the competition for the RL-101 is not the RI-100, it’s every other linestage on the market. And in its price range (and below) there is a ton of competition, the excellent Classe’ Audio...
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Laufer Teknik Memory Player 64 Music Server
Clement Perry has posted a review of the Laufer Teknik Memory Player 64 music server ($14,950) at Stereo Times. His conclusions: “To say I am smitten by the performance of the MP64, whose predecessor was already a world-class product, would be an understatement. Having owned the MP since its release back in 2006, I’ve...
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Colotube 300B Stereo Amplifier
Gino Colombo’s Swiss 300B monos have just spawned a stereo version which still runs the same Czech Emission Labs output bottles and EML 5U4G rectifier but changes the drivers to JJ ECC99. Power output is 6wpc, volume control is purely manual and warranty (tubes excluded) is 5 years. Source: 6moons
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Indy Audio Labs Demonstrates New Aragon Amplifiers
Indy Audio Labs LLC, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance consumer electronics, will demonstrate it’s recently launched Aragon Iridium Monoblock amplifiers at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2012 in the Denver Marriott Tech Center on October 12-14. The Aragon Iridium will be demonstrated in the Denver Audio Designs Suite (9013). Aragon manufacturer’s representatives...
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Benchmark Launches New DAC2 HGC
Benchmark Media Systems, the creator of the award-winning DAC1 family, is proud to announce the DAC2 HGC, a new reference stereo preamplifier with headphone amplifier and PCM/DSD D/A converter. The DAC2 HGC packs more processing power and features in the same compact DAC1 series form factor. Under the hood, eight balanced 32-bit D/A converters...
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Furutech GTX-D (Au) AC Receptacles
Myles Astor has posted a review of the Furutech GTX-D (Au) AC receptacles ($210) at Positive Feedback. His conclusions: “Audiophiles aren’t particularly known for their patience but the Furutech GTX-D receptacles (not unlike when installing dedicated AC lines) will take some time to settle-in. Once that happens, you’ll have the stereotypical decrease in noise...
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TruLife Audio Athena Integrated Amplifier
Srajan Ebaen has posted a review of the TruLife Audio Athena (€4800) at 6moons. His conclusions: “In my book the ideal customer for the Athena is someone looking for a wide-bandwidth high-resolution transistor preamp who then wants to go even further with dynamic expressiveness and dimensional sculpting. For the steep level of performance on...
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Channel D Updates Pure Vinyl and Pure Music Software
Channel D, developers of innovative audio software solutions for Apple Macintosh computers will be demonstrating for the first time major new updates to their award winning Pure Vinyl™ for making high resolution digital transfers of analog sources and Pure Music® digital music player software at the 2012 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, October 12-14, in...
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Channel D Introduces New Phono Preamplifier and DAC Buffer Products
Channel D, developers of the innovative Pure Vinyl™ and Pure Music® audio software for Apple Macintosh computers and the creator of the Seta® Ultra Wide Bandwidth Balanced Flat Phono Preamplifier will introduce their new Seta Plus Phono Preamplifer and Seta DAC Buffer products at the 2012 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, October 12-14, in Exhibit...
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Vivid Audio Oval K1 Loudspeaker
John Marks has posted a review of the Vivid Audio’s Oval K1 loudspeakers ($/pair) in his The Fifth Element column at Stereophile. His conclusions: “The Vivid Oval K1 is one of my absolute favorite loudspeakers ever, joining the very short list of Harbeth’s P3ESR, Wilson Benesch’s A.C.T. (ca 1997), and the Shahinian’s original Obelisk...
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Light Harmonic Introduces 32/384 Da Vinci DAC
Light Harmonic, a designer and manufacturer of advanced digital audio components, introduces the Da Vinci 384K USB Digital-to-Analog Converter, the world’s first bit-perfect 384K asynchronous USB 2.0 DAC. Named for the famed Renaissance artist, architect and engineer, the Da Vinci DAC embodies superb digital artistry, unconventional product architecture, and precision engineering. Now shipping, it...
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