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Details: Written by Jason Thorpe Jason Thorpe; Created: 07 August 2018 07 August 2018

Sonus Faber Sonetto Loudspeakers Launch

Thirty-five years. That’s a generation. A long time to be alive. It’s halfway through the biblical three-score and ten that us humans are supposedly allotted -- the best half of a life, some might say.

Details: Written by Garrett Hongo Garrett Hongo; Parent Category: BloggingOnAudio BloggingOnAudio; Created: 07 August 2018 07 August 2018

On the Road at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

In early April I drove up from an artist retreat south of San Francisco, where I’d been staying for a month, to Sebastopol, which is in Sonoma County, California, where Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) is located. Mobile Fidelity specializes in remastering new LP records from the original master tapes and has been doing so since 1977.

Details: Written by Howard Kneller Howard Kneller; Parent Category: Product Debuts Product Debuts; Created: 07 July 2018 07 July 2018

MartinLogan Launches the Next Generation of Dynamo Subwoofers

Undeniably, MartinLogan’s Dynamo subwoofers, first introduced in 2004, have been a smashing success. At one point, I owned the now-retired Dynamo 1000W, and over the years, I have known many very happy Dynamo owners. Likely of intense interest to those owners and many other home-theater and music aficionados, MartinLogan has launched a revamped Dynamo line. In late June I braved 100-plus-degree temperatures in Dallas, Texas, to visit one of the company’s largest dealers, Starpower, for the launch celebration.

Details: Written by Howard Kneller Howard Kneller; Parent Category: BloggingOnAudio BloggingOnAudio; Created: 06 June 2018 06 June 2018

Howard's Trip to Tokyo to Visit Esoteric

My visit to Esoteric’s Tokyo, Japan, headquarters and factory in January of this year not only promised to be interesting; it also offered a temporary respite from the harsh US Northeast winter. With Tokyo’s high temperatures logging in at a relatively balmy 45 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit, I left my winter coat at home.

Details: Written by Howard Kneller Howard Kneller; Parent Category: BloggingOnAudio BloggingOnAudio; Created: 03 June 2018 03 June 2018

BACCH-SP at the Hi-Fi Sales "Bringing It All Together" Manufacturers' Event

I traveled several hours on a rainy May afternoon to the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, showroom of Hi-Fi Sales for its “Bringing It All Together” manufacturers’ event. Scheduled to attend were Gary Ko, president and CEO of Genesis Advanced Technologies; Robert Pleyer, sales director of Rogers High Fidelity; Princeton University professor Edgar Choueiri, the founder of Theoretica Applied Physics; and the father-son team of Harry Weisfeld and Mat Weisfeld, the founder/owner and president, respectively, of VPI Industries.

Details: Written by Brent Butterworth Brent Butterworth; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 02 June 2018 02 June 2018

T.H.E. Show Newport 2018: Headphones and Accessories

The Home Entertainment Show Newport 2018, which was quickly organized after the abrupt cancellation of the Los Angeles Audio Show 2018, turned out to be a small but interesting and fun show, featuring a wide variety of high-end audio products I hadn’t seen before. The show was held June 1-3 at the Marriott Irvine Spectrum in Irvine, California.

Details: Written by Brent Butterworth Brent Butterworth; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 02 June 2018 02 June 2018

T.H.E. Show Newport 2018: Speakers and Audio Components

The fact that The Home Entertainment Show Newport 2018 is even happening comes as a welcome surprise to Southern California audiophiles. After the show’s founder passed away in 2016, the show organizers split into warring camps. One started the Los Angeles Audio Show, which took place in June 2017 and was generally considered a success. T.H.E. Show 2017 ended up being cancelled due to lack of interest. But when the organizer of the 2018 LAAS abruptly cancelled that show last month, Maurice Jung, who ended up owning T.H.E. Show, quickly put together a 2018 event, from June 1 to 3 at the Marriott Irvine Spectrum in Irvine, California.

Details: Written by Al Griffin Al Griffin; Parent Category: High End 2018 High End 2018; Created: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018

High End 2018: Headphone Highlights

Given the overwhelming number of innovative speakers, amplifiers, turntables, and other gear being introduced at High End 2018, it’s easy to overlook new headphones, DAPs, and portable DACs. Unless you’re specifically looking for them, of course, which is something we made a point of doing. Here are a few highlights from the headphones category, which more than once provided us with a moment of peace and escape during an otherwise frenetic show.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Parent Category: High End 2018 High End 2018; Created: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018

High End 2018 SnapShots 2

A random selection of photos from High End 2018, held May 10-13 in Munich, Germany. All photos by Doug Schneider.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Parent Category: High End 2018 High End 2018; Created: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018

High End 2018: Product Coverage Gallery 4

Companies featured in gallery below: EMM Labs, Merging Technologies, Boulder Amplifiers, Monitor Audio, Dynaudio, Q Acoustics, DALI, T+A, Innuos, Goldmund, Technics, Amphion, iFi, Audio Research, Kii Audio, Marten, Engström

Details: Written by Roger Kanno Roger Kanno; Parent Category: High End 2018 High End 2018; Created: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018

High End 2018: A Couple of Cool UK Integrateds - Cambridge Audio and Cyrus Audio

I love integrated amplifiers -- and I love integrated amplifier-DACs even more. There’s just something about the simplicity, and cost savings, of having your preamplifier, power amplifier, and digital source all in one box. At High End 2018, there were plenty of integrated amps ranging from the very frugal to the super spendy, but a couple of new models really caught my eye.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Parent Category: High End 2018 High End 2018; Created: 12 May 2018 12 May 2018

High End 2018 SnapShots 1

A random selection of photos from High End 2018, held May 10-13 in Munich, Germany. All photos by Doug Schneider.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Parent Category: High End 2018 High End 2018; Created: 12 May 2018 12 May 2018

High End 2018: Product Coverage Gallery 3

Companies featured in gallery below: Focal, Diapason, Stenheim, Simaudio, Gryphon Audio Designs, Hegel Music Systems, Elac, Vimberg, PMC, Audio Physic, Nordost, Göbel, Wilson Benesch, Brinkmann Audio

Details: Written by Al Griffin Al Griffin; Parent Category: High End 2018 High End 2018; Created: 12 May 2018 12 May 2018

High End 2018: Marantz KI Ruby

Marantz is using the occasion of High End 2018 to release its new SA-KI Ruby SACD player and PM-KI Ruby integrated amplifier. The KI in there stands for Ken Ishiwata, the company’s brand ambassador, who is celebrating his 40th anniversary with Marantz (hence, the Ruby designation).

Details: Written by Jeff Fritz Jeff Fritz; Parent Category: High End 2018 High End 2018; Created: 12 May 2018 12 May 2018

High End 2018: Flemming Rasmussen and Life Beyond Gryphon

I first met Gryphon Audio Designs’ Flemming Rasmussen at High End 2001. Back then, High End was held in Frankfurt, Germany, at the Kempinski Hotel. The hulking black class-A amps of Gryphon were new and fascinating to me. Over the ensuing years, I spent time with Flemming at shows and corresponded with him over e-mail. I came to know him as a kind, caring man with a great passion for music and music reproduction. During the past 20 years, I’ve reviewed many Gryphon products and grown a tremendous admiration for the brand in general -- but there was no separating Gryphon and its products from Flemming Rasmussen. He was -- is -- the heart and soul of Gryphon.

Details: Written by Roger Kanno Roger Kanno; Parent Category: High End 2018 High End 2018; Created: 12 May 2018 12 May 2018

High End 2018: Roger's Field of Streams -- Simaudio and Ayre Acoustics

Some of my SoundStage! colleagues give me a bit of a hard time because I don’t stream music. Maybe this will be the year that I finally break down and subscribe to a streaming service -- or maybe not. But at this year’s High End 2018 show in Munich, I saw a couple of high-end streaming devices that just might make me change my mind.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Parent Category: High End 2018 High End 2018; Created: 11 May 2018 11 May 2018

High End 2018: Product Coverage Gallery 2

Companies featured in gallery below: SGR Audio, Paradigm, Estelon, Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems, Bassocontinuo, Ayre Acoustics, EAR, YBA, Aurender, AudioSolutions, Cocktail Audio, Cayin, Cambridge Audio, Cary Audio, SME, Clearaudio

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Parent Category: High End 2018 High End 2018; Created: 10 May 2018 10 May 2018

High End 2018: Product Coverage Gallery 1

Companies featured in gallery below: Raidho, Scansonic, Crystal Cable, Vitus Audio, Luxman, Von Schweikert Audio, EgglestonWorks, TriangleArt, dCS, Thrax, Sonus Faber, Auralic, Vivid Audio, Lumin, Furutech

Details: Written by Brent Butterworth Brent Butterworth; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 10 April 2018 10 April 2018

CanJam SoCal 2018: Headphones and Earphones, Part 2

The 2018 CanJam SoCal headphone show, held at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live hotel in downtown Los Angeles, wrapped up on Sunday. As one of the most high-profile headphone events in the world, CanJam SoCal always hosts a slew of new and recent products I haven’t seen before. I’ve already reported on several new headphones and earphones, as well as new amplifiers and a headphone processing app. Here’s the last of my three CanJam SoCal reports, again focusing on headphones and earphones. All products are presented in alphabetical order with prices listed in USD.

Details: Written by Brent Butterworth Brent Butterworth; Parent Category: Shows-Events Shows-Events; Created: 10 April 2018 10 April 2018

CanJam SoCal 2018: Headphone Amps and More

At the CanJam SoCal headphone show last weekend, which took place at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live hotel in downtown Los Angeles, most of the action in new products was in headphones. But I did spot a few interesting new headphone amps and related products -- a couple of which came in at refreshingly low prices. Here are the most interesting ones I found, with all prices listed in USD.

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