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Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Features; Created: 20 November 2017

It’s November 19, 10:30 p.m., and I’m in my hotel room writing this article, knowing that the same thing that happened last year just happened again -- we weren’t able to cover all of Audio Video Show (AVS) the way we wanted to. I wish we could’ve done so much more . . .

Details: Written by: Brent Butterworth; Category: Features; Created: 19 November 2017

Poland isn’t exactly a nexus of the headphone biz, perhaps because neighboring Germany plays such an outsized role in that industry. Yet Warsaw’s Audio Video Show 2017 did reveal a couple of Poland-based companies striving to make their mark in headphones or headphone amps, as well as a couple of big-name products we haven’t yet had a chance to report on. Here are the new headphones, earphones, and headphone amps we saw, with prices listed in euros (€), US dollars ($), or Polish zlotys (zł).

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Features; Created: 17 November 2017

“Aida is Aida and it’s timeless,” Sonus Faber industrial designer Livio Cucuzza told me. His statement goes a long way to explain why the newest version of the Aida loudspeaker, which was unveiled in the largest display room at the Warsaw National Stadium location of Audio Video Show 2017, looks pretty much the same as the one that debuted in 2011. “Cosmetically, no big changes—just updated the front and rear baffles,” he added. He also said that in addition to the Red and Walnut finishes of the existing Aida, the new model is now available in a dark-brown Wenge finish, which debuted at Munich’s High End 2017 in the company’s Homage series.

Details: Written by: Super User; Category: Photos; Created: 19 November 2017

Companies featured in gallery below: Symphony, Gold Note, Trenner & Friedl, Fezz Audio, Aurelia, Amare Musica, Fram Audio, Tri-Art Audio, Buchardt, Luxman, Ubiq Audio, Muarak, Eryk S Concept, Audio Hungary

Details: Written by: Super User; Category: Photos; Created: 19 November 2017

Companies featured in gallery below: Boenicke Audio, Sigma Acoustics, Gauder Akustik, Döhmann, Thrax Audio, Holophony, Closer Acoustics, Shape of Sound, Yayuma Audio, Monolith Audio, Genuin Audio

Details: Written by: Super User; Category: Photos; Created: 18 November 2017

Companies featured in gallery below: Metaxas and Sins, Sonus Faber, Audio Research, Blumenhofer Acoustics, Mytek, Zeta Zero, SoulSonic, Natural Sound, Esa Loudspeakers, Furutech, MySound, Dynaudio, Pivetta