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Details: Written by: Randall Smith; Category: Product Profiles; Created: 26 December 2011

Details: Written by: S. Andrea Sundaram; Category: Product Profiles; Created: 22 December 2011

Details: Written by: Vade Forrester; Category: Product Profiles; Created: 20 December 2011

Details: Written by: Administrator; Category: Photos; Created: 16 October 2011

Featured in gallery below: Ralf Ballman (Behold), Jim White (Aesthetix), Vinnie Rossi (Red Wine Audio), David MacPherson (Studio Electric), Andrew Jones (TAD), Luke Manley (VTL), John DeVore (DeVore Fidelity), Gabi van der Kley (Crystal Cable), Ron Sutherland (Sutherland Engineering), Hans-Ole Vitus (Vitus Audio), Alon Wolf (Magico), Alan Yun (Silverline Audio), Sami Penttilä (Penaudio), John Stronczer (Bel Canto Design), Piper Payne (The Tape Project), Vince Bruzzese (Totem Acoustic), Manfred Diestertich (Audio Physic)

Details: Written by: Administrator; Category: Photos; Created: 16 October 2011

Companies featured in gallery below: Eximus, Aura, Bel Canto Design, Dynaudio, Hegel, Genesis Technologies, Odyssey Audio, Audioengine, Concert Fidelity, DeVore Fidelity, Emotiva Pro, Sjofn HiFi, Von Schweikert Audio, Zu Audio, LM Audio, Penaudio, Tenor Audio, Chapter Audio

All prices in US dollars unless otherwise indicated

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Features; Created: 16 October 2011

When it comes to doing coverage at shows like this one, reporting on new products is our top priority. As a result, even though we do quite a bit of listening, it's not always in as many rooms, or for as long, as we'd like. So is there any way we can truly say which system provided the best sound at any given show? Probably not. Scratch that. Definitely not.

Details: Written by: Jeff Fritz; Category: Features; Created: 16 October 2011

One entertaining activity to engage in while walking the halls of an audio show is imagining how certain components might sound together in my room. In a way -- on a global and simply massive scale -- that's the heart of what the SoundStage! Network's TWBAS 2012 is all about. But at RMAF 2011 I found myself wondering not how some crazy-priced setup might sound, but how a smaller-scale system might perform in my Music Vault listening room. I put this virtual system together and in my mind's eye it seems to hold some real promise. Now I just have to see if I can get these components together to see how they really sound in my room.

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Features; Created: 15 October 2011

One company I've grown to admire over the last couple of years is Hegel Music Systems of Norway. But they've been around for much longer than the time I've known them -- Hegel has been making good-sounding, nicely styled, well-built hi-fi products that are reasonably priced for over 20 years. Their current line includes integrated amplifiers, power amplifiers, preamplifiers, CD players, and DACs. I reviewed the Hegel HD10 DAC on SoundStage! Hi-Fi in September and I was very taken by its performance, resulting in a strong recommendation, not only because of how well it played music but also because of its low price: $1200.

Details: Written by: Administrator; Category: Photos; Created: 15 October 2011

Companies featured in gallery below: Audio Research, Ayre, Musical Fidelity, Vandersteen, Behold, EAR, Thiel Audio, Electrocompaniet, Music Culture, Memory Player, Red Wine Audio, TAD, Wyred 4 Sound

All prices in US dollars unless otherwise indicated

Details: Written by: Jeff Fritz; Category: Features; Created: 14 October 2011

If you've ever attended an audio show, you've no doubt been aurally assaulted by a huge stereo system shoehorned into a dinky room playing at 115 decibels. At RMAF 2011, at least so far, that hasn't been the norm. Most of the floorstanding loudspeakers that I've heard have been fairly compact, and there have been a number of stand-mounted designs being demonstrated, particularly in the smallest of the exhibit rooms.

Details: Written by: Administrator; Category: Photos; Created: 14 October 2011

Companies featured in gallery below: Audeze, Schiit, HiFiMAN, Empirical Audio, Induction Dynamics, Luxman, Meitner, Oracle Audio, Peachtree Audio, Nordost, Sennheiser, VTL, Woo Audio

All prices in US dollars unless otherwise indicated

Details: Written by: Administrator; Category: Photos; Created: 02 October 2011

Companies featured in gallery below: Sutherland Engineering, Pass Labs, Tri-Art Audio, Reev Designs, Kudos

All prices in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated

Details: Written by: Administrator; Category: Photos; Created: 01 October 2011

Companies featured in gallery below: Audio Analogue, Atohm, Hegel, Amphion, Kudos, TubeMagic, Audio Eden, Toronto Home of the Audiophile, Audio Note, Atlantic Technology, Parasound, Reev Designs, Coherent Speakers, Joseph Audio, Oracle Audio, AudioNote Kits

All prices in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Features; Created: 30 September 2011

Details: Written by: Administrator; Category: Photos; Created: 30 September 2011

Companies featured in gallery below: MartinLogan, Focal, Devialet, Paradigm, Anthem, Monitor Audio, Reference 3A, Antique Sound Labs, Totem Acoustic, Zu Audio, Ocellia, Liberty Trading, Vienna Acoustics, Esoteric, Oracle Audio, Monarchy Audio

All prices in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated

Details: Written by: Administrator; Category: Photos; Created: 10 September 2011

Companies featured in gallery below: AudioQuest, MartinLogan, Sonus Faber, Monitor Audio, Atlantic Technology, GoldenEar Technology, Velodyne, Monster

All prices in US dollars unless otherwise indicated

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Features; Created: 10 September 2011

Anyone who's followed me around an audio show knows that my short attention span precludes me from sitting through a demo that's four minutes long, let alone one that's 40 minutes. But that's the amount of time it took for QuantumLogic Surround Lab's demonstration in Harman International's mobile sound room, which was parked at the back of the exhibit hall.

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Features; Created: 10 September 2011

Not that many people know how to throw a great party, and likewise, not many companies know how to make a great trade-show exhibit. Most of the booths and displays I saw at CEDIA Expo 2011 were dark, drab, and really ho-hum, but two really stood out this time: KEF and Digital Projection, for quite different reasons.

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Features; Created: 09 September 2011

Most audio reviewers get excited about the really expensive equipment -- the stuff that costs in excess of ten grand. Invariably, that's what they look for at shows. It's the kind of gear that most people can't afford, so maybe this fixation lets these reviewers live in a fantasy world of lavish expense. On the other hand, I get really charged up about the affordable gear because it represents what I can buy. Fantasizing, at least for me, isn't all that much fun -- I want the real thing to be within my reach.

Details: Written by: Doug Schneider; Category: Features; Created: 09 September 2011

Light traffic is a good thing if you're talking about roads and freeways. In fact, in Indianapolis the road traffic is lighter than I've ever seen in any major city, making it a snap to get from the Courtyard Marriot near the airport, which is where we're stationed, to downtown, which is where CEDIA Expo is. It's almost as if everyone in the city left just to make it easier for us out-of-towners to get around. We like that.