Minnesota • January 8, 2013 •Tri-Planar, award-winning manufacturer of analog tonearms, debuts their U12 tonearm at this year’s CES in Las Vegas and announces On A Higher Note, LLC as its exclusive U.S. Distributor. Based on over forty years of tonearm development. The Tri-Planar U12 tonearm offers improved resolution, detail, dynamic range and provides a […]
“It was as if the L-590AX could render also the cigarette smoke, heavy curtains and a worn out carpet, fingers dancing on the strings and the ice, slowly melting in the last glass of whiskey…” “I auditioned many amplifiers that declared the truth and very often I got sick of the truth after a while. […]
About eighteen months ago we took out a subscription to Stereophile on the iPad. It is much easier to carry multiple magazines on the iPad while traveling. Also easier to access specific articles and the hyper-links will take you directly to the related websites. We are so excited for the new app Stereophile recently rolled […]
Whilst walking the floor of the M.O.C in Munich during the High End Show with Bill Parish from GTT Audio, NJ, we came across a poster of a large out of focus fish and a new electronics company called Mola Mola. Neither of us could figure out the significance of the large fish. So Bill picked up […]
“The Edison sounds pure. And it is addictive. It lets the music shine so relaxed and at the same time involving, so colourful but also precise, an experience that I only had in rare moments before. Maybe there are are other competitors that play more precisely. Or better, competitors that appear to play more precisely. […]
Loudspeaker of the Year Vivid Audio Oval K1 ($24,990/pair; reviewed by John Marks, Vol.35 No.10 Review) “This race was tight. Of the 11 worthy contenders in our “Loudspeakers” category, seven—from the overachieving Joseph Audio Pulsar to the otherworldly MBL Radialstrahler 101E Mk.II—garnered first-place votes. But no loudspeaker impressed our writers more than Vivid Audio’s Oval K1, an […]
Philadelphia was a blast; it was great hanging out with Dave Serota again; he & his wife Kelly put on a terrific music seminar for the Philadelphia Audio Group with three rooms running simultaneously. Andrew Jones from TAD presented his compact monitors while John Franks showed off his new DSD compatible DAC.. Enjoyed a marvelous […]
Luxman’s wonderful NeoClassico amplifier – winner of 6 Moons “Blue Moon ” award. here is the review. We have also attached the review from HiFi News (UK), another glowing testimonial. Luxman have recently sent NeoClassico production to their parent company’s (IAG) factory in Shenzen and consequently the retail price in US $ has fallen considerably. The […]
“…The first time I hit play the sound was so good I sat down and listened to the entire album that was playing. The sound is rich, detailed, and seems to easily match the sound quality of the CD player it replaced… I have been using the Luxman D100-R ipod dock for over a month […]
By Michael Lavorgna• Posted: Oct 14, 2012 “…. it was a real treat… I felt like a teenager again until that pain in my lower back started to act up… We were listening to a MacBook Pro running Pure Music … driving a pair of curvaceous Vivid Audio GIYA G3s ($40,000/pair).” <more>
