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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 15, 2019 | 14:09 pm
Rare as rare can be. Blanche Honegger-Moyse (1909-2011) did not record any commercial solo album, her only known solo recording was made on the private label of her father-in-law, the flutist Marcel Moyse. Moyse was born in Geneva, Switzerland, where[…]
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Stereophile.com
Nov 15, 2019 | 13:34 pm
The first vote I ever cast was in 1964, when I was 10 years old. Our fifth-grade teacher, a psychotic harpy who fined students 25 cents if they dropped a pencil, directed us to elect a Class President and a[…]
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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 15, 2019 | 13:00 pm
Pun intended!? Well, not really... The amended quote above sadly reflects the reality. Not all high priced, so called high-end audio products are actually worthy of high-end designation...
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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 15, 2019 | 12:52 pm
Seldom one can see so much variety of high-end audio products at one place. Take a look at Công Audio showroom in Hanoi, Vietnam.photos - Lê Sơn Hà
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Stereophile.com
Nov 15, 2019 | 11:48 am
On November 23, 6–9pm: Excel Audio in Newport Beach, California, invites everyone to join us to experience Wilson Audio’s latest, the Chronosonic XVX, driven by D’Agostino electronics with digital by dCS and vinyl played on the Clearaudio Statement turntable.Fri, 11/15/2019
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The Absolute Sound Articles
Nov 15, 2019 | 10:45 am
Zellaton Stage Loudspeaker $89,975 The Zellaton Stage loudspeaker replaces the Quad ESL-57 as my Golden Ear Award selection. Like the original Quad, the Stage has a pellucid midrange, with world-class purity, clarity, fine detail retrieval, and transparency. However, the Stage[…]
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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 15, 2019 | 08:30 am
More photos from our senior contributing writer Stefano Bertoncell. He’s at the European Triode Festival 2019.
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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 15, 2019 | 03:47 am
Rarely spotted in person... The Pivetta Power One Class A amplifier partnered with Vivid Audio Gita loudspeakers in Vicenz, Italy.
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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 15, 2019 | 03:42 am
Our senior contributing writer Stefano Bertoncello is at the European Triode Festival. Here are some of the day one EFT photos.
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The Absolute Sound Articles
Nov 14, 2019 | 15:58 pm
November 14, 2019 - Please join MBL and Suncoast Audio, Sarasota, Florida, for the MBL X-treme Roadshow on Saturday, November 16th, 1-5pm. Jeremy and Tara Bryan from MBL North America will present the 101 X-treme Radialstrahler loudspeaker system driven by[…]
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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 14, 2019 | 14:47 pm
Many of you asked me about the monumental black amplifiers, that were presented at the AV Show in Poland. They are ($100.000+) PWL Kooba tube monoblock power amplifiers created by Slawek Siedlecki and based around around the 6FAG tube.
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Stereophile.com
Nov 14, 2019 | 13:09 pm
No magazine can help but concentrate on the present, and tend to downplay what happened in the irretrievable past as being less important than the new and the exciting. I instituted Stereophile's annual "Products of the Year" feature in 1992,[…]
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The Absolute Sound Articles
Nov 14, 2019 | 11:33 am
To understand the genesis of the new-generation VSA Ultra loudspeakers, we must go back to 2012, when a loyal, long-time VSA flagship owner contacted company founder Albert Von Schweikert and asked him to construct a one-of-a-kind, cost-no-object speaker. It will[…]
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The Absolute Sound Articles
Nov 14, 2019 | 11:15 am
The following is a press release issued by Clarus. November 14, 2019 — Clarus®, high-end audio cable brand and sister company to Tributaries A/V cables, introduces the Duet, specifically designed for the demands of Monoblock amplifiers from its first-ever line[…]
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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 14, 2019 | 09:19 am
The orange and white version of the all new Totaldac d150-anniversary horn speaker system...
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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 14, 2019 | 09:11 am
Our friend Lê Sơn Hà next visit's photo report. This time you can enjoy the photos form Huy Le's system with Kondo Audio Note Japan, Kharma, Wadax etc...photo credit - Lê Sơn Hà
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Stereophile.com
Nov 13, 2019 | 17:07 pm
On Friday, November 22, from 4–9pm, at Audio Advisors in West Palm Beach, Florida, Peter McGrath of Wilson Audio will be demonstrating the WAMM Master Chronosonic with the WAMM Master Subsonic Subwoofers. Wed, 11/13/2019
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The Absolute Sound Articles
Nov 13, 2019 | 16:49 pm
The following is a press release issued by Excel Audio. November 13, 2019 - Excel Audio invites everyone to join us, Saturday November 23rd 6 to 9pm, to experience Wilson Audio’s latest triumph the Chronosonic XVX. We will be showcasing[…]
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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 13, 2019 | 16:32 pm
We have already covered RT Audio Design's products at Mono and Stereo in the past. Both Orpheus Asynchronous USB DAC and Orpheus Pure DSD DAC have proven to offer great value for the money. Although they're approaching the conversion a bit[…]
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The Absolute Sound Articles
Nov 13, 2019 | 14:15 pm
No sooner has Magnepan’s Wendell Diller finished with his nationwide demonstration tour of the company’s new 30.7s, when he and his wife Galina are planning yet another tour to show off an even-newer Magnepan loudspeaker innovation: the “Double Dipole.” Concerned[…]
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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 13, 2019 | 13:43 pm
First of a few series of the photos by our friend Lê Sơn Hà. This instalment shows the system where Dan D'Agostino Relentless flagship monoblock power amplifiers are the centrepiece of the installation, driving the iconic Dynaudio Consequence Ultimate Edition[…]
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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 13, 2019 | 13:04 pm
A few insights from the what the all new and upcoming Karan Acoustics Anniversary preamplifier. On the photo above you can see the balanced attenuator board and on the photo below, the sneak peak at the chassis design.
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Stereophile.com
Nov 13, 2019 | 12:32 pm
The Beatles: Abbey Road (3-LP Anniversary Edition)
Apple Corps/Universal Music Group 0602508007466 (3 LPs). 1969/2019. George Martin, orig. prod., Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald, orig. engs.; Giles Martin, reissue prod., Sam Okell, reissue eng.
Performance ****½
Sonics ***
Here are seven[…]
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The Absolute Sound Articles
Nov 13, 2019 | 10:18 am
The following is a press release issued by Wilson Audio. November 13, 2019 - Peter McGrath of Wilson Audio will be demonstrating the WAMM MASTER CHRONOSONIC with the WAMM MASTER SUBSONIC SUBWOOFERS. A wide variety of music will be presented,[…]
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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 13, 2019 | 09:51 am
Audio Alto has premiered A O105 Open Baffle Speaker System with the AA Reference ANL Anniversary preamplifier (reviewed here) at the Audio Show 2019 in Warsaw. The music source was Audio Alto Multi Media Center AA MMC 3H and all[…]
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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 13, 2019 | 05:55 am
Music server build using JCAT bits: NET Card FEMTO, USB Card FEMTO & Reference SATA Cables.
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Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine
Nov 13, 2019 | 05:22 am
In the picture an overview of the loudest track per album, per decade.Might be of interest to some of you... "AT the 147th AES Convention in New York, Eelco Grimm has present his AES paper 10268 “Analyzing Loudness Aspects of[…]
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Stereophile.com
Nov 12, 2019 | 16:09 pm
New York, NY. On November 8, at the very small New York Audio Show, Paris-based music streaming service Qobuz announced that it has streamlined its subscription plans, lowered prices, and discontinued MP3 streaming. Tue, 11/12/2019
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Stereophile.com
Nov 12, 2019 | 14:40 pm
"There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind . . . the only yardstick by which the result should be judged is simply that of how it sounds."—Duke Ellington
Before I became Stereophile's editor—when I[…]
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The Absolute Sound Articles
Nov 12, 2019 | 12:21 pm
For eight years, an Anthem Statement D2v processor has been at the heart of my audio system. Multichannel music is a priority for me and in 2011, when I purchased the D2v, there were not many other suitable products at[…]
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The Absolute Sound Articles
Nov 12, 2019 | 01:00 am
Merrill Audio Advanced Technology Labs was founded by Merrill Wettasinghe with the goal of offering purist audio designs that aim squarely at the state of the art. As Merrill puts it, “We are focused on audio and not price points.”[…]
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Stereophile.com
Nov 11, 2019 | 12:25 pm
Please join Suncoast Audio in Sarasota, Florida, for the MBL X-treme Roadshow on Saturday, November 16th. Jeremy and Tara Bryan from MBL North America will present the 101 X-treme Radialstrahler loudspeaker system driven by MBL’s Reference Line Electronics.Mon, 11/11/2019
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Stereophile.com
Nov 11, 2019 | 12:10 pm
On Thursday, November 14, from 5–9pm, the Innovative Audio Video Showrooms at 150 E. 58th St, NYC, will host Richard Fryer, the Founder and President of Spectral Audio, to celebrate their more than 40 years of producing state-of-the-art music components[…]
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Stereophile.com
Nov 11, 2019 | 11:49 am
Thursday, November 14, 6–9pm: Join Denver, Colorado's Soundings Fine Audio Video for an evening of Hifi awesomeness as they host friends and representatives from Boulder Amplifiers, Rockport Technologies, and Nordost Cables.Mon, 11/11/2019
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The Absolute Sound Articles
Nov 11, 2019 | 10:48 am
The following is a press release issued by Qobuz. November 11, 2019 - Qobuz, the Hi-Res music service that launched in the US this February, is completely eliminating its MP3 (lossy) streaming tier. Beginning today, Qobuz streamlines its monthly offering[…]
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