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FM ACOUSTICS IN PARIS!

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 16, 2019 | 06:41 am

No, not on Champs-Élysées but at: Le Garage HiFi which is fittingly located in the area of La Philharmonie and La Cité de la musique. Construction of the new FM ACOUSTICS listening environment will be completed before the weekend of[…]

An Ending That's Also a Beginning

Stereophile.com Oct 15, 2019 | 12:30 pm

One of my biggest surprises since I became the editor of Stereophile—and so started focusing more on all things audiophile—is how often I find myself thinking about the ethics of this hobby. This is unusual for me: I dislike moralism[…]

Music in the Round #100: Multichannel & Merging Anubis

Stereophile.com Oct 15, 2019 | 12:17 pm

This is the 100th and—surprise!—final edition of Music in the Round. MitR began in mid-2003, shortly after SACD and DVD-A discs made high-quality multichannel music convenient and widely available. At the time, I was convinced that multichannel reproduction was superior[…]

CONTINUUM AUDIO OBSIDIAN TURNTABLE

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 15, 2019 | 08:27 am

Assembly of the Continuum Audio Obsidian turntable and Viper tonearm at Silbatone SEA. Partnered with the DS Audio W2 optical cartridge.

A INSANELY RARE AND EXQUISITE COLLECTION OF FRENCH PIANO LPS

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 15, 2019 | 08:07 am

Vlado Perlemuter recorded the Mozart's complete piano sonatas cycle for French Vox in 1956 to celebrate the Mozart Jubilee. According to musical concepts, Perlemuter's Mozart recordings were originally released locally and in limited international circulation, consequently, the original LPs release[…]

BOULDER 866

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 15, 2019 | 07:58 am

A build run of Boulder 866 Integrated amplifiers waiting for official release. All Boulder products are completely engineered, built, and assembled under their own roof. Boulder cut and finish their own metal, the make their own circuit boards and put everything[…]

In Memoriam: Siegfried Linkwitz, 1935–2018

The Absolute Sound Articles Oct 14, 2019 | 20:29 pm

Siegfried Linkwitz, who died in September, 2018, is famous for the Linkwitz-Riley crossover alignment. But his work in audio went far beyond that. He was a profound thinker about the foundations of audio, and in particular about the all-important question[…]

Wilson Audio Introduces ActivXO Dual Subwoofer Crossover and Controller

The Absolute Sound Articles Oct 14, 2019 | 20:02 pm

The following is a press release issued by Wilson Audio. October 14, 2019 - Wilson Audio’s approach to subwoofers, whether to augment a music system or a high-end home theater system, has always been unconventional. Even in the most expensive[…]

NEW ELECTRIC RECORDING COMPANY RELEASE

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 14, 2019 | 12:20 pm

Michèle Auclair & Marie-Claire Alain play Bach Six Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard, BWV 1014–101908 October 2019 by Electric Recording Co. Bach commenced work on his six sonatas for violin and keyboard (BWV 1014-19) whilst at the courts of Weimar[…]

BLACK CAT AUDIO

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 14, 2019 | 11:34 am

Something special in the work at the Black Cat Audio headquarters. Here is a short video...

ESTELON - BOULDER - J.SIKORA

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 14, 2019 | 11:20 am

Estelon, Boulder, J.Sikora-Analysis Plus, Vibex, Rogoz at Melody Club/Aphrodite's Vision Greece.

10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION WOOD BLOCK FAT PLATFORMS

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 14, 2019 | 07:29 am

First set of the first series of Franc Audio Accessories 10th Anniversary Special Edition Wood Block Fat Platform (550x550)...www.f-franc.com

NEW CUBE AUDIO F8 NEO 8" DRIVER

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 14, 2019 | 07:22 am

Cube Audio have a new 8 inch driver. The F8 Neo is the most advanced 8" driver in our catalogue. The magnetic motor provides over 2.1 Tesla in a 12 mm magnetic gap. The control of the cone is absolutely[…]

RICK WAKEMAN - CIRQUE SURREAL REISSUED

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 14, 2019 | 07:13 am

This might be of interest for the Rick Wakeman fans... Limited 180gm heavyweight red vinyl LP pressing housed in a printed inner sleeve with the original liner notes. Taking some time off from Yes, rock's most celebrated keyboard player recorded[…]

SUPREME-ANALOG - RUI BORGES

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 14, 2019 | 06:24 am

A small video of the Supreme-Analog Tangenta tonearm mounted on the Rui Borges turntable from Portugal...

NEW OLOGE ACOUSTIC TRIO POWER SERIES

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 14, 2019 | 06:19 am

Sneak peek at th refining surface finishing process of the all new an upcoming Ologe Acoustic TRIO Power Series amplifier.

ARIES CERAT

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 14, 2019 | 03:02 am

For research purposes. Repost in Cardiod - 2 channel recording. Recorded live in Munich with a Pearl DS-70 Stereo microphone in cardiod configuration. "The development and launch of the Achilleas, Aries Cerat statement on amplification, had spawned some further developments[…]

THE CARMIRELLI QUARTET

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 13, 2019 | 02:49 am

Pina Carmirelli played the 1690 Tuscan Strad, a large violin almost the size of a viola, property of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome. This instrument belonged to the quintet ordered in 1684 by the Marquiz Ariberti to be presented[…]

ALEXUS AUDIO PERFECT LINE V 2.0 TUBE PREAMPLIFIER

Mono and Stereo High-End Audio Magazine Oct 12, 2019 | 15:12 pm

New Alexus Audio tube Perfect Line V 2.0 preamplifier is in progress. Dual mono design, balanced inputs and outputs...

Gramophone Dreams #30: Skyfi Audio

Stereophile.com Oct 11, 2019 | 17:26 pm

Let's talk about management styles. If you want to run a successful small business, you must first be happy. If your personal goals are to learn and to discover, and you combine those with an intrinsic need to share your[…]

Audience Now Shipping Its New adeptResponse T4 and T3 Upgraded Power Conditioners

The Absolute Sound Articles Oct 11, 2019 | 13:48 pm

The following is a press release issued by Audience. San Marcos, CA | October 11, 2019 – Audience today announced the availability of its new adeptResponse T4 and T3 AC power conditioners, upgraded from the company’s previous TSSOX and TSOX[…]

Must-Hear Music TV: Country Music and Now Hear This

Stereophile.com Oct 11, 2019 | 12:50 pm

Under the category of "abundance of musical riches," there are two fantastic series about music airing on PBS right now. You probably already know about one of them, but another, which many readers will like even better, is getting far[…]

Vandersteen KĒNTO Carbon Loudspeaker at Audio Advice in Raleigh, NC

Stereophile.com Oct 11, 2019 | 12:22 pm

On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, from 5:00 to 9:00pm, Raleigh, NC, specialty audio retailer Audio Advice (8621-117 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh) will present Music Matters, showcasing the new Vandersteen KĒNTO Carbon loudspeaker.Fri, 10/11/2019

2019 Golden Ear Awards: Robert Harley

The Absolute Sound Articles Oct 11, 2019 | 10:13 am

Wilson Benesch Eminence Loudspeaker $235,000 The Eminence is a nothing short of a technical tour de force in advanced loudspeaker design. With its in-house-made carbon-fiber enclosure, custom drivers, isobaric woofer loading, innovative tweeter, and no-compromise execution, the Eminence can lay[…]

Command Performance AV Listening Event Oct. 19

The Absolute Sound Articles Oct 10, 2019 | 14:02 pm

This press information was provided by Command Performance AV. On Saturday, October 19th, Command Performance AV will co-host a special listening event with Nick Doshi of Doshi Audio, Peter Mackay of Magico Loudspeakers, Vince Galbo of MSB Technology, and Jon[…]

Harmonic Convergence: the Effect of Component Tweaking

Stereophile.com Oct 10, 2019 | 13:18 pm

Power amplifiers fascinate me. In the past 15 years I've helped design and build over a dozen advanced models, with output powers ranging from 50 to 2500W, for a number of the UK's professional equipment manufacturers. To learn from others'[…]

2019 Golden Ear Awards: Anthony H. Cordesman

The Absolute Sound Articles Oct 9, 2019 | 14:53 pm

Magico S7 Loudspeaker $58,000 I’ve been using the Magico S7 as a reference for some years now, and the only nitpick I can make that it may be too revealing. It does a superb job of providing every bit of[…]

Chick Corea: Pioneering Jazz Pianist

Stereophile.com Oct 9, 2019 | 11:57 am

Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea belongs to that elite cadre of pianists that includes Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, and Mccoy Tyner, pioneers who reshaped the jazz or- der starting in the early 1960s and continued to make strides into the present[…]

Luxman Introduces New Flagship Control Amp

The Absolute Sound Articles Oct 9, 2019 | 11:01 am

The following is a press release issued by Luxman. BALLSTON SPA, New York | October 8, 2019 –Luxman’s new flagship control amplifier, the CL-1000 is the spiritual heir to the legendary C-1000, launched in 1975. Yet even as it salutes[…]

Book Review: 99% True: Almost a National Bestseller

Stereophile.com Oct 8, 2019 | 14:31 pm

99% True: Almost a National Bestseller, by Paul McGowan. Lioncrest Publishing, 2019. 364pp. $25.00, hard cover; $15.99, paperback; $9.99, Kindle e-book. To many audiophiles, high-end audio manufacturers must seem like monolithic entities, enduring for what seems like forever, like cliffs[…]

Luxman MQ-88uC Stereo Power Amplifier

The Absolute Sound Articles Oct 8, 2019 | 13:07 pm

In the pantheon of Japanese audio companies, Luxman holds a place of honor for significant contributions to the audio arts over many decades. In fact, several years ago it celebrated its 90th anniversary. What is not so well known is[…]

Tannoy Announce New Distribution Partner

The Absolute Sound Articles Oct 7, 2019 | 12:48 pm

October 7, 2019 - Tannoy has appointed Upscale Distribution as its exclusive Hi-Fi distribution partner covering the USA and Canada. Operating from La Verne, California since 2003, Upscale Distribution has supplied North American dealers with the best in consumer high-fidelity[…]

PS Audio Goes Direct in the US

Stereophile.com Oct 7, 2019 | 09:13 am

In a late-August newsletter, PS Audio announced a major change in how it does business. In the United States, its home market, the company stopped selling its products through dealers and opted for a direct, online-only sales model. Outside the[…]

Audio Vision SF’s 20th Anniversary Premiere-filled Celebration

Stereophile.com Oct 4, 2019 | 18:35 pm

Audio Vision SF, one of San Francisco’s two major high-end dealerships, celebrated its 20th anniversary on September 27–29 with a three-day celebration in two locations.Fri, 10/04/2019

Traffic Returns to Vinyl

The Absolute Sound Articles Oct 4, 2019 | 09:10 am

In 1967 four musicians left the city in order to hole up in an English country cottage, where they immersed themselves in music. Far from the madding crowd, the artists created a fresh new sound that reflected a communal spirit[…]

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