Audio Desk Systeme RCM
If you groove to the beautiful music that black vinyl discs produce, then you understand that there is a price of admission charged by the noise that gunks up the grooves. The search for the ultimate groove cleaner, as older vinyl enthusiasts may remember, began with the Cecil E. Read More >
Acurus Returns Welcome Back!
The Aragon and Acurus brands were originally owned by Mondial, founded by Paul Rosenberg and Anthony Federici. Dan D’Agostino, former CEO and Chief Designer of Krell, was involved in the design of the Aragon 4004 amp. Read More >
REL Acoustics LTD Announces New Website
REL Acoustics Ltd, Great Britain’s premier manufacturer of subwoofers and sub-bass systems announces today the launch of a new international website. The new website, www.rel.net is dedicated to presenting the company’s product design, philosophy and approach to subwoofer technology. Read More >
The Quad Adventure Begins!
If you ask any number of audiophiles and speaker designers what they consider to be the holy grail of speakers, chances are high that many of them will answer “The Quad 57.” The original Quads have a tonal purity and coherence that is still a benchmark, over 50 years after their introduction. Read More >
Harbeth Compact 7ES-3 A Whack on the Side of the Head
Sometime back in the early 80’s Roger Van Oech wrote a book titled A Whack on the Side of the Head focusing on creative solutions to problems that one might not have considered without being taken outside of their comfort zone. Read More >
The Faces – First Step
Released in the spring of 1970, the Faces, made their debut record – with members of the original Small Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. Mistakenly titled Small Faces in the US and Canada, what would become a highly influential and critically acclaimed band. Read More >
Adding the HRS Platform to the AMG V-12 Turntable
We’ve been living with the AMG V-12 turntable for some time now, and it sounds as exquisite as it looks. If you are looking for a turntable that is devoid of bling, that you can set up, forget it and just enjoy your record collection, it’s tough to do better than the V-12. Read More >
New Bits for the Paganini
Years ago, more horsepower meant getting under the hood and bolting on some parts. Today, I get the engine management EPROM reflashed to achieve more horsepower. And so it goes with digital audio. Read More >
Audio Pro LV2 Wireless Speakers
Whether you are often on the go, or a more stationary human that just would like great sound in a compact space, freed from the wires that bind you to a rack full of hifi gear, the thought of wireless speakers has no doubt crossed your mind. Read More >
Peak Consult’s Kepheus
All arguments about speaker parameters and measurements aside, a great speaker either grabs me with an emotional response and an instant urge to purchase them, or at least investigate further. Just like any other object of extreme desire, an outstanding speaker will have you daydreaming about it even when you are not in its presence. Read More >
PROJECT 1: Thorens TD-124
Our newest project just arrived on Friday, a very clean, one owner Thorens TD-124 Mk.1 turntable that we will begin to overhaul, evaluate and eventually restore to better than new quality for use in our second sound room, a project all by itself. Read More >
Revel Finalizes Performa3 Speaker Range
HARMAN’s Revel announced that it has finalized the models, specs and availability of its upcoming Performa3 loudspeakers. The Revel Performa3 Series is a complete range of home theater and music loudspeakers that incorporates significant engineering and aesthetic enhancements to the original Performa Series to deliver extraordinary music and movie soundtrack reproduction. Read More >
A Quick Chat With TR
A few years ago, I had a great chat with Todd Rundgren backstage in Seattle, the day before he released the Arena album, which lead to a formal interview a few weeks later. So for all the Todd fans in the crowd, here’s a little bit of history. Read More >
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