Commentary - Stereo Times

The New York Audio 2013 Key Kim and Clement Perry

May 2, 2013

Wow! New York Audio Show Yes, which ran from Friday thru Sunday (April 12th -14th) here in the world’s greatest city did not disappoint. The Palace Hotel located directly across the street from the historic [Read More]

LE GRAND DAME SINGAPORE’S ADELPHI BUILDING High-End Audio’s Grand Emporium

April 11, 2013

LE GRAND DAME SINGAPORE’S ADELPHI BUILDING High-End Audio’s Grand Emporium Once upon a time there was a grand dame. As a wealthy fin-de-siecle tourist landing in Singapore from Europe or the Americas, you would want to [Read More]

As the platter turns…a visit to VPI Industries

April 11, 2013

As The Platter Turns….A Visit to VPI On a cool Saturday just this side of Spring, several New York area audio [Read More]

Looking for Mr. Goodcar

July 12, 2012

“When it comes to amplifiers, strange as it seems, America makes the best ones. The Japanese are starting to catch up, but the US still puts out the best amps.” Perhaps this isn’t the most [Read More]

An Interview with MBL’s Christian Hermeling

April 27, 2011

An Interview with MBL’s Christian Hermeling Where did it all begin for MBL? MBL started in 1979 with its “Radialstahler” MBL 100. There was a time when the “Radialstrahler” was [Read More]

A Modest Proposal

December 9, 2010

Number 26 A Modest Proposal Dodging brickbats … Consumer Reports purchases what it covers, thereby avoiding suspicions of collusion. Elsewhere, reviewers who anger manufacturers find themselves cut off from stuff to write about. That’s [Read More]

AudioPrism’s Ground Control:

July 19, 2010

AudioPrism’s Ground Control: Another Listener’s Opinion The boys’ night in On Tuesday evenings, the husband of a couple who summer in a town not far from [Read More]

Random Noise 25

June 1, 2010

Random Noise 25 Veblen GoodsThe Perfect Audiophile: Does Such a Creature Exist?Music Reviews Veblen goods I came across an interesting term in “All That Glitters,” an insider’s look at the jewelry [Read More]

Random Noise 24

April 19, 2010

Random Noise 24 Acoustic Revive’s Special Edition Single Core Interconnects Single Core, singleness of purpose According to Yoshi Hontani, my affable and invaluable English-speaking [Read More]

Steinmusic’s H2 Harmonizer, Magic Stones and E-Pads

April 5, 2010

Holger Stein, designer, inventor, and owner of Steinmusic, has quite a few products to his credit. These include amplifiers, turntables, CD players, loudspeakers, cables, and some unusual tweaks, like cable and LP demagnetizers. [Read More]