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Most Wanted Components of the Decade – Analogue
January 7, 2020
Ayon Audio Odin III Gen 4 Stereo Amplifier ($26,500): The Odin, a 50 watt per channel direct heated triode stereo amp, is a state-of-the-art tube amp made in Austria and is among the best I’ve heard. [Read More]
Most Wanted Components of the Decade: Digital
January 6, 2020
Bel Canto Design – Black System (Ultimate Amplification System, $55,000): This is by far this company’s top-of-the-line, tour deforce, system of electronics comprised of their highly acclaimed Asynchronous Stream Controller (i.e., ASC2) and PowerStream monoblocks (MPS1). These units [Read More]
Capital Audio Fest 2019 – The Bill Wells Report 2
December 10, 2019
Often shows such as CAF provide an opportunity for launching new products to the industry and consumer market. In this case, Bill Parrish of GTT Audio is no stranger to this including the first [Read More]
Capital Audio Fest 2019 – The Bill Wells Report
December 6, 2019
Due to various personal circumstances and/or business-related conflicts during this year, unfortunately my participation at certain high-end audio shows was essentially non-existent. However, the Capital Audio Show was something that had piqued my interest [Read More]
Capital Audio Fest 2019 – The Bill Wells Report cont.
December 6, 2019
Next up on my journey through the various hallways took me to the Deadalus Audio exhibit. Arriving there – quickly noticed that the system was in a largish type room but was also nicely set [Read More]
Capital Audio Fest 2019c
November 26, 2019
Hard not to notice these loudspeakers horns. Saw their big brother at the Munich show two years ago in a room way too small. Still left an impression. Still, I know veru little about [Read More]
Capital Audio Fest 2019b
November 23, 2019
While open and minimum-baffle’d designs seemed everywhere at this year’s CAF, it was the MC Audiotech Forty-10 loudspeaker ($38k), that caught my attention the most. The company website offers this brief description “A brief [Read More]
Capital
November 8, 2019
High End 2019c
June 12, 2019
Stein Music Holger Stein of Stein Music showcased his massive TopLine Bob XL and subwoofers ($290,000/pair); the partially horn-loaded, open-baffle (midrange and tweeter) features twenty drivers with a separate column of subwoofers (eight 18’s per [Read More]
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