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High End 2018a

May 26, 2018

    Walking through the crowded HALLE, located on the ground floor of the MOC, is just one of the many treats at the High End show. There’s always something there that usually stops me [Read More]

High End 2018

May 24, 2018

I’ll say it again “the sheer magnitude and overall quality of High End 2018 would make PT Barnum and Ringling Bros blush!” That’s right, High End 2018, held in Munich each spring, simply has to [Read More]

chicago-axpona-2018 Part 2: Thomas and Wright

May 17, 2018

Dave Thomas Reflects My feelings about high-end audio shows over the last five years have more resembled a typical relationship breakup; increasing disinterest followed by acerbic apathy. Think I’m kidding? Just go back and read [Read More]

Chicago AXPONA 2018

May 2, 2018

AXPONA Audio Expo North America April 13 – 15, 2018 Schaumburg, IL For the past couple of years, getting to Axpona via car has been a relatively straight-forward and mildly pleasant/relaxing experience. Total drive time [Read More]

Chicago AXPONA 2018 Page 2

May 2, 2018

Page 2 AXPONA Audio Expo North America April 13 – 15, 2018 Schaumburg, IL Aurender and GamuTAurender W20 with MQA Core Decode ($17,600), Berkley Audio Design Alpha DAC Reference Series 2 MQA ($19,995), GamuT RS3i [Read More]

MW 2017a

January 24, 2018

CH Precision C1 DAC ($37,500), D1 Disc Player ($38,000) and X1 External Power Supply ($20,500): This combo possesses an uncanny ability to convey music with transparency, resolution with tons of detail, and yet it is natural sounding. CH Precision is the [Read More]

MW 2017b

January 24, 2018

Acoustic Revive Absolute FM interconnects ($6,500 per meter), Power Reference AC cables ($2,500 per meter and SPC-Triple C speaker cables ($5,500 per eight foot): Super delicate in its delivery and ultra-transparent in its mid-band, we’ve concluded in only 300 hours, that [Read More]

Chicago AXPONA 2018

January 1, 2018

chicago-axpona-2018: Mike Wright

January 1, 2018

High End 2018! The CP Report

January 1, 2018