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At T.H.E. Show 2022, Katli Audio’s system delivered such an emotionally invigorating performance it left all others in the dust, earning top honors over high-caliber contenders from Alma Music and High-End by Oz.
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Braving the brisk Montreal weather, Mike Harkins attends the 2022 Montréal Audiofest, where standout systems from Focal, Muraudio, PS Audio, and more share the spotlight with jazz sets, Dolby Atmos demos, and rooftop ducks.
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Marlboro, NJ , April 5 – The ongoing partnership between KEF and Lotus has reached another significant milestone with KEF bringing high-end audio into the all-new and all-electric Lotus Eletre Hyper-SUV. The Lotus Eletre is a striking and progressive Hyper-SUV, the first of a new breed of pure electric SUVs. It takes the core principles…
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March 23, 2023 – To mark the 10th anniversary of their merger, the respective figureheads in French acoustics and English electronics are introducing Focal Naim 10th Anniversary Edition: a complete special-edition system. FROM MANUFACTURERS TO FULLY FLEDGED, GLOBALLY RENOWNED BRANDS In 2011 Focal and Naim announced that they were to merge to create a new European…
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In a candid interview, Metaxas & Sins founder Kostas Metaxas reveals how fashion, reel-to-reel tape, and a DIY ethos shaped his wild, high-end hi-fi designs—blending sonic purity with sculptural flair.
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To showcase how today’s classical recordings can unlock a system’s full potential, Jonson Lee surveys the sonic evolution from flawed late analog to early digital’s brightness, arriving finally at today’s breathtaking 24-bit digital gems.
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For Wayne E. Goins, Carole King’s Tapestry isn’t just an album—it’s a life marker, from teenage homework sessions on a beloved console to rediscovering its soul-stirring power decades later on a high-end setup.
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As music lovers, we strive for the best possible sound quality. They say all roads lead to Rome, but we still need to contend with our needs, our path, our budget, and the time available to us to get there. Across my next columns, like a travel guide, I will try to recommend memorable places for…
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Whoever said “the best things in life are free” obviously never dabbled in high end audio. That’s not to say you can’t improve the sound of the system you already have with some judicious tweaking.
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Paul McGowan opens up about PS Audio’s evolving speaker plans, his friendship with Seth Godin, and a life shaped by draft dodging, vegetarianism, and a passion for building audio gear he’d proudly use himself.
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The human voice is an amazing thing. I can think of no other instrument that moves our emotions and soul as powerfully. The examples are endless: Freddie Mercury, Beyoncé, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby McFerrin, Luciano Pavarotti, Ariana Grande… Just take your pick. And it’s not just singers’ voices that we respond strongly to. How about the…
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Gerard Rejskind argues nothing impacts your system’s sound more than speaker placement, offering unconventional tips—from asymmetry to nearfield setups—to overcome room flaws and coax the best performance from your gear.