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  • T.H.E. Show 2022

    At T.H.E. Show 2022, Katli Audioโ€™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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  • The Montrรฉal Audiofestโ€”an American in Montreal

    Braving the brisk Montreal weather, Mike Harkins attends the 2022 Montrรฉal 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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  • KEF delivers high-end audio system for the new Lotus Eletre Hyper-SUV

    Marlboro, NJ , April 5 โ€“ 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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  • Focal and Naim Celebrate 10 Years Together by Unveiling an Exceptional Audio System

    March 23, 2023ย โ€“ 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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  • Metaxas & Sins: The Ferrari of audio

    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 designsโ€”blending sonic purity with sculptural flair.

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  • Whyโ€”and WHICH!โ€”classical recordings can make your system sound stunning, Part 3

    To showcase how todayโ€™s classical recordings can unlock a systemโ€™s full potential, Jonson Lee surveys the sonic evolution from flawed late analog to early digitalโ€™s brightness, arriving finally at todayโ€™s breathtaking 24-bit digital gems.

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  • A stone-cold classic: Carole Kingโ€™s Tapestry

    For Wayne E. Goins, Carole Kingโ€™s Tapestry isn’t just an albumโ€”itโ€™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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  • Digitizing our music? โ€œIt is useless to resist!โ€

    As music lovers, we strive for the best possible sound quality.ย  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.ย Across my next columns, like a travel guide, I will try to recommend memorable places for…

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  • Pimping your system (on the cheap)

    Whoever said โ€œthe best things in life are freeโ€ obviously never dabbled in high end audio. Thatโ€™s not to say you canโ€™t improve the sound of the system you already have with some judicious tweaking.

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  • PS Audioโ€™s Paul McGowan: a candid interview about a man and his speaker

    Paul McGowan opens up about PS Audioโ€™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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  • Hitting the right (audio) balance

    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, Beyoncรฉ, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby McFerrin, Luciano Pavarotti, Ariana Grandeโ€ฆ Just take your pick. And itโ€™s not just singersโ€™ voices that we respond strongly to. How about the…

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  • Listen now: hereโ€™s how to set up your speakers

    Gerard Rejskind argues nothing impacts your systemโ€™s sound more than speaker placement, offering unconventional tipsโ€”from asymmetry to nearfield setupsโ€”to overcome room flaws and coax the best performance from your gear.

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