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Sony’s Elcaset promised reel-to-reel fidelity in cassette form but flopped spectacularly, while PlayTape, Tefifon, and MiniDisc joined a graveyard of brilliant but doomed formats, crushed by cheaper, simpler, and more convenient rivals.
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Rob Schryer and his photographer sidekick Karim Sénoussi spend a jazzy afternoon at 2xHD Fidelio, where René Laflamme pushes audio boundaries with vintage gear to capture raw musical emotion.
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In a world overrun by zombies, one audiophile refuses to compromise—soundproofing with carpets, powering hi-fi gear with solar, and hiding it from raiders to preserve what truly matters: perfect sound, even at the end.
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T.H.E. Show 2024 delivered standout moments—from AGD’s immersive orchestral realism and Margules’s dynamic warmth to PBN’s jaw-dropping power and finesse, which earned this year’s “Best of Show” nod from a well-sated reviewer.
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Despite loving both analogue and digital, Tom Gibbs affirms LP’s supremacy—yet with DSD 512 and upgraded Audio Art Cables, digital playback is now rivaling tape and vinyl in clarity, nuance, and musical realism.
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“Not only is this double-LP compilation outstanding in sound, it is also excellent musically and performance-wise—surprisingly so, perhaps, given the poor history of audiophile-oriented releases.”
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From a farm boy in Altoona to a legend in high fidelity, Henry Kloss transformed home audio with the KLH Model Six, the Advent Loudspeaker, and the Cambridge SoundWorks Ensemble—pioneering gear that made superb sound affordable for all.
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From reel-to-reel romance in British Audio Guys’ room to the ultra-luxe finesse of Lansche speakers with Thrax amps, Jonson Lee captures T.H.E. Show 2023’s sonic splendor—with Katli, AGD, and Audio Limits all making standout impressions.
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Reel Sound Distribution announces exclusive North American distribution of renowned Metaxas & Sins Hi-Fi audio equipment. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – May 2023 – Florida-based Reel Sound Distribution Inc. is now the exclusive distributor of the world-famous line of hi-fi audio products from Metaxas & Sins, following a partnership agreement with designer Kostas Metaxas. The Metaxas…
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Robert Schryer recounts the Canadian launch of Esoteric’s Grandioso M1X monoblocks, where Focal Scala Utopia speakers and jaw-dropping dynamics delivered a “grandioso” performance marked by explosive realism and lush musicality.
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Despite MoFi’s DSD controversy, Claude Lemaire finds their Eye in the Sky 45 rpm remaster a revelation—eclipsing his Canadian first press with staggering dynamics, transparency, and an analog warmth that challenges purist assumptions.
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Welcome to my series Treasures from the Vinyl Vault. In it, I will feature select gems from my approximately 12,000 ever-growing vinyl collection, accumulated over a 45-year period and counting.
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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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One of the leading music business stories of the 21st century is the continued discovery, sonic restoration, and release of previously unknown recordings—either from the studio or the stage. As the constant advance in digital technology has reclaimed live tapes once thought to be sonically inferior, and refreshed forgotten or leftover studio recordings, record labels,…
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Tracing disco’s roots back to slave songs, chain gangs, and swing countercultures, the article shows how rhythm evolved into a movement — one made possible not by concerts, but by records and multitrack recording.
