Simaudio unveils its long-awaited North Collectionโsix all-new, Canadian-made models featuring revamped circuitry, advanced MDCA topology, and a show-stealing BRM-1 remoteโmarking a bold evolution 18 years after the Evolution series launch.
After decades in hi-fi retail and personal loss, Greg from Boise rekindled his passion for audio with a system built for emotional connectionโnot status. Now, it’s music, not specs, that moves him.
Defying the trend of home-based hi-fi retail, Mark Jones renovated a century-old house into a full-fledged audio store, driven by a love for vinyl, a commitment to accessibility, and a disdain for industry snobbery.
Audioguy CEO Jung-Hoon Choi champions the traditional Korean genre of sanjoโa hypnotic, rhythmically accelerating solo formโas the ultimate system test and spiritual reset, captured in stunning resolution on his labelโs audiophile-grade recordings.
Trent Suggs reveals how Audio Researchโs Certified Pre-Owned program boosts customer loyalty and resale value, while teasing major product launches and reaffirming the companyโs uncompromising focus on sonic perfection and sustainability.
Acora Acousticsโ founder Val Cora shares how his love for both stone and sound led to creating the granite-bodied VRC speakerโearning acclaim at shows for their transcendent sonics and redefining what speaker cabinets can achieve.
Paul Bowes dives deep into the invisible threats to audio purityโEMI, phase distortion, and vibrationโoffering hands-on tweaks, from copper shielding to Tranquility PODs, to extract maximum musical fidelity from your hi-fi system.
Montrealโs Pink Floyd Exhibition dazzles with over 350 artifacts, revealing stories behind the band’s evolutionโfrom Watersโs schoolyard traumas to DSOTM’s breakthroughโwhile celebrating the enduring radical spirit that defined their sound.
Trent Suggs of Audio Research defends hi-fiโs future, citing surging interest from younger listeners and the runaway success of the $5K I/50 amp. With expansion plans underway, heโs betting on loyalty built early.
JJ ditched vinyl for digital ease, but itโs his careful speaker setup, Anthem room correction, and a surprising Ethernet filter from Network Acoustics that helped his compact listening room transcend its limits.
After a decade-long journey optimizing his system, Paul Bowes claims 30โ40% of sound quality is often lost due to factors like poor source components, room acoustics, EMI, and subpar cablesโbut that much of it is recoverable.
To keep his system clean and cool, Mike Harkins tucked away his components in a closetโthen turned to AC Infinityโs smart, silent fans to battle heat and boost reliability without sacrificing style or performance.
In Part 2, Norman Varney dismantles audiophile mythsโfrom misunderstood power upgrades to the flawed logic of spikesโarguing that true sonic improvement begins with the room, not the gear.
Trent Suggs recounts his emotional, improbable journey to buying Audio Researchโa story of passion, perseverance, and a vision to make high-end audio more accessible without compromising the brandโs iconic hand-built legacy.
Tim Lim from Singapore sets a new distance record for PMAโs โNo, I Have the Best Systemโฆโ columnโsharing lessons from 20 years of audio upgrades, regrets, and triumphs in a dedicated hi-fi room inside a high-rise BTO flat.