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Today, we take a walkthrough tour of the Austria Center Vienna, the fabulous new home of the High End Society’s annual international audio show, High End Vienna 2026.

Today we’ll have a closer look at the new MoFi Electronics’ UltraPhono Pro phonostage, the latest entry in their phono preamplifier stable. This is the second model to be developed by MoFi’s Lead Audio Products Electronics Design Engineer, Peter Madnick. And much as his first effort, the MasterPhono, it represents yet another exceptional accomplishment. Take... Read More »

This week, I share the more refined and revealing experience of listening to the premiere of the Børresen M8 Gold Signature loudspeakers, driven by four of the Aavik M-880 amplifiers, on Friday, February 13th, in the Supreme listening suite at the Audio Group Denmark factory in Aalborg, Denmark.

Today, we take a behind-the-scenes look at two loudspeaker launches, both held during AXPONA, but off-site. The Von Schweikert Audio Mercury launch at Perry’s Steakhouse on Thursday, the 9th, and the TIDAL Piano Classic launch at the Marriott on Friday, the 10th, and Saturday, the 11th.

Today, given the sea-change advances in performance that two recent arrivals have brought to my reference system, I’m pushing other AXPONA and related events coverage aside to bring you today's conversation. You see, I’ve recently lost several days of productivity to listening to my updated reference system…watch and you’ll soon understand!

Today brings my second installment of coverage of the most exceptionally performing rooms I visited during the simply amazing 2026 AXPONA event, held earlier this month in Schaumburg, IL.

Today brings my first room coverage of AXPONA 2026, the Euphoria Room.

Today, I share a conversation with Liz Smith, Vice President of J.D. Events, and AXPONA’s Event Director. During our conversation, Liz and I will share the history of this now pre-eminent, immersive three-day audiophile event, as well as cover the wide spectrum of events planned for this year’s 16th show.

Today, I join my friend and colleague Maurice Jeffries in his “New Apartment Lounge” in Orlando. We share our thoughts on some of the highlights from the eighth annual Florida International Audio Expo.

Today, I discuss the irregularity in episode production over the last half of February, and lay out what is coming in the immediate future.

Today, I take you to Aalborg, Denmark, to experience the launch of the latest flagship products from Audio Group Denmark, the Børresen Acoustics M8 Gold Signature loudspeaker and the Aavik M-880 mono amplifiers. Get ready for some amazing performance.

Today I’m joined by WestminsterLab Founder and principal designer, Angus Leung, as we discuss the WestminsterLab products, the Quest linestage and REI monoblock amplifiers. In particular, we address the performance advances realized by using bridged pairs of REI amplifiers per channel, as he had originally designed them!

Today, we explore the advances that upgrading my original Von Schweikert Audio ULTRA.9 loudspeakers to the new Foundation Series of amplifiers delivers. Get ready to be amazed, because you won’t believe how much more resolution and refinement this upgrade brings.

Today, I will introduce the new, minuscule, overachieving integrated amplifier from Fosi Audio, the BT20A MAX, to the world! After reveling in its simply exceptional native voice, I pop the hood and supercharge it by dropping in a set of SparkoS Audio discrete OpAmps and really take it for a spin.

Today I walk you through the first half of the year’s calendar of events as show season ramps up for 2026. And I share a conversation I had with Bart Andeer, the managing partner of the first event of the year, the Florida International Audio Expo.

Today, I’ll introduce you to the pinnacle of the newest range of speakers to join the Børresen Acoustics lineup, the T5 SSE. Learn what makes this range of speakers in general, and this model in particular, so unique and such a value.

Today, we explore the remarkable attributes of the Von Schweikert Audio VR.thirty Foundation, with its unequalled degree of versatility of placement and room integration. This speaker clearly represents an exceptional value for those with the ability to make them a part of their system!

Today, we are going to take a dive into the performance of the two-hundred-dollar Fosi Audio ZP3 balanced preamplifier, yet another well-built and overachieving device. And then, we will give it an upgrade, rolling out the OpAmps with the SparkoS Labs SS3602 discrete devices. Spoiler alert! BIG difference!

Today we take a closer look at a new, world-class phono cartridge, the Hyper Analogue Sonic X4. The Sonic X-4 is the first no-holds-barred cartridge in the Hyper Analogue line. To realize a phono cartridge intended to exceed the performance of all others, EVERYTHING matters.