The Audio Oasis! Awards Time is short…on to my Audio Oasis! Awards. These I give to the rooms that were of high quality, drawing me in to sit down and really get into the music. You know: An audio oasis! Rest for the weary audio traveler and all that. For me, that's a sign of... Read More »
I have some more pictures to share from RMAF and a few more thoughts about the show. Below is a picture of the Einstein/AF-2 room. I think the AF-2 is a great looking table, but nothing much was happening when I visited the room so I really don’t have much to share beyond the pictures.... Read More »
USB DAC recording system offers professional-grade A/D conversion and the ultimate in vinyl archival To satisfy audiophiles everywhere, KORG expands its Direct Stream Digital (DSD) hardware and software products with the introduction of the DS-DAC-10R, a revolutionary USB DAC recording system offering professional-grade Analog-to-Digital (ADC) conversion. Thanks to seamless integration with the improved AudioGate 4 software... Read More »
Today at NativeDSD.com we celebrate the milestone of having over 10.000 DSD Tracks available at Native DSD with a Storewide 10% discount on all albums! We also release Two brand new Channel Classics releases by Amsterdam Sinfonietta Soloists and Hamlet Piano Trio. Jazz trumpeter Eric Vloeimans is in the spotlight this week with an extra special pricing, and we have added 6 New DSD Releases from Caro Mitis to the... Read More »
Rosary Sonatas. Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber. Rachel Podger, violin. David Miller, theorbo and arch lute; Marcin Swiatkiewicz, harpsichord, organ; Jonathan Manson, viola da gamba, cello. Channel Classics SACD. CCSSA 37315. Biber's (1644-1704) searching, expressly mystical meditations on the Christian story from the annunciation through the nativity to the crucifixion and resurrection and on to... Read More »
"The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older, Shorter of breath and one day closer to death." —From "Time" by Pink Floyd So, first, you might ask, where have I been and why I am not talking about digital music servers, instead reviewing a vinyl reissue you can't buy anymore—at least... Read More »
Damn! Unbelievable! Yet another trip to Denver done; another annual circuit in the Earth's orbit; the 12th RMAF is in the books. The only one of these that I've missed was the 2008 show, when I had just temporarily relocated to Virginia Beach, Virginia. Otherwise, I've seen them all, from the very beginning, when Al Stiefel... Read More »
September 30, 2015—Channel D, developers of the innovative Pure Vinyl™ and Pure Music® computer audio software for Apple Macintosh computers and the creator of the Seta® Ultra Wide Bandwidth Phono Preamplifiers has released a major update to its Pure Music® software. The new Pure Music 3 software includes nearly 50 new features and performance enhancements.... Read More »
October 12th, 2015 — Bryston has announced the introduction of four high-performance compact analog solutions for vinyl enthusiasts—three phono stage preamplifiers and a matching outboard power supply. These new small form factor devices join the BUC-1 (a digital to digital converter outputting asynchronous USB) and the BOT-1 (CD ripper and player for the Bryston digital... Read More »
October 12, 2015 – The Sound Organisation announces the latest Arcam state-of-the-art audio/video receivers. The new AVR550 and AVR850 are capable of playing back captivating sound with Dolby Atmos®. To complement Dolby Atmos these new Arcam AVRs have HDMI 2.0a including HDCP2.2 to allow the consumer to enjoy the best video and audio presentation available... Read More »
October 7th, 2015 MYTEK DIGITAL is pleased to announce the new BROOKLYN DAC - Preamplifier - Headphone Amp - the world first stand alone, high performance DAC with MQA ® technology. Built on 25 years of MYTEK’S experience with Hi-Res audio converters for both studio music production and audiophile playback, the BROOKLYN DAC incorporates key Hi-Res... Read More »
October 8th, 2015 — Bryston has announced today the introduction of the BDA-3 digital to analog converter (DAC), the company’s highest resolution DAC to date. Pre-orders for the BDA-3 have broken all records for new product introductions at Bryston and continue to be brisk. Target MSRP for the BDA-3 is $3495 USD with a delivery... Read More »
October 5th, 2015 Audeze, maker of award-winning planar magnetic headphones, is excited to offer The King Headphone Amp on Indiegogo at an astonishing discount for 30 days beginning today. It’s Good to be King The King Headphone Amplifier received amazing feedback at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest this past weekend, and now anyone can purchase... Read More »
Peterborough, Ontario October 6th, 2015 — Bryston has announced today the introduction of the Model T Cinema reference home theater in-wall loudspeaker. By leveraging key design cues from the flagship Model T floor-standing loudspeaker, Bryston has developed a highly capable architectural speaker system for dedicated home theater rooms. The Model T Cinema combines high-performance with... Read More »
While getting ready to conduct another interview for "The Editors" series, I sent an appropriate enquiry to the largest printed German audio magazine—Audio (it is a coincidence, of course, but the latest interview from the series also involved another printed German magazine—"Stereo", read HERE ). Audio has been published for many years and it is... Read More »
I think I made a mistake, one of those forest-for-the-trees kinds, in hunting for a radio-friendly single on the new Silversun Pickups album. I'd been spoiled with their previous offerings and came into this album, headphones swinging, lazily assuming I was going to be getting more of the same. It'd be really, really, amazingly good... Read More »
Driving north on I-25 after the first day of the show. It's dark, we're tired, and only one lane of three is open. It's just as bad on the other direction. Traffic moves forward at 10 to 15 mph as rain comes down and gigantic paving machines emit asphalt roars and smells. The ten miles... Read More »
There's anarchy afoot in the listening room; LP's are stacked everywhere, yet even in the shadow of chaos, there is a renewed love for that old black plastic magic. Yep, spinning records has become quite the pastime again, and it all started with a realization that I wanted better vinyl playback. While writing Phase One... Read More »
Another year and another RMAF show is in the books. I'm going to tell you about some of the rooms that I considered to sound very, very good, and I will leave out the rooms which didn't sound so great. As we all know by now, pulling off setting up a system in a hotel... Read More »
It's that time of year again! I've been spendin' weeks gearin' up for my favorite audio show: Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. This show has always meant far more to me than the gear displayed or even the music played. It's a time to see good friends whose paths I don't cross too often, maybe because of geography, maybe because we're too damn busy for phone calls, but the bottom line is RMAF has always been more about the people than high fidelity - at least to me.
Lambertville, NJ—September 30, 2015—Channel D, developers of the innovative Pure Vinyl™ and Pure Music® computer audio software for Apple Macintosh computers and the creator of the Seta® Ultra Wide Bandwidth Phono Preamplifiers has released a major update to its Pure Music® software. The new Pure Music 3 software includes nearly 50 new features and performance... Read More »
September 30, 2015-Rocklin, CA – MIT Cables continues moving into the more popular personal audio and headphone market with its newest product, the HC/AB-29 Headphone Amplifier, the worlds first high current, battery powered Class AB headphone amp housed with MIT’s Multipole™ Technology featuring twenty-nine poles of articulation. Until now, MIT’s Multipole™ Technology has only been housed within the little... Read More »
It is hard to find own niche on the market. The smaller the industry the smaller potential customer group and thus the more difficult is to reach them. On top of that there is this, sometimes even unaware, preference audiophiles have for products made in Western Europe, USA or Japan. If you consider all that... Read More »
AURALiC’s New ARIES MINI Offers Music Streaming to Broader Consumer Market; Includes Free Year’s Subscription to TIDAL HiFi Gardena, CA & 2015 RMAF, October 2, 2015 — Ambitiously expanding upon its pioneering role in the audio industry for high-resolution music streaming with its Lightning DS Streaming technology and ARIES Streaming Bridge, AURALiC is now significantly... Read More »
Irvine, California September 28th, 2015 – Synergistic Research Inc., announces the release of several new products at RMAF 2015 October 2-4, in Denver Colorado, Marriott Tech Center Hotel, Room #8009. The World Debut of Synergistic Research Atmosphere Series AC Power Cords, featuring the world’s first use of Graphene in an AC Power cord. Graphene has... Read More »
Peterborough, Ontario September 28th, 2015 — Bryston has announced that it will begin exclusively offering Canadian manufactured Target speaker stands through its domestic and international sales channel effective immediately. Target is a respected brand with over three decades in the accessories business offering premium steel loudspeaker stands in an array of sizes. Originally founded in... Read More »
Holger Adler, the genius behind Voxativ has been at it again! This time Voxativ introduces amplification especially designed for optimal sound and performance with the Voxativ loudspeaker line. These electronics follow on the heels of the US debut of the award-winning Voxativ 9.87 system Loudspeakers, which won the AV Showrooms Best Sound award at the High... Read More »
New York, NY, September 28, 2015--Antipodes Audio (an TIP uh deez), New Zealand-based manufacturer of industry-leading audio servers, is pleased to be exhibiting two server models in Room 542 of the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest at the Denver Marriott Tech Center, October 2-4, 2015. Being shown are the DX, listed this month in Class A+ of Stereophile's Recommended Components, and... Read More »
WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS | September 29, 2015 – dCS Americas, Inc. is pleased to announce the U.S. debut of the new Rossini product range at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver, CO: October 2nd – October 4th, 2015. On behalf of dCS, Ltd, we welcome you to join us from Friday, October 2nd through Sunday,... Read More »
Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, Denver, CO, October 2, 2015 After a successful soft launch in November 2014, Russ Andrews USA, online supplier of hi-fi and home theater accessories, is using the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest to unveil its full product line and customer offering as it expands its business in the important USA hi-fi market.... Read More »
STOW, OH, September 29, 2015 - In-ear headphones have become so popular that you probably can't go a day without seeing someone wearing them - or listening to them yourself. Small wonder - they're the perfect companion to portable music players, smartphones and other devices. However, a big part of ensuring they sound and feel... Read More »
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA September 29, 2015 Join Cary Audio at the 2015 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) in the Marriott Towers Room 8025 from October 2nd-4th in Denver, Colorado. Cary Audio is excited to be displaying two of our newest products at this year’s show! Our system will consist of the NEW DMS-500 Network Audio... Read More »
ATLANTA, GA (September 29, 2015) – Leading acoustic treatment manufacturer GIK Acoustics has announced the launch of a new product series that is literally changing the face of acoustic panels and bass traps. Introducing the GIK Acoustics Alpha Wood Series, a line of acoustic panels and bass traps with a wood face which has a mathematical... Read More »
Melbourne, Australia | September 29th, 2015 | Burson Audio, manufacturer of fine USB DAC/Headphone Amplifier/Preamplifiers, Headphone Amplifiers and Stereo Amplifiers, and its subsidiary Supreme Sound Audio Components, is excited to exhibit at this year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, October 2nd through the 4th at the Marriott Denver Tech Center at CanJam. The Conductor Virtuosos Burson... Read More »
Toronto, ON, September 29, 2015: exaSound Audio Design will present for the first time the PlayPoint Network Audio Player at RMAF Suite 421. The PlayPoint enables network access to exaSound DACs via UPnP, Apple AirPlay and HQPlayer NAA. exaSound PlayPoint supports asynchronous bitperfect streaming, native DSD256 up to 12.28MHz, PCM/DXD up to 384kHz/true 32bit, stereo... Read More »
Audeze Introduces New Products at RMAF CanJam Booth C23 Costa Mesa, CA | September 28th, 2015 | Audeze, maker of award-winning planar magnetic headphones, is excited to introduce new products at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, October 2nd through the 4th at the Marriott Denver Tech Center, CanJam Booth C23. The press is invited to visit... Read More »
I'm baaaack! Hey, this place looks really different. I like what you've done with the wallpaper and the new carpets. You look great too. You've gained a little weight and put on a touch of grey but I must say, it looks good on you—very distinguished. It's been thirteen years since I last graced the... Read More »
