German turntable makers Analog Manufaktur Germany (AMG) will be introducing a new turntable at AXPONA 2024, the Giro MK II Wood. This new model will feature a cherry wood sub-chassis, bringing a fresh look and improved sound to the popular turntable. The wood layer is a collaboration with Die Möbelmacher, a local carpenter specializing in... Read More »
The Kii SEVEN is a wireless music system that sets new standards in sound quality, connectivity, and ease of use Kii Audio is proud to announce the upcoming launch of the new Kii SEVEN, a compact wireless music system with unrivaled performance and connectivity. Following the award-winning Kii THREE path, the Kii SEVEN utilizes state-of-the-art digital signal... Read More »
Welcome to the first installment of Hit Play!, a bimonthly column (at least in the beginning) dedicated to the ultimate in music and sound on 15-ips reel-to-reel tape. Why devote space to a column about an obsolete analog format? Easy. Tape is far from obsolete! To start, three companies (Analog Audio Design (France)/Metaxas (Holland)/Ballfinger (Germany)... Read More »
Turn up the volume and prepare for sumptuous sonics from one of the great performances in the catalog. This new transfer from High Definition Tape Transfers is terrific. It is now my personal standard for what this great RCA Living Stereo recording can sound like. Respighi Pines of Rome & Fountains of Rome, Fritz Reiner,... Read More »
Carbide Audio is based in the city of Llano located east of Austin, in the mountainous part of Texas. Founded in 2019 by Jeffrey Jenkins, this specialized audio company focuses on anti-vibration feet. It makes almost all the components for them in-house, using CNC machines, measurements and listening. We test its top-of-the-line Carbide Base Diamond... Read More »
I think it's pretty safe to say that most record-collecting audiophiles know Dave Brubeck (1920-2012), and his album, Time Out (Columbia CS8192). After all, it's one of the most popular jazz LPs ever recorded. Time Out was released in 1959, and it introduced the world to Brubeck's use of unusual time signatures. It also introduced... Read More »
A NEW tape-recorder from France A new tape machine to playback the wonderful one-off duplicate masters from many companies, e.g., Genesis Loudspeaker’s collection from Bernie Grundman. An innovative development to handle priceless master tapes and faithfully reproduce the musical event. Analog Audio Design Analog Audio Design was founded 5 years ago by Christophe Martinez in... Read More »
Rhino Entertainment has an impressive slate of limited-edition LPs available for the upcoming Saturday, April 20th celebration of Record Store Day 2024 (RSD). Rhino's extensive offering of rarities and specialty releases are only a few of the hundreds of exciting albums that will be available from both online sources and at independent record stores everywhere.... Read More »
10,000+ attendees and 600+ brands from 50+ countries gather to experience AXPONA Schaumburg, IL (April 17, 2024)--AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) welcomed 10,391 attendees, coming from 42 states and 31 countries, to the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center April 12-14, 2024. This was a 14% increase over 2023 and marked its biggest show yet.... Read More »
Beaverton, Oregon, 22nd April, 2024 - Continuing its legacy of pioneering high-performance audio technology, AURALiC proudly introduces its latest innovations: S1 series audio streamers, Tesla G3 streaming platform based ALTAIR G2.2 and the release of version 10.0 software, now featuring several new features to enhance sound quality. AURALiC will be showcasing these innovations first hand... Read More »
I'm sliding into Northern Illinois on a dreary Thursday in early April. There is a touch of nostalgia and foreboding landing here in the suburbs of Chicago filled with its brutalist architecture and utilitarian brick structures. The daffodils and plum trees are blooming. The grass and clover is already coming out and getting green. It is... Read More »
Last year we successfully launched the well awarded Axxess Forté streaming amplifier series. Now it is time to expand the product range of Axxess audio equipment. Audio Group Denmark is very proud to announce the launch of two loudspeakers, a series of cables and finally a resonance control device to position under your loudspeakers and... Read More »
Craft Recordings is offering another cool slate of limited-edition LPs for the upcoming Saturday, April 20th celebration of Record Store Day 2024 (RSD). Craft's selection of rarities and specialty releases are only a few of the literally hundreds of exciting records that will be available online and at independent record stores everywhere. For RSD April,... Read More »
Jazz Dispensary is a specialty imprint of Craft Recordings that's dedicated to mining the riches of parent company Concord Music's vast catalog of labels. The label employs what they call "sound sommeliers" to search the archives to find the finest original sources there for underappreciated masterpieces of funk, soul, jazz, and all the related genres... Read More »
Craft Recordings has announced the latest group of reissues from their Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds series, which features twelve LP reissues along with high-resolution digital files that will be released periodically throughout 2024. The exciting roster of Contemporary Records artists chosen for the current installment of the series includes classic titles from Art Pepper, Shelly... Read More »
The newly launched Ultra Evolution Series ascends as the new flagship series representing the culmination of advancements in SVS audio design to achieve performance that transcends class. SVS will feature the new speakers with music in a pair of 2-channel stereo systems and cinematic content in an immersive 5.2.2 multichannel home theater system. AXPONA 2024... Read More »
April 11, 2024: Stratton Acoustics Ltd, the UK-based high-end loudspeaker manufacturer, is taking its Element 12 loudspeaker to the AXPONA 2024 high-end audio exhibition, set to take place in Chicago’s Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Centre (April 12-14). Recently launched to great acclaim at the Audio Deluxe Show in the UK, the Element 12, a 2-way,... Read More »
Faro, Portugal April 10, 2024 Visitors to this year’s AXPONA HiFi Show can get their first glimpse of an Innuos PULSAR with a prototype of the new I²S output board option, from 12-14 April, at Room 1410 of the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center, Schaumburg, Illinois, USA. The PULSAR has a modular output design... Read More »
In celebration of the beginning of its 50th Anniversary, ATC is proud to announce the forthcoming release of an exclusive new active stand mount loudspeaker, the SCM20ASL Limited Edition. Las Vegas, NV, April 10, 2024 – World renowned for its signature high output, low-distortion audio engineering and trusted by musicians, studios, live sound engineers and audiophiles... Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Chicago, IL-April9, 2024 Born of a desire to expand an immensely successful loudspeaker series and meet the needs of a wider variety of customers, MoFi Distribution announces the new MoFi Electronics Source Point 888, the latest “tour de force” from Andrew Jones, loudspeaker designer “extraordinaire”. The Source Point 888 name is derived... Read More »
The Master Jubilee, a limited-edition turntable celebrating Clearaudio’s 45th anniversary, builds upon the success of the Reference Jubilee turntable. The complete package includes the new Unity 10” tonearm, Professional Power 24v linear power supply, Statement clamp, and Outer Limit peripheral ring clamp. Doubling down on the Panzerholz plinth, the Master Jubilee features a larger POM... Read More »
Please join MIBS Distro in 2-Euphoria, where together we can experience SAT's amazing XD1 Record Player System and CF1-09 pickup arm playing with a Lyra Atlas Lambda phono cartrdge. We're very proud to be partnering with Acora Acoustics and VAC (Valve Amplification Company) in this amazing system and room. Acora's flagship VRC speakers will be... Read More »
Alphason and Mike Knowles, inventor of the first SME tonearms and the acclaimed 100S returns to North America. Meet Mike at BOOTH 9200, KirmussAudio and also see on display in Room 360, SOTA, the HR-200S. Background: The HR-100S Tone Arm developed by Michael Knowles was recognized in the 1980s & 90s for setting the benchmark... Read More »
Gothenburg, Sweden – April 8, 2024 – Qln is proud to announce the release of the highly anticipated Reference 9 loudspeaker. The new, state of the art 3-way designed Reference 9 will make its world debut at AXPONA 2024 in room 1428. We at Qln prioritize designing speakers that faithfully reproduce the human voice and... Read More »
The Cars, Candy-O. Rhino High Fidelity Series (33 RPM) The Cars first album entitled The Cars, was released in 1977 on the Reprise label and was a huge success, with a long list of hit singles and a tremendous amount of attention by the press. Their second album entitled Candy-O was released in 1978, also... Read More »
I have been waiting with great anticipation for the new IMPEX 1Step Getz/Gilberto reissue to arrive, but that was no problem. I have learned long ago that patience more than pays off when it comes to IMPEX Records. This label never fails to amaze and delight! The excitement began to build after I experienced the... Read More »
High Definition Tape Transfers has released/reissued many superb albums over the couple of months since I last posted an update, and I keep being reminded of earlier releases I've not shared with you. So, here are a dozen I highly recommend. Some may wonder why I continue a focus on HDTT for music. To those... Read More »
As David Robinson and I were discussing a couple of weeks ago, we truly are living in the golden age of recorded music and home audio—both in the equipment available to us and, most importantly, in the wealth of wonderful performing artists and recordings. You may note that many of the recordings I recommend are... Read More »
Greetings from Colorado as we’re busy packing as much audio gear, decorations, Hot Wheels, and sound panels as possible into our trusty travel van! We’d like to invite you to visit us in Suite 434 at AXPONA, where we’ll be demonstrating the latest equipment from Audio Physic, Siltech, B.audio, Franc, Chario, AnalogMagik, and Ultra Carbon, as well as a custom modified Technics turntable and a pair of... Read More »
Zesto Audio is proud to be one of the only manufacturers to offer a 100% all-tube analog phonostage at this price point. You will receive the same quality and sonic excellence that you would expect from any Zesto product, hence the name Andros Spirit. "Congratulations to Zesto Audio for the Andros Spirit, the everyman all-tube... Read More »
At AXPONA 2024 Audio-Technica will demonstrate the finest products in the company’s history: the new NARUKAMI Series HPA-KG Naru Tube Headphone Amplifier/Preamplifier and ATH-AWKG Closed-Back Dynamic Wooden Headphones. These extraordinary works of audio art are handcrafted in Tokyo, Japan from the finest components and materials to deliver a remarkable listening experience. The amp/preamp and headphones will be available for private audition in... Read More »
Acora Acoustics is thrilled to announce the newest addition to the family, the SRB-GEMs. These sonic sculptures will be available in extremely limited quantities and will be hand-signed by Valerio Cora. These sonically and visually astounding speakers will be shown paired with matching MR-SUBs, the first subwoofer product from Acora. Come experience these in person... Read More »
The Spherical series will launch at AXPONA Austin, TX, April 5, 2024---Sadurni Acoustics is well-known for Jorge Sadurni's impressive pure horn loudspeakers, refined for over a decade. Those horn speakers have astounded reviewers, show-goers, and musicians alike with the lifelike, dynamic sound they produce. While the current Sadurni Staccato horns represent the ultimate, all-out approach to music reproduction, many admirers... Read More »
NT-07 supports streaming services, USB and network file playback via connection to outboard D/A converters BALLSTON SPA, New York, April 2024 – With the NT-07 network transport, Luxman introduces a specialized component enabling playback of a comprehensive range of digital file-based and streaming audio sources – for integration into quality component audio systems. “The NT-07... Read More »
For nearly four decades, Totem Acoustic has been a world leader in combining the utmost in spatial restitution while maintaining an expansive, musically dynamic and involving sound field. This accurate, three-dimensional expansiveness and musical liquidity can be augmented via a smaller chassis design as we have proven through our storied history. The new Totem LOON as its... Read More »
We hope you'll join us at AXPONA 2024, April 12-14, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center, where we'll be making beautiful music with our great friends from Ultra Fidelis and Saturday Audio Exchange. Ultra Fidelis: Room 1234 Featuring Vandersteen loudspeakers driven by Audio Research amplification fronted by an AMG turntable and Aurender music server — all wired and powered with AudioQuest.... Read More »
Utter transparency. Abundant detail. Extreme delicacy and nuance. A soundstage to die for. Unrestrained dynamics and immense power. This is a recording to cherish, a recording to celebrate. Homeland - Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor and De Falla's Noches en los Jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), Judith Jáuregui (piano), Kaspar... Read More »
