It was a beautiful day in Newport Beach this past Friday, and THE exhibitors at THE Show there made it even more beautiful as they created room after room of sound waves that engulfed listeners and created a sense of excitement and freshness. Actually, what struck me most about this recent show in Newport was [...]
It has been an obsession of mine to be able to reproduce audio in a glorious way. There are many prerequisites to enable this successfully, and I’ve discovered that probably one of the most important factors is the room I’m doing it in. This is why I’ve come to be so excited to listen to [...]
I am not sure if I went to CES 2012 in order to go to Vegas or if it was the other way around. Both Vegas and CES seem to get along well, and the name of the game for both could certainly be ‘go big or go home’. And while I didn’t even go [...]
I am really happy to write this article, because it is about something special. I believe I have stumbled upon a rare but incredible niche within the HiFi world, which is the world of Fritz Speakers. My Amphion Argon2s are still on vacation, which has now been one far longer than any vacation I’ve ever [...]
Continue Reading →During my time spent in the audiophile community and specifically in light of my recent attendance at T.H.E. Show in Newport, I have noticed something missing: my peers. I have nothing but respect for the HiFi community, but I simply cannot relate to them on one fundamental level of age. Being 27 at the time [...]
Continue Reading →I’m just back from T.H.E. Show in Newport where I saw and heard some amazing HiFi audio systems. The weekend opened up my eyes and ears to many new ideas, and needless to say has inspired many a blog entry. For now I want to do an overview of what speakers, amplifiers, and other equipment [...]
Continue Reading →My bar for the standard of in-home Hi-Fi performance has been set really high recently, as you’ll read in my article about my buddies renovated system. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond my control, I have been unable to go back into my house and directly compare his [...]
Continue Reading →Let me first start by stating that I have two ears, and that they both work pretty well, overall. Well, at times, I do hear a ringing that is associated with tinnitus. But it stopped bothering me a while back and it doesn’t seem to distract me when I’m listening. Nonetheless, my ears missed [...]
Continue Reading →There are two ways to be in life, ON or OFF.
In HiFi, things are very much the same. While there are different requirements for current delivery, various kinds of connections to be made between components, and an infinite amount of source material to draw from, quite simply, if your system is off, you won’t [...]
Continue Reading →Having decided to plunge into this ocean of HiFi with my front end components being comprised of 20 year old equipment was perhaps like plunging into a plastic kiddie pool with a big leak. Using my old front end as a reference was like using the Mayan’s calendar as a reference for what [...]
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