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Reading the Sony press release about its support for MQA with the NW-ZX500 and NW-A100 series high-resolution audio players was like taking a strange trip down memory lane. I was nine years-old (apparently) when the first Walkman was introduced; more than 385 million were sold from 1979-2009 making it one of the most successful consumer products ever made. Those...

People still listen to records? You don't say. Some of us never stopped and have watched the format's resurgence over the past seven years with both joy and a certain degree of angst -- used record prices have gone through the roof. What was once a dying audiophile category supported by only a few dozen brands who carried the...

Fall is the best time of year for audiophiles. The kids go back to school, and hundreds of new audio/video products are introduced at IFA, CEDIA, and Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. Denon has raised the curtains on what might be an interesting product to consider this year as an early Christmas/Chanukah present. Digital network-enabled amplifiers are being introduced by a...

With Rocky Mountain Audio Fest set to begin in Denver on September 6th, manufacturers are starting to pull the curtain back on some new products that will be introduced for the first time this weekend. PSB Speakers; which is owned by the Lenbrook Group (parent company for NAD, Bluesound) will be in attendance and introducing two affordable subwoofers as...

McIntosh has a cult-like following around the globe for good reason; the brand has manufactured some of the best audio equipment in the world for decades at its factory in Binghamton, New York. The demand for vintage McIntosh gear has never been higher, and with one of the most impressive showrooms in the world at the WoM (World of...

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019 is less than a week away and Schiit Audio wasted little time taking a major dump on the proceedings with the announcement of two new products which are available for order this week. Both the Asgard headphone amplifier and Bifrost USB DAC have been part of the Schiit Audio line-up from the very beginning...

This was my experience at T.H.E. Show 2019 as an exhibitor/vendor. TL;DR (Too long didn't read) Summary Report - I had a great time. Our rooms were always packed. Our systems sounded fantastic and attendees thought so too. Thank you to everyone who made this possible. Thank you to the companies who trusted in us. Thank you to everyone who came...