Horns and I have never gotten along. Even a small amount of horn loading on a tweeter can bother me. However, horns have a very loyal following so lately I’ve been thinking that perhaps I’ve […]
My listening room is in my family room—no man cave here. While I have a spare bedroom and a basement where I could have a dedicated listening room, my wife and I have made the […]
Prior to my journey to Chicago Schaumburg for AXPONA 2019 my show experience was limited to Capital Audio Fest—a much smaller show. As someone who has, on occasion, been accused of being ambitious, I wasn’t […]
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream.com columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
After Axpona ended at 4:00PM on Sunday, I went to the hotel bar to say my farewells. I arrived at 4:45 because I spent some extra time listening to music with Michael Vamos and talking […]
More so than any other show, I need to apologize. We all know hifi shows can be big, really big, but there’s really no excuse for missing important things. And I missed a bunch. My […]
“You’re the best!” When you hear that being said, you know it’s typically meant to come with a pinch of sarcasm. If not, it implies the bestower of said gift is in a position to […]
Speakers live with us in a more obvious manner than other hardware. Speakers, especially loud speakers, live in-room and stand out as objet d’art (ideally). Which is all to say with speakers, looks matter.
Following are a few thousand words on hardware from Axpona 2019 (if the old saying holds any water).
The simple act of removing a record from its sleeve, placing it on a turntable, queuing it up, and giving it quick brush off takes time. I like to call that time a ritual—a few […]
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