Articles by Michael Lavorgna

TAD Compact Reference One Speakers

Overture continued the B&W theme in their second room at CAF 2021, this time pairing the B&W 801D4 Speakers ($35,000/pair) with amplification from McIntosh Labs.

In Room 550, Delware-based dealer Overture Ultimate Home Electronics showcased B&W’s new 800 Diamond Series Speakers with amplification from Rogue Audio.

I did. No really, I really did. The ever genial Mark Sossa of Well Pleased AV handed me the iPad remote and I played Taylor Swift. I did. I really did.

Saturday morning at CAF 2021 began with a pre-show bang in the Newtown Square, PA dealer The Voice That Is room and a presentation of Athens, Greece-based Ideon Audio and their Absolute Suite of digital products.

Black Ice Audio

And I mean rocks! Serendipity graced my time in one of two VPI rooms at CAF 2021 in the form of one Michael Fremer,  Mr. Analog Planet, and his stunning-sounding unobtainium unreleased 45RPM copy of Who’s Next.

NOLA by Accent Speakers Technology launched two new models at CAF 2021 — one small, one big.

UK’s Audio Note greats visitors with a familiar setup and sound.

The MC Audiotech Forty-10 Loudspeaker (starts at $40,000) announce their difference boldly.

The United Home Audio SuperDeck ($89,998) is a source that inspires wows.

Upon entering the Montrose room, I thought dealer Tenacious Sound may have snuck, or even sneaked, into the Barn and taken my stuff!

Volti Audio and Border Patrol have shared a room each time I’ve visited the Capital Audiofest and they go together like peanut butter and bananas.

I have to think that being a HiFi dealer is challenging even in ‘normal’ times. These days, with travel restrictions, mask mandates, supply chain nightmares, and a general air of grumpiness, presenting a happy face for customers must take either real skill or real nice […]

The digital products from Ideon Audio were new to me at CAF21, where I got to hear their entry mk2 384 DXD DAC and 3R Master Time Reclocker as well as their flagship products which I’ll cover in a separate post.

Infigo Audio Method 2 Monoblock Amplifier ($50,000/pair).

Here’s a tip (for free): keep your eye on Mytek.

It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day. . .and I’m feeling good.