Magico S1 Mk II Loudspeaker
Magico loudspeakers have impressed a good number of TAS equipment reviewers. No fewer than seven Magico models are endorsed in the 2017 Buyer’s Guide and the most ambitious designs have …
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Ryan Speakers Tempus III Loudspeaker
For the 2015 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, my beat was loudspeakers costing less than $20,000 per pair and, in advance of the trip to Denver, I meticulously studied the show …
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Understanding Digital Music Systems
Many music lovers considering the leap to a digital music system find the new technology intimidating. Terminology is inconsistent; architectures for complete systems are amorphous; configuration options are bewildering; obsolescence …
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Rocky Mountain Show Report
Another year, another Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, and another wave of new digital audio gear. To experience all the new products required more walking and talking, and less listening, than …
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TIDAL’s HD Music Streaming Service: First Impressions Andrew Quint
I returned from the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest three weeks ago more than a little pumped about the prospect of the imminent launch of TIDAL, the first HD streaming service …
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RMAF 2013 Digital Products Show Report
Covering digital products at RMAF requires spending more time listening to specifications and technology spiels than to music. And it means I must visit almost every room at the show. …
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Baetis Announces New Reference Server
August 6, 2014 – Baetis Audio, makers of the highly praised Baetis® Revolution II Media Server, is pleased to announce its latest achievement — the new Baetis Reference Media Server. …
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Wilson Audio Duette Series 2 Loudspeaker
When an audio manufacturer offers a “line” of components, is a more expensive model necessarily better than a less costly one? Not always. The speaker you purchase should be determined …
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Audio Physic Cardeas 30 LJE
Non-audiophiles watching a member of our tribe move towards the purchase of a costly assault-on-the-art loudspeaker may believe that acquiring that component guarantees sonic nirvana. We members of the tribe …
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Focal Sopra No1
There’s something to be said for a high-end loudspeaker manufacturer actually making its own drivers. The number of companies that do this is relatively small, though many try to obfuscate the …
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