The priciest loudspeaker ever to have taken up residence in my listening room was the Akira from German company Tidal Audio (footnote 1), which I reviewed in the November 2018 issue of Stereophile. Designed by Tidal founder and CEO Jörn Janczak, the Akiras cost $215,000/pair! “The sheer resolution of the Akiras continued to astonish me…
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Back in the Dark Ages, loudspeaker design was commonly based on semi-enlightened experimentation, with new enclosure configurations appearing almost monthly in professional and consumer journals. One of those, published in Wireless World in October of 1965, was A.R. Bailey’s transmission line, a long, selectively resistive, folded-and-sometimes-tapered tube that loaded the back of the (woofer) driver…
The Raw Women's Championship match has been confirmed for Night of Champions. WWE revealed on Thursday that Bianca Belair will defend her title against Asuka on the show in a rematch from WrestleMania 39. An angle to set up the match took place on SmackDown last week from Belair's hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. Asuka interrupted…
Finally—a way to get a handle on the sound of Aavik Acoustics electronics. I’d heard the Danish-made components many times at shows, but always in the context of Ansuz Acoustics cables and Børresen Acoustics loudspeakers. As much as the threesome was inevitable—all three companies are owned by Michael Børresen, Lars Kristensen, and a third shareholder—there…
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Achieving room-filling, high-quality sound in a hotel room is difficult enough. Getting it in a cavernous ballroom is even more problematic. Yet, over the past few years at AXPONA, RMAF, and most recently at the February 2020 FLAX (Florida Audio Expo), Von Schweikert Audio, in association with The Audio Company of Marietta, Georgia, has managed…
It looks like one of WWE's top stars will be playing a role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Photos and videos emerged on Monday of Seth Rollins on the set of "Captain America: New World Order," which is being filmed in Atlanta. The movie is currently scheduled for a May 3, 2024 release. Details about…
Click:6m light pole Pro wrestling legend "Superstar" Billy Graham (Eldridge Wayne Coleman) has been placed on life support as he continues to battle severe health issues. In an update posted to Facebook on Monday morning, Graham's wife Valerie Coleman stated that "urgent prayers" are needed for her husband. Valerie said doctors wanted to remove Graham's…
SAN DIEGO, CA — Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams will swing open its doors and serve free ice cream during the June 5 grand opening celebration of the company’s newest San Diego scoop shop in North Park. The ice cream chain opened its first San Diego area scoop shop on El Camino Real in Carlsbad in…
