Vimberg Mino loudspeaker

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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PMC fact.8 signature loudspeaker

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…

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Aavik Acoustics U-380 integrated amplifier

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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Daily Update: Roman Reigns, Carlito, AEW Collision

Daily Update Latest News: Last Man Standing match added to WWE NXT BattlegroundJamie Hayter not cleared to compete on AEW DynamiteWWE NXT ratings down against NBA Western Conference FinalsWBD claims CM Punk 'not affiliated' with AEW CollisionAndrade El Idolo returning as part of AEW Collision rosterAEW officially announces Saturday Collision to launch on TNTEndeavor president…

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Von Schweikert Ultra 55 loudspeaker

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…

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