One of the greatest fears that a modern audiophile secretly harbours is that if death arrives prematurely, his wife will sell-off his audio gear and cabling for the amount that he claimed to have paid for [...]
In Part 1 of my review of late 1960s and early 1970s era albums which were fundamental to the development of hard rock and heavy metal, I explored some of the greatest albums from Jimi Hendrix, [...]
This past Oct. 30th to Nov. 1st, the TAVES Consumer Electronics Show was moved to a new home in Richmond, Ontario and witnessed a dramatic growth in the number of both exhibitors and show attendees. Just [...]
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure to met face-to-face with James Tanner, the VP of Sales & Marketing at Bryston, to discuss the history behind the company’s loudspeaker business. DSB: “Why did Bryston decide to [...]
I’ve been listening to higher-end 2-channel headphone audio for more than 30 years. And while I own a number of exotic headphone amps and obscenely expensive sets of headphones, I do not have ‘phones for my [...]
In Part #1 of this article, I’m going to review a few of the landmark albums released in the late 1960s which, today, are considered to be the cornerstones of harder rock music and metal. I’ll [...]
After two weeks of burning-in Bryston’s Model A2 floorstanding loudspeakers, I invited two audio enthusiast friends over to listen to them. Both are well-heeled professionals with $150K+ invested in their 2-channel stereo systems. Irv owns high-efficiency [...]
“You’re comparing power cords…?” a respected friend of 20+ years asked with a palpable disbelief in his voice. “Yes.” I answered flatly. “Power cords… the things delivering electricity from the wall to your gear?” “Yes… well [...]