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Part 1 of Rogier van Bakel's firsthand reporting from the annual Dutch Audio Event in Veldhoven, Netherlands, that was held October 10–11.

Recently I learned that a diner in Los Angeles had closed. I felt a pang of regret bordering on loss, even though I'd never set foot in the place. The Copper Penny was the La Brea Avenue greasy spoon Tom Waits mentions in the introduction to "Eggs and Sausage," on Nighthawks at the Diner.

Three of our intrepid Stereophile contributing editors—Jason Victor Serinus, Ken Micallef, and Ola Björling—welcome one and all to the Audio Video Show 2026, the 28th edition of the hi-fi show in Warsaw, which is opening in just a few hours, on Friday, October 23, at noon local time. In this clip, our venerable power trio will give you a sneak peek at what they plan to cover at the show.

My wife and I are both very specific about how we take our coffee, to the amusement of everyone around us. She likes her coffee so black and violently strong that it has its own event horizon, while I swoon over ultralight roasts with fermented, fruity, and flowery notes.

I heard my first genuinely awesome hi-fi through a pair of Tannoy speakers. The 15" Monitor Blacks were installed in wardrobe-sized Siemens cabinets that the owner had wrangled from a decommissioned recording studio in Austria. They were hooked up to a pair of vintage McIntosh mono amps.

Welcome to Toronto Audiofest! Robert Schryer gives us his first impressions from the show in T.O. that ran from October 16–18, 2026.

Steve Davis has been around music and hi-fi for more than 50 years. Across his varied career in the hi-fi biz, he's seen, heard, and played plenty. Longtime Stereophile readers are likely to recognize the name. With partners, Davis founded AXPONA, America's largest hi-fi show.