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Klipsch Trumpets 80th Anniversary Klipschorn Loudspeaker at Audio Advice Live 2026

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Canvas HiFi Unveils Powered 2-Channel Speaker System at Audio Advice Live 2026

KLH Previews the New Model 4 Loudspeaker at Audio Advice Live 2026

KEF Showcases the New LS Luxe Loudspeaker at Audio Advice Live 2026

Paradigm Premieres a Trio of Premier Series Speakers at Audio Advice Live 2026

Bowers & Wilkins Stands Tall at Audio Advice Live 2026

Vibrant HiFi at SouthWest Audio Fest 2026

Pure Audio Project at SouthWest Audio Fest 2026

Dreamscapes A/V at SouthWest Audio Fest 2026

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News T.H.E. Show 2022

Next Level HiFi's Aavik, Ansuz, and Børresen System

Jason Victor Serinus Jun 11, 2022

Now consolidated under the Audio Group Denmark umbrella, Aavik electronics, Ansuz cabling and accessories, and Børresen loudspeakers made an impressive showing in several rooms on the Hilton's 5th floor, sponsored by Next Level HiFi of the greater Chicago region.

The first (for me) of Next Level HiFi's rooms was dominated by Børresen Z1 Cryo monitors ($14,500/pair; above), Aavik's U180 class-D integrated amplifier with DAC ($10,800) and S180 streamer ($7200;), and Ansuz cabling.

News T.H.E. Show 2022

The New Graham LS5/5f

Jason Victor Serinus Jun 11, 2022

Because its sound proclaims "major significance," our coverage starts with the show premiere of Graham Audio's LS5/5f loudspeaker ($24,995/pair). Unveiled in Munich, albeit only in passive display, the speaker was designed by Derek Hughes, son of the late Spencer Hughes, founder of Spendor.

T.H.E. Show 2022

T.H.E. Show 2022 Begins in Long Beach

Jason Victor Serinus Jun 10, 2022

In just a few minutes as I write these words, T.H.E. Show returns for another installment at the Long Beach Hilton. Rumored to offer approximately 40 exhibit rooms plus untold stands in the Marketplace and Headphonium, it has drawn exhibitors from all over the United States and beyond.

Music and Recording Reviews

June 2022 Classical Record Reviews

Jason Victor Serinus, Stephen Francis Vasta Jun 10, 2022

Bruckner: Symphony No.7, Shostakovich: Symphony No.7, "Leningrad", Jonathan Berger, Harriet Scott Chessman: Mỹ Lai and Terry Riley: Autodreamographical Tales.

Music and Recording Reviews

June 2022 Jazz Record Reviews

Larry Birnbaum, Thomas Conrad, Kurt Gottschalk Jun 10, 2022

Ornette Coleman: Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Albums, Ches Smith: Interpret It Well, Melissa Aldana: 12 Stars, Tommaso Moretti: Inside Out and Immanuel Wilkins: The 7th Hand.

Music and Recording Reviews

June 2022 Rock/Pop Record Reviews

Tom Fine, Anne E. Johnson Jun 10, 2022

Cosmic American Derelicts: The Twain Shall Meet and Destroyer: Labyrinthitis.

Revinylized!

Revinylization #30: Coltrane's Giant Steps from the Electric Recording Company

Fred Kaplan Jun 09, 2022

I have never written about the ultraboutique reissues from the London-based Electric Recording Company. Pressed in quantities of 300 or so, each title sells out within days (or hours) of its release, despite a price tag of $400 or more. Why review what can't be had?

Phono Cartridge Reviews Tonearm Reviews Turntable Reviews

Linn Klimax LP12 Record-Playing System

Herb Reichert Jun 08, 2022

Playing records is a delight-filled chore. The simple, quiet act of lowering a tonearm places one's mind at the ready for something marvelous to happen. Surely, this gentle ritual initiates a higher mode of psychic connectedness than poking absentmindedly at a side-facing equilateral triangle on a piece of cheap plastic.

Interviews Music and Recording Features

Bonnie Raitt, Blues Sister: Her Life And Times In Eight Songs

Tony Scherman Jun 07, 2022

When an icon drops her first album in six years, you sit up and take notice. Bonnie Raitt made her earliest record a half-century and more ago, in August 1971. She was 21 and could easily have been carded; the face on the cover of Bonnie Raittthat first albumhas yet to shed all its baby fat.

Munich 2022

Hearty Thanks to You, Munich High End 2022

Jason Victor Serinus Jun 06, 2022

Thanks to the customary high level of organization that has made Germany's High End Society such a central part of the audiophile industry, Munich High End 2022 was a resounding success. The industry-organized show attracted 19,767 visitors to the 28,000 square meters of halls and atriums it occupied in Munich's sprawling MOC Event Center.