Welcome to SouthWest Audio Fest 2026!
Ken Micallef talks with Gary Gill about what we can expect to see and hear at SouthWest Audio Fest 2026.
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Flesh on the Bones: Dynaudio Details US Exit
As we reported on July 7, 2026, Denmark-based Dynaudio will exit the US pro and consumer audio markets by year-end. Via email, Tom Fine spoke with Julien Bergere, Dynaudio's Chief Commercial Officer, to provide further context and additional details about how warranties will continue to be honored.
Technics SL-1200GME/SL-1210GME turntable
Like life, audiophilia often takes unexpected turns. A while back, I happily put my turntable and records on ice, for much of the 1990s and the first part of the current century. Yet lately I find myself further down the phonography rabbit hole than I have been in decades.
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Brilliant Corners #41: Allnic H-7000 phono stage, Grimm MU2 streamer, Campfire Audio Andromeda 10 Earphones
Most of us, most of the time, live in the world of good enough. On a Saturday, we might drive our Ford Fiesta to pick up a polo shirt at Banana Republic, then dine at Outback Steakhouse, and later get ready for bed with a mug of Celestial Seasonings Caramel Apple Dream tea while watching an episode of Hoarder House Flippers.
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Gramophone Dreams #111: Trip Wild: Crossing the Dateline
Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi, "one of the most exquisitely grand clan houses in Southeast Asia."
I was walking with my neighbor, guide, old friend, and fabled "blue saloon" limo driver Beau Ranheim when I heard a shout from afar. It was Todd Garfinkle of M•A Recordings. "Hey Herb! Are you ready to go to Japan?"
Recording of August 2026: Berlin! Berlin! Berlin!
Berlin! Berlin! Berlin! Kabarett und Exil
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano; Salon Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin, Adam Benzwi
BIS-2827 (SACD; reviewed in its native 24/96). 2026. Markus Mittermeyer, prod., eng.
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Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano; Salon Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin, Adam Benzwi
BIS-2827 (SACD; reviewed in its native 24/96). 2026. Markus Mittermeyer, prod., eng.
Linn Klimax Solo 500 Mono power amplifier
Founded in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1972, Linn Products Limited is in an elite club whose members have been around for 50 years or more. You're doing some things right if you can prosper in the quirky audiophile marketplace for more than 50 years.
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Wharfedale Heritage Series Super Linton loudspeaker
One of audio's great legacy brands, Wharfedale got its start in 1932 when founder Gilbert Briggs built his first loudspeaker in the basement of his Ilkley, Yorkshire, home. The landscape in the valley of the River Wharfe lent the fledgling company its name, and Wharfedale Wireless Works was born.
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Sonny Rollins: A Titan Has Left Us
Photo by Tim Dickeson
The jazz world is accustomed to losing its greats too soon. Charlie Parker was gone at 34. John Coltrane at 40. Clifford Brown at 25. Rollins was, wonderfully, not one of them. He lived to 95.
Big Changes at Stereophile
Stereophile's new President and CEO Keith Pray (left) and new Technical Editor Paul Miller (right) listening to Audeze headphones at the 2018 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest.
Stereophile has a new owner. Who is it? It's Stereophile. For 27 years, Stereophile has been led on the business side by Keith Pray. This spring, Keith formed a new company, Pray Media Holdings, for the express purpose of buying Stereophile and related titles.