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Re-Tales
Re-Tales #48: Supreme Acoustic Systems, Distribution Done Differently
Julie Mullins  |  Nov 19, 2024
Traditionally in hi-fi, "distribution" refers to importing and warehousing audio equipment then delivering it as needed to a network of domestic dealers. In recent years, that model has evolved. Distributors have expanded the range of services they offer, and an increasing number of companies are skipping the distributor step altogether: dCS and T+A, among other companies, have established wholly owned subsidiaries in the US to handle importation, local warehousing, and other domestic duties. They and others have hired full-service sales and marketing agents, sometimes called "brand ambassadors." The goal, of course, is to make the practice of getting a product into the country and on the radar of dealers and customers as efficient and effective as possible.
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Capital AudioFest 2024
Voxativ
Ken Micallef  |  Nov 19, 2024
Voxativ's Inés Adler and Christopher Owens are never caught dead empty-handed at shows. This puts me in a state of expectant glee, as their sound, regardless of genre, always resolves itself into something joyful. Even my neurotic hotel-hall dashes, pad and pen in hand, are washed away in Voxativ’s sonic tide.

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Capital AudioFest 2024
Blink High End: Børresen C1 and Aavik U-588
Mark Henninger  |  Nov 19, 2024
One of my first stops at Capital Audiofest 2024 was the Blink High End room, which featured the debut of the Børresen C1 stand-mount speaker ($16,500) as well as the Aavik U-588 all-in-one integrated amplifier ($35,000). My first impression upon walking into the room was, "Where's all the gear?"
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As We See It
To Attract Young Audiophiles, Stay Out Of Their Way
Jim Austin  |  Nov 17, 2024  |  First Published: Nov 15, 2024
In the September issue of Stereophile, in this space, I proposed a way to attract more young people to hi-fi. To reach younger people with your products, I argued, speaking mainly to manufacturers, create products that have integrity about them and that also tell a story. Products with a message, products endowed with meaning. Use good materials, classic designs, historically important circuits. To improve value and performance, keep the parts count low and assembly simple. These products need to be reasonably affordable, but it's okay to ask young people to stretch for something fine. . .

After that article hit newsstands, I got feedback, much of it of the "get off my lawn" variety.

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Capital AudioFest 2024
Luxury Audio Group: Estelon, Vitus, Sonorus, Taiko, Crystal Cable, Davinci, A.R.T.
Mark Henninger  |  Nov 16, 2024
At the Capital Audio Fest 2024, the Luxury Audio Group, with a crucial assist from dealership Scott Walker Audio presented an exceptional audio system featuring the Estelon XB Diamond Mk II speakers ($63,000 per pair), the Vitus SIA-030 integrated amplifier ($51,000), the Vitus SD-025 DAC ($30,000), and the Sonorus ATR10 MkII reel-to-reel tape deck ($35,000).

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Capital AudioFest 2024
Alma Music & Audio with Technics, Innuos, Accuphase, Amphion, Hana, Kubula-Sosna, GigaWatt
Ken Micallef  |  Nov 16, 2024
Bill Voss of Technics was tardy to his Alma/Technics room at Capital Audiofest 2024, so Stereophile managing editor Mark Henninger and I sidled in, invited show attendees, and spun some discs. By the time Bill arrived we had a small party going.

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Warsaw Audio Show 2024
Mozzaik Audio Embraces Distortion
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Nov 16, 2024
My goal, in writing reports on the Warsaw Audio Video Show, may be to mix products from Polish brands with a few noteworthy premieres. But when a chance meeting during dinner led to the discovery of Mozzaik Audio, headquartered in Croatia just a few countries south of Poland, my interest was piqued.
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Capital AudioFest 2024
Gershman Acoustics with VPI, Infigo, VAC, Cardas
Ken Micallef  |  Nov 16, 2024
Ofra Gershman brought her 30th anniversary Black Swan Speakers ($95,000/pair) to CAF, that feature the company’s patented “Separate Sub Alignment System,” which physically separates the tweeter and midrange from the woofer.
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Capital AudioFest 2024
Supreme Acoustic Systems: YG Acoustics, Bergmann Audio, AirTight, Cardas
Ken Micallef  |  Nov 16, 2024
Supreme Acoustic Systems and Axiss Audio brought the kind of equipment that gooses my reviewer’s jones for new review gear. From the Brutalist looking Bergmann Audio turntable to the fantastical YG speakers to the fetish worthy AirTight amps, I tried to maintain dry palms while taking notes.
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New Products
DALI Debuts EPIKORE Series Speakers in New York
Kal Rubinson  |  Nov 16, 2024
Following the release of their statement product KORE loudspeaker in 2022 and the impressive EPIKORE 11 4½ way floorstander ($60,000) in 2023, DALI has introduced three new EPIKORE models, two more compact floorstanders and a stand-mount loudspeaker, to expand the series into a full line. All were on display and in action for the press in multiple listening rooms at Park Avenue Audio in NYC.

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