Sound Chaser #9: Derek Trucks Keeps the Jam-Band Sound Alive

Sound Chaser #9: Derek Trucks Keeps the Jam-Band Sound Alive

Jun 03, 2026
You could say that guitar phenom Derek Trucks grew up in a musical family. His late uncle, drummer Butch Trucks, was a cofounder of The Allman Brothers Band, and his younger brother Duane drums for Widespread Panic. Derek's jam-centric DNA shaped the sound found in the grooves of Future Soul (Fantasy), the sixth studio album from Tedeschi Trucks Band/

Warsaw wraps up royally

Warsaw wraps up royally

Jun 02, 2026

As we arrive onsite to prepare for our coverage of High End Vienna and its many satellite shows, we continue to share Jason Victor Serinus and Rogier van Bakel's coverage of Europe's second most important audio show, Audio Video Warsaw. Next up: Jason reports on what he saw and heard from the likes of Galeria Audio, Franco Serblin, OePhi Audio, OrWaTi, Amphion, Brunoco Audio, and wraps things up with a powerhouse system from Raidho and Simaudio.

JVS's Day Two romp in the Blu playground

JVS's Day Two romp in the Blu playground

Jun 02, 2026

As we prepare for our coverage of High End Vienna and its many satellite shows, we share Jason Victor Serinus and Rogier van Bakel's coverage of Europe's second most important audio show, Audio Video Warsaw. First up: Jason reports on what he saw and heard from Dutch & Dutch, Pure Audio, and Grandinote—plus his life-altering experience with Soft Collective.

Brilliant Corners #39: Koetsu Reborn

Brilliant Corners #39: Koetsu Reborn

Jun 02, 2026
I find myself appreciating more and more the way perfectionist audio—a peculiar mix of art, craft, and engineering—tends to attract idealists. Temperamentally, hi-fi people tend to be unlike people involved in the manufacture of ring-joint gaskets or digital kitchen timers—activities that, without a doubt, have their own scales of excellence.

Re-Tales #66: Introducing Florida's Sound Attic

Re-Tales #66: Introducing Florida's Sound Attic

Jun 01, 2026
In some ways, the Sound Attic, a new dealership in Tampa, Florida, seems like a traditional brick-and-mortar hi-fi store. It does what such stores do: It sells a selection of hi-fi gear across a range of prices. But there's more to the story, according to Sound Attic founder/owner Charles Weiner, who Stereophile interviewed by phone and email.

Devialet Astra streaming integrated amplifier

Devialet Astra streaming integrated amplifier

May 29, 2026
I first heard about Devialet and their inaugural product, the D-Premier integrated amplifier, in show reports from the 2009 Salon Haute Fidélité Paris show. Fascinated by its idiosyncratic design and ignorant of the boundaries of my own comprehension, I looked up the patents. Devialet's flag was planted in my consciousness.
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