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Klipsch to Show Red Oak Finish, Demo Active Crossover at Audio Advice Live

Klipsch will introduce a Red Oak finish option for its Heritage Forte IV and Heresy IV loudspeakers at Audio Advice Live 2025. The finish, paired with gray heathered grilles, marks its first public appearance.

The company also demonstrated the Heritage La Scala AL6 loudspeaker with its optional La Scala Active Crossover. According to Klipsch, the active crossover enables system flexibility, precision tuning, and increased dynamic range. The La Scala AL6 carries an MSRP of $15,399/pair, with the active crossover priced at $3499.

New KS-12 speaker stands were displayed alongside the…

Magico S5 2024 loudspeaker Specifications

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Description: Three-way, sealed-box floorstanding loudspeaker with sculpted aluminum enclosure. Drive units: two 10" (254mm) Graphene Nano-Tec Gen 8 cone woofers, 6" (152.4mm) Graphene Nano-Tec Gen 8 cone midrange unit, 1.1" (28mm) diamond-coated beryllium-dome tweeter. Frequency range: 20Hz–50kHz (in-room). Impedance: 4 ohms. Sensitivity: 88dB. Recommended power: 50W–1kW. Supplied accessories: vibration filtering feet; USB stick with manual and warranty card; white cotton gloves; polishing cloth.
Dimensions: 48" (1220mm) H × 19" (485mm) W × 19.3" (490mm) D.…

PSI Audio AVAA C214 active bass trap Specifications

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Description: Active DSP-controlled electronic bass trap. Construction: Aluminum. Controls: Power on/off, gain (required only for very reverberant rooms). Optional web control app. Voltage: 100/240V (50–60Hz). Power consumption: Standby, 1W; regular use, 20–40W; Maximum, 48W.
Dimensions: 25.2" (640mm) L, 8.25" (210mm) Diameter. Weight: 33lb (15kg).
Finish: Matte Black, Matte White.
Serial numbers of units reviewed: 100002416198, 100002416092. Manufactured in Switzerland.
Price: $3950 each. Approximate number of US dealers: 6. Warranty: 5 years on…

Musical Fidelity Introduces B1xi Integrated Amplifier

Musical Fidelity has announced the B1xi, a new integrated amplifier that marks the debut of its reimagined B-Series. Drawing inspiration from the original B1 released in the 1990s, the B1xi features a fully discrete class-A/B design and omits displays and wireless streaming in favor of analog simplicity.

Rated at 60W into 8 ohms and up to 140W into 2 ohms, the B1xi is designed to drive demanding loudspeakers. The power amp stage is entirely discrete, and the unit includes digital inputs—coaxial, optical, ARC, and Bluetooth 5.1—via isolated circuit boards with separate linear power…

Magico S5 2024 loudspeaker Associated Equipment

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Digital Sources: Roon Nucleus+ file server; Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP universal player (used with a balanced NHT passive preamplifier); MBL N31 CD player/DAC; Ayre Acoustics QA-9 A/D converter; NetGear Nighthawk router.
Power amplifiers: Parasound JCA100 Tribute monoblocks.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet), AudioQuest Coffee (USB), DH Labs (1m, AES3). Interconnect: Ayre/Cardas (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest Robin Hood. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC…

Eversolo AMP-F10 power amplifier

A century ago, pioneering psychiatrist Carl Jung had a wild encounter with the power of sound. "In a village on the way from Lake Albert to Rejaf in the Sudan we had a very exciting experience," Jung wrote in his book Memories, Dreams, Reflections. He goes on to describe his participation in a tribal drum and dance ritual. "Night had fallen ... when we heard drums and horn blasts. Soon some sixty men appeared, martially equipped with flashing lances, clubs, and swords." A huge fire was built. Women and children began dancing around the fire, and the men formed an outer ring. Jung's guides and…

Brilliant Corners #29: The Final High End Munich

The Ana Mighty Sound system. (All photos in this report by Alex Halberstadt)

During the past decade and a half, the trips I've taken have tended to be for magazine stories. I love to travel, but as a New Yorker living on a writer's income, I figure it makes more sense to do it on someone else's dime and stay in nicer places than I could afford otherwise. The downside is that these trips don't feel like vacations, or even particularly restful: My time tends to be taken up with interviews, overly elaborate meals eaten (or tasted) in the company of chefs and winemakers, weeks when I…