Audiophile Auction Wraps Up
Bill Leebens and Ole Lund Christensen, organizers of the Audio Asylum Asian Tsunami Victim Support Auction, announced today that the fund-raising drive will end Monday, February 28.
Audiophile Club of Athens Debuts Website
We recently received the following from Christos Skaloumbakas, President of the Audiophile Club of Athens, Greece. The ACA website is easy to navigate, with pictures and descriptions of members' systems---including listening rooms' floor construction and furnishings. Except for a few letters and opinion pieces, text is in clearly written English. The club is completely noncommercial, has no position regarding any of the usual audiophile controversies, and encourages open discussion. A love of music and a desire to share it are the only requirements for membership.---BW
Audiophile Delights
Audiophiles tend to be a fussy lot. But there are always a few sure-fire items that will put a smile on their faces without breaking the bank. We've got dozens of great ideas, guaranteed to suit every taste, available online (links are below) from our secure Web pages.
Audiophile Essentials Packages Now Available
Stereophile celebrated 50 years of continuous publication in November 2012 and released its milestone 400th issue in May. The magazine remains committed to providing all audiophiles—young, old, enthusiastic newbies, and grumpy veterans alike—the tools necessary to get the very best from their systems and music libraries. To that end, we’ve bundled our hot-selling Recommended Components Collector’s Edition and our invaluable test discs into two neat and affordable Audiophile Essentials packages.
Audiophile Experts Room at Montreal Audiofest 2026: Revox, Accuphase, Dali, Stable 33.33, Lumin
In his final update from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Robert Schryer caps off the show with his visit to Audiophile Experts Room, where he checked out a system that included a Revox B77 MkIII reel-to-reel machine, Accuphase C-3900S preamplifier, and Dali Kore speakers.
Audiophile Gold Among the 2006 Grammy Nominees
The 2006 Grammy nominations are in, and audiophiles have much to rejoice about. In a year when far too many pundits are sounding the death knell for the CD in general and high-resolution formats in particular, there's a bumper crop of great sounding, high quality recordings vying for a listen.
Audiophile Inroads at AES
You hear a dismaying amount of bad sound on the Audio Engineering Society (AEShttp://www.aes.org">AES;) convention floor. Tizzy high frequencies and mushy bass are more common than not, but encouragingly, good-sounding products tend to draw small crowds or generate a buzz among attendees.
Audiophile Podcasts
Most audiophiles probably consider low-fi media such as podcasts irrelevant. But this may change when accessories manufacturer Boston">http://www.boston-audio.com">Boston Audio Design launches its new HiFi Industry Podcast Series later this fall.
Audiophile Sales Booming Online: One Entrepreneur's Tale
The recent success of online retailers---especially when launching initial public offerings---has been phenomenal. In the past two years, Internet shopping has taken off in a big way, and shows no indication of slowing down. Technology trendwatcher Forrester Research predictshttp://www.forrester.com/Press/Releases/Standard/0,1184,114,00.html">pr…; that worldwide Internet commerce will hit the $3.2 trillion mark within four years, accounting for 5% of all commerce.
Audiophile's Journey
Like most Americans, US audiophiles have little idea how difficult life can be for people in other countries. Imagine facing official censure for possessing some innocuous pop music, or taking 12 years to accumulate the complete works of one of your favorite rock groups. That was life in the old Soviet Union for Stereophile colleague Leonid Korostyshevski, who flew to Istanbul from Moscow on short notice, so we could spend a few days together prior to my embarking on a sailing trip in the eastern Mediterranean. The visit cemented a long-distance friendship established through numberless emails. It was also an in-depth education.