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Virginia Retailer's Grand Opening Saturday November 8

Stereophile Staff Nov 05, 2014 First Published: Nov 05, 2014 0 comments

Virginia retailer Command Performance A/V115 Park Ave. Suite #2, Falls Churchis having a Grand Opening on Saturday November 8 from 11am to 5pm. The day will feature Constellation Audio's new Inspiration Series (above), presented by Irv Gross, Director of Sales for Constellation Audio.

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MartinLogan's new Neolith Loudspeaker at Overture in Wilmington, DE, Saturday, November 8

Stereophile Staff Nov 05, 2014 First Published: Nov 05, 2014 0 comments

MartinLogan's Truth in Sound Tour continues with the introduction of its new flagship loudspeaker, the built-to-order Neolith, at Overture Ultimate Home Electronics, 2423 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE on Saturday, November 8, from 11am to 6pm.

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Toronto Show Starts Friday

Jason Victor Serinus Oct 27, 2014 First Published: Oct 27, 2014 0 comments

New location, new features, and a more inclusive, consumer electronics-orientated approach: that's the word on the fourth annual Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show (TAVES). Now ensconced in the Sheraton Centre Hotel in downtown Toronto, which offers far more large exhibit rooms than did TAVES' former venue, the three-day show opens on Friday, October 31 with four floors' worth of audio, video and consumer electronics-oriented exhibits.

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November's Here!

Stereophile Staff Oct 20, 2014 First Published: Oct 20, 2014 0 comments

"Is it wrong to love it for its physical beauty?" asks Michael Lavorgna of Astell&Kern's extraordinary (and expensive) AK240 portable file player, which gets the star treatment on the November 2014 issue's cover. But as he also found it a joy to listen to, the question becomes moot . . .

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RMAF 2014: Tidal Alert

Jason Victor Serinus Oct 16, 2014 First Published: Oct 16, 2014 0 comments

The big newsthe really big news at RMAFwas the "before winter" US launch of five-year old Tidal of Oslo's full CD-quality, (lossless 1411kbps) music streaming service. Demonstrated in a fine sounding room with Electrocompaniet equipment, the sound was convincingly good when we cued up a track from pianist Leif Ove Andsnes' recording of Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto. (More on the sound in another blog, where Hegel was using Tidal's service to source music for their room.)

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The Great Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Starts Friday

Jason Victor Serinus Oct 06, 2014 First Published: Oct 06, 2014 0 comments

Could it only be the 11th time the annual Rocky Mountain Audio Fest has welcomed thousands of audiophiles to Denver? The three-day gathering, which takes place Friday, October 10Sunday, October 12 at its comfortable location, the Marriott Denver Tech Center, has become such an essential part of the international audio scene that it feels like it's been here forever.

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Denver Retailer Soundings to have Open House Before and During RMAF

Stereophile Staff Oct 05, 2014 First Published: Oct 05, 2014 0 comments

Audiophiles who need something to do before RMAF begins on Friday October 10 should check out Soundings Fine Audio and Video. Situated just two blocks from the Marriott DTC, the Denver retailer is having a party Friday night, and all showgoers are invited. They are also invited to come take a listen throughout the week!

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Live Web Streaming Wednesday of Jazz in the New Harmonic

Jason Victor Serinus Sep 29, 2014 First Published: Sep 29, 2014 0 comments

Come Wednesday evening, October 1, at 7:30pm EDT, jazz lovers throughout the greater New York City environsthat includes Brooklynwill flock to Jazz at Lincoln Center to groove to triple Grammy-nominated composer/pianist David Chesky's quintet, Jazz in the New Harmonic. Folks unable to join Stereophile editor John Atkinson and others in the audience for the first show, or the second at 9:30pm, can listen to a live stream of the initial set here.

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The New York Audio Show Starts Friday

Jason Victor Serinus Sep 22, 2014 First Published: Sep 22, 2014 0 comments

It may be just a subway ride away from the biggest Apple, but to some inveterate Manhattanites, an audio show in Brooklyn sounds like it's from another planet. In reality, the third New York Audio Show, which opens to the public on Friday, September 26 at 2pm and continues through Sunday, September 28 at 5pm, takes place at the Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, just a short distance across the East River from Manhattan.

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Callas Remastered: "La Divina" Receives Her Due

Jason Victor Serinus Sep 20, 2014 First Published: Sep 20, 2014 0 comments

Move over John, George, Ringo, and Paul. There's another remastering that's come on the scene, and it's every bit as important as the Beatles Mono Edition. It's Warner Classics' high-resolution, 24/96 digital remastering of soprano Maria Callas' entire studio-sourced discography. Consisting of arias, recitals and complete operas recorded 19491969, the remasterings reach the international public on September 22, and US music lovers on September 23. Their sound, whether in the 69-CD box set of her entire studio recordings, or HDtracks' 24/96 downloads of its individual components, is revelatory.