CES 2017

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Herb Reichert  |  Jan 08, 2017  |  1 comments
The NAD room was populated by a lot of tall men in suits—all of whom seemed dedicated to preserving and enhancing NAD's tradition of offering exceptionally high-value amplification, à la the legendary NAD 3020 integrated amp…
Herb Reichert  |  Jan 08, 2017  |  1 comments
Amplification is usually just a green circuit board in a metal box. (Yawn, snooze.) Even at the highest prices, you still get green boards—but now those green boards are hiding their greenness in very expensive boxes…
Herb Reichert  |  Jan 08, 2017  |  6 comments
Last year I liked these HRT (High Resolution Technologies) Stage loudspeakers ($500/pair, plus $800 for companion Sound Anchor stands), and this year I love them…
Larry Greenhill  |  Jan 08, 2017  |  1 comments
Rated at 500W into 8 ohms, the Progressions function as a voltage source, doubling the power with each decrease in load impedance, resulting in 1000W RMS into 4 ohms and 2000W RMS into 2 ohms…
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jan 07, 2017  |  1 comments
Once an hour, Mike Mettler, music editor of our sister publication Sound and Vision, introduced live demonstrations in the Hi-Res Audio Pavilion's mini-simulation of the Capitol Recording Studios. Each session was conducted by a different award-winning engineer or producer…
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jan 07, 2017  |  3 comments
At least one exhibitor informed me, at the end of Day Two, that a lot of people he encountered thought that hi-res referred solely to streaming. This exhibitor found that visitors were quite attracted to the Astell&Kern portable audio players that were located near his exhibit, but pretty clueless as to sound quality of his far more expensive gear…
Jon Iverson  |  Jan 07, 2017  |  0 comments
Up at the top of the Mirage hotel in the dCS suite, instead of a flashy new flagship product, the company was formally introducing something of a more practical nature: the dCS Network Bridge. The Network Bridge will allow owners of older dCS products to add networking to their existing systems. Audiophiles with other brand DACs can also use the dCS Network Bridge to add networking to their systems.
Robert Deutsch  |  Jan 07, 2017  |  1 comments
Take that, you vinylphobes…!
Robert Deutsch  |  Jan 07, 2017  |  3 comments
There's a rumor that Andrew Jones, first with TAD and now with Elac, is incapable of designing a mediocre-sounding speaker…
Robert Deutsch  |  Jan 07, 2017  |  1 comments
The new Avantgarde Zero TA is described as a semiactive horn system, with no crossover in the midrange signal path, and a DSP-controlled 10-band parametric subwoofer…
Robert Deutsch  |  Jan 07, 2017  |  0 comments
Based in Belgrade, Serbia, Auris Audio's motto is "Back to Nature"—a nod to their extensive use of natural materials such as wood and leather. They offer quite a wide range of products: DACs, preamps, power amps, headphone amps, and speakers…
Robert Deutsch  |  Jan 07, 2017  |  1 comments
The introduction of a new speaker from GoldenEar Technology is always an event, especially so when it's a new flagship speaker…
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jan 07, 2017  |  0 comments
I thought audio-show bathroom art had reached its nadir at Munich High End…
Robert Deutsch  |  Jan 07, 2017  |  0 comments
While the model designation might lead one to think that the new entry is a Beryllium-tweetered version of the F208, the F208Be is actually a new design, with new drivers and a higher-end crossover…
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jan 07, 2017  |  4 comments
Harmonic Resolution Systems (HRS) showed its new top-of-the-line VXR Audio Stand ($25,000-$31,000 for a four-shelf stand). The VXR, which sports a new frame system, lets the user adjust the amount of space between each component shelf…

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