Denon and Marantz Factory Tour
Ken Micallef narrates his recent Denon and Marantz factory tour in Japan in a video travelogue.
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Revinylization #75: Heart's Dreamboat Annie Gets a Sonic Facelift
Hard rock in the 1970s was mostly a game for dudes. Although Janis Joplin and Grace Slick had broken through in the 1960s with major rock hits, Coven lead singer Jinx Dawson had gained some notoriety, and Fanny (one of the first all-female rock bands) had some success, the rock charts were male dominated. Enter the Wilson sisters, Ann and Nancy.
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Silent Pound is in Bloom at High End Vienna 2026
Ola Björling speaks with Silent Pound's Audrius Balciunas at High End Vienna 2026 about the company's Bloom speakers, as well as what their plans are for a potential new speaker coming in the fall.
Don Dixon, Coproducer of R.E.M.'s Murmur and Reckoning
Over the past 40 years, R.E.M.'s 1983 full-length debut, Murmur, has come to seem ever more timeless. "There's something very special about that record that you can't put into words exactly," mused Don Dixon, who coproduced Murmur and its follow-up, Reckoning, in a recent interview.
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Tonearm Tales: Supatrac at High End Vienna 2026
Ola Björling speaks with Richard Braine of Supatrac at High End Vienna 2026 about his tonearm design philosophy, why he feels it's an exciting time for vinyl, and whether a Supatrac turntable might be part of the company's future plans.
Dr. Feickert Analogue shows us the new Virgo SE turntable at High End Vienna 2026
Ola Björling talks to Dr. Christian Feickert about Dr. Feickert Analogue's new turntable, the Virgo SE, at High End Vienna 2026.
T+A MP 3100 HV G3 multisource player
When auditioning a new audio component, I invariably start with some ideas about what I should listen for, based on my preconceptions about the pitfalls and propensities of products in its category. For example, with digital, I'm listening for sound that's awake and unprocessed. With every component, I start by hoping I can spot their colorations and assess their level of importance.
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EMM Labs PREi line preamplifier
No grand pronouncements on the state of the industry or the even grander universe. No ruminations about the mysteries of the high end or the ultimate interconnect to immortality. Rather, a single, simple, indisputable fact: I needed a preamp.
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High End 2026: Parsing the Big Picture
Now that the High End show has moved from Munich to Vienna, what will audiophiles encounter there this week? One thing they'll encounter is not one but a multiplicity of shows—the big, main show, and at least three much smaller shows.
Seismic shifts at MBL, Audio Research
Two major figures in high end audio have quietly moved on from long-held positions.