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Focal Attains Utopia at Audio Advice Live 2026

Ken Micallef Aug 13, 2026 0 comments

At Audio Advice Live 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Chris Shaw of Focal and Naim about the gear in this room at the show, including the North American debut of Focal's Scala Utopia Evo M loudspeakers.

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Rega's Royal Analog Experience at Audio Advice Live 2026

Ken Micallef Aug 11, 2026 0 comments

At Audio Advice Live 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Rick Williford of British distributor The Sound Organisation about the gear in this room at the show, including Rega's new Planar 6 RS turntable, Elex MK4 integrated amplifier, and Aya loudspeakers.

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Cambridge Audio Rocks and Rules in a Fidelity Imports Room at Audio Advice Live 2026

Ken Micallef Aug 09, 2026 0 comments

At Audio Advice Live 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Eric Smith of Fidelity Imports about the gear in this room at the show, including a Cambridge Audio streaming amplifier, integrated amplifier, and active bookshelf speakers.

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Fyne Audio and Harmonia Distribution are in Fine Harmony at Audio Advice Live 2026

Ken Micallef Aug 08, 2026 0 comments

At Audio Advice Live 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Jeff Coates of Harmonia Distribution about the gear in this room at the show, with a special focus on its fine array of Fyne Audio loudspeakers.

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High End 2026: Parsing the Big Picture

Jason Victor Serinus Jun 03, 2026 0 comments

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.

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Reference Analog Shares All the Right Reference Points at SouthWest Audio Fest 2026

Ken Micallef Aug 05, 2026 0 comments

At SouthWest Audio Fest 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Reference Analog's Jeff Harris (shown above) and Musical Surroundings' Garth Leerer about the all the gear in this room at the show, including Rockport Orion speakers, a Boulder 2108 phono preamplifier and 2160 amplifier, and the Döhmann Helix One MK3 turntable. Plus: We get an early look at DS Audio's new SC-001 sonic cleaning brush.

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Scott Walker Audio Takes It From the Top at SouthWest Audio Fest 2026

Ken Micallef Aug 04, 2026 0 comments

At SouthWest Audio Fest 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Scott Walker of Scott Walker Audio about the all the gear in one of his company's room at the show, including a McIntosh preamplifier, McIntosh amplifier, Sonus Faber loudspeakers, and REL Acoustics subwoofers.

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ModWright Does it Right at SouthWest Audio Fest 2026

Ken Micallef Aug 03, 2026 0 comments

At SouthWest Audio Fest 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Dan Wright of ModWright Instruments about the company's latest offerings, including the KWA 300 stereo power amplifier.

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Semrad Audio and EM/IA Salute Big Horns and Tube Amps at SouthWest Audio Fest 2026

Ken Micallef Aug 03, 2026 0 comments

At SouthWest Audio Fest 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Dave Slagle of EM/IA (seen at left above) about the company's transformers and tube amplifiers and John Semrad of Semrad Audio (right) about his eye-catching horn-loaded loudspeakers.

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Linear Tube Audio, Prodigio Audio, and Spiritual Sound Find Natural Harmony Together at SouthWest Audio Fest 2026

Ken Micallef Jul 31, 2026 0 comments

At SouthWest Audio Fest 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Jacob Knibb of Linear Tube Audio, Jason Messina of Prodigio Audio (shown above), and Cameron Rector of Spiritual Sound about the gear seen and heard in this room, including the prototype for the Linear Tube Audio Century preamplifier, Prodigio Audio WR1 Sicambria electrostatic loudspeakers, and Spiritual Sound cables and interconnects.