Jason Victor Serinus

T.H.E. Show Bounces Back and Then Some
T.H.E. Show 2023
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jun 16, 2023  |  3 comments
T.H.E. Show VP Emiko Carlin (left) with Pandora Pang of On A Higher Note (right)

As one of the first US audio shows to reopen as the pandemic seemed to be winding down, T.H.E. Show's attendance figures had no way to go but up. Thanks to some good PR and the excellent choice of a new venue, The Hilton Costa Mesa in Southern California's Orange is the New Red County, attendance exceeded expectations. Saturday, for example, was so packed that I couldn't get into a number of rooms on floors 2 and 3.

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Loveliness and More from Von Gaylord
T.H.E. Show 2023
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jun 16, 2023  |  1 comments
It has been too many years since I last encountered Von Gaylord Audio's Ling and Ray Leung of West Sacramento, CA. Celebrating 25 years in business, the couple now sells their equipment direct at half their old prices.
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More from AGD
T.H.E. Show 2023
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jun 16, 2023  |  0 comments
No sooner had I finished listening in the Audiophile Zone room than ATC's Leland Leard corralled me into the AGD room. There, Alberto Guerra, AGD President and CEO, introduced me to his AGD/Ocean Way system and discussed the rationale behind his "tube" GaN MOSFET class-D amplifiers.
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ATC and AGD Sing in Audiophile Zone's Room
T.H.E. Show 2023
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jun 16, 2023  |  0 comments
The best sound I have ever heard from an ATC loudspeaker poured forth in the room commandeered by Audiophile Zone of Los Osos, CA. On a 24/192 file of the Engegärd Quartet performing Haydn, every timbre sounded spot and believable. Switching gears to DSD64, highs were excellent and depth convincing on Frank Sinatra's "When You're Smiling." And, on 24/96 tracks from Spirit Hiromi, I was blown away by the excellent bass, believable piano timbres, and musicality of the presentation. If I could have stayed longer, I would have.
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Volt's Fabulous Showing with Margules, Scanspeak and More
T.H.E. Show 2023
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jun 16, 2023  |  1 comments
It took three attempts and a show near closing time for me to squeeze into the Volt room. Not only were there only three seats, arranged in a line in the center of the room parallel to the side walls, but the space was also illumined by a frequently changing light show that proved as enticing to show goers as those transformative "Eat Me" morsels in Alice in Wonderland.
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Pathos Gets All Dressed Up for Klipsch
T.H.E. Show 2023
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jun 16, 2023  |  5 comments
Upscale Audio saved one of its finest lookers, the Pathos InPol Legacy 100Wpc class-A integrated amplifier ($49,995), for Klipsch Klipschorn AK6 loudspeakers ($16,448/pair) and a REL Acoustics 212/SX subwoofer ($4999).
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Cabasse from Upscale Audio
T.H.E. Show 2023
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jun 16, 2023  |  0 comments
After an absence of several years, French speaker manufacturer Cabasse has returned to the US market. Distributed by Upscale Distribution, Cabasse showed the 43lb Rialto all-in-one streaming loudspeaker system ($3995/pair). Complete with built-in rear-firing woofers powered by a 450W amplifier, the Rialto has a two-way coaxial speaker in front whose treble and midrange are each powered by 300W amplifiers. That's 1050Wpc total!
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Focal's Vestia No.2 and Naim's Uniti Nova
T.H.E. Show 2023
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jun 16, 2023  |  0 comments
Focal Naim America mated its Vestia No.2 loudspeaker ($2800/pair), which resides one step up from entry level, with the Naim Uniti Nova 80Wpc integrated amplifier/streamer ($6900). It was a fine match.
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Triangle Art Strikes Gold
T.H.E. Show 2023
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jun 16, 2023  |  0 comments
It was a joy to cross paths again with Tom Vu, lead designer of Anaheim-based Triangle Art, at T.H.E. Show. As my laugh-out-loud listen confirmed, there's far more than glitter behind his "Artisan Crafted Analogue" gold components.
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Emiko Carlin Performs & Future T.H.E. Show Surprises
T.H.E. Show 2023
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jun 15, 2023  |  0 comments
Blitzed as I was, there was no way I was going to miss Emiko Carlin's performance at the 7pm "T.H.E. Label & T.H.E. Radio Show Kickoff Party and Concert."
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