Ken Micallef

Capital AudioFest 2025

Robyatt Audio Debuts Simco ONE Horn Loudspeakers with Miyajima and VPI

Ken Micallef Dec 01, 2025

One of the largest personalities in audio, Robin Wyatt is also a purveyor of exceptional sound systems. And his showing at CAF was no exception.

Capital AudioFest 2025

GT Audio Works, LampizatOr, Sonore, and Small Green Computer in Giulietta Bellissima Debut

Ken Micallef Dec 01, 2025

Greg Takesh's GT Audio Works Giulietta Bellissima planar ribbon speakers and OB subs, in their US debuts, are handmade in upstate New York, where he even makes his own drivers.

Capital AudioFest 2025

La Dolce Audio showcases DIY open-baffle loudspeakers and Allegro tube amplifiers

Ken Micallef Dec 01, 2025

"Here, we believe in challenging the status quo," states the landing page on the La Dolce Audio website. "We believe in thinking differently to create new ways of accomplishing the musical experience. We believe everyone should enjoy the best musical experience in their own home."

Capital AudioFest 2025

Audience AV pairs ClairAudient Bellare loudspeakers with Atma-Sphere power

Ken Micallef Dec 01, 2025

San Marcos, California's Audience debuted its new Audience ClairAudient Bellare Loudspeakers at T.H.E. New York International Audio Show in New Jersey last month. Here they were again in Rockville, with essentially the same system.

Capital AudioFest 2025

American Sound Distribution: Avantgarde Mezzo G3 loudspeakers and Wadax Studio Player

Ken Micallef Dec 01, 2025

Angie Lisi of American Sound Distribution always brings components that make my pulse race. Tube amps. Horn speakers. Turntables. What more could a music playback nerd ask for?

Capital AudioFest 2025

Six systems, six rooms: Fidelity Imports and The Listening Room go big

Ken Micallef Nov 30, 2025

In years past, Fidelity Imports filled room upon room with the hi-fi equipment they distribute. This year, New Jersey dealer The Listening Room shared the load. Fidelity and The Listening Room compiled six systems in six—um—listening rooms full of hi-fi goodness.

Floor Loudspeaker Reviews

DeVore Fidelity Gibbon Super Nine loudspeaker

Ken Micallef Nov 28, 2025

I've watched the DeVore Fidelity factory develop from its humble start as an early tenant in the Brooklyn Navy Yard—once a sprawl of crumbling ruins, now a sleek high-tech hub—into a thoroughly professional facility housing a cabinet shop, assembly, and R&D. It is also the legendary Monkeyhaus, where late-night listening sessions and pizza feasts are a tradition.

Capital AudioFest 2025

Audio Note (UK) TT Three Reference & Izvor DAC debut

Ken Micallef Nov 25, 2025

Following a video interview for Stereophile's video channel (watch it below and subscribe here), Audio Note UK's Adrian Ford-Crush played tunes from a Level 4/5 system that included the brand's TT Three Reference turntable ($63,000), which debuted at T.H.E. New York International Audio Show.

Capital AudioFest 2025

J.Sikora, Aidas, Berkeley, and Gryphon star in Command Performance AV's Democracy Room

Ken Micallef Nov 24, 2025

Anthony Chiarella, director of sales and marketing for Gryphon NA, was joined by Command Performance AV CEO Jeff Fox and sales manager Jessie Bentley to present two debuts.

Capital AudioFest 2025

Audio-Technica’s NARUKAMI HPA-KG NARU and ATH-AWKG anchor a statement headphone system

Ken Micallef Nov 22, 2025

I was pleased to finally meet John Tarulli, Hi-Fi Sales Manager at Audio-Technica US. A mainstay in hi-fi, consumer, and pro electronics since 1962, Audio-Technica doesn't necessarily need audiophiles, but we sure do need Audio-Technica.