Shop 'Til They Drop?
Several recent">http://cgi.stereophile.com/cgi-bin/showoldvotes.cgi">recent surveys on the Stereophile website have uncovered a surprising trend among audiophiles: Many of you are heading online to both used- and new-product vendors to make equipment purchases that have traditionally been made at specialty audio retailers.
Shows in New York & UK This Weekend
Saturday and Sunday, November 1011, 9.30am 5:30pm each day: The Hi-Fi Show Live 2018 takes place at the Beaumont Estate in Old Windsor (Burfield Road, Old Windsor, Windsor SL4 2JJ, Berkshire, UK). Friday November 9 through Sunday November 11, the Chester Group's New York Audio Show 2018 takes place at Manhattan's Park Lane Hotel (36 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019).
Shrinking Music Industry
A drop-off in business these days seems to produce one inevitable consequence: a cutback in jobs.
Shure: E3c Better Noise Blockers
The surging popularity of portable music players has been a boon to makers of accessories for them, especially earphones. Many music fans travel for business, requiring long hours in noisy airplanes and other forms of mass transit, and earphones that offer the added benefit of blocking or reducing noise are always desirable.
Sidney Stockton Smith (1923-2000)
Sidney Smith, revered audio engineer and a founding father of the modern audio industry, passed away on October 25, 2000 after a battle with cancer. He was 77. Sid, a family man, left a loving wife, Marilyn, three caring daughters, Jennie, Pattie, and Laura, and two grandchildren.
Siegfried Linkwitz RIP
We have received the sad news that loudspeaker maven Siegfried Linkwitz, co-inventor of the innovative Linkwitz-Riley crossover network, has died. He had been suffering from prostate cancer for some years and had been receiving hospice care at his home.
Sierra Sound and Aesthetix at AXPONA 2026
At AXPONA 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Sierra Sound co-founder Michael Fajen (in the foreground) and Aesthetix sales and marketing specialist Brent Hefley (in the reflection) about the gear shown in the Sierra Sound room, including the AMG Viella turntable with 12JT Turbo tonearm, Aesthetix Rhea Signature phono stage, and Aesthetix Dione amplifier. Plus: we get to visit "The Tonearm Garden."
Sierra Sound to Distribute Connected Fidelity’s New TT-Hub Turntable in the U.S.
A new UK-manufactured turntable line has appeared and it is set to reach listeners in the United States through Sierra Sound. The product is known as the TT-Hub, developed by Connected Fidelity, a company led by industry figure Michael Osborn, who has experience in acoustic isolation and related products for high-fidelity audio.
According to Sierra Sound, this distribution agreement marks the arrival of a design the manufacturer characterizes as entirely original. Connected Fidelity—as stated on its website and in related materials—focuses its engineering on addressing various elements of resonance control and isolation in audio playback.
Sight + Sound Gallery Opens in Atlanta, GA
Photo by Terrell Clark
Friday, May 11, at 5pm: Sight + Sound (Studioplex, G8, 659 Auburn Avenue, Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, GA) hosts its grand opening as both a contemporary art gallery and high-end audio equipment retailer. The gallery will showcase artwork from local artists while exhibiting gear from T+A, Nordost, and Elipson.
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.