Pacific Audio Fest 2024
Show
Report
Experience the best in premium audio
gear at Seattle's PAF 2023 show.
The Pacific Audio Fest (PAF) returns to Seattle for
their third great year! From September 6th through 8th, you can experience the very best in high-performance high-end audiophile gear at the biggest and best audio show on the Northwest coast of the USA! With
~100 exhibition rooms showcasing great audio gear, there will be millions of
dollars is audio gear, from very reasonably priced to cost-no-object, to hear and enjoy.
Taking place at the Doubletree-Hilton Sea-Tac / Seattle, PAF is the USA's very best Northwestern premium audio
event. Scheduled for the Pacific Audio Fest 2024
is live music on Friday and Saturday nights, with NW regional wine and beer tastings, and
~100 rooms of quality audio, Marketplace, Record Fair, HeadZone and much more!
---> Pacific Audio Fest 2024 Show Report.
audioXpress' May 2024 Issue
Editorial: No Truth. Just Joy.
The Neurochrome Story
Open-Loop Complementary Follower & An Amp Stage
A High-Performance 60-Watt Class A Amplifier Part 2
Sustainable Acoustical Absorption
Glass Audio: The TubeSociety 2022 OTL Hybrid Tube Amp
A Low-Feedback Triode Amp With Zero Output Impedance Part 1
Tube Output Power
Optimizing Single-Stage Dual-Triode Totem Pole Drivers
And Much More!
---> audioXpress' May 2024 Issue.
T.H.E. Show SoCal 2024 Discount Hotel Rooms Available
North America's longest running hi-fi audio trade show, T.H.E. Show, is set to take place from June 7th through 9th at the Hilton Orange County Costa Mesa. T.H.E. Hotel Room Block is now available for our attendees at a very special discounted rate so make sure to book your rooms now. With this booking link, attendees will also be entitled to a special parking rate of $20 per day per vehicle (last year it was $28 so they are pleased to offer an even deeper savings). Armed Forces and children under 12 receive complimentary entry (with proof of
service). T.H.E. Club Lounge will be open for members of all audio societies and music clubs! Please bring proof of membership and you will be welcomed in for complimentary beverages, snacks, networking, and relaxation.
---> T.H.E. Show SoCal 2024 Discount Hotel Rooms Available.
HIGH END 2024 In Munich Features Steven Wilson
This just in from the world's most important and largest high-end audio event
globally: Acclaimed musician and producer Steven Wilson will be presenting his most recent album "The Harmony Codex" in immersive audio reproduction at the HIGH END 2024, taking place from May 9 to 12 at the MOC Event Center in Munich. In cooperation with the
organizer of the international audio show and the company PMC, which has exhibited at the HIGH END for many years, Wilson will be holding a series of seminars on all four days of the event, sharing his vast knowledge and experience of mixing in spatial audio with his
guests. At the presentations, visitors will have the unique opportunity to become familiar with the creative use of reference level audio, guided by the Grammy-nominated spatial audio mix engineer and one of the world's leading songwriters and
producers.
---> HIGH END 2024 In Munich Features Steven Wilson.
AXPONA 2024 Show Report (Updated
04/16)
Audio Expo North
America (AXPONA) 2024 three-day experience featured a multitude of floors,
with a total of approximately 200 listening rooms. Special showcases include the
Expo Hall featuring The Record Fair, The Ear Gear Experience, and a variety of seminars. Whether you're a
very serious audiophile, a newcomer to high-end audio or simply a music lover, you found everything you need to immerse yourself in your favorite
sounds. The Ear Gear Experience is the place to go to find everything from open-back, closed-back, in-ear headphones and accessories, as well as cables DACs and players. You can also shop audio accessories, turntables, cables and more in the Expo Hall. Plus find new and vintage vinyl in AXPONA's own Record Fair.
---> AXPONA 2024 High-End Audio Show
Report.
Montréal Audiofest 2024 Show
Report
(Updated 04/15)
Canada's Montréal Audiofest 2024 Event Coverage
The Salon Audio Montreal Audiofest
2024, scheduled from March 22nd through 24th, will bring together over 5000 visitors who
desire seeing, touching, and listening to over 300 brands of high-performance audio products
all under one roof. As the largest show in Canada, you may experience
the very best audio/video industry manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in Canada.
Within each listening room, exhibitors are elated to share their passion for music with you by demonstrating some of the world's best sound systems from
$5000 to $500,000. Montréal Audiofest is celebrating its 35th edition
in 2024 and remains the must-attend event for audiophiles and music lovers.
---> Montréal Audiofest 2024 Show
Report.
Southwest Audio Fest 2024 Hi-Fi Show
Report
SWAF's 2024 high-performance premium audio event coverage.
The Southwest Audio Fest
(SWAF) arises from the partnership of Gary Gill (Capital Audiofest) and Lou Hinkley (Pacific
AudioFest / Daedalus Audio) and their success with the Pacific Audio Fest event, which is destined to be an annual event for high-end audio in the Pacific Northwest serving the entire Pacific
region. We are pleased to announce a new industry-operated show for another underserved part of the
country... the Southwest Audio Fest in Dallas in Texas.
The show promoters worked for over two years to secure a contract with an amazing event hotel,
which is very safe, family friendly, and great weather in March too!
Both Gary Gill and Lou Hinkley are confident that this show will grow and the Anatole has all the room
a premium audio event needs.
---> Southwest Audio Fest 2024 Hi-Fi Show
Report.
Avantgarde Acoustic UNO SD Hornspeaker Review
The luckiest I've ever felt was when reviewing the UNO SD speakers.
Review By Tom Lyle
In the mid to late 1990s, I heard
a pair of Avantgarde Acoustic horn loudspeakers (hornspeaker) for the first time at a local high-end audio
showroom. I don’t remember the model of the speakers I was hearing, but I do
recall that they were powered by a pair of Single-Ended Triode (SET) monoblock
amplifiers. I assumed that these amps were a perfect match for these sensitive
speakers. Sadly, I was not impressed with what I heard that day. The
speaker's biggest sin was an exaggerated midrange, epitomizing the "cupped
hands" sound. Fast-forward to 2024, when I was offered a pair of Avantgarde
UNO SDs for review in Enjoy the Music.com. I was skeptical, fearing I
would experience something similar to what I had heard at that local dealer many
years ago. Before these speakers arrived, I shared my experience with
Avantgarde's North American distributor, American Sound of Canada, about my
experience with their horn speakers.
--->
Avantgarde Acoustic UNO SD Hornspeaker Review.
Aric Audio Super 300B SET Stereo Power Amplifier
Review
To 300B or not to 300B, that is the Question.
Review By Ric Mancuso
Aric
Kimball is an audio component designer and is a self-made audiophile. It is
seldom to come across an audio designer who has eluded the radar among the
audiophile community. His father somewhat inspired Aric to take a journey into
the audio universe. Aric told me that his dad owned a Pioneer Rack system back
in the 1970s that Aric had admired. Aric wanted to own one of his own. That
compass point ignited his passion for ultimately designing his gear — a big
step from the glitzy look of the Pioneer Rack system. I used to sell those in my
previous life as an audio salesperson. Oh, those meters! So, I asked Aric who his mentors were and what components were
his envy. He admitted to me that he had no mentors or any icons of audio that he
worshipped. Here are a few answers to some questions I asked about his audio
formative years.
--->
Aric Audio Super 300B SET Stereo Power Amplifier Review.
FiiO M17 Portable Desktop-Class Music Player Review
An organic-sounding high-resolution music streamer and Hi-Res Audio DAC.
Review By Tom Lyle
Being an
audiophile means that convenience isn't our number one goal. If you are anything
like me, I am an audiophile because I love music and want to hear recorded music
with the best sound quality possible. This is true even when I'm listening to
recorded music when not sitting in the sweet spot in front of my audio system.
This means listening through headphones, often using a portable digital audio
player (DAP). Until the technology advances so that a small Hi-Res Audio DAP sounds as good
as a large one, audiophiles will be listening to devices such as the FiiO M17. Like other top-tier
DAPs, the M17 is a rather large, heavy
digital audio player. It sports a plethora of features, some of which I found
useful and others I found no use for.
--->
FiiO M17 Portable Desktop-Class Music Player Review.
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