I would like to think that I am smart enough, seasoned enough, and wise enough of an audiophile to have thought of assembling a system of these exact pairings before, but alas, I have not. Vimberg Mino tower speakers, Métronome for all-in-one digital sourcing, Karan Acoustics for pre and post amplification — all paragons of […]
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Acora Acoustics debuted a new Sunset Fire granite for their acclaimed VRC flagship speaker, VAC electronics powered the whole affair to show stopping heights, VPI Industries turntables provided deep insight of the grooves, while LampizatOr handled all of the digital bits and made them sing, it was Cardas Audio that tied everything together with a
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MBL Akustikgeräte of Germany pushes the envelope of both sound and experience. Often regarded as one of the most luxurious brands in high-end home audio. Partnering with United Home Audio, (re)maker of high-end Reel-to-Reel tape players, the experience we had during our listening sessions with MBL and friends was unique in presentation and represented the
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The Florida Audio Expo has been our favourite way to begin each calendar year since the high-end home audio show’s maiden voyage set sail in early 2020. Each returning visit has been highlighted by the warm embrace of the Florida gulf coast sun, but what’s got us most excited about this year’s high-end home audio
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Small regional audio shows aren’t supposed to be this big. The boasting of a gazillion exhibits in the lead up to the event left some of us trembling. Capital Audiofest is considered “the east coast show” by all in and around the industry. It’s hallmark vibe (as stated earlier in our PREVIEW article) is that
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Our high-end audio show calendar reaches its season finale this coming weekend. The Capital Audiofest 2023 show is billed by many as the more casual event of the year, and yet it no less represents the finest opportunity for audiophiles and those new to high-end audio to an experience that only dreams are made of.
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Virginia based High-End Home Audio showroom Alma Audio East will be hosting a landmark event for YG Acoustics in 2023. This occasion marks a celebration for Alma Audio East’s opening of their first east coast location. The celebration began with an event, held in August 2023, that we reported on here. In that reporting, we
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Driving around downtown Chicago’s West Loop, you’ll find no shortage of restaurants, bars, and cafe storefronts to captivate the passing eye. Almost hidden among them Green Street Smoked Meats stands apart as a pinch of home for this partially-Texas-raised boy from North Carolina. From the street, an unremarkable marked-up, mostly black painted, factory-like building with
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Fresh off the heels of her turning the classical world on its head with a bold interpretation of the ‘Beethoven violin concerto’ style in ‘Beethoven & Beyond’, Spanish violinist and composer María Dueñas reaches further into her bag of tricks to unleash on the classical world something foundational and breathtakingly original with her latest work,
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We’re no strangers to sartorial opinions or the Common Yellowthroat at INDULGR magazine. So, the next time you’re at an event that’s being covered by our editorial team, just look for our own in-house accumulator of haute couture Grover Neville. Grover will likely be peacocking about, wearing a myriad of bespoke and vintage pieces amassed
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The final stop of our tour takes us back to our original mission: to find the best-of-the-best at the Audio Advice LIVE ’23 show. Our journey to find the best that high-end home audio and high-end home theater has to offer has also transcended our expectations. Here are the best exhibitions we’ve found during our three days
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Our third, but not final, stop in a whirlwind tour that takes us through what we believe to be the highlights of the Audio Advice LIVE ’23 show. This is just a glimpse of the best that high-end home audio and high-end home theater have to offer—each at varying strata of the lifestyle. Here are the debuts
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We continue our stop-by-stop tour through what we believe to be the highlights of the Audio Advice LIVE ’23 show. Reminding you that this is only a glimpse of the best that high-end home audio and high-end home theater have to offer—each at varying strata of the lifestyle. Here are the debuts (of which there are several)
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To the uninitiated, this is a stop-by-stop tour through what we believe to be the highlights of the Audio Advice LIVE ’23 show. Yet, this is only a glimpse of the best that high-end home audio and high-end home theater have to offer—each at varying strata of the lifestyle. Here are the debuts (of which
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UPDATE: COVERAGE HAS BEGUN To the uninitiated, this is a stop-by-stop tour through what we believe to be the highlights of the Audio Advice LIVE ’23 show. Yet, this is only a glimpse of the best that high-end home audio and high-end home theater have to offer—each at varying strata of the lifestyle. Here are the debuts (of which
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All of us on the INDULGR team have become accustomed to the phrase “the jury is still out on this one“, meaning that enough data points have not been collected over time to say one has formed an opinion worth sharing. As far as new products go this is the norm, and especially so when
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If you started off your Axpona 2023 experience by rushing to floor sixteen (the uppermost altitude-iness floor of the show) exiting the elevators to the short end of the hallway, and set off on your weekend tour, letting gravity take the lead, then you likely encountered Bayz Audio via New York City based ultra-high-end dealer
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