The Distillers One of One auction is a unique collaboration between The Worshipful Company of Distillers, the Distillers’ Charity, and Sotheby’s auction house. Distilleries across Scotland are invited to contribute a unique one-of-one lot into a charity auction to benefit the disadvantaged youth of Scotland. Reporting by Eric Franklin Shook This marks the second year …
One of the first (if not the first) Rega Naia turntables is coming to America, and I know where it’s going. But more on that later. Firstly—what is the Rega Naia? The Naia represents the new production flagship turntable from Rega. Notice how I said “production”, that’s because the Naia comes as the result of …
Gratitude is a beautiful thing. How would one go about manifesting that feeling? Some would argue the M.A.D.1 GREEN might be the champion of returning kindness. This release marks the third iteration of the M.A.D.1 timepieces that bear the M.A.D.Editions branding. The more affordable M.A.D.Editions brand was launched in the summer of 2021 and comes …
As part of their CEDIA Expo exhibition earlier today, McIntosh Labs introduced to the world what feels like the longest and girthiest subwoofer we’ve seen in years. Though, I cannot confirm that it is in fact the ‘longest’ or ‘girthiest’ on the high-end home audio market right now, the new McIntosh Labs PS2K is definitely …
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The Roman Theatre of Orange (Théâtre antique d’Orange) in Orange, Vaucluse, France was constructed sometime in the earliest years of the first century, AD. It remains one of the most cherished, well preserved, and active theatres in European history. Playing home most recently to the well known Chorégies d’Orange since 1860, a summer opera festival …
The Wilson Audio Chronosonic XVX is the second largest loudspeaker in the Wilson Audio catalog. Hard to believe, isn’t it? Standing at almost 74-American-inches tall, with a waistline circumference of nearly 100-American-inches, and a weight per speaker of 685-American-pounds the Chronosonic XVX is a sight (and sound) to behold. “Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing …
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Technical Audio Devices Laboratories (TAD) is a sleeping giant in the American high-end home audio market. Having a neutral sound that derives its strongest attributes from the most prestigious recording, mixing, and mastering studios around the globe. Less stylized and more matter of fact, with the right electronics the overall presentation can be more than …
At this moment I’m not sure what’s tougher: the shot of small batch Kentucky Bourbon making its way down my gullet (at 9:50am), or the (non-ONENESS X G-SHOCK) G-SHOCK DW5600 that’s wrapped around my left carpus as I try to one-eye-write this intro. Thinking back to my first G-SHOCK, I recall it being acquired as …
ONENESS X G-SHOCK 40th Anniversary Limited Edition READ MORE
Earlier this summer Porsche and still-newcomer Backdrop shook hands and joined forces to create a premium home decor product that celebrates in full color the 75th Anniversary of PORSCHE cars. Collaborations like this one, from Backdrop specifically, hit home (pun intended). For almost almost a decade I was the owner of a ‘specialty high-end coatings …
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Sonus faber partnering with fellow Italian maker of dream machines Maserati, created a one of a kind experience that took place alongside this year’s Pebble Beach event. The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance began in tandem with the Pebble Beach Road Races in 1950, but in truth the Concours was a last-minute addition — a social …
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The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering 2023 For ten days each August, connoisseurs and enthusiasts from around the world converge on the Monterey Peninsula to celebrate the ultimate in automotive design, engineering and camaraderie among fellow aficionados. Gunther Werks makes their sixth consecutive appearance at this year’s gathering. Reporting by Eric Franklin Shook The crown jewel …
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Tom Sachs: Retail Experience, Isetan Shinjuku 90th Anniversary Tom Sachs: Retail Experience Isetan Shinjuku 90th Anniversary September 20 – October 23, 2023 3 Chome-14-1 Shinjuku Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan みんなに会えるのを楽しみにしてます! Minna ni aerunowo tanoshimi ni shitemasu! ISETAN THE SPACE on Instagram Tom Sachs on Instagram To quote an artist I admire… “It’s ok if …
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Not everyone has to start somewhere, and for that reason “high-end home audio” for us begins with products like the Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Diamond flagship line of speakers. Throughout the history of their lineage, they have graced some of the most renowned recording studios in the world. Ever heard of Abbey Road Studios? …
Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series, a Music Lover’s First Step into True Sound READ MORE
The Museum of Graffiti proudly announces the VIP Grand Opening Celebration of “TRANSPARENT” – a solo exhibition by the visionary Shanghai-based artist and Chinese painter, Vance DNA. This new body of work promises to offer a fresh perspective on style, straight from Shanghai. The opening is set for September 9, 2023, from 6PM – 9PM. …
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Specialty dealer of high-end home audio—Alma Music & Audio—has announced the grand opening of their first “East Coast USA” location, near our own nation’s capital in Sterling, Virginia, USA. However, this one-day grand opening event is just the beginning. Reporting by Eric Franklin Shook Alma East—as the east coast location is called internally at Alma …
The spectacular Only Watch charity auction of unique watches, organized by Association Monégasque contre les Myopathies, will include 60+ lots and take place under the hammer of Christie’s. Including a promotional tour that will start on September 6, 2023, in Los Angeles, and will end on November 5, 2023, in Geneva. Reporting by Eric Franklin …
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The Bugatti CHIRON Super Sport ‘Golden Era’ is beautifully personal homage to the brand’s incomparable era-defining moments in aesthetic form bringing to life a story weaving through time, legend, and distinction. Reporting by Eric Franklin Shook Told through a composition of beautifully intricate illustrations applied on the car’s body with entirely new techniques and processes, …
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