A day at Axpona 2011: Esoteric & Audio Physic
The Audio Physic speakers were fronted by some spectacular electronics from Esoteric. Prominently displayed? The new $13,000 K-03 SACD/DAC. I have to admit it — it’s hot. Sadly, it wasn’t playing every...
View ArticleAXPONA 2012: Audio Physic, Trigon, Acoustic Signature/Funk
Some rooms just look like more fun than others. Sometimes it’s the crowd. Sometimes its the gear. And sometimes its the guy doing the demo. Every time I walked by the Audio Physic room at AXPONA,...
View ArticleCAS 2013: Audio Vision SF presents Audio Physic, Naim
Audio Physic‘s North American importer, Reinhard Goerner, showed up with a box of records to front another of Audio Vision SF’s rooms. Unlike their glorious KEF room, or their perfectionist Dynaudio...
View ArticleAthens 2013: Nordost, Symphonic Line, Audio Physic
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis After 12 entire years, Nordost finally released the new version of their reference line of cables, the Valhalla 2 and Rune Skov from the company’s training team was in...
View ArticleAthens 2013: Isotek, Primare, Audio Physic
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis The quintessence of shows are live demonstrations and Keith Martin, founder of IsoTek is tailor made in giving such demos. The system he used was Primare electronics (CD 32...
View ArticleRMAF 2013: Acoustic Signature, Funk Firm, Trigon Elektronik, Audio Physic
Reinhard Goerner, who represents Acoustic Signature, Trigon Elektronik, the Funk Firm, and Audio Physic was riding herd on two rooms in the Atrium. My favorite of the two featured products from every...
View ArticleCES 2015: Nordost goes Pro with Ax Angel
Meredith Gabor and Rune Skov were on hand to talk about the new wire coming from legendary wire company Nordost, the Pro Audio line called Ax Angel. Following the notion that the best performance...
View ArticleAXPONA 2015: Goerner Communications with Audio Physic, Funk, Grandinote
It’s not all that often you get to throw around a phrase like “surprisingly rewarding,” but Goerner Communication’s exhibit in one of the small rooms on the fifth floor was, in every way, surprisingly...
View ArticleHigh End 2015: Jeff Rowland, SimAudio, Audio Physic, Nordost
Jeff Rowland’s integrated amplifiers go all the way back to the late seventies but his latest (fifth) generation represents a leap forward and not only for the company. The Daemon claims a whooping...
View ArticleNewport 2015: Herron Audio, Audience & Audio Physic
by Rafe Arnott Another room at T.H.E. Show and another mix of solid state amplification and tubed pre-amplification to please my ears and make me wonder if valves are making inroads with the transistor...
View ArticleRMAF 2015: Feickert Analogue Woodpecker delivers on expectations
This is a turntable I’ve been waiting a long time to hear: Dr. Feickert’s Woodpecker. The Woodpecker is the base model in Feickert’s line ($6,500 USD), and Vana Ltd. (US distributor) specifies...
View ArticleHigh End 2016: Busting a few rumors, the Nordost demo
The Nordost room I was going to pass on for this year’s Munich coverage, but then I read somewhere on the net about a scheme that the company would be using in their notoriously revealing A-B...
View ArticleHigh End 2017: Nordost introduces the QKORE ground units
There is a reason why so many companies are launching virtual ground boxes, these units simply work. As always it depends on the system, if you have a very simple one with no ground loops and no...
View ArticleRMAF 2017: Must See Rooms
Friday, Day One by Eric Franklin Shook Considering my late head start, I want to point out a few brands, dealers, and vendors you might want to put on your short list of MUST SEE ROOMS. This should...
View ArticleA day at Axpona 2011: Esoteric & Audio Physic
The Audio Physic speakers were fronted by some spectacular electronics from Esoteric. Prominently displayed? The new $13,000 K-03 SACD/DAC. I have to admit it — it’s hot. Sadly, it wasn’t playing every...
View ArticleAXPONA 2012: Audio Physic, Trigon, Acoustic Signature/Funk
Some rooms just look like more fun than others. Sometimes it’s the crowd. Sometimes its the gear. And sometimes its the guy doing the demo. Every time I walked by the Audio Physic room at AXPONA,...
View ArticleMust See Rooms, Day One | AXPONA 2019
Part-Time Audiophile CHICAGO (PTA) — This year’s AXPONA audio show is already on course to be their biggest, and most newsworthy yet. Lots of product debuts are happening at this show, and we’re...
View ArticleVana Ltd., Audio Physic, E.A.T. (European Audio Team), Okki Nokki | AXPONA 2019
Part-Time Audiophile CHICAGO (PTA) — European Audio Team (E.A.T.) unveil a new ultra-high performance platter and tonearm, Audio Physic and Okki Nokki were also making a strong showing in the exhibit...
View ArticleCES 2015: Nordost goes Pro with Ax Angel
Meredith Gabor and Rune Skov were on hand to talk about the new wire coming from legendary wire company Nordost, the Pro Audio line called Ax Angel. Following the notion that the best performance...
View ArticleAXPONA 2015: Goerner Communications with Audio Physic, Funk, Grandinote
It’s not all that often you get to throw around a phrase like “surprisingly rewarding,” but Goerner Communication’s exhibit in one of the small rooms on the fifth floor was, in every way, surprisingly...
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