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AXPONA 2012: Joseph Audio, Hegel, Channel D
I don’t think it’s a surprise that I think the Joseph Audio Pulsars are among the very, very best speakers, at any price. They do things that are just remarkable. And this year at AXPONA, things were...
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Newport 2012: Channel D, Joseph Audio, Lynx Studio & Artemis Labs
I think it’s wise to bring comfortable clothes to an audio shows. Especially shoes. You might be wearing them down a bit, hunting for that one room that fits you. Where you can relax. Take a load off....
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RMAF12: Channel D and their silky sonata in the key of Seta
I’ve been using Dr. Rob Robinson’s “Pure Music” software program for a couple of years now. I prefer it, one, because it works as advertised, and two, because it was vastly less expensive than its...
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On the Bench: Channel D Seta Buffer Stage
Every now and again, something interesting and new comes along. Is that a cliche? Probably. But still, it’s exciting when it happens. Especially when it’s something you didn’t even know you needed. I...
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CAF 2013: Merrill Audio, Sanders Sound Labs, Channel D
Merrill Wettasinghe, the eminently affable man behind Merrill Audio, was showing off a quartet of his Veritas mono blocks ($6,000 each), driving a pair of Sanders ESL loudspeakers, obviously biamping...
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Channel D presents the Seta Buffer
One of the coolest parts of this “job” is that I, very occasionally, get to play with something entirely sweet, new, and altogether unexpected. I’m pretty sure it’s the Old Spice. Anyway, let me...
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RMAF 2013: Channel D and Merrill Audio
The Merrill Audio/Channel D system was a grand marriage of digital and analog. The analog source was an AMG Viella V12 with AMG tonearm ($18,000) and Ortofon Cadenza Bronze MC cartridge ($2,199). The...
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AXPONA 2014: Channel D launches Pure Vinyl 4.0 and the crowd goes wild
At first glance, Channel D‘s Dr Rob Robinson was demo’ing the same system that he’s shown at the last several shows. There was a pair of $7,500 Joseph Audio Pulsars were paired with $2,795 Lynx Studio...
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High End 2014: Some Announcements
Been seeing a slew of NPI (new product intro) announcements hitting the wires, perhaps targeting (or just piggybacking on) the High End Show in Munich. Thought it might make sense to set out a few that...
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AXPONA: Tuning in to Channel D
Channel D has become so well-known for its audio software that it’s easy to overlook the fact that the company makes impressive phono preamps as well. Engineering guru Dr. Rob Robinson set up one of...
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AXPONA 2016: “This stuff costs how much? No f@!#ing way!”
When I attend audio shows these days, I spend a lot of time riding elevators. This year at AXPONA in the Westin O’Hare in Chicago, where more than 400 exhibitors were scattered across eight floors, it...
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“Affordable high-end”— is that like “jumbo shrimp”?
How many Simolians do you have to part with these days to get good sound? I mean, really? Is it even possible, or just a frustrating pipe dream? That seems to have been Topic A in 2016, continuing hot...
View ArticleAudioQuest, Vandersteen, Channel D | AXPONA 2019
Part-Time Audiophile I just checked out the AudioQuest and Vandersteen room back at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest last fall, so walking into this room at AXPONA 2019 felt like it might be more of the...
View ArticleTweak Studio, T+A Electroakustik, Channel D | New York 2019
Part-Time Audiophile I was surprised to see a new production Sota Saphire turntable ($3,600) as the main source in this room, not having seen a Sota turntable at a show in many years. Mounted on it...
View ArticleBest of Show | New York 2019
Part-Time Audiophile With rush hour approaching, we decided to skip a few rooms and head back to Grand Central to catch the Metro North train back home. Walking down Madison Avenue, we were mobbed...
View ArticleChannel D Seta Buffer | Review
One of the coolest parts of this “job” is that I, very occasionally, get to play with something entirely sweet, new, and altogether unexpected. I’m pretty sure it’s the Old Spice. Anyway, let me...
View ArticleRMAF 2013: Channel D and Merrill Audio
The Merrill Audio/Channel D system was a grand marriage of digital and analog. The analog source was an AMG Viella V12 with AMG tonearm ($18,000) and Ortofon Cadenza Bronze MC cartridge ($2,199). The...
View ArticleAXPONA 2014: Channel D launches Pure Vinyl 4.0 and the crowd goes wild
At first glance, Channel D‘s Dr Rob Robinson was demo’ing the same system that he’s shown at the last several shows. There was a pair of $7,500 Joseph Audio Pulsars were paired with $2,795 Lynx Studio...
View ArticleHigh End 2014: Some Announcements
Been seeing a slew of NPI (new product intro) announcements hitting the wires, perhaps targeting (or just piggybacking on) the High End Show in Munich. Thought it might make sense to set out a few that...
View ArticleAXPONA: Tuning in to Channel D
Channel D has become so well-known for its audio software that it’s easy to overlook the fact that the company makes impressive phono preamps as well. Engineering guru Dr. Rob Robinson set up one of...
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