To read the original article click here.  King hereafter? By Roy Gregory As a product, as a theoretical construct, the high-end loudspeaker is a whole bundle of contradictions. It employs the oldest and most established technologies in electronics and audio, mature theories that should make the design task easier. But it also embodies directly conflicting...Read More

To read the original article, click here. On my recent visit to Göbel to enjoy their flagship Divin Majestic speakers in their large listening room (with an equally ‘large’ system driving them) I got to see their latest model, a product that is already in production with pre-aorders in advance of its official launch in...Read More

View The Full Review Here. It is always exciting to review a product for a company for the first time. I have admired EMM Labs kit at shows for many years, but it was at this last AXPONA in Chicago that an opportunity arose to spend time with one of their pieces. And what a...Read More

To read the original article, click here. I’ve never been a fan of reviews based on manufacturer visits – what the late, great Paul Messenger referred to as Awaydays (channeling the spirit of cheap tickets on British Rail). But for all that, not all Awaydays are created equal – and not all of them are...Read More

To read the original article, click here. Gary Gill has produced one of my favorite audio shows yet again in a beautiful section of Rockville, Maryland. And by beautiful, I mean they have a really cool Porsche dealership within short walking distance. I think what makes the show so exciting is that it draws in...Read More

To read the original article, click here. Capital Audiofest’s Large Exhibit Rooms And Lobby Displays Fresh trends, the hottest audio equipment, and rooms everyone’s talking about. Capital Audiofest 2025 Show Report By Rick Becker Bending Wave And EMM Labs Bending Wave is both a retailer in Boca Raton, FL, north of Miami, a distributor of...Read More

To read the original article, click here. Out-of-touch branding, rising prices, and recycled customers are turning a once-passionate industry into a dead zone. High-end audio isn’t fading because people stopped loving music. It’s fading because too many brands are stuck in the past. The fact is, used gear is growing, audio shows aren’t pulling in...Read More

To read the original article, click here. Italy’s Riviera Audio Laboratories, represented by CEO Silvio Delfino and designer Luca Chiomenti, introduced the new AFM‑70 monoblock power amplifier (price TBA). The launch follows the release of recent Riviera models such as the APL‑1 line‑stage preamplifier and the AFS‑32 stereo power amplifier, both priced at $28,000.   The...Read More

To read the original article, click here.  It’s not often that you find a single company embracing two apparently opposite approaches to product design. Göbel High-End first came to public attention through their innovative, wide-bandwidth, bending-wave driver, an iPad sized flat panel that covers the range from 170Hz to 31kHz, spawning a visually distinctive range...Read More

To read the original article click here. Continuing to explore Scandinavian specialties on the list of dishes could not miss the Danish Vitus, which this year put on (highly successful) cooperation with a local, strictly high-end player, i.e. Göbel, so that in their room you could hear what can be heard by the A-class monoblocks...Read More