Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2013

SECRETS RMAF Team

Well, the 10th annual Rocky Mountain Audiofest has come to a close. The show has outgrown its original venue. That meant that this year there would be some rooms set up at the nearby Hyatt Regency. I once again wore out my shoe leather in an attempt to squeeze as much coverage as possible into a three day agenda.  We hope that you checked some of the real-time coverage in the CAVE, including some video. Here is all of our coverage.

Show Reports, Film Festivals and Concerts

RBH EP2 Noise Isolating In-Ear Earphones

Stephen Hornbrook

RBH Sound is no newcomer to the audio market. They began in 1976 as an OEM manufacturer for companies including McIntosh, JBL, and Parasound. Since then, they have built up their own brand name; one of quality high-performance loudspeakers. Now they have started to produce their own line of earphones. The RBH EP2's, reviewed here, are in-ear earphones.

Headphone and Earphone Reviews

Benchmark DAC2 HGC Review

Rick Schmidt

I think it's fair to refer to the Benchmark DAC2 HGC as a DAC since that is its official title, or a headphone amplifier but the owner's manual refers to it as a 'Reference Stereo Preamplifier'. Whatever you call it, this little box does a lot. I reviewed it mostly as a DAC but tried out the preamp and headphone functions as well.

DACs

The 2013 Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show

Douglas Brown

The Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show (TAVES) was a Big Success its third year.  TAVES 2013 presented  over 50 high-end audio manufacturers, distributors, and exhibitors with products from around the world.  If you haven't had a chance to see the SECRETS Coverage, do check it out.......while companies from around the world exhibited, our From-the-Show- Floor Coverage highlights the Canadian companies exhibiting at this years's show. 

 

Show Reports, Film Festivals and Concerts

CEDIA EXPO 2013 Show Summary and Final Thoughts from the Team

The SECRETS CEDIA Coverage Team

The CEDIA EXPO 2013 Coverage Team spent several days covering the press conferences the exhibits and attending training. The Team Members have summarized their impressions and final thoughts on the EXPO....with particular attention to 4k and the direction of the industry, as presented by the Expo. For full coverage don't miss the full report here and on the CAVE.

Show Reports, Film Festivals and Concerts

Benchmark

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Benchmark Media Systems, Inc. is a privately-held manufacturer of precision audio electronics providing leading-edge performance to broadcasters...
AV Directory

Telluride Film Festival 2013

Rick Schmidt

This year marked the 40th year of the Telluride Film Festival and so an additional day was added to the schedule in celebration. In each of the last three years the winner of the Oscar for best picture had its debut at Telluride: "Argo", "The Artist", "The King's Speech". This year there are two likely contenders...

Show Reports, Film Festivals and Concerts

Pass Labs INT-30A Pure Class A Integrated Stereo Amplifier

John E. Johnson, Jr.

Recently, we reviewed the Pass Labs INT-150 integrated amplifier, which is biased into Class A at about 5 watts, and leaves Class A into Class AB at 10 watts peak. It is a superb integrated amplifier. The INT-150's brother, the INT-30A integrated amplifier, is Pure Class A throughout its 30 watt output (into 8 ohms) specification. Chris Eberle originally reviewed the INT-30A in 2012, and in this review, I compare the INT-30A with the INT-150, and add bench tests which were not in Chris' review.

Integrated Amplifiers