T.H.E. Show Newport 2013

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2013: Wrap-Up
T.H.E. Show Newport 2013
Tyll Hertsens  |  Jun 14, 2013  |  1 comments

Phew! That's it. Just a few loose ends and a teaser for a surprise next year.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2013 Showstopper: Schiit Modi DAC and Magni Headphone Amp
T.H.E. Show Newport 2013
Tyll Hertsens  |  Jun 14, 2013  |  4 comments

I know it's confusing: the fart joke name, slick website, cheap prices, great looking gear, it's hard to know what to think of it. Worry not, it's good shit.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2013 Highlight: CEntrance HiFi-M8
T.H.E. Show Newport 2013
Tyll Hertsens  |  Jun 13, 2013  |  7 comments

I've been drooling for quite a while now in anticipation of CEntrance's release of their HiFi-M8 high-end portable headphone amplifier. Guess I'll have to keep hydrating for just a little bit longer...but only just a little bit. The HiFi-M8 is going to be shipping "very soon" says Michael Goodman, CEntrance's CEO.

This product's development has been a collaborative effort between Michael and the Head-Fi community, so I spent a bit of time with him at the Newport show talking about the process.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2013 Highlight: ALO Audio Studio Six
T.H.E. Show Newport 2013
Tyll Hertsens  |  Jun 13, 2013  |  2 comments

Wooot! Long-time portable and small desktop heaphone maker ALO introduced their first full-size home amplifier at THE Show Newport: The Studio Six. Quite a hefty and impressive offering it seemed to me.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2013: HRT microStreamer
T.H.E. Show Newport 2013
Tyll Hertsens  |  Jun 12, 2013  |  4 comments

What's the size of a Tick-Tack box and will make any old laptop sound good? HRT's microStreamer is one choice in this ever growing category. I dig the fact it's got 0.5 Ohm output impedance.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2013: HiFiMAN EF-2A Hybrid Headphone Amp
T.H.E. Show Newport 2013
Tyll Hertsens  |  Jun 12, 2013  |  1 comments

Having just chatted with Fan Bien regarding the RE-400 and RE-600 IEMs at the Munich show, I asked Peter Hoagland to show me something else in the booth. He picked up the EF-2A hybrid headphone amp. $169! Cool.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2013: Audeze Planar-Magnetic Headphones
T.H.E. Show Newport 2013
Tyll Hertsens  |  Jun 12, 2013  |  0 comments

Having started my own company once upon a time, I'm every so often reminded of the joyous/terrifying/magical/difficult experience of giving birth to a commercial venture. Happenstance had me spending a bit of time with Steve Welborn of Audeze during the show. Memories of HeadRoom's beginning echoed in my mind.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2013: EnerPlex Kickr Solar Panel and Jumpr Storage Battery
T.H.E. Show Newport 2013
Tyll Hertsens  |  Jun 11, 2013  |  0 comments

I love my gadgets...but they tend to force me to regularly find a wall plug for charging sessions. Sometimes that's just not possible. EnerPlex has some cool solutions for charging on the go without the need to find a wall plug.

Power from the sun!

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2013: Mozaex BluWavs 7.1 Surround Headphone System
T.H.E. Show Newport 2013
Tyll Hertsens  |  Jun 11, 2013  |  0 comments

My, my, what a surprise. I've pretty much hated every multi-driver, over-ear surround headphone I've ever heard, but this system seemed to do very well indeed. I wonder how they pulled that off?

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2013: Introduction
T.H.E. Show Newport 2013
Tyll Hertsens  |  Jun 10, 2013  |  2 comments

Man! That was fun! CES is the big one; the be all, end all, everything is there show—but it's hell on your feet and like getting a drink of water from a fire hose. Far too big, and, sadly, ordinary consumers can't get in. RMAF is the audiophile show in the U.S., in my opinion. Wanna see what's what in audiophilia? RMAF is the show to go to. But if you want to go to a show just for the fun of it, THE Show Newport is the way to go!

Yep, I'll say it again: Man, was that fun!

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2013 T.H.E. Show Newport: I'm going, how about you?
T.H.E. Show Newport 2013, Events
Tyll Hertsens  |  May 20, 2013  |  7 comments

If you live in Southern California and are interested in audio you really need to do yourself a favor and go to THE Show Newport. Why? Because it's a delight for the senses many steps beyond what most audio shows provide.

Let me tell you a little about it...

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