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Linn 360 Floorstanding Loudspeaker Review
A credible and modern high-end loudspeaker system.
Review By Alan Sircom
Linn pitches the new Linn 360
floorstanding loudspeaker as 'audibly invisible; visibly remarkable', and the
company has a point. This is Linn's girthy flagship – roughly the size of the
outgoing Klimax 350, the former head of the clan. It's available in passive form
with 'Aktiv' bass or Exakt digital active to slot in a Linn DSM system. The Linn 360 is a good blend of the conventional and the
innovative. It retains several important styling cues of previous high-end Linn
speakers. But look closer, and you'll notice the complexity of the cabinet. Look
even closer; you'll see that new Beryllium tweeter with a Linn logo protection
cover. You might even see the trim pieces with concentric arcs cut into them.
These remind listeners of Linn's place in the turntable hierarchy with its
eternal LP12. But clever curves and elegant grooves are not enough.
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Linn 360 Floorstanding Loudspeaker Review.
World Premiere Review!
LampizatOr Horizon DAC Review
A new benchmark!
Review By Greg Weaver
My history, and fascination, with Łukasz Fikus and
his Poland-based LampizatOr heralds back to my first exposure to the Golden Gate's
introduction at AXPONA 2015. It may be significant to point out that this timing
is eerily coincident with my choice to begin to more deeply explore the validity
of digital audio as a source. To that point, in my system, digital file playback
had shown no real ability to favorably compete with my analog reference system,
sonically or with the breadth and depth of my LP collection. Keep in mind,
Norway's Tidal, the first music streaming service to offer at least Redbook CD
quality streaming had just launched in the US that previous October, and – I
was not an early adopter.
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LampizatOr Horizon DAC Review.
Enjoy
the Music.com's August Issue — Expert Reviews & Gear Analysis + SWAF
2026 Show Report
In-depth high-fidelity audio reviews, exclusive articles, and the latest
high-end audio gear featured at SWAF 2026.
Our August Review Magazine presents reviews and a focused, professional roundup of the
month's most notable high-end audio gear showcased at Southwest Audio Fest 2026. This issue features authoritative component reviews and
hands-on listening impressions alongside editorial contributions from leading audiophile publications. Whether you are evaluating amplifiers, cables, or loudspeakers, the August issue offers rigorous testing and practical recommendations to inform confident purchase
decisions. Highlights include an
in-depth evaluation of the SVS Pinnacle loudspeaker, a model that continues to earn widespread acclaim. Our review pairs technical and
real-world listening notes to provide a balanced assessment of performance and value. We also introduce
Tiglon's cabling solutions to you, including a full-system cabling overview and the world premiere of their Golden Dragon digital cable. We are honored to present a detailed appraisal of
Esoteric's new
S-05XE amplifier, examining how it conveys the music's meaning and wonderful emotional
backing. Each article and review emphasizes the attributes that matter most to discerning listeners....
---> August Issue — Expert Reviews & Gear Analysis + SWAF 2026 Show
Report.
Southwest Audio Fest 2026
Luxury High-Fidelity Audio Show Report
Reference-level hi-fi audio
gear, seminars, & marketplace for audiophiles and music lovers.
Southwest Audio Fest 2026 returns to Dallas from July 23rd through 25th with a sharpened
three-day schedule designed to maximize energy, attendance, and high-end listening opportunities. Organizers have officially dropped the traditional Sunday session in favor of a
Thu-to-Sat format, responding to
longstanding industry feedback about slow final day traffic. The new structure opens Thursday from 2
pm to 8 pm, followed by full days Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm, creating a more focused and efficient show experience for exhibitors and attendees alike. Hosted at the Sheraton Convention Center in downtown Dallas, the 2026 edition offers expansive demo rooms, proximity to the Arts and Historic Districts, and easy access to restaurants, museums, and cultural attractions. Exhibitors will include major manufacturers, boutique builders, dealers, and independent designers presenting everything from floorstanding loudspeakers and reference turntables to
cutting-edge DACs, streamers, and room treatment solutions.
---> Southwest Audio Fest 2026
Show Report.
Capital Audiofest 2026 Returns As The Northeast
Coast's Premier Luxury Hi-Fi Experience
Capital Audiofest 2026 is set to take over the Hilton Rockville in Rockville, Maryland from November 13th through 15th, reaffirming its status as the Northeast
Coast's most anticipated luxury home audio showcase. Now in its 16th year, the high-fidelity home audio festival continues its evolution from a regional gathering into a nationally recognized celebration of
high-end audiophile sound, immersive listening, and community-driven audio culture. With expanded exhibitor participation and a growing audience of seasoned audiophiles, newcomers, and families, the 2026 edition promises to be the most ambitious yet. The
show's hallmark remains its room-to-room exploration format, where attendees can audition
cutting-edge loudspeakers, amplifiers, DACs, turntables, and streaming systems across a wide range of price points. Exhibitors representing boutique artisans, global luxury brands, and innovative newcomers will transform the
Hilton's floors into a multi-level sonic playground. Visitors can expect meticulously tuned listening rooms,
world premiere product unveilings, and hands-on demonstrations designed to help listeners translate specifications into
real-world musical engagement.
---> Capital Audiofest 2026 Returns As The Northeast Coast's Premier Luxury Hi-Fi Experience.
Florida International Audio Expo 2027 Returns To Tampa: A Bigger, Bolder
Hi-Fi Experience Awaits
The premier Southeast audio showcase brings
world-class listening rooms, top brands, seminars, and a renewed commitment to exhibitors and attendees.
The Florida International Audio Expo will return to Tampa from February 19th through 21st, transforming the Embassy Suites – Tampa Airport Westshore into a
multi-floor celebration of high-end audio. As one of the growing
high-fidelity events within the United States, the 2027 edition promises expanded listening experiences, exceptional industry partnerships, and a more polished show environment shaped by the
Expo's renewed organizational direction. The Expo remains centered on its core mission: the experience of listening. Attendees can move room to room, sit in
real-world environments, and hear loudspeakers, amplifiers, turntables, digital sources, cables, and full reference systems exactly as exhibitors intend. This
hands-on, immersive format continues to attract both seasoned audiophiles and newcomers eager to explore
high-performance sound. For 2027, organizers highlight an even broader lineup of leading audio brands, including manufacturers, designers, dealers, distributors, and product specialists from across the global
high-fidelity landscape.
---> Florida International Audio Expo 2027 Returns To Tampa. 
Freely Giving: Innovations, Partnerships, And Celebrating Audiophile Culture
Journey over three decades celebrating pioneering online audio journalism, groundbreaking industry firsts, and influential partnerships that helped shaped the modern high-fidelity audio landscape.
Editorial By Steven R. Rochlin
First, please allow me the honor to humbly thanks the many
thousands of music lovers who have helped us shape today's high-fidelity audio
landscape. We freely, at no cost, promoted many other (partner) publications, as
my feelings are that a bundle of wood is stronger than a single twig. Yes all
boats rise in high tide. From day 1, Enjoy the Music.com was
launched online during 1995 as a way to easily answer the many questions I was
receiving from other music lovers and hi-fi enthusiasts online. Answering the
same basic questions from various people during the very early days of the
Internet, when at that time information was scarce, I felt having various common
questions and answers on a website was the logical action (to save me time from
answering the same questions over and over again). This was before Google, and we worked alongside Yahoo in the
1990s in getting them to 'find' audiophile websites. As I recall, it was
Lucio Cadeddu of TNT-Audio who started/worked with us for a 'Hi-Fi Circle' or some such, which means we different online
guys worked together to promote one another, as search engines were still very
primitive and did not always find / crawl websites.
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Freely Giving: Innovations, Partnerships, And Celebrating Audiophile
Culture.
World Premiere Review!
Merrill Audio Element 116MX Review: High-End Monoblock Power Amplifiers With Exceptional Clarity & Dynamics
Our exclusive In-depth listening tests reveals the 116MX's exceptionally low noise floor, expansive immersive soundscape, and reference-level transparency.
Review By Tom Lyle
In this review, I will describe and sonically examine Merrill
Audio's Element 116MX monoblock power amplifiers. Given the number of Merrill
Audio reviews I have written over the past decade, I suppose some may accuse me
of favoritism. I'm often chosen to review their components simply because I
live close to their factory. As a bonus, they can deliver their products
personally and then help me set them up, rather than simply shipping them to me.
The Element 116MX is Merrill Audio's newest component, and the most powerful
and most pricey amplifier I've reviewed from them. It is a significant upgrade
over their earlier
Element 116 (sans MX), which Dr. Michael Bump reviewed in the summer of 2019
in Enjoy the Music.com. In this very positive review, he remarked that the Element
116 "delivers some of the best amplification anywhere." Merrill Audio claims that the Element 116MX "offers greater
clarity, detail, and dynamic range."
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Merrill Audio Element 116MX Review: High-End Monoblock Power Amplifiers With Exceptional Clarity &
Dynamics.
SVS Pinnacle Loudspeaker Review: The Flagship Full-Range Towers That
Transformed My Listening Room
The towers that walked into my listening room as a loaner and never left (maybe).
Review By Dwayne Carter
A few weeks ago, I buried a pair of speakers. Not literally.
They are still sitting in the corner of my listening room, draped in a moving
blanket, waiting for me to make a decision I keep avoiding. But for all
practical purposes, my Martin Logan Summits are gone. Fifteen years of service,
a panel that crackled and then went silent mid-song, and a hole in my room where
my reference speakers used to live. If you read my Lyngdorf TDAI-2210
review, you already know the story. The Logans died during that review, one day in, with a glass
of bourbon in my hand and The Cure cut off at the knees. What I had on hand that
day, sitting in their crates and not broken in, was a pair of new, SVS Ultra
Evolution Pinnacles. They were supposed to be a short visit. A review loaner.
Speakers I would write up, box back up, and ship back to the dealer with a
polite thank-you note. That might not be what happens. Today, I have the pleasure of reviewing the SVS Ultra
Evolution Pinnacle, the flagship floor-standing speakers from a company most
people still think of as a subwoofer outfit.
---> SVS Pinnacle Loudspeaker Review: The Flagship Full-Range Towers That Transformed My Listening
Room.
Video Feature: Kostas Metaxas On Purist Recording — Inside 300+ Analog Tape Concert Captures
A deep dive into Metaxas' lecture, his analog tape philosophy, and the artistry behind recording jazz, opera, and classical performances.
During the Munich HIGH END Show years ago Kostas Metaxas, an award winning artist-designer as well as an electrical and recording engineer, was asked to lecture on purist analog tape recording techniques. Below is an edit including some recording excerpts. One of Kostas' biggest pleasures in life is recording music. It is an
indescribable pleasure — bliss. Particularly when all the planets are aligned —
when the musician is "in the zone", the audience is on the edge of their seats... you literally get "lost in the
music". "Sadly," says Kostas, "I wasn't able to release lots of this music, only use excerpts for Broadcast TV interviews, but the pure pleasure was worth it. From 2003 to 2008, I recorded over 300 concerts including covering
two Melbourne Jazz Festivals, two Bangalow Classical Music Festivals, over 50 Opera Australia Operas, The Asia-Pacific Chamber Music competition, and many others. In 2005 I was sponsored by BMW to record a series of concerts at the
Federation Square "Edge" Concert Hall. This gorgeous glass/wood/steel venue was one of my favourite
venues."
---> Kostas Metaxas On Purist Recording — Inside 300+ Analog Tape Concert
Captures.
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