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30 Years Of Service To Music
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March 2026
High-End Audio Magazine — Over 30 Years Of Audiophile Insight
In-depth reviews, show reports, and editorials on tube amps, DACs, and a frank discussion about journalism.
This issue celebrates the love of music as our exclusive
Florida International Audio Expo 2026 show reporting, and multimedia features on our socials, are joined by thought-provoking editorials and great thoughts from our partner publications.
There's a world premiere review, a documentary about the art of listening, plus we
revisit our interview with the legendary drummer Billy Drummond. Steven
R. Rochlin's editorial, "The Cost Of Truth In High-End Audio Journalism," examines commercial pressures, influencer pay-for-play, and why independent criticism matters, while Roger Skoff's
"High Fidelity And The Difference Between Listening And Hearing" explores the deeper purpose of
high-fidelity systems and active listening. These essays anchor the issue in both industry ethics and the philosophy of
listening. Our audiophile equipment coverage mixes
a world-premiere review of Audio Research's impressive I/70 fully-loaded integrated
vacuum tube amplifier (including optional DAC and phono stage) with other analog gear.
---> March 2026 High-End Audio Magazine — Over 30 Years Of Audiophile
Insight.
I Remember Tim de Paravicini
Remembering a colorful, and brilliant, audio electronics designer.
Article By Robert Jørgensen
I knew Tim de Paravicini for over 40 years. My last contact was in late November 2019 when he wrote to me that he
wasn't doing so well and just a couple of weeks later, he was gone. As has been mentioned by others Tim was a larger-than-life character. He did not suffer fools (or those he considered so) gladly. In his defense on most subjects, he would express strong opinions he was well informed. From our perspective this of course was especially in all things connected with audio. But television technology, cars, airplanes, and what seems to be a host of other things he did have in-depth knowledge. I
don't intend to repeat his biography, which has been ably told elsewhere but just tell a bit about my own experience and friendship with Tim de
Paravicini.
---> I Remember Tim de
Paravicini.
Q&A With Jim Anderson: Recording Engineer And Grammy Winner,
Many Times Over
When Jim Anderson was a kid, his teacher told him to put down the records and focus on his studies. Luckily for the world of immersive audio, he didn't listen.
Article By Immersive Audio Album (IAA)
Jim Anderson's
recordings have won a whopping 11 Grammy awards. His projects have been
nominated for another 27, most recently for his role as the Surround Mix
Engineer on Gisle Kverndokk: Symphonic Dances in 2020. Jim recently spoke
with IAA about mixing this album, teaching at NYU, how he got into immersive
music, and more. Added note by Enjoy the Music.com:
Immersive audio is the three-dimensional approach to audio storytelling that is taking sound to new heights. While traditional
"surround sound" exists in a horizontal plane around the listener, immersive sound refers to an expanded sonic field that quite literally immerses the listener in a multi-dimensional
soundscape.
---> Q&A With Jim Anderson: Recording
Engineer And Grammy Winner, Many Times Over.
Montreal Audiofest 2026: The Ultimate
Audiophile And Music Lover Experience
Montreal Audiofest 2026 (Salon Audio Montreal) returns March
20th through 22nd, bringing Canada's premier high-end audiophile event to the city. Organizers expect
thousands of visitors eager to listen, see, and handle cutting-edge audio gear, with over
luxury 300 brands showcased under one roof. The three-day festival is designed for audiophiles, videophiles,
immersivephiles, and curious music lovers seeking modern immersive, hands-on
experiences. As the largest audio event in Canada, the event gathers top distributors, manufacturers, and retailers from the
high-end consumer electronics industry. Attendees can explore dedicated demo
listening rooms, vendor booths, and curated exhibits that highlight the latest in
luxurious loudspeakers, top-rated amplifiers, precision, turntables, immersive
headphones & portable audio, plus home A/V systems. The show's scale and industry presence make it a
must-visit for anyone tracking trends in premium sound and home cinema.
---> Montreal Audiofest 2026: The Ultimate Audiophile And Music Lover Experience.
Automotive Audio In The AI Era: AES 2026 Conference
The Audio Engineering Society (AES) 6th International Automotive Audio Conference will take place July 29th through 31st at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan, bringing researchers, industry engineers, and audio practitioners together to explore the future of immersive sound within vehicles. With car audio's massive global footprint making it's way into multiple audiophile shows during 2026,
Enjoy the Music.com's Creative Director Steven R. Rochlin is perhaps the only audiophile publication with years of IASCA installation and sound quality judging experience. The AES conference is organized around the theme Automotive Audio in the AI Era (Sounds of future cars) and promises technical papers, keynote sessions, demonstrations, and workshops that highlight how audio is evolving alongside electrification, autonomy, new ownership, and lossless music streaming models. Conference organizers are soliciting technical contributions across two submission tracks: Category 1 full papers (complete manuscripts) and Category 2 express papers (extended
summaries)... Topics span AI and machine learning, system architecture, sound reproduction and tuning, active sound management, spatial audio, and evaluation
methods.
---> Automotive Audio In The AI Era: AES 2026 Conference. 
audioXpress'
March 2026 Issue
Editorial: Simply Better: AI Really Delivers
A Guide For Developers: Evaluating And Testing BT LE Part 4
Phase and Delays Part 2—True Delays
What's All This Watts RMS Stuff?
Musical Instrument Amplifiers Through The Years
Audio Measurements, AI, And Accelerated Change
Dayton Audio DATS LA Loudspeaker Analyzer
Multiphysics Acoustic Testing With Dewesoft DAQ
Frequency Normalized Distortion
And Much More!
---> audioXpress March 2026
Issue.
Asia
Hi-Fi & AV Expo Singapore 2026 — StereoNET Flagship Southeast Asia Showcase
StereoNET today announces the launch of the Asia
Hi-Fi & AV Expo, a landmark event marking the brand's first major showcase in Southeast Asia. Set in Singapore, the Expo underscores the
city-state's role as a regional hub for consumer audio and visual innovation, bringing together manufacturers, retailers, audiophiles, and media under one roof. Organizers say the event is designed to spotlight both established global names and emerging regional brands, creating a concentrated platform for product launches, dealer partnerships, and
hands-on demonstrations. With StereoNET's reputation for curating
high-quality audio experiences, the Expo aims to raise the profile of premium AV culture across the
Asia-Pacific market. Attendees will find a comprehensive range of consumer electronics spanning bookshelf speakers, large floorstanders, turntables, headphones, and full
home cinema systems. The show floor will include immersive demo rooms, live listening sessions, and a dedicated Vinyl Record Fair that celebrates analog culture alongside
cutting-edge digital formats.
---> Asia Hi-Fi & AV Expo Singapore 2026 — StereoNET Flagship Southeast Asia
Showcase.
The Cost Of Truth In High-End Audio Journalism
How commercial pressure and access-driven incentives, and pay-for-play videos, hollow out independent audiophile criticism.
Editorial By Steven R. Rochlin
The hobby of
high-end audio has always traded in reverence: for rare recordings, for the
craft of cabinet makers and tube artisans, and for the slow, patient work of
listening. That reverence can be a virtue, but it becomes a liability when it
substitutes for rigorous, independent criticism. When reviewers conflate
admiration with endorsement, the reader loses a reliable compass, and the market
loses a healthy corrective. Commercial pressures are not hypothetical; brands
pay YouTube influencers to feature their products. Not too long ago, a YouTuber
coerced manufacturers into paying monthly to keep his YouTube videos of
their products online. For those curious, we've never monetized any of
our YouTube videos. Not even the massive effort to produce the Blue
Masters At The Crossroads live stream. That was my free gift to longtime
friend Chad Kassem and his mother, who for the first time could not attend the
concert. We live streamed it to her... and the entire world using professional
studio equipment at our expense of not just currency, in both far more valuable
time and immense effort.
--->
The Cost Of Truth In High-End Audio Journalism.
Florida International Audio Expo 2026 Show Report
The eighth annual Florida International Audio Expo
(FIAE) 2026 returned to Tampa for a three-day high-end audio showcase from
Friday, February 20 through Sunday, February 22 at the Sheraton Tampa Brandon.
This premier audiophile show blends formal listening rooms with relaxed demo
lounges, giving attendees the rare chance to compare loudspeakers, high-fidelity
amplifiers, turntables, DACs, and immersive headphone systems under real-world
conditions. Exhibitor turnout is strong again this year, with international
manufacturers, boutique builders, and regional specialists filling
well-appointed listening rooms. Enjoy the Music.com, which has reported
on every FIAE since its debut, proudly continues our long-standing support as a
show sponsor. Because FIAE is a family-friendly event attracting many young
adults and children, Enjoy the Music.com is sponsoring the Passport To Sound
booklet for younger audiophiles. Across the show, music lovers will find
flagship components, innovative niche products, and enjoy direct access to
designers and product experts.
---> Florida International Audio Expo 2026 Show
Report. 
Sneak Peek World Premiere Review!
Audio Research I/70 Fully Loaded Integrated Vacuum Tube
Amplifier Reviewed
In-depth review of Audio Research's
fully-loaded I/70 integrated stereo unit including the
optional Hi-Res Audio DAC and MM/MC phono stage: performance, design, and reference-level listening notes.
Review By Ron Nagle
I can trace my interest in high-end audio back to the 1970s, long before the
internet, and the 1995 launch of Enjoy the Music.com. Before we discuss
today's review of Audio Research's impressive I/70 vacuum tube integrated
amplifier, let us step back to the very beginnings. My first serious Audio
Research audio components, as back then, I recall vacuum tubes versus
transistors controversy was still raging on. That was when some audio wags
predicted the death of vacuum tube audio. I credit Audio Research and the late
Harry Pearson as the two stalwarts that fended off the Japanese avalanche of
cheaper transistor-powered audio components at the time. And that was the time when the shifting public interest was to
transistor audio. Audio Research Corporation (ARC) was founded by William Zane
Johnson in 1970 and was originally located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are
one of the longest U.S. companies of vacuum tube-powered high-end audio
equipment for audiophiles and music lovers still in operation.
--->
Audio Research I/70 Fully Loaded Integrated Vacuum Tube Amplifier Reviewed.
Musician Series
Featuring Billy Drummond
Enjoy the Music.com's Musician Series focuses on
legendary talents from around the world.
Video Hosted By Steven R. Rochlin
This edition
of Enjoy
the Music.com's special Musician Series, hosted by Creative Director Steven R. Rochlin,
features Professor Billy Drummond. Year before being a Juilliard
and NYU Professor, drummer and audiophile Billy Drummond first came to prominence in the late 1980s with his world-class musicianship joined by Horace Silver,
J.J. Johnson, and Sonny Rollins. As one of the great drummers of his generation, Billy Drummond is in high demand and has
performed on more than 300 albums! As an accomplished bandleader and purveyor of "fertile, exciting music" according to the New York Times, Billy also has several recordings under his own name - including Dubai that was voted as the very best within a Top Ten Best Jazz CDs of 1996. He currently leads his band, Freedom of Ideas, in New
York. Born in Newport News, Virginia, Drummond grew up listening to his father's extensive jazz record collection that
includes the likes of Max Roach, Miles Davis, James Moody, Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Rollins and The Three
Sounds.
--->
Musician Series Featuring Billy Drummond.
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