November
High-End Audio Review Magazine
Our November issues shines a spotlight on show
reports. With our UK Audio Show report done, we're busy updating our
extensive Toronto Audiofest 2024 coverage so check back daily for updates.
Coming soon will be our extensive Capital Audiofest 2024 show report. Enjoy
the Music.com's November Review Magazine features reviews of
the marvelous Manley Labs Oasis MM / MC phono stage plus our very exciting
World Premiere review of the Siltech Master Crown cables. We also feature
various think pieces and much more! As always, in the end what really matters is that you... enjoy the music!
---> November
High-End Audio Review Magazine
& Show Reports.
This Weekend: Edinburgh HI-AV Show 2024
The Edinburgh HI-AV Show 2024 is set for this weekend at the Doubletree by Hilton Edinburgh Airport. On Saturday and Sunday, November 9th and 10th, show promoters the Chester Group and
Stereonet will be joined by a healthy list of hi-fi luxury audio and video exhibitors. Giving Scotland a show of their own, the Edinburgh HI-AV Show 2024 event will feature home audio and video high-technology and advanced consumer electronics. In order to ensure it appeals to new markets, this year's show will combine Audio and A/V to provide a modern immersive experience. By combining the two, it can become more of a shared experience. When it comes to music, adding A/V can take it to a whole new
level!
---> This Weekend: Edinburgh HI-AV Show 2024.
This Weekend: Capital Audiofest (CAF) 2024 Show
With over 120 exhibition rooms, Washington DC's premier high-performance audio event, the Capital Audiofest (CAF) 2024
is set to take place at the Hilton Rockville (Maryland) from November
8th through 10th. Capital Audiofest started out in 2010 as a very casual show and has evolved into a well-organized and well-attended event, while also being recognized as a fun, friendly, and family-oriented high-end audiophile show. Families can casually stroll from room to room listening to music, auditioning gear, and browsing many bins of vinyl LP records, CDs, and hi-fi accessories. During the evenings, CAF 2024 will have live music in the bar
area. Capital Audiofest, held at the Hilton Rockville in Rockville,
MD, is a beautiful venue and conveniently located next to a metro station. This
provided quick access to Washington DC.
---> Capital Audiofest 2024 Show
Report / Information.
UK / British Music Revenue Reaches Record Highs
The BPI (British Phonographic Industry), an organization that represents the
UK's recorded music industry, has reported that annual music exports increase to record high of £775,000,000 as UK artists continue to earn as some of the world's most profitable music acts. BPI states that recorded music exports increased by 7.6% in 2023 thank to Adele, Ed Sheeran, Lewis Capaldi and more. UK artists, according to BPI, now cumulatively account for less than 10% of global audio streams. BPI also says, "British recorded music exports continued to grow in 2023, as the success of British artists helped to take the annual total to a record high of £775 million. According to new figures released by the BPI, the trade association for the
UK's world-leading music companies and record labels, the value of UK recorded music sales and streams overseas increased by 7.6%
year-on-year."
---> UK / British Music Revenue Reaches Record Highs.
Legendary Music Producer Quincy
Jones Has Passed
We are saddened to report that Quincy Jones, the legendary music producer, composer, and arranger, has passed. His enormous career left an indelible mark on the music industry throughout his illustrious career. Born on March 14, 1933, in Chicago, Jones began his musical journey as a trumpeter before transitioning into a groundbreaking producer and arranger. He worked with an astonishing array of artists, from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, and was instrumental in the creation of some of the most iconic albums in history, including Jackson's
Thriller, which remains one of the best-selling albums of all
time. Jones was a true innovator, blending various musical styles, including jazz, pop, and classical, which allowed him to transcend genres and reach a global audience.
---> Legendary Music Producer Quincy Jones Has
Passed.
Toronto Audiofest 2024
Show Report (Updated 11/06)
The Toronto Audiofest
2024 show, held from October 18th
through 20th, is one of Canada's best luxurious premium high-technology home audio
and video showcases. The Toronto Audiofest is made available to audio companies who believe that supporting the audio industry and its community, including the many enthusiasts who come to attend shows, is important to the industry's development and overall
vitality. These shows represent the only way dealers and manufacturers can meet so many audio enthusiasts face-to-face in one place, people who have come to see, hear, and shop hundreds of brands and products in a festive, quality environment that can't be found anywhere else, and to share their findings with
others. The Toronto Audiofest 2024
event brings together hundreds of audio brands featuring top rated high-end audio and video
(audiophile and videophile) equipment from around the globe.
---> Toronto Audiofest 2024 Show Report.
UK Audio Show 2024 Show Report
Discovering many glorious new companies and equipment too!
UK Audio 2024 Show Report By Clive Meakins
UK Audio Show was very enjoyable, I came across companies and equipment that were new to me. There was innovative thinking in evidence too. I also very much enjoyed the Alphason technical session where the highly experienced Mike Knowles clearly was very on top of his subject. The Bob Harris sessions were a masterstroke, they combined a love of music with highly interesting tales from the music
industry. The UK Audio Show at the Staverton Park Hotel, Daventry, UK took place 5th and 6th of October 2023. The show was expertly organized by Chester Group who operate internationally and has been running the UK show since 1997, however, times are
a-changin'. Not long before the show it was announced that Stereonet – a sponsor of the show – will be taking over for next
year.
---> UK Audio Show 2024 Show Report At The Staverton Park
Hotel.
World Premiere Review
Siltech Master Crown Cables Review
A first listen to the paragon in today's world of
connectology.
Review By Greg Weaver
During the third week in June, I was invited to attend a
limited press event in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The event was sponsored by Monarch
Systems, based in Englewood, CO, Siltech's US Importer, to introduce and promote
the launch of Siltech's new flagship line of cables, Master Crown. I reported on
that event here, at Enjoy the Music.com, on June 29th, with Siltech Launches
Master Crown Cables. I also provided coverage on my
audio analyst YouTube channel, with E181:
Siltech's Master Crown Cable, on June 30, 2024 (video is near the bottom of this
review). The company was founded with the inspired efforts of two music
students, Hans de Ligt and Michel de Goey. These two were exploring the
fabrication of cables, not by chance, luck, or intuition, but by applying
science and metallurgical knowledge.
--->
Siltech Master Crown Cables Review.
Furutech NCF Power Vault, Project V1 Power Cable
And AC Duplex Wall Ensemble Review
Elevating the performance of my stereo sound system.
Review By Rick Becker
I opened a promotional email recently for a $12,000 mountain bike. What planet am
I living on? And yes, I've seen the drone footage of cyclists hopping along
mountain precipices proving their immortality. Or perhaps the drone footage
outlives them? But then I reflected on the $7,875 Furutech NCF Power Vault and
the accompanying Project V1 Power Cable for $9,550 I had opened up for
review moments earlier. Expensive? Yes, for most of us. As we get older our interests in life narrow to what becomes
most important to us. My last bicycle ride up Mt. Mitchell in North Carolina was
in 2018 when I closed down my retail furniture business. My writing for Enjoy
the Music.com, already with a 19-year track record at that point, expanded
to fill a void in my life, just as I imagine high-end audio becomes more
important to many of us after we "retire."
--->
Furutech NCF Power Vault, Project V1 Power Cable And AC Duplex Wall Ensemble Review.
Manley Labs Oasis Vacuum Tube
MM / MC Phono Stage Review
Manley Labs vacuum tube Oasis
phono stage produces excellent sound quality.
Review By Tom Lyle
My
first experience with a Manley component was in the late 1990s. I was working at
a well-known recording studio mastering an album when the chief engineer
insisted we use their vacuum tube-powered Manley Stereo Variable Mu
Limiter-Compressor, which I had no idea at the time was one of Manley's first
products which was introduced in 1994. We had the music signal pass through the
Manley compressor but kept all its settings on default. This happened quite a
long time ago, so I can't recall any specifics about how the Manley affected the
album's sound quality other than passing the signal through this studio
component made the album sound closer to our goal of making it "sound like
a record." Shortly after, I learned that Manley designed and manufactured
high-end home-system audio products.
--->
Manley Labs Oasis Vacuum Tube MM / MC Phono Stage Review.
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