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Enjoy the Music.com Joins Capital Audiofest
As Official Sponsor
Experience the latest exciting developments in high-end audio!
Enjoy the
Music.com, the leading authority in premium home audio since 1995, today announced its continued sponsorship of Capital Audiofest
2025. The three-day event will be held November 14th through 16th at the Twinbrook Hilton in Rockville,
Maryland, and feature both audiophile and immersivephile home audio sound
systems. For more than 30 years, Enjoy the Music.com has delivered comprehensive industry news, thousands of gear reviews, and extensive show coverage to the global high-end audio community. As a long-standing voice in luxury consumer electronics, the site is proud to support Capital
Audiofest's 14th annual exhibition, one of the largest fall home-entertainment shows open to the public in the United
States. Over the years, Capital Audiofest (CAF) has drawn thousands of music lovers, audiophiles, manufacturers, and media professionals, providing an important forum for product demonstrations, industry dialogue, and discovery.
Enjoy the Music.com's sponsorship reaffirms its commitment to fostering industry growth, promoting innovative audio technologies, and enhancing the experience for show attendees and exhibitors
alike.
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Enjoy the Music.com Joins Capital Audiofest 2025 As Official
Sponsor.
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.
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Siltech Master Crown Cables Review.
Jadis DA88S MkII Vacuum Tube Integrated Amplifier Review
The ultimate music machine.
Review By Dr. Jules Coleman
Too often, I have been guilty of 'burying
the lead.' Not this time: the Jadis DA88S MkII integrated amplifier is the
most musically convincing and enjoyable vacuum tube stereo integrated amplifier
I have ever experienced – in my home or elsewhere. From the moment it was
installed in my system until the moment shippers were summoned to remove it,
this handsome piece of kit brought joy and fulfillment to my listening
experience that had eluded me since my decade-long love affair with various
Shindo-centered reference systems fell victim to life's often unforeseeable
and unwelcome interventions. At different times my Shindo systems were anchored by the (no
longer in production) Sinhonia push / pull monoblocks featuring the F2 output
tube as well as the ne plus ultra 300B Ltd monoblocks. The former offered
a dynamic realism that the 300B Ltd could not match, while the latter offered a
texture, color, and density that was in equal measure beguiling and bewitching.
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Jadis DA88S MkII Vacuum Tube Integrated Amplifier Review.
November's
Audiophile Show Special Edition
We're celebrating 30 years of sound
with exclusive show reports plus iconic gear reviews & great videos too!
The November issue of Enjoy the Music.com's monthly
Review Magazine delivers exclusive, in-depth show reports from Toronto Audiofest and Capital
Audiofest 2025. Celebrating our 30th anniversary, this issue also revisits our favorite high-end audio components from
our three decades of coverage. Expect expert reviews, new insights, and detailed photos that capture the sound, design, and craftsmanship audiophiles crave. Plus, get ready for our festive December holiday issue, which will be packed with brand-new luxury
hi-fi gear reviews, finalized show coverage, and thought-provoking articles concerning serious
listeners. Inside this issue you'll find hands-on evaluations, technical impressions, and listening-room impressions written by veteran reviewers who have decades of experience with
high-end audio sound systems. We break down how each component performs in real-world setups, highlight standout innovations, and point readers to the most meaningful upgrades.
---> November's Audiophile Show
Special Edition Review Magazine.
Toronto Audiofest 2025: Complete Show Coverage, Biggest Gear Reveals, And Best Demos
What happened, what to buy, special highlights, plus our best audiophile gear picks!
Toronto Audiofest 2025 Show Report By Rick Becker
The situation with President Donald Trump's tariffs may make purchasing items from Canada far more expensive for
U.S. audiophiles, but the manufacturers and vendors I spoke with do not have
animosity toward U.S. customers. They are keenly aware of what is going on in
the US, perhaps more so than the average American. Having set a personal high-water mark with my
show reports, it has become necessary to restructure my workflow for show
reports and cut back on my coverage. My goal remains to pay homage to every room
with at least a photo, but my writing will focus on the most salient remarks and
the most impressive rooms at the show. I need more time to enjoy my music, and
that's not possible if I'm writing constantly. I listened to many high-end
sound systems at the Toronto Audiofest 2025 and share my impressions, highlighting the Top Tier presentations, and announcing
Enjoy the Music.com's coveted annual Best of Toronto Audiofest 2025 Blue Note
Awards!
---> Toronto Audiofest 2025: Complete Show Coverage, Biggest Gear Reveals, And Best Demos.
audioXpress'
December 2025 Issue
Editorial: We Don't Want You To Miss Out
Breaking Boundaries In Wireless Audio
Enhancing Critical Communications: AI Voice Processing
A Guide For Developers Developing And Testing Bluetooth
Distributed Mode Loudspeaker Technology And "Invisible Speakers"
Cleer ARC 3 Open Wireless Earbuds With Noise Cancelling
Total Dynamic Distortion
Danville Signal dspNexus 2/8 Part 2—Listening Experiences
Why DIY When You Can Buy?
And Much More!
---> audioXpress December 2025
Issue.
This Weekend: Capital
Audiofest 2025 Show
Report
New high-end audio trends, top hi-fi gear, plus audiophile insights and
cutting-edge innovations.
Welcome to
Enjoy the Music.com's comprehensive Capital Audiofest 2025 show report. Capital Audiofest (CAF) 2025 is set to take place from November 14th to 16th at the Hilton Rockville in Maryland, continuing its legacy as the East Coast's largest and most beloved high-end audio show. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, offering three full days of immersive listening experiences, gear demos, and community engagement. Founded in 2010 by Gary Gill, CAF has grown from a grassroots gathering into a cornerstone of the North American audiophile calendar, drawing enthusiasts, engineers, and manufacturers from across the
globe. Our Capital Audiofest 2025 show reports will be
online during the event, with very exciting expanded coverage afterwards!
---> Inside Capital Audiofest 2025: Exclusive Show Report & Latest
Gear.
International High-End Audio
Shows This Weekend
A cluster of international (non-U.S.) premier hi-fi events will simultaneously open their doors on November
15th through 16th (2025), drawing audiophiles and industry professionals to four European and Asian capitals. Rome
Hi-Fidelity returns to the Melià Hotel Congress Centre in Milan with a curated program promoted by importers and manufacturers showcasing the latest in
high-end audio and video for listeners and sellers. In Athens, the HXOS EIKONA Show at the Wyndham Grand brings the
audio/visual market back to center stage with demonstrations and vendor rooms highlighting
cutting-edge systems and immersive listening experiences. Meanwhile in Budapest the HIFI
Show Budapest at the Crowne Plaza promises a dignified exhibition of the newest audio and video technology, continuing its reputation as a leading regional showcase where manufacturers present refined systems in
salon-style settings. Across the Mediterranean in the Philippines, the November
Hi-Fi Show Philippines celebrates 23 years at its new home in Makati Diamond
Residences.
---> International High-End Audio Shows This Weekend. 
Hi-Fi+ November 2025 High-End
Audio Magazine
Editorial: Time Travelling Via Music
Magico S2 Floorstanding Loudspeaker
Acoustic Energy AE1 40th Anniversary Stand-Mount Loudspeaker
Burmester 232 Integrated Amplifier
Transrotor Bellini TMD, TRA 9 And Figaro Turntable, Arm, & MC Cartridge
Ensemble Massimo Fonobrio Phono Stage
Rotel DX-5 Integrated Amplifier
Revival Audio Sprint 3 Stand-Mount Loudspeaker
Ruark Audio R610 Integrated Music System
REL S/850 Subwoofer
...And Much More!
---> Hi-Fi+'s
November 2025 High-End Audio Magazine.
Passport
To Sound Welcomes Young Audiophiles At Capital Audiofest 2025
Capital Audiofest 2025 is turning up the volume on youth engagement this year with the debut of Passport to Sound, a free educational activity book crafted by Mahrukh Anwar as part of the Passport Adventures series. The Passport to Sound introduces children and teens to the immersive world of high-end audio and is designed by a science educator passionate about
inclusivity. The booklet aims to make the hi-fi experience accessible and exciting for younger audiences, encouraging exploration, learning, and creativity throughout the show. For many months,
Enjoy the Music.com's
Creative Director Steven R. Rochlin has been encouraging Mahrukh and carefully looking at versions of this exceptional activity guide
created to share our love of music and high-end
audio. The activity book guides participants through listening rooms with prompts that spark curiosity and deepen their understanding of sound. From scavenger-style challenges to imaginative questions, Passport to Sound transforms the audio show into an interactive
adventure.
---> Passport to Sound Welcomes Young Audiophiles
At Capital Audiofest. 
Mister Stokowski! Mister
Stokowski!
Let's talk about movies, classical music, and high-fidelity home audio.
Article
By Roger Skoff
In the 1940 Disney film, Fantasia, Mickey Mouse, still in costume from his
performance as Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice, runs up to
Conductor, Leopold Stokowski, and, full of admiration, pulls on Stokowski's
coat, says "Mr. Stokowski! Mr. Stokowski!", whistles to get the great man's
attention, says "My congratulations, sir!" and the exchange continues.... Back in those days, Mickey Mouse was hugely
successful, Stokowski became a popular figure, Fantasia became one of the
all-time classic movies, played, re-played, re-dubbed, and, finally, in 2000,
given a sequel. And classical music was, for at least a while, if not the, at
least a kind of music enjoyed by the masses. (Just a side-note, here, when my daughter was
little, she was quite smitten by Fantasia – which we had on tape and
played at home – and called the Sorcerer's Apprentice sequence "The
Sausage's Appendix").
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Mister Stokowski! Mister Stokowski! 
McIntosh MC75 Monoblock Tube Amplifier And C22 Tube
Preamplifier Review
McIntosh's latest re-introduction of their classic audio components.
Review By Anthony Nicosia
McIntosh has been making high-end audio products that music
lovers have treasured for a very long time. This review of McIntosh's
re-introduction of their MC75 monoblock tube amplifier and C22 tube preamplifier
($3750 each and $7500 respectively) shows the strength of this longstanding high-end
audio manufacturer. Originally founded in 1949 they operated out of Silver
Spring, Maryland until 1956 when they built their current facility in
Binghamton, New York. What can anyone say about McIntosh Labs that has not
already been said? This sixty-six year old company has produced many classics
and is still making gear audiophiles crave for even in today's highly
competitive world-wide market. Let it be known that my passion for McIntosh
audio gear has spanned decades. In the past my home has seen the MC275, MC240,
MC225 (two of them to be exact), MC2102, MC2105 and MC452 amplifiers.
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McIntosh MC75 Monoblock Tube Amplifier And C22 Tube Preamplifier Review.
Kimber Kable Carbon 8 Interconnects, Carbon 18 XL Speaker
Cables, Ascent Power Cables, And Select Copper USB Cable Review
Mega-transparent, plus satisfying every other trait one would expect.
Review By Tom Lyle
I've often
said that the best way to test audio cable is to rewire one's entire system with
that brand or model. This way one will be able to hear the difference in sound
quality with any influence from other types of cable, and truly hear its
affects. Kimber Kable (not a typo, Kimber likes to replace the "C" in cable with
a "K") is one of the only brands of cable that I have found where I could
replace once interconnect in my system, and hear a very distinct improvement of
the sound of my system due to this one cable change. One might think I
discovered this recently, with my system loaded with pricey review gear, but
this was not the case. This happened during the 1990s when I had just started
reviewing high-end audio equipment. My system at the time was decent, but
nothing like it is today.
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Kimber Kable Carbon 8 Interconnects, Carbon 18 XL Speaker Cables, Ascent Power Cables, And Select Copper USB Cable
Review.
Sonus Faber Olympica Nova V Floorstanding
Loudspeaker Review
Faithful reproducing that sounds like music.
Review By
Tom Lyle
I first heard speakers from Sonus faber's Olympica Nova series during
my
second visit to the World Of McIntosh Townhouse, located in the Soho
neighborhood of downtown New York City. Before I left this wonderful audiophile
playhouse, I couldn't resist requesting a review pair of their top model in the
Olympica line, the Nova V. As part of their brief explanation of what I was hearing that
day, I was told that this 37-year-old Italian speaker manufacturer upgraded this
speaker line with new crossovers and drivers, new cabinet structures, internal
volume tuning, and many other updates. Of course, the speakers' cosmetics
were also refined by Sonus faber's team of designers, giving them a new more
refined appearance.
One can read more about the upgrades than I could fit in the
space of a review of only one of the speakers on Sonus faber's website, you can
also read about some of the impressions I had when I saw and heard these
speakers for the first time in the link I provided....
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Sonus Faber Olympica Nova V Floorstanding Loudspeaker Review.
The Nagra SN Reel-To-Reel Tape Recorder
A video about the incredibly small Nagra SN that pretty much covers everything.
Video By Lucas Dul Of In Mechanica Antiqua
I have always been a fan of beautiful engineering. That is one of the primary things that drives me to do the things I do, from writing and typewriter repair to photography. I have dived deeply into those last two things in this blog, primarily my work with typewriter
repair. For as long as I can remember, there has always been this undying curiosity to see how things work. To get an inside look, to examine all these carefully created parts and understand their purpose, and to appreciate the mind that conceived
them. A rather long video about the Nagra SN, one of the smallest reel to reel tape recorders ever made, and of the highest
quality. Had some issues during the making of this video, but whatever. Hope there are moments you find enjoyable! I make no claims of being any sort of audio professional, I just like tape recorders. Finally, my advice for finding an affordable
unit is....
---> The Nagra SN Reel-To-Reel Tape
Recorder.
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