AXPONA 2024 - KUBALA-SOSNA Room 1540 'Audio-Key Review'

It did not take long to discern of the Kubala-Sosna room that “There be magic in that room.” Having familiarity with Vivid Audio speakers, Grimm Audio, Mola Mola, and Kubala-Sosna, I know without a shadow of doubt, an iota of a doubt, for that matter, that these components were part of the powerful mix that made this small room so incredibly compelling!  (WRITTEN BY K. E. HEARTSONG)  READ MORE

Positive Feedback Review by: Maurice Jeffries

The Stunning Kubala-Sosna Research SENSATION Cable Loom

At the start of the summer, I waxed enthusiastic about the arrival of a boatload of new goodies that have made listening to music here at Casa Jeffries an unalloyed pleasure. Amongst the newcomers, the spectacular Kubala-Sosna Sensation cable loom really stood out. In my preview, I praised the Sensation loom's "eerie quietude, center of the earth bass reach, blinding transient precision, marmoreal dynamic clout, and class-leading tone and timbral precision" as defining features.  READ MORE

BluePort Jazz, A Labor of Love

Jim Merod's Long and Fabled Recording History

Many of us have attended a concert so amazing that afterwards we would have killed for a recording of it, but Jim Merod doesn't have that problem.  Since 1965, Merod has recorded hundreds of Jazz concerts, and eventually his passion to document what would otherwise be lost forever launched a record label.  Since the early 1990's, BluePort Jazz has released 24 albums ,all of which can be purchased at blueportjazz.net and eastwindimport.com.  The label's roster includes jazz names...  READ MORE

The Perfect Record Player

The Kronos record player excels with an unrivaled level of precision

In these times of digital music, vinyl records are having an astonishing comeback with skyrocketing sales. No other medium quite matches the warm sound of a vinyl record. To music lovers, there is no alternative – and when it comes to equipment, only the best is good enough. These were the thoughts of Louis Desjardins, of Montreal, Canada, when he began to develop a completely new record player for his own private use.  Today he is selling his Kronos players worldwide to customers...  READ MORE