Stereophile

Channel separation

Before and since the pandemic, many traditional hi-fi dealerships evolved to expand the products and services they offer—into custom install and home integration, in particular. There has also been a bit of a multichannel/home theater resurgence.

Shifts in the market and personal interests led to changes at Adirondack Audio & Video, an established company with locations in upstate New York and—as HiFi Loft—in Manhattan. The company recently split into two separate entities. Under new ownership by a former partner/employee, just before Labor Day, 2023, HiFi Loft spun off from Adirondack and opened a new second

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Stereophile

Stereophile5 min read
Jazz
Crump, bass; five others Papillon Sounds PS 28242 (CD, available as LP). 2024. Crump, prod.; Chris Benham, Cat Evers, engs. The first impression of this record is the freshness and richness of its sonic palette. There may never have been a jazz album
Stereophile5 min read
Classical
Norma Procter (a); Ambrosian Singers, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir; London Symphony/Jascha Horenstein High Definition Tape Transfers (1970, CD; 24/192 download). Harold Lawrence, prod.; Jerry Bruck, eng. At the 1970 session that resulted in Unicorn’
Stereophile15 min read
Balanced Audio Technology REX 500
There was a period in the 1970s when many pop ballads that should have had understated arrangements instead turned grandiose and even maudlin. Take Gilbert O’Sullivan’s sensational single “Nothing Rhymed” (a track that went deep for a pop hit, refere

Related Books & Audiobooks