Ken C. Pohlmann

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Circuit City: Retail Resurrection
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Feb 09, 2016
When's the last time that Circuit City crossed your mind? It's probably been so long that you can't even remember the last time you thought about it. And yet, the name Circuit City is instantly familiar to you. That's called name recognition. And clearly, rather than starting from scratch to build name recognition, you'd prefer to start with something well known. That is why Circuit City is being resurrected.

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Vroom Vroom Porsche Soundbar
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 26, 2016
You've done the factory tour at Zuffenhausen. Eight times. You once got in a fight and lost a canine, defending the IMS bearing in your M96 engine You patiently explain to newbies why the ignition switch is on the left side. Of course, you have "911" tattooed on your bicep. And, you just bought a Porsche Design soundbar.

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CES 2016: The Trouble With Trotters
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 12, 2016
What do Hunter S. Thomson, Philip K. Dick, and L. Ron Hubbard all have in common? For starters, they all use an initial in their names, and anyone who does that is obviously trying hard to appear to be intellectual. More important, I think they would all have enjoyed attending this year's CES.

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Mark Levinson Shows Two New To-Die-For Components
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 08, 2016
Mark Levinson has a strong tradition of making ultra-luxurious audio gear, and under Harman’s stewardship, the tradition is alive and well. Harman showed the ML No. 519 Audio Player, and the No. 526 Dual-Monaural Preamplifier. Both will break your bank and are worth every penny.

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ARCHT Audio Debuts its New Mini Wireless Speaker
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 08, 2016
ARCHT Audio (pronounced “ark” as in “architecture”) arrived on the audio scene last year with its ARCHT One wireless speaker, following its Kickstarter campaign in 2014 that raised $242,000 from over 500 backers. Following on that success, ARCHT is debuting the Mini speaker.

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Newcomer Maroo Audio Shows Its Audiophile Earphones
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 08, 2016
You probably haven’t heard of Maroo Audio. The company, after all, is just launching this year. But based on the sound quality of its initial products, you might want to hear more from Maroo Audio.

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Pioneer Brings XDP-100R Hi-Res Player to the US
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 07, 2016
The XDP-100R is already available in some overseas markets (most notably in Japan, where enthusiasm for hi-res audio is very healthy) but now the player is available for us nephews and nieces of Uncle Sam.

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Blue Microphones Debuts Lola Headphone
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 07, 2016
Blue Microphones is well known as a maker of - you guessed it - microphones. It’s been in that business for 20 years. It has more recently entered into the headphone market with the Mo-Fi powered headphones and has now debuted the Lola headphone.

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MEE Audio Introduces Two New Headphones
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 07, 2016
Audiophile or sport? MEE Audio has two new headphone offerings that lets you choose one or the other (but not both).

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Beyer Dynamic Debuts Second Generation T5p Headphone
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 06, 2016
Beyer’s T5p was an excellent headphone and gained a certain audiophile following. According to Beyer, the Second Generation version offers improved tuning with slightly more bass, and some different building materials, as well as the ability to operate in a balanced mode.

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