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Throughout the year, Criterion Audio organise a series of events usually located at our showroom in Cambridge. These include manufacturer events for launching new products and discussions of their range, where trained staff come along to perform a series of demonstration along with questions and answers. We also organise our own events here, showcasing our portfolio of equipment along with demonstrations. To become involved, simply fill out our contact form and we can add you to our mailing list for future events.
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TIAS2017 Visit to Yodobashi Camera
TIAS2017 Visit to Yodobashi Camera No trip to Tokyo would be complete without a quick visit to Yodobashi in Akihabara. I mean, where else can you find drive units to build your own loudspeakers, a huge selection of audio valves... -
TIAS2017 Sound of the Show
TIAS2017 Sound of the Show Well, the time has come for us to head off and say goodbye to beautiful Tokyo. And the onerous decision of which system we like best. The huge range of excellent equipment at the Tokyo... -
TIAS2017 Nagra and Avalon
TIAS2017 Nagra and Avalon Heading into the Avalon and Nagra room today, they had the smaller Time loudspeakers, driven by the same Nagra electronics. Wow! For us, these were even better than the Saga speakers from yesterday. Playing Art Pepper’s... -
TIAS2017 Wilson and Dan D’Agostino
TIAS2017 Wilson and Dan D’Agostino Wilson’s imposing Alexx loudspeakers were on show, driven by Dan D’Agostino amplifiers and MSB digital sources. Fittingly, the setup was in an enormous, high-ceilinged room which it took us a while to find on the... -
TIAS2017 Fostex International
TIAS2017 Fostex International Fostex was showing its GX250MG speakers with Accuphase electronics at the Tokyo International Audio Show. These have a midrange and woofer in Fostex’s “HR shape” which they say pre-stresses the diaphragm making is resistant to deformation. The... -
TIAS2017 Impressive sounds from ATC
TIAS2017 Impressive sounds from ATC Some more impressive sounds from ATC and McIntosh at the Tokyo International Audio Show, where the ATC SCM100 towers were driven by the enormous McIntosh MC1.25kW amps from McIntosh source equipment. Across a wide range... -
TIAS2017 KEF Tokyo
TIAS2017 KEF Tokyo Walking across to the Tokyo International Audio Show, we came across a KEF boutique in the runs of upmarket designer shops. So, alongside fine jewelry and designer clothes we had a shiny pair of Muons and some... -
TIAS2017 YG Acoustics Hailey and Air Tight
TIAS2017 YG Acoustics Hailey and Air Tight Just when we were starting to narrow down candidates for Sound of the Show, along comes another amazing room: YG Hailey loudspeakers driven by Air Tight electronics with vinyl played by an Air... -
TIAS2017 Quad showing the ESL-2912
TIAS2017 Quad showing the ESL-2912 Quad was showing its ESL-2912 loudspeakers with Accuphase electronics in G410 at the Tokyo International Audio Show. Ravel’s Bolero was playing with all the characteristic electrostatic speaker virtues when we visited the room. On static... -
TIAS2017 SME show of new finishes
TIAS2017 SME show of new finishes SME was showing some of their finish options at the Tokyo International Audio Show: a V-12 tonearm with gold details, the red SME 10 turntable we saw at Munich and an SME 15 turntable...