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Aston Martin DBS with BeoSound

Bond.  James Bond.

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Legendary... Yes, but did you hear the Bang & Olufsen system?!

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| Permalink | Show Superstars , Spotlight , Writer: Danny Kaey | Posted by Danny Kaey on Jun 28 '09

preview: 2012 myCOMAND Mercedes-Benz süper-system

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Yep, another LA auto show report... DK's is rockin' the all new 2012 myCOMAND system from Mercedes-Benz. Well then, looks like the Benz-Boys have something really cool in the works - sadly not until 2012, but hey, what's a couple years between ol' friends?  Besides, it sounds killer......... that's what counts, right here at the 'Flare.

In case you get bored waiting: enjoy the 2009 AMG Black Series SL65.  'nuff said!

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| Permalink | Show Superstars , Shows and Expos , Writer: Danny Kaey | Posted by Danny Kaey on Dec 07 '08

Mercedes-Benz & Harman-Kardon super systems

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Time for more LA auto show super audio action... let's kick it with Mercedes-Benz and their rock star companions, Harman-Kardon!

Incidentally, I arrived just in time for the launch of MB's next new super-car, the SL65 Black Series.  Now there's a daily driver for LA traffic... I wonder what the lease payment is... 

read on after the warp drive engages...


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| Permalink | Show Superstars , Shows and Expos , Writer: Danny Kaey | Posted by Danny Kaey on Dec 02 '08

Aston Martin DBS & Bang & Olufsen BeoSound

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Ahh... if only I had the spare cash left over... The Aston Martin DBS with the all new Bang&Olufsen BeoSound system was the show stopper for many car peeps at this year's 2008 LA auto show.  Rightfully so might I add.  Besides being featured in the new James Bond flick, Quantum Of Solace, the 2009 DBS is an amazing piece of engineering.  With the addition of B&O's audio expertise, you now can enjoy both worlds... race track performance and a killer audio experience... read on for more impressions...

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Announcement & Status Update

Hi all,

Here's a quick service announcement, aka, newsflash for our dear readers, affiliates and fellow audio enthusiasts:

You guys are probably wondering what's happening at SF?!  There haven't been any updates since the last Transporter Truth review, we appear MIA, or DOA.  "The truth, dammit, tell me the truth!"  So goes the line in one of my favorite films - the truth is rather simple... After 6 years of living at our current location, my family and I decided it was time to change the scenery and greenery and thus we picked up our bags (of which there were more than 3) and moved to a different home, though still in sunny So-Cal, Long Beach.  

As you may well imagine, a move of this sort, where you literally attempt to pick up every piece of stuff you ever owned, not to mention my wife and daughter's shoes, clothes, etc.; my audio system, records, CD's, music, pictures, is quite the undertaking, considering both of us actually have day jobs and such.  Naturally, SonicFlare and my other reviewing duties at Positive-Feedback Online have thus been put on hold until I have settled myself into my new surroundings, etc.

The good news is that this ordeal is almost over and I will resume publishing a few reviews which have been in the pipeline for some time: Zu Presence, Stax SR-3030 headphone system, Trafomatic Audio EHO & AKG 701 and a few others.  Yup, there's lots more to come, for sure.

Thanks for keeping us alive and thank you for your continued support.

We shall be back online soon...

Cheers,

Danny Kaey

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Review: ModWright Truth Transporter

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At long last, here it is... enjoy!

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Preview: Trafomatic Audio Experience Head One reference headphone amp

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Review: B&W Zeppelin

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Preview: Zu Audio Presence

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Preview: STAX SRS 3010 Earspeaker System

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Preview: Modwright Truth Transporter

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Review: Audi and Bang & Olufsen premium sound systems

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I must have uttered “Sportscars for your living room,” our SonicFlare tagline, hundreds of times over the past half year or so.

It all began rather unassumingly when I visited the North American headquarters for Bang & Olufsen, the famous Danish premium lifestyle home audio manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago last fall. That same day I was able to sample B&O's and Audi's top of the line masterpiece.

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Editorial: Freibier Volume 1, March 2008

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DK’s Freibier

Volume 1, March 2008

So what’s this Freibier thing?  Simple: the term Freibier, literally means just that: free beer.  Freibier was something brewery workers received in addition to their weekly pay and was later used as a daily motivational tool by many breweries, though not exclusively.  Think of DK’s Freibier as a monthly column by yours truly that is part free advice, free thought and other such trivial wisdom from this crazy Serb, born in Pakistan raised in Austria. 

Fitting or not, Volume 1 therefore starts with a topic very dear to me and by association, all audiophiles and music lovers everywhere.  The topic is really nothing new or revolutionary, at least in our part of the universe.

Dammit, what is it already? ...

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Review: Fi X 2A3

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Review: LessLoss DAC 2004

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The Perfect Finish February 10, 2008
Salagar @ CES February 5, 2008
seen and heard @ CES, part III January 28, 2008
seen and heard @ CES, part II January 20, 2008
Clearaudio @ CES January 17, 2008
seen and heard @ CES, part I January 16, 2008
Modwright keeps on rockin' @ CES! January 14, 2008
Is Zune DOA? October 2, 2006
Acoustic Zen Adagio Jr. Followup w/ DK September 29, 2006
Zu Druids, NAT and the quest for synergy September 20, 2006