The Chicago Audio Society - Come Join us!
Chicago Audio Society
  • Home
  • Events
    • Our Next Event
    • AXPONA Shows >
      • AXPONA 2024, April 12 - 14 >
        • AXPONA 2024: 1st Floor Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2024: 2nd Floor Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2024: 3rd Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2024: 4th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2024: 5th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2024: 6th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2024: 7th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2024: 11th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2024: 12th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2024: 14th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2024: 15th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2024: 16th Floor Rooms Slide Show
      • AXPONA 2023, April 14 - 16 >
        • AXPONA 2023: 1st Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2023: 2nd Floor Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2023: 3rd Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2023: 4th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2023: 5th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2023: 6th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2023: 7th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2023: 11th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2023: 12th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2023: 14th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2023: 15th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2023: 16th Floor Rooms Slide Show
      • AXPONA 2022, April 22 - 24 >
        • AXPONA 2022: 1st Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2022: 1st Floor, Ear Gear Expo Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2022: 2nd Floor Rooms Slideshow
        • AXPONA 2022: 3rd Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2022: 4th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2022: 5th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2022: 6th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2022: 7th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2022 14th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2022 15h Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2022 16h Floor Rooms Slide Show
      • AXPONA 2019, April 12 - 14 >
        • AXPONA 2019: 1st Floor Rooms Slide Show
      • AXPONA 2018 >
        • AXPONA 2018: 1st Floor, Expo Hall Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2018: 1st Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2018: 2nd Floor Rooms Slideshow
        • AXPONA 2018: 3rd Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2018: 4th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2018: 5th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2018: 6th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2018: 7th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2018: 15th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2018: 16th Floor Rooms Slide Show
      • AXPONA 2016 >
        • AXPONA 2016: Lower Level Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2016: 1st Floor (Lobby Level) Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2016: 2nd Floor Rooms Slideshow
        • AXPONA 2016: 3rd Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2016: 4th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2016: 5th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2016: 6th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2016 12th Floor Rooms Slide Show
      • AXPONA 2015 >
        • AXPONA 2015 Announcement & Information
        • AXPONA 2015 Reports
        • AXPONA 2015: Lower Level Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2015: Lobby Level Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2015: 2nd Floor Rooms Slideshow
        • AXPONA 2015: 3rd Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2015: 4th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2015: 5th Floor Rooms Slide Show
        • AXPONA 2015: 12th Floor Rooms Slide Show
      • AXPONA 2014
      • AXPONA 2013
  • About Us
    • Directions to Meetings
    • Who We Are
    • What We Do
    • Past Guests
    • Meeting Schedule & Info
    • How To Join
  • Contact
  • History
    • Past Meetings >
      • 2025 >
        • October 2025
        • September, 2025
        • June 2025
        • February 2025
      • 2024 >
        • December 2024
        • November 2024
        • September 2024
        • July 2024
        • June 2024
        • March 2024
        • February 2024
      • 2023 >
        • March, 2023
        • May, 2023
        • June, 2023
        • August, 2023
        • October, 2023
        • November, 2023
      • 2022 >
        • Mar 2022
        • Sep 2022
        • Dec 2022
      • 2021 >
        • Aug, 2021
        • June 2021
      • 2020 >
        • March 2020
        • June 2020
        • Nov 2020
      • 2019 >
        • December 2019
        • November 2019
        • September 2019
        • August 2019
        • February 2019
      • 2018 >
        • December 2018
        • September 2018-2
        • September 2018-1
        • July 2018
        • June 2018
        • March 2018
        • February 2018
      • 2017 >
        • December 2017
        • November 2017
        • September 2017
        • July 2017
        • June 2017
        • May 2017
        • March 2017
      • 2016 >
        • February 2016
        • June 2016
        • July 2016
        • August 2016
        • September 2016
        • October 2016
        • December 2016
      • 2015 >
        • February 2015
        • May 2015
        • June 2015
        • June 2015-2-Essential Audio
        • July 2015
        • August 2015
        • September 2015
        • October 2015
        • December 2015
      • 2014 >
        • February 2014
        • June 2014
        • July 2014
        • August 2014
        • September 2014
        • November 2014
        • December 2014
      • 2013 >
        • December 2013
    • Past Meeting Topics >
      • Meeting Topics 2006
      • Meeting Topics 2005
      • Meeting Topics 2004
      • Meeting Topics 2003
      • Meeting Topics 2002
      • Meeting Topics 2001
      • Meeting Topics 2000
    • Past Newsletters
  • Links
    • Audio Equipment Manufacturers
    • Amateur & DIY Links
    • Audio & Video Publications & Information Sites
    • Electronic Parts & Speaker Supplies
    • Equipment Mods & Repair
    • Headphones
    • Live Music!
    • Other Audiophile Societies
    • Recordings >
      • Record Collecting, Reviews & Record Label Resources
      • Online Sources To Purchase Music
      • Sources for High Resolution Audio (HRA)
      • Recording Companies
    • Tips & Tweaks
  • Search
  • Our Next Event, October, 2025

Audio & Video Publications & Information Sites

  • 6 Moons.com sponsor showcase & access portal – A web site for music lovers and audiophiles who love to read.
  • Absolute Hi End - The world of luxury audio.
  • The Absolute Sound - The online supplement to the high end magazine loved by audiophiles.
  • Amped Audio - No nonsense audio reviews.
  • AudiogoN – The High-End audio community. A web site for everything in high-end audio, including reviews, forums, equipment research and buying and selling of equipment.
  • Audioholics - Online A/V magazine that includes Home Theater, HDTV, Receivers, Speakers, Blu-ray Reviews and News.
  • Audiomart – The new online marketplace for audiophiles.
  • Audiophilia Online Magazine - Commercial publication with reviews, etc.  Attractive graphics.
  • Audiophile Audition - The electronic version of John Sunier's fine radio program, the latter which unfortunately has been cancelled.
  • Audiophile Musings - A different slant on those hopelessly hooked on HiFi. Heartfelt outpourings about performances and artists. Tips on how to improve the quality of your audio and video playback system. Ideas for those who love sound, even if you are new to the High End.
  • The Audiophile World - The Unbiased Audiophile's Info Site.
  • audioXpress Magazine - Advancing the Evolution of Audio Technology - Since 1970.
  • Audio/Video Revolution - Home Theater Reviews & Equipment.
  • AudioCircle.com - An online forum for audiophiles to share experiences and knowledge with each other about their hobby in a friendly and helpful atmosphere.
  • The Audio Critic - Accountability in audio journalism.
  • Audio Federation - High-End audio blogs and magazines.
  • Audio Head - HiFi Audio Reviews.
  • Audio Review - Audio, Hi Fi, Home Audio, Reviews.
  • Confessions of a Part-Time Audiophile - A  e-zine dedicated to the audio’s high-end. Pretty much everything is in bounds — the gear, the people, the industry, the trends, and even the “related lifestyle verticals”.
  • Daily Audiophile - A great site that provides links to news, reviews, and articles related to high fidelity audio equipment that is updated daily.  They choose the newest and most interesting content every day from dozens of high-end audio sites and publications.
  • Digital Audio Review - News and reviews of interesting and affordable audio equipment.
  • EnjoytheMusic.com - Steven Rochlin's site with emphasis on tubes, tunes, people, and life on the edge.
  • Home Theater Review - Online magazine reviewing home theater components.
  • International Audio Review (IAR) - "when you're serious about audio & video".  A scanned archive of J. Peter Moncrief's magazine.
  • Mix Magazine – Professional Audio and Music Production.
  • Part-Time Audiophile - A “web-based magazine” (aka, an “e-zine”) dedicated to the audio’s high-end that has reviews and interviews of the gear, the people, the industry, the trends, and even the “related lifestyle verticals”. The contributors come from  a huge variety of backgrounds - IT, PR, sales, marketing - with some from inside “the industry” and some outside.
  • Positive Feedback High-End Audio Magazine - A creative forum for the audio arts.
  • Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity -An online magazine focusing on home theater as well as affordable two-channel gear from well known and smaller hi-fi manufacturers.
  • Soundstage! - An online commercial magazine with a number of equipment and music reviews.
  • Soundstage! Ultra Audio - Sound to the extreme!
  • Sound & Vision - Online A/V magazine that includes audio and video equipment reviews, buying guides, news, and home video release schedules.
  • Stereo Times - An audiophile oriented online publication with reviews, tweaks, etc.​
  • Stereophile - Audio and home theater magazine with industry coverage.
  • TNT Audio - Noncommercial online audiophile review for HiFi and music.  Published in both English and Italian, with insightful reviews, interviews with Ivor Tiefenbrun, Harry Pearson, etc.  Coverage of products made in Italy.
  • TONEAudio Magazine – The e-journal of analog and digital sound.
  • Ultra High Fidelity Magazine - Redefining high fidelity since 1982.  A Canadian publication that includes equipment and music reviews, free purchasing advice, an audiophile store for purchasing recommended equipment and music, a blog site, and more.
  • Vacuum Tube Valley - Archive of magazine produced by the late Charlie 'C.K.' Kittleson for the DIY and tube enthusiast. If you read one magazine on tube audio, this should be it.
Email Us for questions or comments about the web site.
Sign up for our newsletter!
Join our club!




Directions to meetings
Past Newsletters
Past Guests