High-end audio show dazzles the eye and ear – CNET

I’ve attended the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver for a number of years, but at last weekend’s show I noticed a lot more women and more millennials checking out the sounds. High-end audio seems to be reaching a broader demographic of people at last!  

Unlike huge speakers and tube amps, headphones are popular with just about everybody. Woo Audio designs and builds all of their magnificent headphone amps in New York, and this one, the WA33, paired with the MySphere 3.1 headphones produced spectacular out of my head imaging. The full-bodied tube sound and effortless transparency took my breath away. The WA33 runs $7,999, but Woo prices start at $599 for the all-tube WA3 tube amp.