I often talk about “getting off the merry-go-round” in high-end audio, which refers to finding gear that makes you so happy that you’ll never read another review. For me, owning the Songer Audio and Allnic Audio system would suffice.

The heart wants what the heart wants, I suppose. In the last few weeks I’ve had a number of people in the industry ask me about the Songer Audio S2s, telling me how they heard them once and thought they were stupendously good. I was once one of them, wondering, and now I know the answer to the question: are they any good?

That yes, of course, would be a tremendous understatement. Highly, highly recommended.

Do you remember as a kid when you first heard an excellent quality music system? It was exciting, right? That first time I heard music on a good stereo, I was completely mesmerized as if real musicians were performing in the room! It was an emotional experience beyond the thrilling sound. That feeling came back a few months ago at the Capital Audio Fest when I visited the Songer Audio room and heard the S1 Speakers for the first time. I had been listening to music in many different demo rooms with my good friend Ken Sternberg. We were also saying hello to industry friends and taking in the excitement of the festival. Something magical happened when we went into the Songer Room that distinctly grabbed our attention, like the first time I heard a stereo 60 years ago.