Julie Mullins

OTTA — which stands for “Over The Top Analogue” — is a relatively new hi-fi brand that was launched in 2024. Julie Mullins reports on the upstart German company’s Mandolin and Theorbo cartridges, and also shares plans for possible new gear to be added to the OTTA analog lineup. . .

Julie Mullins meets with Sierra Sound co-founder Michael Fajen at AXPONA 2026 to get the lowdown on all the Sorane tonearms his U.S. distribution company carries, and why each one of the Japanese company’s three tonearm lines performs differently. . .

At AXPONA 2026, Julie Mullins joins American Sound in their celebration of AirTight’s 40th anniversary, and also gets to check out an AirTight ATE-3011 phono stage, an Analog Relax EX700 phono cartridge, and an SME 60 turntable. . .

Julie Mullins gives us the lowdown on SOTA’s many cool offerings at AXPONA 2026, including their flagship Onyx turntable; Quasar, Comet, Escape, and Moonbeam turntables; Pyxi phono stage; and more. . .