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“Beethoven Pleads The Fifth” Won’t Stay Silent
Since the pandemic hit, most of us are just trying to make it from one day to the next. A small few of us are making it easier for everyone, through music, through the fight […]
Since the pandemic hit, most of us are just trying to make it from one day to the next. A small few of us are making it easier for everyone, through music, through the fight […]
The simplest path to destination isn’t always the best, in digital audio and in life. Summer road trips amidst a pandemic drive the idea home. Sure, you can wake up from a mid flight nap […]
“What are those light bulb things?” My roommate asked that as he bent over the Manley Labs Snapper Monoblock Amplifiers with his camera in hand. The downtown Los Angeles skyline tinted the sky charcoal grey […]
Czech composer Antonín Dvořák wrote a series of fantastical tone poems in 1896 that are some of my favorite short pieces in the classical canon. One called The Golden Spinning Wheel tells the tale of […]
See if this takes you back. There’s a device you can buy that you can plug into any AC outlet in a room, and it transforms the sound of your hi-fi system. Sound familiar? There […]
ANDOVER, MA (PTA) — Andover Audio is set to launch their new SpinStand ($169) which is designed for turntables, records, and beyond. But there’s more to the story here as it concerns Andover Audio. Andover […]
Current mood: there are two kinds of jazz musicians, those who have ideas and those who tell you about someone else’s ideas. There’s nothing wrong with the latter group, of course–these are the historians, the […]
This isn’t the first time I’ve seen a performer release two or more albums simultaneously–I still have my LP copies of Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons around here somewhere. It’s also […]
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA — Big news just in from Now Listen Here of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They’ve created a unique “scaled-down” audio show experience. The event aims to deliver a true high-end listening experience while […]
Some of you may have noticed that I don’t spend a lot of time talking about individual songs when I review albums. Occasionally, but not a lot. Perhaps that’s because I grew up listening to […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (PTA) — Big news in the world of hi-fi. Just recently we announced the launch of Audio Research’s new book celebrating their 50th Anniversary (linked here) and before that Marc Phillips’ review of […]
What is it about the female voice? What makes it so vital to audiophiles, so effective at telling us everything we need to know about our audio systems? Over the years I’ve brought this up […]
Anson Wright isn’t an ordinary jazz guitarist. When you look at the bios and press sheets from the record company on most jazz musicians, you’ll find a detailed account of the day the performer decided […]
SEATTLE, WA (PTA) — It was announced on Facebook yesterday by Lou Hinkley, founder of the Pacific Audio Fest that the show has signed on the dotted line (Are dotted lines even a thing any […]
This new LP reissue of Wolfgang Lackerschmid and Chet Baker’s Ballads for Two comes at a perfect time for my reviewing schedule. The sound quality–a very clean, wet and open capture of Lackerschmid’s vibes and […]
In reviewing the Sumiko Songbird phono cartridge, the little brother/sister to the Sumiko Starling I reviewed in The Occasional, I encountered somewhat of a dilemma. Is it wise to start off with the flagship product […]
MAPLE GROVE, MN — I’ll be honest. I’d probably buy this book just because Ken Kessler wrote it. Enclosed below a press release and more juicy book photos. Enjoy! Press Release Enclosed AUDIO RESEARCH RELEASES […]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Not a single audio show goes by where someone doesn’t ask me… “What’s Rafe Arnott up to these days?” It’s been since the spring of 2018 when Rafe Arnott departed […]
When it comes to the messy, disorganized state of things after my move from Rochester to Portland, there’s been one constant–Class M Planets and their new album Ravenswood. I liked this music the first time […]
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Launching in just a few weeks, and yet I can’t wait to see the new Audiovector R 6 Series in person. Tremendously sexy, the new R 6 Series from Audiovector promises to […]
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