For all those things that are audio-related but are not reviews of audiophile gear. Travel logs, adventures, commentary & editorials all fall here.
The Conion C-100F is a Japanese made Stereo 4-band FM/AM Tuner, Double Cassette Recorder Boombox. At nearly 30” wide, 16” tall, 8” deep and weighing 22lbs, this is a boombox of gargantuan size, with booming sonics, […]
A photographic narrative that parallels the typical show going experience, or in all likelihood is indistinguishable from it. There is no unequivocal way to gauge the probability of a social symmetry. Conversation There will always […]
Audio Advice celebrates forty years in business by pulling out all the stops during their annual Music Matters event. Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook Music Matters, is an annual celebration of music listening. […]
Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook William Henry (website) is an American luxury brand, designing and creating jewelry and accessories specifically for men. The William Henry collection includes jewelry, knives, pens, key-chains, writing instruments, money […]
A tale of record collecting and awakening — along the way we visit a hi-fi shop One afternoon while collecting Krispy Kreme donuts with my friend Vivian, she began a discussion concerning her vinyl collection. […]
A Photo Tour Everything I love about audio shows seldom has to do with audio. Axpona in Chicago proves to be one of the more lovable hi-fi events in America, as it pulls the largest crowds […]
“Just to let you know, we have a high-fidelity stereo system in the store today. I invite you to select any record from the shelf, take the center yellow chair, sit back for a listen… […]
“The only thing worse than audiophile snobbery, is the anti-audiophile snobbery.” Firstly, and mostly to get this out of the way, the term Audiophile sounds creepy. To the newcomer it sounds too much like that […]
Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook I became a music lover around the age of four when I discovered my parents record collection and convinced them to let me touch the knobs on the […]
Back in 2016, Gary Gill of Capital Audiofest fame demonstrated his latest DIY creation: A Voxativ-based horn speaker, constructed of gelcoat fiberglass and birch 10-ply. At this time last year his horns were sans bass […]
Who needs to fit in, when you already belong? Photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook The outside world can be a lonely place for audiophiles. For most of us: our dealer (stereo, not drugs), online forums, […]
Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook Click here for MOOGFEST 2017 // Part One. Durham: Moving Full Steam Ahead By this point in my two part series on MOOGFEST, (part one can be seen HERE) I am […]
Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook Click here for MOOGFEST 2017 // Part Two. The synthesis of music, art, and technology Their mission: “Grow a community of futurists who explore emerging sound technologies and […]
Late Night Listening and Brotherhood A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook Audio show coverage has been missing something, and that is the human element. There is a lot of hard work that goes into the […]
A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook I’m going to start off simple in this coverage. When Scot told me that AXPONA was an option, I got excited. What audiophile wouldn’t? We all love to see the […]
Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook Passing Our Hobby From One Generation To The Next Significance: according to most southern grandmothers could be best summarized as “Ain’t no one in the will gonna fight […]
Lessons in power, synergy, and love By Eric Franklin Shook Greensboro, North Carolina hasn’t seized the love it deserves for many years. It’s our third largest economy in the state, and more importantly it’s a […]
“If you haven’t grown up by age fifty, you don’t have to.” Saying that record stores were the Mecca of my youth is an understatement. Even though I mostly bought cassette tapes when just a […]
Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook From The Bottom To The Top Poverty in the American South has many names, one of them being Laurinburg. It’s a small town in North Carolina, just north […]
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