The thread starts …. Hi, is there a way to tell the prodution year form the serial No. of the loudspeaker? Dip in and out HERE
Month: January 2020
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Paul McGowan: I am often asked why power supplies make a difference in audio electronics. For, after all, it’s the power supply and it is not in the signal path. Being outside the signal path suggests that a well designed power supply should be sonically invisible, as if it were not even there, yet the […]
The thread starts ….. I have been reading many views on the Forums (not just here) about the 1200/1210’s and the deck has been received with mixed views. Many just don’t want to be asociated with a ‘DJ’ playing ‘Happy Birthday’ by Altered Images at a kids birthday party and others who want to know […]
Paul McGowan My recent post suggested the perceived shift away from high-end audio was not what it appears. That, in fact, it is a shift away from spending family resources on isolating the audio system – not the lack of desire for high-performance. We now have entire generations of music lovers who want music throughout […]
To mark their 50th anniversary, The Kinks have announced details of an extensive re-release programme covering their classic 1964-1970 catalogue. The first album in the series will be 1970’s Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One, which will be reissued on August 18. This 2-CD reissue expanded edition comes with Mono and Stereo mixes as well as […]
Paul McGowan: Yesterday’s post suggested the perceived shift away from high-end audio was not what it appears. That, in fact, it is a shift away from spending family resources on isolating the audio system – not the lack of desire for high-performance. We now have entire generations of music lovers who want music throughout the […]
Paul McGowan writes: I was in the process of posting today’s Ask Paul video on the difficulty of designing power amplifiers when I was reminded of the lengths some speaker designers were willing to go for bass. I was thinking of Arnie Nudell’s Infinity Kappa series, the terror of solid state amplifier manufacturers the world […]
Paul McGowan: My friend Doug keeps on me about getting involved with digital EQ. I keep resisting. I am really not sure why. I think I have a stubborn streak in me. Or maybe I am just scared. I do know that once I latch onto something I can’t let it go. So often times […]
To celebrate the 80th birthday of the legendary American composer, The Complete Sony Recordings is the first ever release of Philip Glass Sony Classical recordings together in a limited-edition box set. The 24-CD set includes the first ever release of Glassworks specially mixed for your personal cassette player on CD, a 44 minute interview with […]
Paul McGowan writes: For those of you following the trail of the Music Room construction and the installation of the Infinity Reference Standard loudspeakers, the latest chapter, part 6 is up and ready for viewing. Part 7 will probably follow quickly as the IRS system is, as of this morning, setup in the room! Yesterday’s […]
Marc Aubort began his career in the late 1940’s working first with wire recorders and later with tape. Aubort first came to America in 1955 to inspect the American operation of European budget label MMS (Musical Masterpiece Society). In 1956 he made his first recording (monophonic) for the Vanguard label in Vienna, returning to […]
The thread starts: Before I write this I know exactly what the responses are going to be but to be honest I couldn’t give a toss but after feeling brainwashed by some on this site my sanity has finally been resumed, thank the lord. Around 2 months ago I felt compelled to try what most […]
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So I think I’ve got to the end of the line with my Raspberry Pi HAT DAC project and fancy having a go at a DAC build of some sort. I’ve been following the Twisted Pear Buffalo stuff for years, but never go around to dipping my toe in the water. What else is there […]
CD reissue of the classic live recording Music performed and composed by David Sylvian & Robert Fripp With a well-received studio album in the form of “The First Day” issued in summer 1993, Sylvian/Fripp took to the road for a lengthy tour to support the release. Trey Gunn reprised his role from the earlier tour […]
Paul McGowan: A fellow manufacturer dropped me a note recently in response to one of my posts regarding the declining acceptance of high-end audio in the home. He writes: “Audio-as-a-destination-activity is the enemy of the rest of the household. It takes both money and the listener away from the family. Home Theater is a friend […]
Will Hifi die out? Without young blood keen on listening to HiFi it most surely will. So what is to become of HiFi once we are all geriatric? Will the manufacturers devise lots of devices to enable the old and infirm to enjoy their hobby ? My first product will be the LP stacker […]
Paul McGowan: When I audition a stereo system using popular music I seem to focus most on imaging. Does it feel like I am in the space it was recorded in? When I audition using classical music the space becomes less important and what I seem to focus on is the sound of the instruments. […]
Paul McGowan writes: Of all the questions we are asked by customers, finding and fixing hum is perhaps number one. Ground loops would be our first suspect, but a close second is hum and noise from turntables. Ground loops occur when two pieces of interconnected equipment find themselves grounded at different levels (one slightly higher […]
NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS FM BROADCAST RECORDING FROM 1996 We are told: By the time of their performance at the Bizarre Festival on 17th August 1996, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds were enjoying their mostsuccessful era to date.Their latest album Murder Ballads, released in February that year, was their best-selling record yet, […]
Ribbon transducer manufacturing has traditionally been a specialized craft, even when part of a larger speaker manufacturing operation. The wisdom and perception for permanent installations was that the expense and temperamental aspects of ribbon diaphragm assemblies, their limited dynamic range, and the larger surface radiating area required for adequate low-end response limited their market acceptance. […]