Nick Clark writes ….. Many musicians see social networking sites as an ideal way to get closer to fans and drum up publicity for albums and concerts. Nick Cave is not one of those musicians. The 55-year old, described as having “one of the most extraordinary careers in the annals of pop music,” was dragged […]
Month: April 2020
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Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant talks about his lifelong love of music from the Deep South. Read the entire interview HERE
Neil, As a listener, a civilian if you like and not an editor how important, in your view, is it for a speaker design to sound full bodied and detailed at low sound pressure levels? Well I think it’s rather important that, because so many people live in our overcrowded island in restrictive circumstances where […]
Paul McGowan writes: I’ve been noodling on a comment made a few weeks ago that high-end audio is mostly a status symbol owned by wealthy people who do not care about audio or music. I must say I find that totally wrong and offensive. In fact, the more I think about the comment the more […]
Originally published August 2014 Edmund Finnis is a contemporary composer who grew up as both a chorister and a fan of electronic music Continues HERE
Teddy Riley has always had the cutting edge on production. Highlights of his career include forming R&B super groups Guy and Blackstreet, and co-producing and co-engineering Michael Jackson’s Dangerous album – it has sold over 32 million copies and saw him win a Grammy for Best Engineering (non-classical). He has produced countless landmark records, such […]
The Computer Audiophile writes: Sitting in an oversized bulbous chair outside the interview room waiting for my turn to speak with Neil Young was surreal. I didn’t grow up a big fan of Neil. I was introduced to his music through my favorite band Pearl Jam. PJ frequently plays Rockin’ In The Free World as […]
Paul McGowan writes: There are more brands of loudspeakers than electronics by a big margin. If I had to guess at the reason for this I’d imagine a couple of things: speakers are easier to design than electronics and customers tend to change speakers more often than other categories. To that end, there are very […]
“Okay, so I used to think that listener fatigue meant that your ears just kind of got tired from listening to speakers that were overly bright. I don’t have a good understanding of the make up of an ear, but I believe there are muscles in an ear that, I guess, expand and contract while […]
Mark Fleiscmann writes: Does the world need another optical disc format in this download-oriented era? Sony and Panasonic think so, though they’re positioning the Archival Disc for professional use in the movie industry and in cloud-based data centers. The format holds 300 gigabytes on a double-sided disc with three layers per side. It is said […]
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Dave, would you be able to take two minutes or so to give a brief overview of your educational and work history? OK, I suppose my interest in what might loosely be called ‘sound recording’ started when I was really quite young. I’m not sure why, to be perfectly honest, but I became very interested […]
Is one TT type inherently better than another? I see the rim drive VPI praised in the forum as well as the old idler arm. I’ve only experienced a direct drive Denon and a belt driven VPI” Classic. Dip in and out HERE
Solid-state drives (SSDs) seem expensive, and I’ve seen some so-called ‘hybrid’ drives which combine a small solid-state element with a traditional hard drive. Obviously they give you more storage, but are these any good for audio work, and better than conventional drives, or should I steer well clear? SOS contributor Martin Walker replies: The advertising makes hybrid drives […]
Paul McGowan: “Have you heard? You can reduce the risk of age-related hearing loss by consuming more sweet potatoes, salmon, and almonds.” So states an article about how to help our hearing and reduce loss with time. The article can be accessed here and thanks to Paul’s Post reader Kent Tagger for sending me this […]
Music and its accurate reproduction can provide some of life’s great pleasures. Beautiful art meets wonderous technology, and fanatics find communities of fellowship and glossy magazines with which their desires are regularly stoked. But audiophilia comes at a price, and not just in dollars and cents. A three-decade obsession with sound has convinced me that […]
Paul McGowan writes: Mark Lewis our resident Brit working in our sales department and helping me with the Reference system installed a pair of Anthony Gallo Strada loudspeakers for me to hear – having never heard a pair. He’s really quite enamored with these odd looking loudspeakers and for good reason. I gave a listen […]
Matthew Weiss is a music producer and Grammy-nominated studio engineer. Early in his career, he began working with Arrested Development, Ronnie Spector, !llmind, and more. In 2015, he executive produced Soul Veggies; a self-titled album that reached #47 on the Indie Billboard Chart. He was a guest speaker at Cornell University and SXSW and has […]
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Previously Not only is the Editor’s decision final, but … His decision is not up for debate or interpretation. Let me explain. Years ago it was not uncommon for a reviewer to act as a talent scout for a magazine. He / she might have spotted a new maker and/or new technology at a show […]
Paul McGowan writes: I am going to stick my neck out and make you a wager. I’ll bet that if I crept into your home one night and swapped +/- on each of your speakers that you’d not notice the difference. Yet, in the heat of the moment during a listening session you’d hear the […]