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RY COODER: Acoustic Performance Radio Ranch 12th December 1972 (CD)

Stunning Acoustic Performance at Radio Branch. Broadcast on WMMS-FM 12th December 1972 Includes the entire broadcast Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality. Background liners Ry Cooder needs little introduction to a large majority as he has come to dominate the respect and admiration metered out by numerous artists and critics over the last five decades. […]

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TECHNICS: SA-1000. A classic receiver?

FYI ONLY … NOT FOR SALE http://classicreceivers.com write ….. This giant Technics SA-1000 receiver is one of the rarer monster receivers.  You don’t see them come up for sale very often. And, while they may not be as popular as Marantz or Pioneer they still bring big bucks on the auction market.  They were produced […]

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DANGEROUS TOPIC: But this is not about cable wars, rather about the logic of the debate

Dangerous topic; but this is not about cable wars, rather about the logic of the debate. There are two basic disputes (a) whether properly designed cables sound different at all, and (b) if they can sound different, what preference should be attached to that difference. Note here that the debate about whether a category of […]

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WELCH and RAWLINGS: Soul Journey (180g Vinyl LP)

• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL  • INSERT • AVAILABLE ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME! Soul Journey (2003) is the fourth studio album by Gillian Welch. As with all of her previous releases, it is a collaboration with David Rawlings. In their preceding work, Welch and Rawlings had experimented with using only acoustic guitar and banjo […]

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MOZART: Violin Concertos

“With this recording we wish to present a fresh version of the most elegant violin concertos in the history of music. While respecting the origin and tradition of this music, we have sought a new and dynamic musical experience rooted in our present time. To us, Mozart is as solid as rock, as soft as […]

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GUTWIRE: What they said ….. at the time

Ground Cable Your components are grounded. Your AC wall outlet is grounded. Why aren’t your circuit boards? We’ve found that most audio circuit boards are not connected to an AC ground leading to less than optimal sonic results. Our Ground Cables improve the performance of your system by providing these boards with a direct path […]

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How Mozart loved Handel. Lindsay Kemp explores the link between the two great composers…

Lindsay Kemp explores the link between the two great composers… Composers of the past did not always know their predecessors’ work as we do. Mozart’s musical upbringing being utterly of its time, the music he heard in his formative years was principally that of his older contemporaries rather than of the previous generation. Travelling around Europe […]

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BALANCED CABLES: Pointless … in a home system?

Hi guys, I finally have the option of using balanced cables since my new amp purchase (Plinius Hautonga) now has balanced outputs which my previous amp doesn’t. I’m thinking of connecting it between the Hautonga amp and the M-DAC. I can’t find any reviews for balanced cables in WHF/HFC so am depending on your kind […]

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