In a legal proceeding, the burden of proof falls on the party that is bringing the claim against another. “That guy robbed me.” In a scientific setting, the same can be true: “The Earth revolves around the sun” was a radical new idea that went against everything our culture knew at the time. The burden […]
Month: July 2021
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Dave has kindly agree to be interviewed by Howard Popeck for us. Meanwhile he tells us: I first purchased a pair of these speakers in 1977 and have retained my interest and enthusiasm for them to this day, having offered this service for the last 25years. Rebuilds have been carried out for a variety of […]
Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jgd0
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Led by multi-instrumentalist Justin Greaves (ex-ELECTRIC WIZARD, ex-IRON MONKEY) • Recommended if you like: ELECTRIC WIZARD, PINK FLOYD, KYLESA • 57-minute EP! • Including a lengthy, 2-part mind-blowing cover of PINK FLOYD’s classic “Echoes” • The B-side of the vinyl editions is beautifully etched • Transparent clear vinyl edition strictly limited to 250 copies […]
Geoff, from Hill acoustics wrote to Howard thus: Hi Howard, You know the past few days have been more than a bit frenetic, firstly getting the TTC750, (yes this was the Chamber that was originally due to go off during the Summer) back to here in preparation for the AES 139th Convention in New York […]
What Hi-Fi? tell us: We take a short-ish stroll down memory lane and revisit the best pound-for-pound stereo amplifiers we’ve tested since the turn of the century. Continues HERE
John Mayberry ( lecson-audio@googlegroups.com) writes: All the effort is worth it at times. I told some of you a friend came over a few months ago with his iPhone and outboard DAC. He’s a great guy, PhD in Optics, etc. After a listen to some of kit (hooked through our Hill Plasmatronics system), he asked […]
Disarming and engaging … pianist Christopher Glynn and soprano Claire Booth. Andrew Clements writes: More than half a century after his death, Percy Grainger’s true stature as a composer remains hard to pin down. For all that his own music trampled across stylistic boundaries and cheerfully subverted the conventions and proprieties of concert music, and […]
Way, way back in 1977 I scrimped and saved until I had the necessary £400 to buy a pair of these. They served me well for about 15 years until a pair of ES14s replaced them. It was either that or buy (at least) a NAP250 to replace my trusty but somewhat overworked NAP110. I […]
Guns N Roses Appetite for Destruction Tour, performed across four continents to promote the band s debut album released in July 1987, was undertaken over a16-month period during which the group served as opening act for The Cult, Mötley Crüe, Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden and Aerosmith, as well as headline shows of their own. It […]
Dedicated to the repair and refurbishment of vintage Gale GS-401/A/B/C audio speakers. More than 25 years experience Large amount of original parts and components Bass and Midrange re-foam service Chrome or Black end caps Replacement of any faulty driver Loan pair of speakers available Details HERE
Former Gramophone Young Artist of the Year, Jan Lisiecki has recorded a new cycle of the five concertos which DG has just released at the start of its Beethoven Edition Hear HERE
We are told …… Finding Shore is the sound of Rogerson distilling the essence of what he does after a protracted musical journey from childhood until now. He took the traditional route of music lessons and learning notation before starting composing “properly”. As a 17-year-old he had the odd contrast of being taught by the […]
We are told ….. The Moore Theater, Seattle, WA KISW-FM Broadcast 1974 Superb Live performance of Randy Newman from the Moore Theater, Seattle in 1974. Touring in support of the critical & commercial success of the just released ‘Good Old Boy’s’ album. The show captures him at his laconic & pithy best mixing dry mordant […]
An enthusiast writes ….. The mca component amplifier is a great sounding amp, very open and fast with a sweet treble, bass is not deep but fast and tuneful. One of the best integrated amps i’ve heard in fact. I’ve got the 101b preamp and the component preamp i’d have to say the component is […]
If the title and indeed often unearthly content of Messiaen’s best-known chamber work can lead us to listen to it in refined but also abstracted terms, this ‘reframing’ places the Quartet for the End of Time in the context of its disputed origins, in wartime France and Poland. You can read all about them […]
‘This show runs through nearly every great song the Band ever wrote and recorded since their original inception… remarkably fresh and exciting’ – concertvault.com • Classic live show • Recorded shortly before The Last Waltz • Superb audio fidelity • Background notes included • First time on Vinyl • 2x 180g Vinyl w/ insert in […]
Thank you for the question. We didn’t think a simple yes or no answer would suffice. So we decided to look up what Paul McGowan (PS Audio) – the most knowledgeable person we know in the industry re this topic. Here’s what he has to say: So, why should a power line fuse change the […]