Forty-something years ago we believed with all our hearts that simple was better. That a single potentiometer in the signal path was the cleanest, purest, best sounding preamplifier anyone could build. Today, we’ve come to understand it was close, yet no cigar. Rarely are things as simple as we would like them to be. We’re happiest […]
Month: July 2021
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“I have only had the cables installed since Friday so run in is not complete. Comparing with Linn K400 or Ecosse ES4.45. The Ecosse cable is a bi-wire cable and I tried it using single runs of either the multi strand or solid core sections. In my current system the sound is cleaner and less […]
The Replacements’ farewell performance (though it was not billed as such at the time) took place at Grant Park in Chicago on July 4, 1991, as part of radio station WXRT’s free concert series. The final incarnation of the Mats (with the latest addition, drummer Steve Foley in tow) had been touring together for six […]
Stephen Stills & Manassas, live at Bananafish Gardens, New York 16th April 1973 Following the summer 1971 split of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Stephen Stills quickly formed Manassas with former Byrd / Flying Burrito Brother Chris Hillman, as well as guitarist Al Perkins, fiddler Byron Berline, keyboardist Paul Harris, singer / percussionist Joe Lala, […]
As would be the case for many people of my generation, my starting point for this film was Ken Russell’s Song of Summer, which was a drama about Delius’s final years. I think it is the best composer film that Russell ever made. It relies very heavily on the book by Eric Fenby, Delius As […]
We are told: Classic WLIR FM Broadcast from My Father’s Place, Old Roslyn, New York 11th April 1981 in support of the just released debut album. On vacation from the stresses of his day job the energy and enthusiasm is palpable. Carl Wilson ‘The heart and voice of an angel’ Too Early To Tell Bright […]
We are told: 10 CD Clamshell box with replica LP Sleeves. Wilson Pickett was a pioneer of American R&B and soul music. After signing with Atlantic Records in 1964, the Alabama-born singer/songwriter went on to record unforgettable hits like Mustang Sally, Land of 1000 Dances and his signature track, In The Midnight Hour. Wilson Pickett’s […]
Brian found an almost new pair of 1-meter Transparent Balanced Reference Interconnect listed on Audiogon at a great price. He jumped at the chance. When he hooked them up to his Krell system, though, they just didn’t sound right. He was almost ready to send them back for a refund when his friend asked him […]
Though regularly hailed as one of English music’s finest voices, Sandy Denny’s solo work has never quite enjoyed the sort of adulation that’s heaped on her work with Fairport Convention, or even Fotheringay or The Strawbs (not to mention her cameo appearance with Led Zeppelin). Maybe it’s because her solo albums never quite delivered on […]
Stereophile: It was unusually warm for early spring, without a cloud in the big, blue sky to tame the sun’s dazzling light—far too beautiful a day to be indoors, but Uncle Omar and I had already planned a little listening session, and I was determined to show him that high-end cables would make a difference […]
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Christopher Breunig writes: The interest here lies in the pianist Bernd Glemser (whose Rachmaninov programme on OC 558 is not to be missed: it has the Corelli Variations, Sonata 2 and other pieces) and the transcribed string quartet, which might be a way in for those who normally would fight shy of Shostakovich’s chamber […]
David Vickers takes an in-depth look at the composer, his life, and works… Not so long ago George Frideric Handel was best known to the general public for a few predictable things: Messiah, being ‘German’, his obesity, and for going blind. Thankfully that narrow perception has substantially altered over the last 30 years. Nowadays we […]
Martin Cullingford writes: Every year, around this time, I report back from the annual gathering of the classical industry at the Classical:NEXT conference. Bringing labels, distributors, innovators and artists together always breeds good ideas, goodwill and a better, shared understanding of where, as an industry, we are heading. Year after year, the constant is the […]
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A member asks: I have been toying with the dilemma as to whether a digital cable could possibly make any perceived improvement to my system for some time. After a lot of research and trawling the web I settled on the Mains Cables R US Ultimate Digital coax as my top choice. To say the […]
We are told: In celebration of the centennial year of Woody Guthrie’s Birth, Nonesuch Records releases Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions. When American folk legend Woody Guthrie died in 1967 at the age of 55, he left behind a trove of more than one thousand sets of complete lyrics with no music. In 1995, his […]
I’ve always heard that single-ended, directional interconnects (e.g., AudioQuests) should be installed with the arrows pointing away from the source. Is that really true, though? It seems like it actually doesn’t have much to do with signal travel, but with grounding: normally, the shield is connected to ground at the end the arrow points toward. […]
Turn Me Up!™ is a non-profit music industry organization campaigning to give artists back the choice to release more dynamic records. To be clear, it’s not our goal to discourage loud records; they are, of course, a valid choice for many artists. We simply want to make the choice for a more dynamic record an […]
This is the 35th anniversary edition of the classic & essential concept album from ALAN PARSONS, which is celebrated with a deluxe x 37 trk, x2 CD package, featuring compelling & extensive unreleased & rare material. Includes extensive booklet, with new liner notes & rare photo’s. Disc: 1 1. May Be A Price To Pay 2. Games […]
Whether they actually sound better or not, I don’t really care but I have a fetish for beautifully made, anaconda sized audio cables, especially with unusually well made connectors. Any ideas here especially where 2nd hand is a deep discount would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. MORE
From the archives: As his centenary year reaches a climax, Claudia Pritchard hails the composer Continue reading