Paul McGowan writes: How do you connect a subwoofer up if there’s no subwoofer output available on your equipment? Paul explains the best way to go about it and why. Watch Now
Month: July 2022
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Power delivery inevitably is a polarizing subject, the topic of filtration perhaps even more so. Should you wish to explore it for yourself with a system you find could stand somewhat more relaxed accuracy, subtlety, maturity and long-term pleasantness, the ISOL-8 MiniSub 2 would make a good subject. Without any dynamic losses but six sockets […]
On vinyl for the first time, the first volume in a series of three.· Reissued in time to celebrate 25 years of Fat Possum,showcasing their fine blues roots.· “The last three years have been from hell. Every morning I had to force myself to get dressed and go to work. It would’ve been easier to […]
Originally published November 2014 It can be over in 15 minutes. It can last several hours. It can be done with a Wurlitzer – or 20 guitars. Now In C, the defining work of minimalist music has been tackled by Damon Albarn and Africa Express. Its composer Terry Riley reveals how it all began Continues […]
An eclectic, brightly attenuated recording, 2018’s The Junction is the Manhattan Transfer’s first studio album since the death of founding member Tim Hauser from a heart attack in 2014. It’s also the first album the legendary vocal group has recorded with his replacement, M-Pact vocalist Trist Curless. Along with Curless, once again showcased are the […]
Paul McGowan … All stereo systems produce a sonic image—some better than others. But, regardless of the image quality, there’s one thing we can say they have in common: a size to that image. If you turn the level of the stereo down to a whisper there’s a tiny image trapped between the speakers. Crank […]
Great systems make great recordings glorious, but what’s more important? Can a great system also make a mediocre recording sound good, fixing up that which is wrong with the recording? More HERE
From 1970 we believe
The Distortion of Sound is a documentary about the decline of sound quality and how technology has changed the way we listen to music. It will open your ears and inspire you to reach for richer, more soul-stirring musical experiences. Hear it all at http://www.DistortionOfSound.com
This is the text of an advert taken out by Radford in HFN in 1969 About Power Amplifiers – Valve or Transistor? If you are about to purchase a high quality amplifier, the question – Valve or Transistor type? – is bound to arise. There are too many parameters to equate and too much conflicting […]
Volume controls of all kinds affect sound quality in negative ways, some more than others. Is there one type of level control that’s better than all others and if so, why? Watch Now
MARTYNA KIELEK While Sélène Saint-Aimé is still to some extent in the “young and promising” category (she does not have a Wikipedia entry yet, which in 2021 probably does imply being a “rising star”), her talent is increasingly earning much-deserved recognition in the world of French jazz. Just like many of the artists I intend […]
While Jazz Flautist Herbie Mann Is Often Remembered as a Pop-Jazz Player, He Was Actually a Pioneer in Popularizing World Music and Even Prog-Rock with Recordings Released on His Own Embryo Imprint In the Late ‘60s, He Was Fronting One of the Most Progressive and Electrifying Bands in the World: Guitarist Sonny Sharrock, Miroslav […]
Elisa Bray writes: The band’s latest album takes them way beyond the jangly indie-pop for which the quartet are still known. When Bombay Bicycle Club formed at the age of 15, they wouldn’t have expected to be discussing their fourth album, from their own studio, nine years later. “We would have picked a better name […]