DIGITAL: The thing about digital volume controls is …..

Paul McGowan writes: I struggled with how to write this because the subject’s rather complicated and in the end decided to keep it simple.  Heck, it’s Sunday after all and we’re supposed to be taking a day off. Yesterday we covered analog volume controls and how they, by virtue of adding something into the signal […]

Read More

KISS: News 1

• Historical performance at Lafayette Music Room, Memphis, April 18 1974 • Includes the entire WMC FM-100 broadcast • Complete with background notes and rare images This radio broadcast captures Kiss on fiery form at the outset of their career, just weeks after the release of their classic debut album. Taped for airplay on Memphis’s […]

Read More

KISS: News 2

We are told ….. DISC 1: 01 Detroit Rock City 02 Cold Gin 03 Strutter 04 Shandi 05 Calling Dr. Love 06 Firehouse 07 Talk To Me 08 Is That You 09 2.000 Man 10 I Was Made For Lovin’ You 11 New York Groove 12 Love Gun 13 God Of Thunder 14 Rock And […]

Read More

STAX: 4040 or Omega earspeakers for a blues enthusiast?

My system is LP12/ Itok/ Koetsu/Armageddon/Groove/Hi cap/82/250/Kabers.Some time back I bought a Densen 400XS CD player second hand to play a few discs I usually keep in the car. 30 Min’s into the first blues disc it sounded so bad I assumed I had a poor recording.On with another – same terrible sound.Even my wife […]

Read More

STUDIO: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Mike Crossey

The 1975’s chart-topping album is just one of a string of hit debuts engineered, mixed and produced by Mike Crossey. Mike Crossey is a man of many talents, two of which are a knack for propelling unknown acts to the top of the hit parade, and the ability to mix tracks that sound amazing on the radio. Speaking […]

Read More

KRELL: What happened at Krell and why the D’agostino family is out

Sometimes there is as much intrigue in the world of high-end audio as there is in the realms of politics, entertainment and narcotics. Such seems to be the case with the saga of the high-respected audio firm Krell and its founders, the D’Agostino family. Continues HERE

Read More

JAMES BROOKER: News

It was the legendary Louisiana musician Dr John who memorably described James Booker as “the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced”. Though Booker – who died from hard living in 1983 at the age of 43 – would have undoubtedly approved of the description, it does diminish his musical stature […]

Read More

CLEER ENDURE ANC HEADPHONES: News

CHRIS HALL: What’s happened?The Cleer Enduro ANC headphones fall on the more affordable end of the spectrum when it comes to wireless noise-cancelling cans. But, despite the relatively low cost of entry, these headphones have some serious specifications.Our quick verdictIf you’re looking for an affordable set of wireless noise-cancelling headphones, the Cleer Enduro ANC are well […]

Read More

JAMES BROWN: News

We are told ….. James Brown, live on Soul Train, America’s leading TV showcase for soul, funk and R&B. By 1973 James Brown was known as ‘the Godfather of Soul’, reflecting his huge influence over a new generation of black singers. It was therefore inevitable that he would appear on Soul Train, America’s leading TV […]

Read More