Year: 2022
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Is it price, parts quality, brands, or designers that makes some audio products sound better than others? Learn the truth behind how manufacturers decide what products are going to cost.
The most complete package to date of Stan Getz’s Columbia albums 8 great albums! covering the period 1972-1979, most produced by Stan himself Each individual album is packaged in a replica mini-LP sleeve reproducing that album’s original cover art. Booklet with full discographical info., photos, and liner notes It was not long after tenor saxophonist […]
When our eyes are assaulted with a bright flash of glare we put our hands up to shield ourselves. It’s not a whole lot different with audio. A biting dose of glare makes me cringe and reach for the volume control. Glare is that overly bright sound that rides atop the music. It has any […]
THE OBJECTIVE: The objective here is to, on a continual basis, refine the best system, under £100, that can be achieved today, pre-owned. A FEW GROUND RULES: Please look at episode #01 for clarification PLEASE NOTE: Every item in the system has been purchased by me off the auction sites. At this cheap-as-chips level, the […]
“Having vowed never to record again, one of pop’s most lauded singer-songwriters, Joni Mitchell, is returning with a new album this year. A tribute album is also due for release and Radio 2 was recently granted a rare interview. Is this the resurfacing of just another rock relic or that rare event: a comeback worth […]
They dominated the record catalogues of the 1950s and 1960s. Orchestras trembled at their every irate, intemperate word and record company executives scuttled to do their bidding. When the CD arrived, their recordings were again released in swathes. And then, like the dinosaurs, they suddenly disappeared. The once-mighty maestros Pierre Monteux, Fritz Reiner, Charles Munch, […]
We are told ….. The Flying Burrito Brothers- White Line Fever – The Record Plant, Hollywood, September 19th,1971 (CD) Following Sneaky Pete’s decision to leave the band in April ’71 for a more lucrative day job as a session player in L.A., Al Perkins was drafted in from Texas band ‘Shiloh’. Their third album ‘The […]
Paul McGowan. As I get more familiar with the new music system a couple of thoughts occur to me about what it is that gets me excited about what I am hearing and experiencing. I think the magnification and separation of elements within the recording have to stand out above many others. I am fortunate […]
Paul McGowan writes: Back in “the day” a manufacturer would launch a new product to waiting Audiophiles and the first reviews of it would generally start to emerge perhaps 6 months later. In the meantime, many units were sold without benefit of other people’s opinions save those of the dealer. Now that dynamic is changed. […]
I have just fitted my F9E to my Akito mounted on my 401 and it sounds very good. So good in fact (apart from some sibilance) that it will stay there till I can find a MM that has the same sort of character. Anyone who has used a F9E will know what I mean, […]
Overview: What could this possibly have to do with a music web site? Guest contributor Ray Purchase explains: The Hobbit – High Frame Rates Don’t Work for Cinema Here’s a recent case that highlights that choice of frame rate is critical. http://gizmodo.com/5969817/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-masterclass-in-why-48-fps-fails The director of the film The Hobbit decided to try higher frame rates […]
Editor preface. I read this, this morning and not for the first time wondered not if but rather for how long this has being going on in some audiophile forums? I remain deeply, deeply suspicious of any forum poster using a pseudonym rather than their full name. Try substituting ‘equipment’ for ‘book’ in the following […]
Kicked out of his family home at the age of 14, Steve became a genuine hobo, hopping freights all over America. Always travelling with his guitar – having been taught a few chords as a kid by Delta bluesman KC Douglas, an old pal of the legendary Tommy Johnson – in the ’60s he began to play at […]
The Jeff Healey Band was known for their high-energy live performances. This special edition package features three very unique concerts (their appearance at the 1989 Montreal Jazz Festival, in support of their debut album ‘See The Light’, a 1991 performance at Switzerland’s St. Gallen Open Air Festival and a 1995 concert in their home town […]
They tell us ….. Iconic musician and Blues Hall of Fame member John Mayall releases his latest CD, Talk About That. Joining Mayall (vocals, keyboards, harmonica and guitar) and Greg Rzab (bass), Jay Davenport (drums) and Rocky Athas (guitar) as special guest is legendary guitarist Joe Walsh, who plays on two tracks, “The Devil Must […]
We’re all a bit worried about being criticized. What if those we respect don’t agree with us or have differing opinions? What would happen if you played for someone your favorite track on your perfect setup and they were unimpressed? Or worse, pointed out problems? We all love it when our friends and family swoon […]
