AUDIO INSIDER

Turns out that while a servo system can indeed turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse

If I believe something to be correct it’s easy for me to jump to a conclusion that matches that belief. On the other hand, if an observation doesn’t match my belief, I don’t jump anywhere near as high or quickly. In fact, it takes a great deal of energy to jump in the opposite direction. […]

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Sonic Wonderland by Trevor Cox – review

CASPER HENDERSON: Sand dunes hum and oceans rumble in this infectiously enthusiastic study of sound and hearing “I am hearing all the secret whisperings of the world!” says the Big Friendly Giant, whose ears are as large as those of an elephant, to the young heroine Sophie in Roald Dahl’s story. “I is hearing the […]

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AUDIO INSIDER

Digital dilemma

Perhaps the most difficult technology to wrap one’s head around is digital. Analog? Not so much. Consider that it’s not that hard to understand how the quality of a tape head or a phono cartridge has a direct and obvious impact on sound quality. It has to. Digital is a whole different can of worms. […]

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JAZZ: For aficionados

I’m going to review records in my collection, and you’ll be able to decide if they’re worthy of your collection. These records are what I consider “must haves” for any jazz aficionado, and would be found in their collections. I wont review any record that’s not on CD, nor will I review any record if […]

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ACOUSTAT: What happened to them?

This is all I’ve been able to find: A manufacturer of electrostatic loudspeakers formed by designer James C. Strickland in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA in 1973. First product was shipped in 1976 in the form of the Model X, a hybrid electrostatic/dynamic loudspeaker that featured a built in valve based servo amplifier and a year […]

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ROUSSEAU: The Harmony Between His Musical Theory and his Philosophy

    John T. Scott writes ….. Rousseau is best known as the author of philosophic works, but he was a musician and musical theorist before he burst onto the European literary scene with his First Discourse. While he earned celebrity as an anti-philosophical philosopher, he continued to consider music as his primary vocation and […]

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THE BILL EVANS TRIO: On A Monday Evening (Vinyl LP)

We are told: UNRELEASED 1976 BILL EVANS TRIO CONCERT on VINYL. On A Monday Evening features eight songs performed in the Madison Union Theater at the University of Wisconsinon Monday, November 15, 1976 and exists thanks to two college-age deejays that recorded and archived the concert. Larry Goldberg and James Farber had interviewed Bill Evans […]

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AUDIO INSIDER

The trap, I suspect, is leaning too hard in either direction:

It’s likely no coincidence that my favorite headphones are from Audeze. They are based on the same planar magnetic technology behind PS Audio’s speakers. I’ve tried a number of their headphones but currently, in the mix room at Octave Records, I am enjoying a pair of their LCDMX4 which they tout as being best for mixing and […]

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HAFLER: PH60 Phonostage

By Julie Mullins As every audiophile knows, David Hafler is a hi-fi legend. Among other advances, he’s known for his work, along with Herbert Keroes, on Blumlein’s ultra-linear circuit. In 1954 he founded Dynaco and soon became a household name. The Dynaco ST-70, one of the best-selling amplifiers of all time (it sold more than […]

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Sinéad O’Connor Q&A – as it happened

From the archives Sinéad O’Connor came in to The Guardian for a webchat and, from her favourite cheeses and insults, to her feelings about the Catholic Church and Van Morrison, she left no topic untouched http://www.theguardian.com/music/live/2014/jul/25/sinead-oconnor-qa-post-your-questions-now

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