PRIMALUNA: When It Comes To Bass, Power Means Nothing

It seems everybody is looking for better bass. Especially if they are replacing a tube amp that has no slam, or bass that has poor definition. So they make the mistake of buying more power. Unfortunately, power means nothing when it comes to sound quality, dynamics, and bass slam. That’s true with solid state, and it’s even MORE so […]

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KILL OR CURE: Sounds that heal, sounds that harm … ?

Karen Stollznow writes: Pavarotti singing Nessun Dorma from Puccini’s Turandot can bring people to tears, but can the tenor’s voice heal too? Can sounds both cure and kill? Let’s investigate some claims about healing and harming sounds. Many people seem to think there’s something magical about human speech; for example, the belief that uttering spells […]

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KING CRIMSON: News

19 CDs of live material from the UK & EU 1973/74, 1 CD of studio material, 2 DVD-A discs & 2 BD discs of studio & live material in hi-res stereo, quad & 5.1 surround, 12” box with booklet, memorabilia, album & poster prints +  3 bonus audio CDs • 19 CDs of live performance […]

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BLUES: Our office playlist 07/12/22

The Bad Day – HurricaneThe Blueflies – Treacherous KicksBad Bob Bates – Get Your Shirt A Little WetAC/DC – Ride OnAlex Fawcett Band – Devil On Your BackThe Milk Men – Shoot The LightsMark Hummel – Creeper ReturnsSherman Robertson – Out Of Sight Out Of MindLittle Walter – Just Your FoolThe Cinelli Brothers – Married […]

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OPERA: News

HELEN PIDD / MARK BROWN The ultimatum to English National Opera was attacked as ‘cultural vandalism’, but raised some hopes nearer Manchester https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/27/a-fight-at-the-opera-could-forcing-eno-up-north-work-out-manchester-arts-council

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TOO WIDE A GAP

Between a high-performance audiophile system and the casual plop-it-down-and-listen setup, there seems to be a pretty wide gap. Which makes me wonder why there isn’t something in the middle. Imagine a single wireless all-in-one floor-standing speaker. You unbox it, set it up along a living room wall, connect to your WiFi, and voila! A great, […]

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ACOUSTIC REALITY APS: What happened?

FRED DEIGHTON: Company based in the town of Holstebro in the Midtjylland region of Denmark. Originally founded in 1996 when Peter Thomsen started to make tetrahedron shaped loudspeakers under the AV-Reality brand as a side business while he ran an electronics design business called MultiTec, but the AV-Reality name is simply taken from the driver […]

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ARCAM: The rHEAD – observations

They said: Arcam has always been known for producing class-leading integrated amplifiers, all of which featured excellent headphone stages. The rHead continues that tradition, but n the highly specialised area of discrete analogue headphone amplification in a small, solidly and beautifully built unit designed to complement the audio system of any headphone lover. The rHead […]

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JIMMY PAGE: News

So many myths have grown around Led Zeppelin, the British rock band that ruled the Seventies and continues to cast a long shadow over popular music, that their guitarist, producer and curator extraordinaire Jimmy Page has to see the funny side. The 71-year-old’s hair may be snow-white but his black-clad frame is as pencil-thin as […]

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CLASS D: What we want is for a preamp or power amp to amplify only the AC, or the moving electricity, and we do not want it to amplify or have anything to do with DC on its input or output.  Seems simple enough.

Paul McGowan:  Recently I promised we’d jump into Class D amps and how they work – but before going there I wanted to take a short detour – one that a few of you have been on my case to get out in the open for a while: direct coupling. I really hesitate to write […]

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SEASICK STEVE: Interview

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 […]

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JOE JACKSON: News

Joe Jackson is one of the most unique musicians in British pop history. Coming out of the punk musical revolution, he immediately got noticed for his skill in combining raw energy, great taste and dislike of stereotypes. Joe Jackson and his band appeared on the British music scene just after the punk revolution with iconic […]

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