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This is something new. I have had at least one Naim component in my system for the last 27 years. The result of all the swopping and changing ended with me having a LP12/Aro/Armagedden, CDX2, 52, Super, Snaxo, Hi, 250×2, SBL. Finally decided, enough is enough. Sold everything from 52 to SBL, only leaving my […]
Since the release, in 1966, of ‘Stand Back’, Charlie Musselwhite has recorded over 20 albums and received 18 WC Handy Awards and 6 Grammy nominations. In a career now running into it’s 5th decade he’s played with all the greats (John Lee Hooker was the Best Man at his wedding!) and pushed the boundaries of […]
Here I am bothering you again with the Harbeth matter. I’ve been offered a pair of second hand Harbeth HL5 and I’d like to know your opinion about: Sound. Is there any outstanding sonic difference between a HL5 and a Super HL5? Less highs in the former because the SHL5 carries a super tweeter? What […]
Using a file based system the oath goes like this. (For other media insert as appropriate.) “I swear to reproduce the file, the whole file and nothing but the file so help me listener.” Some recent comments regarding full range drivers and many of the posts I’ve read over the time I’ve been at AoS […]
Paul McGowan: I am pretty sure that’s already happened. Go to any of the high end audio shows and the variety of music is big, varied and not centered around classical music. I, for one, advocate the use of classical music for two reasons: I love it and it is the easiest to get right […]
Just over 30 years ago, band The La’s released their sole LP – a masterpiece that shaped guitar music. But its brilliant frontman has been elusive ever since, writes Shaun Curran. MORE
Where are you? What mods have you done ? I have been using these ET2’s for over 9 years now. I am still figuring them out and learning from them. They can be modified in so many ways. Bruce Thigpen laid down the GENIUS behind this tonearm over 20 years ago. Some of you have […]
Well, I just couldn’t help it. This is regarded by many as the best receiver ever made, it appeared locally on ebay, and I just had to have it, to go with my little Spendors in the bedroom system. It is not in quite as good condition as the photo (or the listing) suggest […]
Thomas J. Norton (Stereophile mag) writes: When Cary Christie, Arnie Nudell, and John Ulrick founded Infinity Systems more than 25 years ago, high-end audio as we know it today didn’t exist. Hi-fi was audio, though the reverse wasn’t necessarily true.Through the growth years, Infinity became a major force in the High End. Cary Christie is […]
For a long time, I was on the Great Speaker Hunt, and started or added to a number of threads, particularly about the speaker makes referenced above, all of which I lived with. I was struggling with one of the real problems with (some) high end audio (as I see it): Hearing crisp highs with […]
1974 album features Chapman on guitar with Nigel Pegrum on drums, Rick Kemp on bass, Maddy Prior and Bridget St.John on backing vocals. Includes bonus tracks. 1. The Rock N Roll Jigley 2. Party Pieces 3. Another Season Song 4. Stranger Passing By 5. Used To Be 6. Deal Gone Down 7. The Banjo Song […]
From a long while ago …. Alex Larson has been performing under his alias “Crankshaft” for almost four years now. His stylized alter ego is a fascinating extension of his Midwest upbringing, which combines his love for primitive musical forms (blues, punk, surf rock), with his adoration for classic automobiles. Although he has devoted […]
Tuning a piano also tunes the brain, say researchers who have seen structural changes within the brains of professional piano tuners. Researchers at University College London and Newcastle University found listening to two notes played simultaneously makes the brain adapt. Brain scans revealed highly specific changes in the hippocampus, which governs memory and navigation. These […]