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On 15th July 1987, two guitar maestros, Paco de Lucia and John McLaughlin, shared the stage at the Montreux Jazz Festival for an evening of breathtaking flamenco music. The show opened with a solo piece from John McLaughlin, followed by a solo piece from Paco de Lucia, before the two virtuosos joined forces in a […]
Reader John Vookles sent me this note: “Years ago I was selling a pair of Acoustat 3s so I ran an ad in the paper (this was pre-internet). A gentleman called and wanted to come listen and I recommended that he bring along a favorite recording. He came with a recording of artillery weapons being […]
We all have a personal set of standards. These bar-setting rules determine just about everything in our lives from how we dress, eat, interact, advertise ourselves, choose our friends, and listen to music. Especially listen to music. The types and quality of music I listen to must meet a specific standard. Shrill, bangy, loud, and […]
Most of us live with good enough for the bulk of our lives. The problem for me is deciding when good enough isn’tgood enough—when I suspect something’s better but don’t really know. This can lead to an unsettled feeling filled with hand wringing and constant doubt or I can sometimes just take a deep breath and […]
I can’t think of a track in my library I play at the same volume level as another, though that seems too out there to be true. Regardless, let’s say with some certainty that I change the volume level to match the musical track nearly every time I listen. This occurs because every piece of music […]
At my core, I am an inventor. I love nothing more than to be given a challenge—a problem—that needs a solution and the freedom to invent a new way to solve that problem. One of the greatest joys I have experienced is being part of a team of engineers that can take an idea and […]
Michael Hann: They have put buffalo on hydraulic lifts, made crack-rap cover versions and taken part in Dada-inspired art projects. ZZ Top are the veteran absurdists of 12-bar blues. “We thought: ‘Let’s have a stage the shape of Texas.'” In dark glasses, 10-gallon hat, cowboy boots and – of course – long beard, ZZ Top’s bassist Dusty Hill […]
It’s been 8 years since we introduced the groundbreaking DirectStream DAC. 8+ years since designer Ted Smith blew me away with the sound of his prototype and we began the process of turning it into a product. It’s been an amazing journey and now we’re about to release the MK2 version of this stunning product. As we […]
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We are told: Disc 1. Rebecca Cohn Auditorium,Halifax, NS – 08-12-1982 01 DJ intro 02 Be My Baby 03 Love Over and Over 04 (Talk to Me of) Mendocino 05 Mount Royal Blues 06 Heart Like a Wheel 07 DJ 08 First Born 09 The Pump Song 10 La Belle S’Est Etourdie 11 Star Cab […]
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Well, this is unexpected news. MQA Ltd has developed a new hi-res wireless codec called MQair, which aims to deliver higher quality PCM and MQA audio files when streaming to wireless and Bluetooth devices. It has also achieved hi-res audio wireless certification from the Japan Audio Society (JAS) – whose stamp of approval (and gold logo) […]
I have just been offered a Transcriptor Skeleton. But to me it seems as a somewhat strange construction? Why the glassbox ? Won’t it resonate like a bell?
Editorial note 21/02/19. The thread started in 2011 but I found (this evening) that quite a few of the observations are still relevant and interesting. Neil / editor ===================== I thought it might be good to share this little gem. Michell Transcriptor Hydraulic Reference Turntable. I like I no doubt many others on here, was […]
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells were considered by many as one of the best duos of modern Chicago blues and here they perform with an electricity that has seldom been matched.Originally recorded live from the 1974 Montreaux Jazz Festival, Buddy and Junior are joined on stage by PineTop Perkins, Bill Wyman, Terry Taylor & Dallas […]
Linn’s Ivor Tiefenbrun famously suggested that if you can’t get the information off the vinyl disc in the first place then nothing else you do afterward matters. There’s much truth in what he said (though I have never agreed with the conclusion that some make that turntables are more important than speakers). But this thought […]
A five-disc deluxe box set celebrating The Band‘s 1972 live album Rock Of Ages. Rock Of Ages was originally a 2LP set compiled from recordings made during The Band’s series of shows in late December 1971, at the Academy of Music in New York City, where they were augmented by a five-man horn section, with arrangements by New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint. Although details […]
Gray Bread (Positive Feedback) writes: He of All Things Deeply Biased… He is an audio engineer extraordinaire and has the medal, golden sash and purple hat plume to prove it. His best friend was the Most Interesting Man in the World until he got tired of supplying all the beer and told him to go […]