HERBIE HANCOCK: The Broadcast Collection 1973 – 1983 (8CD Clamshell Box)

    We are told: The entire original WBCN, KJSO, WXRT, WBUR and NHK FM Radio and PBS-TV Broadcasts Covering live performances from Boston (1973), Omaha (1975), Chicago (1977 & 81), Berkeley (1978), Tokyo (1981 & 83) Professionally re-mastered with background liners and rare archival photos. No Export This eight disc box set, brings together […]

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BEETHOVEN and STRAVINSKI: News

ERICA JEAL: There are two violinists at work on this recording, and it doesn’t take anything away from Vilde Frang’s exhilarating performance to say so. In Beethoven’s concerto there is nothing remotely laboured about her playing, yet her light touch and unfailingly sweet tone is the vehicle for a satisfyingly large-scale interpretation. In the Stravinsky […]

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BRAHMS: A prickly composer – but a powerful one

From our archives: As Radio 3 dedicates a week to the German composer many find difficult to love – but whose work was hair-raisingly modern. Ivan Hewett writes: Some composers we know are lovable, just because the whole world loves them. Think of Mozart or Tchaikovsky or Puccini. Brahms is different. In person, he was […]

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LESLIE WEST: News

Previously published here “Soundcheck” is the sixteenth solo album by legendary rock guitarist Leslie West. It follows 2011’s critically acclaimed “Unusual Suspects”, which featured contributions from such accomplished guitarists and close friends as Billy Gibbons, Slash, Zakk Wylde, Steve Lukather and Joe Bonamassa, and 2013’s Still Climbing, which included blistering duets with the late, great […]

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The impersonal internet

I spend a great deal of time on the forums and comments section of our channels: Ask Paul, Ohms Law, Paul’s Post, PS Forums, YouTube, Copper Magazine, Facebook. I do this because the internet can be an impersonal place if you let it. Just look at some of the more untended channels and you’ll see they’ve […]

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MCINTOSH: Many pre-owned pieces and NONE you’ll find on ebay!

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DONNA LEWIS: Brand New Day – a Ben Scholz interview

Ben Scholz writes ….. Pop culture’s love-hate relationship with its artists presents an interesting conundrum. Music created for mass-consumption must be easily digestible, yet the public is quick to retaliate against content that lacks substance. Gifted musicians are often pigeonholed into a certain style or sound that may not reflect their true range. This myopic […]

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Alberto Reyes Plays Bach, Chopin, Franck

I first encountered the cultivated and masterful pianism of Alberto Reyes on a hard-to-find 1995 Connoisseur Society release devoted to Liszt’s Verdi Paraphrases, and later had the pleasure of reviewing his all-Schumann double CD set in these pages (6/11). His newest release may be his best yet. Unlike certain pianists who view the Bach-Busoni Chaconne […]

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JBL VINTAGE: For sale and NONE on ebay – L96 / L82 / L77 / L65 / L50 / L40 / L36 / L166 / L16 / L150 / L100

FIRST … Please read the important statement at the foot of this page. Thank you. —//— 128H … https://hifisentralen.no/forumet/classifieds/jbl-128h-l112-150-som-ny.235013/ 180t gi … https://hifitorget.se/visa_annons.php/jbl_l80t_gi_130341.htm 4430 … https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/homebush-west/speakers/jbl-4430-studio-monitors-bookshelf-speakers/1282980865 CM62 … https://www.olx.com.pk/item/jbl-control-cm62-speakers-original-jbl-studio-monitors-iid-1040344509 L 100 … https://reverb.com/item/48831754-jbl-l100-1970-s-speakers?gspk=SGlmaXNoYXJrLVJldmVyYg%3D%3D&utm_campaign=Hifishark-Reverb&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=partnerstack-legacy L 100 … https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisaf1eg-jbl-l100-classic-pair-monitors?refsource=hifishark L 100 … https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649785097-jbl-l100-century-speakers/ L 100T … https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649746587-jbl-3-way-speakers-l100t/ L 110 … https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/dandenong/speakers/jbl-l110-speakers/1275718941 L 110 ALNICO … https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649817642-vintage-jbl-l110-with-alnico-drivers/ L […]

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BLUES: 12 Best Blues Albums for Beginners

The enormous depth and breadth of blues music can prove to be somewhat daunting for a new fan. Ranging from early Chicago blues to Texas blues/rock, from British blues-rock to acoustic Piedmont blues, these are the albums that make a good start on a blues collection. If this list is a little light on Mississippi […]

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MAINS FLUCTUATION: If the power feeding our equipment is fluctuating – and it most certainly is – then we aren’t getting all that we could were that problem fixed.

One of the hallmark indicators of low impedance is a firm stand. External forces have little sway over a device with low output impedance. This can be seen in a high damping factor amp and speaker combination where the amp exerts control over the speaker, yet the speaker cannot do the same to the amp. […]

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CELEF / KEF / LENTEK / PROAC: Many pre-owned pairs for sale and NONE you’ll find on ebay!

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BLUES: Our office playlist 28/10/22

Buddy Guy – Back Door Scratchin’Fenton Robinson – The Sky Is CryingJohn Primer – I Won’t Sweat ItDr. Feelgood – Damn Right I DoTravellin’ Blue Kings – Too Many People (Album Of The Week)Travellin’ Blue Kings – Hold Your HorsesRobert Hill Band – Nobody’s Fault But MineJo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls – Fortune […]

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