Hi, I just came across your web site. Great resource. I have been a fan of Stax for many year. Got my first Lambda and SRD-7SB back in mid to late 80’s. I still have my original Lambda’s, a pair of Gamma’s a pair of SR-40’s a pair of SR-30 with 2x SRD-4’s and 2xSRD-7SB’s. […]
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Lynyrd Skynyrd, Super Jam, Doraville, Atlanta 30th August 1978 After one of rock and roll’s most notorious tragedies, four surviving members of southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd honoured an invitation from friends and DIR-FM to perform at the debut Super Jam in Doraville GA. Participating guests would include members of the Charlie Daniels Band, Allman […]
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Does it make sense to buy a new amplifier when all it might have taken to get better sound was an afternoon working with the system? I think these are all valid questions. In the short run, if you’ve exhausted all the avenues of tweaking then clearly it’s time to buy that new piece of […]
Years ago, when Harry Weisfeld was running VPI and probably before son Matt was yet born, there was the Magic Brick. The Magic Brick isn’t all that complicated. Essentially a transformer without windings. Underneath the wood exterior are steel laminations like those in a transformer. The idea is to redirect and focus magnetic fields in […]
Two-Time Grammy-Nominated No Secrets Contains Legendary Double-Edged Anthem “You’re So Vain,” Ranked Among 100 Greatest Songs of All Time Mastered from the Original Master Tapes: SACD Reveals Elegant Vocal Details and Disarming Simplicity of Pop/Rock Arrangements Like Never Before Confident, Autobiographically Frank 1972 Record Features Top-Notch Guests James Taylor, Paul and Linda McCartney, Mick Jagger, […]
Howard, I have a pair of JBL L100 Century speakers. They claim they are bookshelf size. 37Kg and big. Are they kidding? First – 37Kg per pair, not each! Well, sort of. Blame JBL’s over-enthusiastic marketing department in the 1970s and the studio environment from which these speakers, the domestic version of the JBL […]
Celtic-soul giant talks overlooked songs, Them’s early years, William Blake’s influence and more Continues HERE
The man was a brilliant musician. No doubt about that. But not necessarily a fine writer nor indeed a stern critic of his own work. Had this CD not had the great man’s name on it I seriously doubt if anyone would have given it a second glance. A bit like Paul McCartney in […]
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They tell us ….. Has Icon Audio founder David Shaw designed the ultimate triode amplifier? Previewed at September’s National Audio Show and lovingly created to fulfil a personal ambition, these gargantuan amps will be sold in limited numbers as a very special edition. “If I’m completely honest,” says Shaw, “for much of the past year […]
Previously published here. Original manuscript of iconic song expected to fetch up to $1.5m at auction in New York and includes lost ending, describing how “the music was reborn” Please click HERE to read more
When you’re on a limited hifi budget can you do better by investing your money in used equipment rather than new? This is an important question because new keeps up with technology while the older used equipment may or may not. Watch Now
Dear Howard: I have been looking in the manual for the DMA-X2 and something my seller notified me about, has made me wonder about something. That the DMA-X2 is a true Class A Amp. can probably not be disputed, but whether or not it is a 600 watt Pure Class A (as you yourself describe […]