GENE CLARK: Falling In The Darkened Rain – 1975 – 1985 (Limited 7CD Box Set)

Limited edition 7CD Box Set featuring five FM broadcasts from 1975 – 1985 Gene Clark was born in Tipton, MO, in 1944. Clark’s father was an amateur musician with a passion for country music which rubbed off on young Gene; he began learning the guitar at age nine and was soon picking out Hank Williams […]

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VINTAGE: Who made the best vintage audio?

What’s your opinion SANSUI – the Big G SERIES receivers are UNTOUCHABLE!!!! Their Amps ar sooo powerful!! My AS 300 speakers are the best sansui’s, though not nearly the most powerful, I’ve heard. I hope to pick up a CA 2000 and a BA 2000 tomorrow. Amp and Pre. I sold all but my G […]

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Fairport Convention (original lineup), The Animals (expanded reissue), Buffalo Springfield (possibly definitive)

CDs and LPs; sometimes DVDs too. As editor I get advanced notification of music releases and so I’m sharing it. Primarily Blues, Jazz, Classic and Rock. I make no value judgements here i.e I am merely …. the conduit. Updated pretty much 24/7 @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/770803929775708/?source=create_flow Thanks HP

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READER REPLIES: Does an Audiophile system sound worse of bad recordings?

Here is where you, our readers, can comment on matters of mutual interest. A1: My favorite group is a folk/jazz group from the 70s, Pentangle and it turned out to be my first lesson in how badly mastering can foul up a wonderful recording. The Pentangle was the 1st non-classical recording reviewed by Gordon Holt […]

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ROKSAN: Their TR-5 S2 What they said ….. at the time

They say ….. The TR-5 S2 focuses around a new crossover and an improved internal layout. The crossover uses improved and modified electrical components and large low-impedance air core voice-coils on a double-sided PCB. Meanwhile, the cabinet internals have been re-designed and feature a high-absorption internal damping material. The TR-5 S2 retains the same drivers […]

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But it wasn’t just musicians who were impacted by these new technologies. 

PS AUDIO / Paul McGowan One hundred years ago, three seminal events of 1923 changed the world forever: The first commercial radio station in the United States, KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was launched while in that same year, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began its radio programs. On the recording side, 1923 saw the Victor […]

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NAIM AUDIO FOR SALE

THE PUBLISHERS DO NOT VOUCH FOR ANY CONTENTS HERE.THE LISTING YOU ARE ABOUT TO VISIT MAY BE A SCAM. PLEASE BE CAREFUL —//— 5 DIN NAIM CABLE … https://www.hifionline.cz/hifibazar/prodam/kabely/naim/5-din-kabel-naim/ ALLAE … https://www.hifi-forsale.co.uk/moreinfo.php?prod_title=Naim_Allae&p=speaker&prod_id=104853&offset= ALLAE … https://www.hifi-forsale.co.uk/moreinfo.php?prod_title=naim_naim_allae&p=speaker&prod_id=95854&offset= ANAC 252 PRE AMPLIFIER … https://www.hifionline.cz/hifibazar/prodam/zesilovace/naim-audio/naim-audio-nac-252-pre-amplifier/ AUDIO NAIM … https://usato.audiograffiti.com/annunci/amplificatori-integrati/32578/ AUDIO XPS DR STREAMER NETWORK PLAYER … https://usato.audiograffiti.com/annunci/streamer-network-player/303015/ BURNDY … […]

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AUDIO INSIDER

Maybe somebody’s up for the challenge

Following my post about cable damage, it occurs to me that there is an opportunity for an interesting experiment. We’ve all seen the techno-wizard’s proof that cables make zero difference. They routinely put a cable on the AP and under real world conditions show that what goes in comes out the other end. I am certain their […]

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OTARI (MANY) FOR SALE

Not on ebay / Not on ebay / Not on ebay THE PUBLISHERS DO NOT VOUCH FOR ANY CONTENTS HERE.THE LISTING YOU ARE ABOUT TO VISIT MAY BE A SCAM. PLEASE BE CAREFUL ===== 2 STÜCK OTARI 28 CM STUDIO WICKELTELLER … https://www.willhaben.at/iad/kaufen-und-verkaufen/d/2-stueck-otari-28-cm-studio-wickelteller-590426985 ANALOGMIXER 18 R … http://musikkweb.no/marked/objekt/Otari+analogmixer+18+R+Selges_264389 BANDA MAGNETOFON PROF.PT. TASCAM OTARI REVOX … […]

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SPENDOR VINTAGE AUDIO FOR SALE

FIRST … Please read the important statement at the foot of this page. Thank you. —//— 15/1 PROF … https://www.audioweb.ro/boxe-spendor-151-prof/?refsource=hifishark 2.2 … https://allegrolokalnie.pl/oferta/spendor-22-poprzednik-23 2/3 CLASSIC … https://www.audioweb.ro/boxe-spendor-23-classic/?refsource=hifishark 200 … https://www.stereonet.com/forums/topic/559785-spendor-classic-200-speakers/ 200 … https://www.subito.it/audio-video/diffusori-spendor-classic-200-nuovi-in-garanzia-roma-359875949.htm 2030 DIFFUSERS … https://www.subito.it/audio-video/spendor-2030-diffusori-bergamo-437151276.htm 2040 TOWER SPEAKERS 2008( ISH) GRAY … https://reverb.com/item/36030345-spendor-2040-tower-speakers-2008-ish-gray?gspk=SGlmaXNoYXJrLVJldmVyYg%3D%3D&utm_campaign=Hifishark-Reverb&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=partnerstack-legacy 3/5 … https://www.hifi-forsale.co.uk/moreinfo.php? 75/1 PASSIVE … https://www.cjm-audio.de/lautsprecher/spendor/#cc-m-product-12238405012 77-10L … https://www.dba.dk/quad–spendor/id-1072985843/ […]

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ACOUSTAT: What happened?

Dr. JM Willsden-Green writes … A manufacturer of electrostatic loudspeakers formed by designer James C. Strickland in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA in 1973. First product was shipped in 1976 in the form of the Model X, a hybrid electrostatic/dynamic loudspeaker that featured a built in valve based servo amplifier and a year later the company […]

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Never in all my years of playing with stereos have I heard such music – the waves of singers and instruments, tympani’s gone wild – it was a truly remarkable experience

PAUL McGOWAN: ’ll continue with the story of the invention of an electronically scalable room but today wanted to tell you about something I’ve been listening to that has me running around the PS offices grabbing whomever I can to come and listen.  One of my readers wrote: “For a real sense of a massive […]

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READER REPLIES: USB reclockers

Here is where you, our readers, can comment on matters of mutual interest. A1: I use 2 old Monarchy anti jitter boxes between a Cambridge CD drive and a GeorgeMark Audio line stage/DAC(MSB board inside. and I definitely hear improvement with the reclocking. The second box is noticeable but certainly less than a single Monarchy. […]

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PREMATURE DEATH: Were reports of classical music’s death premature?

Stereophile: Over the last several weeks, one newspaper after another has made note of Nielsen Soundscan’s 2006 point-of-purchase data, which showed classical record sales up 22.5%, making it the “fastest growing” category for the year. Hip-hop was down (-20.7%), R&B was down (-18.4%), alternative was down (-9.2%), jazz was down (-8.3%)—soundtracks were up (+19%), but […]

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CHORD COMPANY: News

Noise-reducing PowerARAYs leave more space for music Chord Company has launched two new noise- suppression devices which have been painstakingly designed to reduce the amount of noise entering hi-fi systems, leaving more space for the music. The next-generation PowerARAY and PowerARAY Professional devices expand Chord Company’s range of expertly designed power products, which draws on the A/V cable specialist’s […]

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Here and gone in an instant

PS AUDIO / Paul McGowan One hundred years ago, three seminal events of 1923 changed the world forever: The first commercial radio station in the United States, KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was launched while in that same year, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began its radio programs. On the recording side, 1923 saw the Victor […]

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