CLEER ENDURE ANC HEADPHONES: News

CHRIS HALL: What’s happened?The Cleer Enduro ANC headphones fall on the more affordable end of the spectrum when it comes to wireless noise-cancelling cans. But, despite the relatively low cost of entry, these headphones have some serious specifications.Our quick verdictIf you’re looking for an affordable set of wireless noise-cancelling headphones, the Cleer Enduro ANC are well […]

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JAMES BROWN: News

We are told ….. James Brown, live on Soul Train, America’s leading TV showcase for soul, funk and R&B. By 1973 James Brown was known as ‘the Godfather of Soul’, reflecting his huge influence over a new generation of black singers. It was therefore inevitable that he would appear on Soul Train, America’s leading TV […]

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ARCAM: irDAC D2A test review

Edd Harris writes: In 1976 when two passionate Cambridge University students founded ‘Amplification and Recording Cambridge’, now formally known as ARCAM (since 1980), the companies main focus was firmly on producing high performance technologies for the blossoming record production industry. Little did the founders know that their reference quality journey would lead them into the […]

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NOLA SPEAKERS: Howard Popeck speaks at length to people with interesting things to say: Carl Marchisotto at Nola Speakers

  So Carl … how did your interest in music reproduction start? My involvement with music started at an early age. I studied piano for 12 yrs while growing up. My Mom would take me to the Metropolitan Opera. My parents had a deep love for music and I got to hear a lot of […]

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From the archives / Dear diary – Borders bargains, The Temptations, valves and ribbons in perfect harmony, no new Buddy Guy and just too many magazines!

An unexpected pleasure this weekend! Found time to sit and listen to music, and to start making inroads into an ever increasing pile of magazines. Record Collector magazine, music mags (Mojo and Uncut), science mags (Focus), car magazines, New Statesman, Spectator and more. Come to the conclusion yet again I’m a magazine junkie. Reflect on […]

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GEORGE DUKE: In Conversation

Kelly Hughes writes: George Duke is a multi Grammy Award winning legend. So, when I called him to get a few quick quotes for my France Joli interview (he produced her album ‘Witch Of Love’) I quickly realized I needed to milk this conversation for all it was worth.  Duke is a musician’s musician with […]

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