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Originally published here in 2009 Dear Howard: I am very sad to receive your letter, but I guess we all have to move on in our lives. I had no idea that you felt this way, but then again according to your letter, neither did you until that fateful morning. In a way I can […]
Sound On Sound write ….. The way we listen to music has changed fundamentally in recent years. Not only are we not buying CDs any more, but increasingly, we’re not buying downloads either. Instead, streaming is now the main route by which music reaches the ears of the public. Last year, for example, 431 billion […]
From the archives: The sign says Spike Island was the “birthplace of the British chemical industry”. Well, that’s one way of putting it. For any music fan, the Widnes wildlife haven is synonymous with a more recent event: May 27, 1990, when The Stone Roses played their near-mythical gig to 27,000 fans. A genuine […]
Hi Howard. Just found HFA; full of useful stuff. I am interested in the differences between the electret and mains powered energisers. I have a pair of Stax headphones labelled “New” SR3 which originally (when I bought them in 1975) came with an SRD-5 energiser. The SRD-5 (which is mains powered) was changed for an […]
I’m contemplating installing a separate mains spur for my hifi. I’ve avoided doing it because it’ll be quite a hassle due to the layout of my house. I’ve been thinking of adding a spur to my Consumer Unit of 10mm2 mains cable to an unswitched single socket. For me, this will be a fairly expensive […]
The Black Crowes entered the Trump Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City to be greeted by a crowd of hugely enthusiastic and inspired onlookers who wanted a taste of qualified southern, R&B, boogie rock and that is indeed what they got. Riding high on their acclaimed debut album Shake Your Money Maker, the spirited Georgia […]
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ARC seems to held in high regard by quite a few ‘Gons. What about the early tube stuff, like the mid 70s? Does it still measure up to today’s standards? What are some the problems one might face? MORE
CHRIS HALL: When B&W launched the Px7 S2 noise-cancelling headphones in June 2022, it teased that there would be something even better coming later in the year – its flagship headphones, and most advanced model yet, the Px8. Ahead of the official launch, we got a sneak peek at these impressive over ears, and a quick listen […]
ELAC, a leading global provider of high-performance speakers and electronics, has announced the launch of its Miracord 80 Turntable. Continuing its tradition of building world-class turntables that started in 1948, the Miracord 80, which was previewed at The High End Munich, is the brand’s latest range-topping vinyl source. The high-mass belt-driven turntable features a 10” […]
The seven-strong speaker collection, which includes a stand-mount, three floorstanders, two centre channels, plus an on-wall model, is the second iteration of Sonus faber’s original Olympica collection and pays homage to the debut models, while adding innovative trickle-down technologies, including new drivers, crossovers and internal volume tuning, plus updated cabinets and a renewed exterior design. Olympica […]
ALLMUSIC: Conductor Semyon Bychkov was never particularly known as a Mahler interpreter, but that seems to have changed after he ascended the podium at the Czech Philharmonic in 2018. Perhaps, as only the orchestra’s second non-Czech conductor, he wanted to establish a repertory for himself outside the usual Czech fare. In any event, his rendition […]
ALLMUSIC: In July 1973, New York’s Blue Note Records assembled an artists showcase for Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival. The performers included Bobbi Humphrey, Bobby Hutcherson, Ronnie Foster, Marlena Shaw, and Donald Byrd. Following the gigs, the label released a series of albums from them with the same title: Live: Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux. […]
ALL MUSIC: After years of departures, solo albums, strange alliances, and rapprochement, Echo & the Bunnymen returned with Ian McCulloch at the helm for 1997’s Evergreen. It’s clear from the first song that the re-formed band is back in all its mysterious, uplifting, and graceful glory. “Don’t Let It Bring You Down” features the best […]
When people ask me if parts of identical value but different construction sound unlike one another I kind of scratch my head. In my world, parts in the signal path all sound different. It’s like asking me if chocolate and vanilla taste different. The answer seems so obvious. But then I climb out of my […]
An NME encounter with the great trumpeter in 1985 MORE
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Iconic Italian loudspeaker manufacturer Sonus faber has expanded its award-winning Lumina range to include a new flagship floorstander, the Lumina V, and a powerful yet compact standmount speaker, the Lumina II. Both models feature the same legendary handmade-in-Italy craftsmanship, artisan design and natural sound quality as Sonus faber’s more exclusive ranges, while offering the extraordinary […]