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It’s 30 years since the death of Glenn Gould, but the pianist still provokes strong reactions. So how do today’s top players assess his legacy? It still sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard, however many times you listen to it: Glenn Gould’s first recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, made in 1955, has an energy, an intensity […]
From the archives Preliminary notes. Neil’s a busy guy and has kindly agreed to us sending him clusters of three questions on a regular basis while bearing in mind that he’ll squeeze his responses in as and when his schedule permits. There are many things we’d like to ask this designer of fine amplification and […]
Jimmy’s Black Vinyl Pension Fund… One Saturday, as I walked out with maybe 20 or 30 LPs, the manager said to me ‘That’s your pension fund…’ His words struck a chord. Although I bought my records to love keep and cherish forever, the prospect of a day dawning sometime in the future when I’d be […]
Michael Vronsky writes: Neil; if you were, say, a speaker designer then what would be more important to you when designing , the final subjective sound or the measurements? Oh, I’m afraid very much the sound. I don’t despise or ignore measurements which are essential in the course of designing the thing. They give you […]
Linda Ronstadt had a lengthy career from the sixties through to the early part of the noughties and her career was only halted due to illness. In that period she released thirty albums and fifteen compilation albums for a number of record labels She first came to prominence as the singer in the Stone Pony’s, […]
Warner Bros. Records Salutes The Texas Trio’s Musical Legacy With Boxed Set Featuring Original Mixes Of The Band’s First 10 Albums Back in 1969, Billy F Gibbons, Frank Beard and Dusty Hill joined together in Houston as ZZ TOP. The band that would unassumingly go on to be known as That Little Ol’ Band From […]
Cole Moreton finds out! Is Gareth Malone really as nice as people think? He’ll happily coax a weeping military wife or a distressed shop keeper into singing through the tears, but when was the last time he put himself on the line and sang in public? “I had to choose the music for the funeral […]
1. Satin Doll 02:18 2. Bishop Dance 05:16 3. Circus Song 05:22 4. Song to Orphans 09:57 5. Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street? 05:50 6. Satin Doll 02:34 7. Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street? 05:25 8. Circus Song 06:28 9. Growin’ Up 04:58 10. New York City Song 06:40 11. You […]
“Wacken Open Air quickly grew its reputation as the most important metal festival in continental Europe. A peaceful gathering of metal fans coming from all over the world. Long hair, leather clothes, mud and a lot of fun for what seems to be the closest music to resemble the spirit of festivals in the early […]
I’m thinking of getting a little T-Amp as a spare amp / for 3rd system use (I have a pair of Klipsch Heresys doing nothing at present – I could set them up in the ‘record shop’, I’ve also got a pair of JR149s, but I doubt a chip amp would drive them). Anyone got […]
Fostex has a huge legacy in audio technology; founded by Foster Electric who have been developing high quality speaker components since 1949. In the decades since, Fostex’s product offering has ranged from pro audio equipment to studio recording gear, HiFi speakers and even film audio accessories for DSLRs. Fostex’s most recent focus is on innovative […]
Dear Colin, power supply question. How often do we have to turn off our equipment such as power amp, pre amp. cd player , power conditioner ……? Can we leave them on for days while listening on and off or do we have to turn them off after every session of listening? As a general […]
To use Tidal Connect, you’ll need two wi-fi devices with Tidal Connect support connected to the same wireless network. First, this means a phone, tablet, or computer with the Tidal app. You’ll also need a Tidal subscription.
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