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Paul McGowan: “Great distortions annoy; lesser distortions fatigue.” Great quote from one of our readers and it’s quite appropriate as we start looking at Listener Fatigue. I didn’t want to just examine the nature of fatigue, however, I wanted to steer the discussion into something I actually know about: design. How does design influence listener […]
Paul McGowan: Just when we think a tradition has been ravaged it’s often time to look at what might come from its rebuilding: Landlines to cell phones. Trains to airplanes. Horses to cars. In May of 2011, my son, Lon, sent me an email. “Your friend Seth Godin’s speaking in Seattle. Wanna go?” in 2011 […]
Way back in the early 1980s at Subjective Audio I sold quite a few of these. They retailed at around £290 inc vat. It was then, and even by today’s standards a minimalist design. The case was nothing special. In fact somewhat uninspiring. The inside though was, as was the buzz-word of that era “something else” A text book example of well-built design with excellent attention to detail. Frankly, extraordinary for both the time and the price.
Paul McGowan: I was thumbing through a stereo catalog recently and came across a full page presentation for Infinity loudspeakers on the left page and Klipsch loudspeakers on the right page. The designers of the catalog used photos showing their entire lineup from small to large loudspeaker in a line. I am sure you know […]
In my post about where the image should appear, behind the loudspeakers and not in front, we stirred a bit of controversy on the one hand and sparked a number of questions on the other. Several of you have asked how you can manage depth in your sound system and asked what controls the depth […]
Today we present Akai / Harman Kardon / Marantz / Nakamichi / Neal / Pioneer / Revox / Sonab / Sony / Tandberg / Tascam / Technics / Yamaha AKAI AJ 360FS … https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/audio-tv-en-foto/radio-s/m1764497243-vintage-3-band-radio-cassette-recorder-akai-aj-360fs-1984?previousPage=lr GXC 706D … https://www.2dehands.be/v/audio-tv-en-foto/cassettedecks/m1764118074-lecteur-cassette-akai-gxc-706d KX 26W … https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/audio-tv-en-foto/cassettedecks/m1764090646-akai-hx-26w-dubbel-cassette-deck?previousPage=lr GXC 39D … https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/audio-tv-en-foto/cassettedecks/m1764090646-akai-hx-26w-dubbel-cassette-deck?previousPage=lr CS 35D … https://www.catawiki.com/l/42752843?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=coop&utm_content=Hifishark&utm_campaign=Music-COM HX1 … https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/audio-tv-en-foto/cassettedecks/m1764850267-akai-hx-1-cassette-deck?previousPage=lr GXC 704D […]
I thought I would start this new form off with a discussion of what kind of British gear AKers have. I’ll start: Spendor SP-1/2e’s Target stands and rack Dip in and out HERE
In the previous post I told the story of receiving 14 tickets in a row for the same heinous crime: no brake or tail lights on my little red sports car. I promptly threw away all the tickets and went about my business until a cop showed up at the door with a warrant for […]
TAS reviewer Michael Fremer has an extraordinary music system—the best vinyl setup I’ve ever heard. And it makes sense that he does. Mike’s spent a lifetime learning about vinyl audio reproduction and hand selected the best equipment in the world. His digital setup played through that same setup doesn’t quite match my own. That also […]
