How to expain myself here…hmm. The first proper pair of good quality speakers that I bought were KEF 105s more than 2 years ago. I’ve heard a lot of speakers since then, mostly older, but also including more modern wide range ribbons, and the very rare Podium 1 quasi-NXT panels. These modern efforts have given […]
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Martin Chilton writes: “Buddy Guy dedicates his memoir to Muddy Waters – “father of us all” – and some of the most sparkling and gritty reminiscences in this autobiography, called When I Left Home, concern Guy’s friendship with his fellow Blues star. Guy, winner of six Grammys and a man inducted into the Rock and […]
Paul McGowan: “I am sure you make great sounding products but they’d be wasted on me. I could never appreciate a system at your level!” How many times have I heard that from a neighbor, the UPS man, a vendor come to visit with us at PS Audio? Almost always. What’s interesting is that 100% […]
Editorial Note: This thread started in 2007 and then, as these things do, petered out. However, I took a look this morning (01/03/19) and there are some observations which are still relevant today and so in my humble opinion, this thread is worth exploring. Neil / editor. =================== I recently auditioned a pair of Harbeth […]
From our archives: Karl West writes: “Do you know AltJ?” Before I can even muster a reply, the listening room at Naim Audio’s headquarters in Salisbury is flooded with the rhythmic clatter of drums and soaring strings. The lime green leather sofa starts to feel even more comfortable as the warm melody of the Mercury […]
Tony Andrews (contributing editor – jazz) writes: Back in the 1980 and 90s if you were in to Hi-Fi there were some great shows around in the London area. I can remember many happy hours spent at various locations near Heathrow and also at The Novotel in Hammersmith. As venue costs soared and demand dropped […]
Robert Harley (Stereophile Magazine) writes: As founder of California-based Vacuum Tube Logic of America, David Manley is at the forefront of the current renaissance in vacuum-tube audio equipment. In addition to manufacturing some highly regarded audiophile components, VTL has introduced a line of tubed professional equipment that is finding its way into recording studios. David […]
