Originally published May 2015 As a blues man is laid to rest in the Mississippi Delta, questions linger about how he died. Between the white horses and the family intrigue, the thrill is never gone Continues HERE
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Paul McGowan writes: My post about Bi-wiring reminded me of an email I got from my friend Bill Low of Audioquest who corrected some of my statements about “wireless”. There really isn’t (and won’t be for a long while) a wireless anything in audio as we have to get AC power to the equipment – […]
by Bob Strauss Updated September 13, 2017 The musical genre known as the blues is difficult to define, but you know it when you hear it: a simple chord progression, a deep bass line, and lyrics that evoke wisdom, sadness, and resignation. A “standard” blues is twelve bars long: lyrics are repeated twice in the opening […]
Eric Clapton is one of the most revered and influential guitarists of all time. From his early days with the Yardbirds, through John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek And The Dominos and on to his solo career he has had consistent critical and commercial success. “Planes, Trains And Eric” follows Eric Clapton and his […]
by Reverend Keith A. Gordon Updated March 08, 2017 When American became embroiled in World War II, it served to increase the exodus of African-Americans from the Southern states northward to cities like St. Louis, Detroit, and Chicago. Former sharecroppers were moving out of the rural areas of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia to find jobs […]
Vertere Acoustics launches Tempo Motor Drive Touraj Moghaddam Vertere’s founder and chief designer announced that the new Tempo motor drive had commenced shipping.Tempo is a new generation’ digital’ motor drive, unlike its sibling, the analogue SG motor drive. Sitting a little above the well-established SG at £2850, $3995 and €3598, Vertere expects that sales will […]
Available exclusively via Clearaudio (China) Ltd., our distributers in China and Hong Kong, Graham Audio is proud to present a limited edition anniversary model celebrating 35 years since the inception of the classic BBC LS5/9. The BBC LS5/9 was the first loudspeaker to be launched by Graham Audio – the first of many highly successful […]
I am thinking about assembling a secondary system in a small den (12.5ft x 13.5ft) for listening to combo jazz, female vocalists, acoustic guitar music, cello sonatas, and the like. I have come across a pair of vintage Tannoy 12″ monitor golds(from the sixties) that are mounted in custom cabinets made of baltic birch and […]
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Meyer Lansky writes … I started my hi-fi journey with a pair of these and have been very interested to revisit them for quite a while – I remember loving them. I’ve been holding off for either a boxed pair or a pair locally and in as close to mint condition as possible as they […]