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One of my readers commented that “it sure is easier to just put a record on the turntable and play it” in response to trying to understand the complexity of sending music out of a computer. Well, sure it is – just as it’s even easier to put a CD into a CD player. But […]
Do you fall into the trap of judging things based on a preconception? Do you buy into stereotypes? I do. All the time. I think it’s in our nature as humans to categorize life’s complexities based on our experiences: cables make a difference/cables can’t make a difference. Electrostats are transparent sounding/electrostats require your head in […]
Quality Control, For A Quality Sound Pictured is an image from the late ’50s of the final hand-finished assembly process after mylar stretching and cabinet construction. Although manufacturing is achieved today on a much larger scale, the same approach to quality has never faltered. Many processes from circuit board assembly to piano gloss finishing use […]
This package contains two performances from Grammy Winner Bonnie Raitt’s early career including a rare solo acoustic performance•Includes staples of Bonnie Raitt’s early career including songs from Randy Newman Steve Winwood Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt •Rarely Seen Photographs •Liner notes by Broadcaster/Author Jon Kirkman •Presented In Cardboard Gatefold Sleeve, Grammy award winning artist Bonnie Raitt began […]
It has been said that break-in, the phenomena of equipment improving its sound quality with use, has more to do with breaking in the user’s ears than the kit. I think that opinion is misleading. There is a difference in equipment performance with break-in. Of this I am certain. I can almost always tell when a unit […]
philsbook.com write: Studios become famous because of their clientele. Abbey Road will always be inseparable from The Beatles in history but Abbey Road Studios and the whole EMI support structure deserves its own credit not just as a place that produced great sounding records over many decades, but as an infrastructure that nurtured engineers, technicians, […]
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Meyer Lansky writes … I posted previously regarding a rega rp1 so I can spin some old vinyl , but just realised I had this in my loft from back in the day . I can’t find much info on it but I remember it cost £349 back in ’86. It definitely needs some tlc […]
My Naim CDS3 sits on TV stand ( i know – not ideal )- but i have AV mixed with my hifi setup. I am thinking of using sorbothane feet / Black ravioli under the cd player resting on MDF platform. Any thoughts?
How can he be contacted please? The last contact numbers we have are: Tel: 01323 834444Fax: 01323 834499 Possibly 0753 4244189 Also: skatz@symphonova.com Please note: Apparently he can be VERY prickly about both his academic title (he always wants to be addressed as Dr.) and the spelling of his first name, it being Shelley […]
Recording Revolution write: Ask any of the all time great recording engineers what their favorite vocal chain is in the studio and you’ll likely get a list of three things: a microphone, a preamp, and a compressor. Recording vocals through compression is a wonderful thing that I highly recommend if you have it available to […]
We are told: Miles Davis and his electric group of the early 70s is some of the most innovative and important jazz music ever set to tape. While the studio recordings are amazing, they often pale in comparison to the loose, improvisational and fiery heights that the group could reach in front of a […]
Great value, limited 5CD Box featuring classic FM broadcasts from: Robert Cray Fabulous Thunderbirds Warren Haynes Stephen Stills Roy Buchanan. Stephen Stills Las Vegas 21st July 1995 (CD) Fascinating insight into a Stills live performance in the mid 90’s. Stunning versions of classics “Love The One You’re With”, “Long Time Gone”, “For What It’s Worth” […]
Originally published in 2015 Paul McGowan: In one of my earlier posts Taking things for granted I mentioned being confounded by the results of making a CD copy, which turned out better than the original. I understand some of the ideas here: copying to a hard drive and then back again to lower jitter, cleaning […]
Is Class D amplification the silver bullet for the next generation? We asked Paul McGowan of PS Audio. Here’s what he says: One of the notions alive and well with many in the high-end community is the idea that a class D power amplifier will cause listener fatigue over time; and that same notion seems […]
Paul Oliver is one of the world’s leading authorities and writer on the history of the blues. From an early age he collected blues records and books on the blues, publishing his first article in 1951. Since that time he has published thirteen books on the history of the blues and blues music including The […]
PAUL McGOWAN Our rooms are as important as our equipment yet only a scarce few of us have the luxury of choosing our room dimensions. Typically we take what we can get within our home and make the best out of it. With our new building in process, we’re heavy into the architectural tasks of […]