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Issue 29

Issue 29Opening Salvo

The bizarre year proceeds apace as here in Boulder, we've had an uncommonly dry winter---as shown by the wildfires west of town, just before the last day of winter. The area would...

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River City Audio Society San Antonio, Texas

Issue 29HIGH SOCIETY

The March meeting of the River City Audio Society in San Antonio, Texas took place at longtime dealer, Bjorn’s. The system this month included a Threshold Stasis amplifier, Audible Illusions preamp, Sony SACD player,...

Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free Akron/Family

Issue 29SOMETHING OLD / SOMETHING NEW

Album: Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free Artist: Akron/Family Release: Deep Oceans Records, May, 2009 One minute into the six minute long, psychedelic-face-melting opener, “Everyone Is Guilty”, I was hooked. Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em...

Four Ways, No Waiting

Issue 29IN MY ROOM

I’d prefer not to dwell too much on the name brands of electronics (of the front end, but sure, as they pertain to the speakers) at this time, but rather...

Who's Minding the Store?

Issue 29THE AUDIO CYNIC

Much has been made of the decline in number of independent audio retailers; blame for the phenomenon generally falls upon Amazon and big box stores like Best Buy. We commented upon the phenomenon...

The Answer Man Part 2

Issue 29FEATURED

Your Questions – My Answers, continued Continuing our look at some of the most discussed topics/questions at my audio seminars – (Example – RMAF 2010 – relevant topics begin at...

James Cotton: Mr. Superharp!

Issue 29MUSIC TO MY EARS

We lost James Cotton on Thursday, March 16, 81 years old.  The last breath of a monster harp player with the power of an airplane engine was taken by pneumonia....

Radio Shack Declares Bankruptcy (Again); Sonos ...

Issue 29INDUSTRY NEWS

General Wireless Operations Inc. Commences Voluntary Chapter 11 Proceeding [As you can imagine, it’s not good when a press-release reads like a legal document.  Radio Shack came out of bankruptcy...

Terry Riley

AND OTHER ILLNESSESAUDIOIssue 29MUSIC

Which Terry Riley? I first heard A Rainbow in Curved Air before I heard Steve Reich, but I didn’t identify the album as being a part of anything, except the great exploratory...

The Old Ways

Issue 29VINTAGE WHINE

There is a certain pleasure to be found in driving a vintage car. Many have a purity of purpose and directness of response that are absent in the overweight, safety-cage...

The Audio Tourist

Issue 29TWISTED SYSTEMS

[ To get perfectly nerdy: if you drew a Venn diagram showing the overlap between metal fans and audiophiles, the union indicating common members would probably be tiny. And that’s...

Bridges and Boundaries

Issue 29TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

Can we put Arnold S. on hold for a bit? I need to growl and shake my old chew toy, style. For the style-obsessed, composers seem to come in two flavors: Style Aggregators...

Did Fred Flintstone Have Digital Audio?

Issue 29QUIBBLES AND BITS

I am listening to one of the earliest high-resolution digital recordings ever made.  It is an emotionally powerful recording, if not quite in the way you might be interpreting that...

Sardinia

Issue 29PARTING SHOT

We travel the world for PS Audio because there are Audiophiles in every corner of the globe. But sometimes we can take a break and enjoy life without visiting dealers...