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The Long and Short of It

Issue 176Opening Salvo

Seen on a fortune cookie: “A short pencil is usually better than a long memory any day.” Tell me about it! In this issue: Jay Jay French reviews the new...

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The A&M Records Story, Part Nine: CTI Records

Issue 176Featured

This is a special installment in our A&M 60th Anniversary series. While it is out of chronological order with the rest, its unique circumstances allow us to hand off the...

A Visit to The University of Rhode Island Guita...

Issue 176Featured

I first heard about the University of Rhode Island Guitar Festival during our annual fall trip to Narragansett in 2021. My wife and I like to make one final visit...

Around the World In 80 Lathes, Part 26

Issue 176Revolutions Per Minute

Our next destination on our lathe journey remains along the Mediterranean coast. France is highly renowned for its wine, gourmet cheese (Brie, Camembert, Comté, and countless other varieties of dairy...

Pilgrimage to Sturgis, Part 34

Issue 176New Vistas

Just as the seniors were waddling out to fish at the trout pond, Melody’s dad rushed into the bar/dining room. “Hey Montana, glad to see you’re still here. Are you...

AES Fall 2022 New York – The Live Event Returns...

Issue 176Show Report

Since the pandemic erupted, many live trade shows and expos had their events suspended, or were forced to create a live streaming alternative. The Audio Engineering Society (AES) was no...

Revolver Returns: Remixed and Reloaded, Part One

Issue 176Twisted Systems

Is Revolver the greatest of all Beatles albums? Every time I am asked to write about new Beatles remixes, I’m confronted with the enormous task of listening to the entire...

Michael Jackson’s Thriller: Mobile Fidelity’s 4...

Issue 176Natural Born Kessler

As one who has been reviewing reissues on vinyl and CD for nearly 40 years – yes, I’ve been around the hi-fi press for that long – two or three...

Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket: There I...

Issue 176Disciples of Sound

When Toad The Wet Sprocket released their 1994 masterpiece, Dulcinea, the band’s front man and songwriter Glen Phillips was considered to be one of those voices that would carry rock...

Talking With Elliot Goldman of Bending Wave USA...

Issue 176Frankly Speaking

Elliot Goldman is a partner in Bending Wave USA, distributor of Göbel loudspeakers, Wadax digital electronics, CH Precision electronics and other ultra-high-end products. He’s been in audio retailing and distribution for decades....

Press Events and Junkets: Some Work, Some Play

Issue 176True-Life Rock Tales

How does a manufacturer get their new product noticed? What kind of event would draw the most attention, and what is the most effective way to make a new product...

Bob Dylan: The Philosophy of Modern Song

Issue 176Wayne's Words

When Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, about half who of those who cared said, “well-deserved. Overdue.” The other half said, “Bob Dylan? Isn’t he a...

City Scene

Issue 176Parting Shot

Dazzling on the outside as well as within: New York’s Radio City Music Hall, 2019.

Nora O’Connor: Singing from My Heart

Issue 176Idle Chatter

Singer, guitarist and bassist Nora O’Connor has shared the stages with the likes of The Decemberists, Iron and Wine, Neko Case, and others, fulfilling a lifelong dream of transcending boundaries...

An Unexpected Return to the Dungeon

Issue 176To Be Determined

When I last checked in (in Issue 170), most aspects of my upcoming move to South Carolina were still in complete flux. To say that the entire experience has been...

Stay Focused

Issue 176Audio Anthropology

From The Audio Classics Collection, here’s an absolutely jaw-dropping McIntosh MR 65B tube stereo tuner. These beauties were made from 1962 to 1964.   Looks great from any angle, and...

Small-Room Acoustics, Part Two

Issue 176Speaker Stories

In our previous article (Issue 175) we looked at dealing with a small room’s first reflection points at the side walls, and also, the limitations of measuring a room’s response...

That's The Way I Wanna Rock and Roll

Issue 176Audio Static

“I think this audio bargain can handle ‘High Voltage’ at 11…”   Caption by Peter Xeni and Frank Doris.

A Trip to Eindhoven’s Philips Museum: Like a Ki...

Issue 176Featured

Ever since my grandmother Edna gave me a transistor radio for my birthday in 1964 just in time for Beatlemania, I was mesmerized by gadgets that emanated sound. By the...

William Grant Still: Forging a New American Music

Issue 176Something Old / Something New

William Grant Still’s career might be described as good fortune and hard work forced to fight for air in a ruthlessly oppressive environment. As a Black boy raised in the...

Lou Reed: Street Poet

Issue 176Off the Charts

Lou Reed was a poet. Like Leonard Cohen, Reed just happened to sing his poetry. There was nothing conventionally beautiful about his voice, but it was the ideal vehicle to...