Table of Contents â Issue 218
âThank you for the days / Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me
I'm thinking of the days / I won't forget a single day, believe meâ â The Kinks, âDays â
In this issue: We have two reports on the AXPONA 2025 audio show, from myself and Rudy Radelic. Octave Records gets funky with Protostar by the Black Hole Boogie Band. I get a rare opportunity to hear the legendary Hill Plasmatronics loudspeakers. Paul McGowan offers advice on optimizing the listening room in The Audiophileâs Guide book series. Wayne Robins sees a new generation discovering the Beatles and âStrawberry Fields Forever.â Ray Chelstowski talks with legendary rocker Don Felder.
B. Jan Montana sees that when Zeus is dead, Chaos reigns. Peter Xeni has a look at 50 years of the Melbourne Audio Club, one of the worldâs oldest audio societies. Our colleagues at FIDELITY magazine visit turntable and cartridge manufacturer Clearaudio, and a PMA Magazine writerâŚquits audio? My series on playing in a rock band goes to some extremes outdoors. PS Audio introduces their new top-of-the-line PMG Signature Series. Ken Kessler wonât quit in his pursuit of vintage Revox reel-to-reel decks. We round out the issue with channel surfing, a monolithic loudspeaker, and mind games.
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Contributors to This Issue:
Carsten Barnbeck, Ray Chelstowski, Frank Doris, Ken Kessler, Jonson Lee, Paul McGowan, B. Jan Montana, Rudy Radelic, Wayne Robins, James Schrimpf, Peter Xeni
Logo Design:
Susan Schwartz-Christian, from a concept by Bob DâAmico
Editor:
Frank Doris
Publisher:
Paul McGowan
Post-publication Nitpicker:
Rich Isaacs
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