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Balancing Act

Issue 109Opening Salvo

This issue’s cover: Judy Garland (1922 – 1969). One of the most iconic actresses, recording artists and performers of all time. Though haunted by personal struggles, she attained greatness that...

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Grand Funk Railroad: Chuggin' Along

Issue 109OFF THE CHARTS

All over America in the late 1960s, teens were forming bands. The one started by Flint, Michigan high school friends Mark Farner (guitar/vocals), Don Brewer (drums/vocals), and Mel Schacher (bass)...

Obsessed with Stereo, Redux

Issue 109MUSIC AUDIO AND OTHER ILLNESSES

I think about my system too much. I mean, really too much. As I’ve written many times, it was stable for more than 20 years. That’s a really long while in anybody’s...

In Memoriam: Art Dudley

Issue 109FRANKLY SPEAKING

The audio industry lost one of its greatest with the passing of Stereophile Deputy Editor Art Dudley on April 14, 2020 from metastatic cancer. I’m having a tough time writing this because...

How to Lie with Measurements

Issue 109REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE

In view of my recent series on linearity and other technical topics before that, the time is perhaps now ripe to discuss audio measurements. I will focus on what is...

Ryuichi Sakamoto: A Musical Career Overview, Pa...

Issue 109FEATURED

Part One focused on Ryuichi Sakamoto’s work in the groundbreaking Yellow Magic Orchestra. In Part Two I look at his solo work, film scores, collaborations into different types of ethnic...

The Gear That Changed My Life – The Bass Series

Issue 109MUSIC TO MY EARS

I am going to explore some bass stuff for a few columns here. It’s surprising and a little disconcerting that I haven’t explored this idea yet because I are a bass player....

Audio Companies Respond to COVID-19

Issue 109INDUSTRY NEWS

In a recent video Steve Guttenberg aka The Audiophiliac pointed out that Magnepan, VPI Industries, PS Audio and Emotiva have remained open during the coronavirus crisis. Like most businesses, they’ve had to adapt. It...

Ninety Minutes and Three Encores

Issue 109TRUE-LIFE ROCK TALES

It’s New Year’s Eve in the mid-seventies. It’s after the gig, not yet midnight, and I’m driving the group back to the hotel in a Hertz rental car. The Dayton...

Italian Progressive Rock, Part One: PFM

Issue 109FEATURED

The major British progressive rock bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s found receptive audiences throughout Europe, with perhaps none more enthusiastic than the Italians. Italy’s symphonic and operatic...

Realistic Sound

Issue 109AUDIO ANTHROPOLOGY

Say what? I'll bet the creative director wasn't a woman. From Audio, February 1965. New for '73! Is there anyone who didn't own a RadioShack or Realistic product? Thanks Richard...

Immersive Sound Part Two

Issue 109TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

When I started planning this column, the task seemed simple: why not start with nominees for the 2019 Grammy for Best Immersive Audio Album? That would give us an overview of the...

The High-End in the Time of Coronavirus

Issue 109TWISTED SYSTEMS

There is nothing like a virus that may take down western civilization as we know it to make one’s quest for a great sound audio system seem a bit…well…insignificant… And...