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Choosing New Speakers: Sensitivity and Room Size

In a previous article (Issue 147) we considered the reality that, although there is an abundance of information describing the technical specifications of loudspeakers, not all of it is particularly helpful in... Read more...

Stream of Consciousness: Better Sound From My Computer Audio, Part Three

In Part One (Issue 147) and Part Two (Issue 148), Russ looked at routing the audio from a computer through an external DAC for better sound, and using a third-party music management... Read more...

Phil Keaggy: A Lifetime of Joyful Noises, Part Four

In Part One (Issue 145), we looked at Phil Keaggy’s musical beginnings with power trio Glass Harp, and his early solo recordings, which showed his skills expanding beyond hard rock music to... Read more...

Octave Records Debuts <em>Audiophile Masters, Volume II,</em> and Clandestine Amigo’s <em>Temporary Circumstances</em> on Vinyl

Octave Records Debuts Audiophile Masters, Volume II, and Clandestine Amigo’s Temporary Circumstances on Vinyl

PS Audio’s Octave Records has two new releases: Audiophile Masters, Volume II, the follow-up disc to the label’s Audiophile Masters, Volume I, and a limited-edition vinyl LP release of Temporary Circumstances by pop-rock band Clandestine Amigo. Both releases... Read more...

The Hippies and the Freep, Part One

The Los Angeles Free Press, AKA “The Freep,” was started by Art Kunkin, a former organizer of the Socialist Workers Party. The first issue was published in May 1964, and that... Read more...

Pilgrimage to Sturgis, Part Seven

[The first installments of this series appeared in Issues 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 and 148 – Ed.] The next morning, I awoke to the sounds of clattering tent poles. Unzipping my tent door, I was surprised to find... Read more...

Building My First System

In the 1950s, TV sets had lousy pictures – but some of them had rather good sound. Our 16-inch RCA TV (“that big screen in a 12 x 12-foot room?”... Read more...

The <em>DMM Dubplate, Vol. 1</em> and the Art of Pushing the Boundaries, Part Three

The DMM Dubplate, Vol. 1 and the Art of Pushing the Boundaries, Part Three

Part One and Part Two of this series were published in Issue 147 and Issue 148. Was DMM (direct metal mastering) ever intended to offer a sonic improvement, compared to “prior art”? When... Read more...

They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To…(Part One)

I like physical media. There’s something about having the information and artwork that comes with LPs and CDs that seems essential to me. I like to be able to refer... Read more...

Stage Door Tommy

It’s never too early for a young boy to start appreciating the music of Marvin Hamlisch. I was nine years old when my mother took me to see A Chorus Line on... Read more...

Back to My Reel-to-Reel Roots, Part Three

Just so there are no misunderstandings, I have to explain to you how focused is my interest in reel-to-reel tape. I absolutely don’t want to be challenged or trolled by... Read more...

Richrath Project 3:13: Bringing Back REO Speedwagon Guitarist Gary Richrath

For some time now I’ve felt that Gary Richrath has been largely overlooked by the rock guitar universe for the contributions he made to modern music. As a founding member... Read more...

Portable Audio, 1960s-Style

A classic AR-XA turntable, circa 1960s. As Ivan Berger noted in his article in Issue 105, hundreds of thousands were sold. Photo by Howard Kneller, from The Audio Classics Collection.... Read more...

The Heart of the Matter

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