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The A&M Records Story, Part Nine: CTI Records
The A&M Records Story, Part Nine: CTI Records
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... Read more...
A Visit to The University of Rhode Island Guitar Festival
A Visit to The University of Rhode Island Guitar Festival
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... Read more...
Around the World In 80 Lathes, Part 26
Around the World In 80 Lathes, Part 26
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... Read more...
Pilgrimage to Sturgis, Part 34
Pilgrimage to Sturgis, Part 34
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... Read more...
AES Fall 2022 New York – The Live Event Returns, Part One
AES Fall 2022 New York – The Live Event Returns, Part One
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... Read more...
Revolver Returns: Remixed and Reloaded, Part One
Revolver Returns: Remixed and Reloaded, Part One
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... Read more...
Michael Jackson’s Thriller: Mobile Fidelity’s 40th Anniversary Edition LP
Michael Jackson’s Thriller: Mobile Fidelity’s 40th Anniversary Edition LP
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... Read more...
Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket: There Is So Much Here
Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket: There Is So Much Here
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... Read more...
Talking With Elliot Goldman of Bending Wave USA, Part Two
Talking With Elliot Goldman of Bending Wave USA, Part Two
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.... Read more...
Press Events and Junkets: Some Work, Some Play
Press Events and Junkets: Some Work, Some Play
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... Read more...
Bob Dylan: The Philosophy of Modern Song
Bob Dylan: The Philosophy of Modern Song
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... Read more...
City Scene
City Scene
Dazzling on the outside as well as within: New York’s Radio City Music Hall, 2019. Read more...
Getting Nowhere
Getting Nowhere
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Nora O’Connor: Singing from My Heart
Nora O’Connor: Singing from My Heart
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... Read more...
An Unexpected Return to the Dungeon
An Unexpected Return to the Dungeon
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... Read more...
Stay Focused
Stay Focused
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... Read more...
Small-Room Acoustics, Part Two
Small-Room Acoustics, Part Two
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... Read more...
The Long and Short of It
The Long and Short of It
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... Read more...
That's The Way I Wanna Rock and Roll
That's The Way I Wanna Rock and Roll
“I think this audio bargain can handle ‘High Voltage’ at 11…”   Caption by Peter Xeni and Frank Doris. Read more...
A Trip to Eindhoven’s Philips Museum: Like a Kid in a Candy Store
A Trip to Eindhoven’s Philips Museum: Like a Kid in a Candy Store
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... Read more...
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