July - August 2015
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Audio Discourse
Journeys In Audio Subjectivism, Part One
My Hot Tub Epiphany, or: "Where the heck did my ice cubes go?" A funny thing happened to me a couple of weeks into writing this article....
Dimensions of Sound: Ilya Itin Performs Scriabin and
I was a bit breathless. My friend and spiritual colleague David Robinson had invited me to sketch and cover a uniquely intriguing event at Princeton...
Celebrating the Joyous Music of the Great Ruben Estrada
For more than two decades I've been a fan of vibraphonist/pianist/band leader Ruben Estrada, whose lyrical delicacy and musical intensity define,...
In Search of a Perfect Song, Part 2
In Search of a Perfect Song… I recently republished that old article because I've had further opportunity to explore the concept. I began that...
The Neoteric Listener - The MrSpeakers Mad Dog Pro Headphones
"You paid too much for that junk! Take off those fake Vanilla Ice headphones and put on a pair of the real deal!" That's what...
The Neoteric Listener - The Music Technology Incorporated Oppo...
Audio consumers only want to know one thing: "Is it worth it?" You can write, speak, sing, or finger paint about audio products all you want,...
Hardware Reviews
SVS SB-2000 Subwoofer
I value ground trembling sensation of well-executed extreme low frequency as much as any audio nut. For the majority of my listening, though, extreme...
Nordost Heimdall Headphone Cable
Nordost. Seems that these days Nordost is everywhere. Norse 2 series? Check. Valhalla 2 series? Check. Odin 2? Check. Headphone cables? Check. HDMI...
Mini-Review: Merrill Audio ANAP Interconnect Cables
Let me just say right up top that I generally do not review cables in this low price range. At $1149 per meter, whether RCA or XLR, the Merrill ANAP is...
Mini-Review: Grado Limited Edition GH1 Heritage Headphones
The Grado GH1 Headphones...the sound of Brooklyn-born Maple! "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" and becomes not furniture, but headphones for music...
Finite Elemente Resonator Reference Tuning Device
I like the idea of resonators as a prescription: Take one a day to keep the shakes away. Ha! Not quite, just me being silly. Seriously though, they are...
PS Audio Power Plant P10
I may have said this before, but I'll say it again… all of these amazing cables you have in your system (as beautifully constructed as they...
Interviews
Reviewers' View, THE Show Newport 2015: David Robinson and Peter...
Watch David Robinson and Peter Breuninger of AV Showrooms.com, share their thoughts on the THE Show Newport 2015 on YouTube Part 1 Courtesy of AV...
Music Reviews
TANGERINE DREAM Platinum SHM-CD EDITION
The Tangerine Dream is considered either a co-creator of krautrock, or of electronic music in general, and new age in particular. In fact both...
Music of Mozart, Grieg, Schubert, Brahms, Stravinsky, and More.
Grieg. Peer Gynt Suites. Six Orchestral Songs. Orchestra: Malmo Symphony. Conductor: Bjarte Engeset. Recording: Naxos CD8-570236 These Peer Gynt suites...
Impressions: HDTT’s Brilliant Quad DSD release of Cootie...
If you love DSD downloads as much as I do, but haven't yet heard of High Definition Tape Transfers, then brother, let me do you a big favor. Some...
Courtney Barnett, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I...
Singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett cites a poster hanging in her Grandmother's bathroom when she was a child as inspiration for the title of her...
Two Really Strong Reference Quality CDs for Audiophiles
Sagebrush Rebellion Papillon Recordings BluePort Jazz, BPJ-024 Producer: Dmitri Matheny Recording Engineer: Jim Merod Mastered by: Jim Merod and...
Notes of an Amateur: Bartok and Erickson.
Bartok. Sonatas for Violin Nos. 1 and 2; Sonata for Solo Violin. Barnabás Kelemen, violin; Zoltán Kocsis, piano. Hungaroton HSACD 32515....
New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print
47 Labs Gaincard Amplifier
This article, by Steve Lefkowicz, Larry Cox, Francisco Duran originally ran when audioMUSINGS was in print - Issue 15, 2001. I have a real problem...
Our Friends at High Fidelity
Pylon Audio Loudspeakers SAPPHIRE 25
Talking only about the price of these speakers, about how impressive product we get for the price, how well it is made—that would be a classic...
Chord HUGO TT Digital-to-Analogue Converter/Headphone Amplifier
Cutting edge technologies are expensive. Whether they are used in medical, food, or military industry, or for sound recording and playback. Small...
Audio Tekne TFM 2000 + TEA 2000 Integrated Amplifier and...
It so coincidentally happened that me and Wojtek, both love Japanese audio products. I admittedly prefer devices with tubes on board, but am also...
RT Audio Design Ultra USB DAC Orpheus Digital to Analogue...
More and more interesting devices come to us from countries that, not that long ago, seemed to have nothing to offer for audiophiles, and today, to...
Trenner&Friedl ART Loudspeakers
For whatever reason, despite my best intentions, until now I've never had a chance to listen to any product of Austrian company Trenner&Friedl in...
C.E.C. CD5 Compact Disc Player
The latest Compact Disc player manufactured by the Japanese company C.E.C. (which I am going to simplify to CEC in this article), which was launched at...
Show Reports
Impressions: My Audio Oasis! Awards for THE Show Newport Beach...
THE Show Newport Beach 2015, held on May 28-31, is in the books now…and what a show it was! Upwards of 9,000 people were in...
THE Show - Newport 2015, Part 2
To reiterate from Part 1... Before we get to our show report... here are a few general thoughts on shows and the people who attend: People count, in...
THE Show Newport 2015 - Part 1
The past few years I've been pretty soured on the whole Audio Show routine. Too much excessively high priced equipment being demonstrated to appeal...
THE Show Newport 2015, Part 1
Before we get to our show report... here are a few general thoughts on shows and the people who attend: People count, in most cases, more than gear....
Reviewers' View, THE Show Newport 2015: David Robinson and Peter...
Watch David Robinson and Peter Breuninger of AV Showrooms.com, share their thoughts on the THE Show Newport 2015 on YouTube Part 1 Courtesy of AV...
DSD and Analog: The Great Convergence
The recent edition of THE Show Newport was held at the Hotel Irvine and featured not only a host of audio exhibits and demonstrations, but also a...
