By David Solomon Pre-2004, vinyl was my best and most trusted source. Although CD was introduced in 1982 and billed as “Perfect sound forever.”, It took a solid 15 years before digital started catching up in a meaningful way. The belief in digital’s potential was at the heart...
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Great Sound, a Clean Look Do you like movies? From modern-day demo pieces like Dune, Ready Player One, and Blade Runner 2049, to classics like Casablanca and Gone With the Wind, to comedies like Young Frankenstein and The Big Lebowski, a good movie or two can be a great way to spend an evening.&n...
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WH-1000XM6 is the new, flagship wireless noise-canceling headphone from Sony. It has a new design; more comfortable, better noise cancellation, new features, and most importantly, Sony’s best sound yet in a noise-cancelling headphone. XM6 offers excellent value for $449 in silver, blue or blac...
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Bowers & Wilkins with Abbey Road: An Enduring Partnership “I couldn’t be more thrilled to bring this story to the market. We’re immensely proud of our partnership with our friends at Abbey Road and we think the 801 Abbey Road Limited Edition is the perfect way to celebrate t...
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A Flagship Duo Built for Audio & Cinematic Perfection Are you loving Marantz’ flagship AV 10 audio/video processor and AMP10 separates, built in their Shirakawa, Japan plant. . . but you haven’t pulled the trigger and purchased them, because they aren’t in your budget? ...
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Blog post: Pro-Ject’s Dark Side of the Moon tribute turntable In 1973, a friend had just gotten his first car, an old Pontiac - with a cassette player. As we drove, he played a tape of the latest release from a band I barely knew: Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. I was fascina...
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If you love music, you probably enjoy taking it with you. JBL has introduced the latest in their amazing family of portables, the Flip 7, which is the 7th generation of their first Bluetooth speaker. It’s available in six colors: black, blue, red, purple, camo or white. Let’s see h...
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Gramophone Turntable Workshops, March 6 and 7, 2025 How do you enjoy your music? Streaming from a service like Qobuz, Tidal, Deezer or Spotify? FM radio, CD’s, or maybe even… vinyl records? Vinyl ruled the roost until the mid - late 1980’s, when the affordability an...
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The awesome HiFi Rose RS 150B quickly became one of our best-selling reference-grade network streaming DAC preamps when it was introduced. HiFi Rose has now replaced it with the even-better RS 151, with lots of upgrades that Rose discovered when creating their flagship RD 160 Reference DAC and RS 13...
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SVS has been building subwoofers for decades, and have won more industry awards for subs than any brand we know of. SVS says their newest subs, the sealed box SB17 Ultra Revolution and ported PB17, are A Quantum Leap Forward in Subwoofer Design & Performance, at the same cost as SB16 / PB16. Are...
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