Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires, and Natalie Hemby perform their cover of Fleetwood Mac’s hit song live at the Howard Stern Show studio.

RIP Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac

Bryston BR-20 Product of the Year – Times 2 !

Bryston BR20 Preamp/DAC Now In Stock! $6800 My favorite preamp is Bryston’s BR20. It happens to have a state of the art DAC built in as well. There is no better preamp in our biz. I can say the same for the DAC. To get both built into one chassis for $6800 is a downright bargain. Due to supply chain problems Bryston…

Bryston T speakers Outgun B&W

Bryston loudspeakers are built in Canada like a BRICK OUTHOUSE. They sound great and are so reliable they come with a 20 year warranty! Nothing else does- except Bryston analog electronics! And believe me, a five year warranty runs out a lot faster than you expect. Further, today companies look at service as a profit center, not a “thank you card” to…

It’s fun to debate with your friends. Who is the greatest singer, guitar player or drummer EVER? For those of us who love the piano beyond all other instruments, there’s a pretty clear winner- a guy name Franz Liszt {1811-1886}. What did his peers say about him? Liszt was Beatle-mania on steroids. Having experienced the mighty Liszt, a musician at an echelon…

RIP Joey DeFrancesco (1971-2022) Most of us who followed Joey knew him as perhaps the best Hammond B3 player out there. Yet Joey was also a touted trumpet and sax player. That’s a lot of tools in one tool belt! Joey just died at 51, which sounds frightfully young to us mature audiophiles. We’re fortunate to have Tidal and other services to…

Let’s talk cassette decks! No, I don’t have any to SELL you. Let’s just ruminate on what was once a fabulous hobby- making cassettes. Cassettes started as a cheap dictation format. In the late 60s it became a viable, affordable MUSIC format. But… how to get high end response and beat the hiss? For me the cassette deck world began with Advent…

There has been a big splash in speakers that look vintage in the past five years or so. As a die hard audio guy b. 1953, I love the look of some of these old friends. Actually, I like the look of almost all of these offerings. But which ones actually make sense to buy? Wharfedale Linton $1800 Per Pair With Stands…

My favorite preamp on the planet came out about Christmas 2020, during the height of Covid 19. Many audiophiles missed it because they we’re worrying about… other things. BR20 is as good a preamp as money can buy! BR20 is actually a preamp/DAC. So much the better to kill two birds with one stone. Brian Russell Bryston preamps have always had the…

On Loudspeakers… “In 2010 I began a personal quest to develop the ultimate loudspeaker- a model that would reproduce the full dynamic capability of music while remaining tonally neutral, crystal clear, and capable of capturing the subtle nuances of any recording. After collaborating with highly respected loudspeaker engineers for two years, the Model T was born. Initially it was a personal R&D…

Let’s see what the boys are talking about this month. I’ll warn you, it’s mostly absurd. Clearly, these writers don’t think their readers work for a living. They think you’re all sitting home doing nothing but counting your fortune. Kef Blade 2 Speakers They run $28k per pair. What do you get for your 28k? You get a stylish cabinet. Perhaps its…

There are a lot of speaker companies out there! I’ve compiled a list of most. I’ve put all of them in gold that offer a 20 year warranty. Acora Alta Amphion Apertura ATC Audience Audio Note Audio Physic Audiovector Avantgarde Borreson Bose B&W Bryston Buchardt Burmester Cabasse Canton Castle Crystal Dali Definitive Devore Dutch & Dutch Dynaudio Eikon Elac Emotiva Estelon Falcon…