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RIP Joey DeFrancesco (1971-2022)
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…
Cassette Decks
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…
Magnepan MG 3.7i, Back In House!
Magnepan MG 3.7i,$8800 Per Pair, Back On Dem! Magnepan was hit as hard as any of our vendors by Covid 19. Starting in early 2020, any order placed for pans would run six months or more. Six months was just a starting point. Magnepan couldn’t predict accurately for us, so we couldn’t predict accurately for you. Availability was so limited on some…
Vintage Speaker Revival
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…
Bryston BR20 $6800 – My Favorite Preamp!
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…
James Tanner, Bryston CEO
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…
Stereophile September 2022 Issue
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…