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The Montreal Audiofest is hoping to inspire newer generations with Teen Audio Day, the Audiogirls room, and a mentorship program offering free gear to young enthusiasts. With events like the Musical Wine Tour and Prohibition Night, the goal is to make high-fidelity audio fun, welcoming, and exciting for everyone.
March 1, 1994. Terminal 1, Munich, Germany. A venue repurposed from an old airplane hangar, with the kind of acoustics that make you wonder if the building itself was trying to sabotage the show. The sound was off. The energy was drained. And Kurt Cobain, visibly unwell, delivered what would unknowingly become Nirvanaโs last performance.…
Scientists at USC found that the brain “turns up the volume” in response to hearing loss, a mechanism that may explain tinnitus and sound sensitivity disordersโnow, researchers are exploring treatments to dial down this overcompensation.
Rock โnโ roll is full of nights that teetered on the edge of disaster, but few reached the level of legendary mayhem that erupted in Flint, Michigan, on August 23, 1967. It was the night Pete Townshendโs guitar took flight, Keith Moon got himself banned from the entire Holiday Inn chain, and The Who cemented…
Not quite hi-fi, but far beyond TV speakersโsoundbars offer an easy, impactful upgrade for the neophyte stepping into better audio.
Has Shenzhen surpassed Tokyo in high-fidelity audio? With brands like Eversolo and Topping outclassing legacy giants, the shift isnโt comingโitโs already here.
Saul Marantz, a graphic designer turned audio pioneer, redefined high-fidelity sound with his groundbreaking designs. From the revolutionary Model 7 preamp to the ill-fated but legendary 10B tuner, his relentless pursuit of perfection shaped the golden age of Hi-Fiโeven at great personal cost.
Experience an unforgettable evening as world-renowned pipa virtuoso Liu Fang joins the Orchestre FILMharmonique in a vibrant blend of Eastern and Western musical traditions. The highlight of the night features the timeless Chinese classic โๆข็ฅโ (The Butterfly Lovers)โan iconic concerto cherished by fans across the globe. Performed alongside Stravinskyโs luminous Firebird Suite and the world…
In the spring of 1973, the surreal collided head-on with the theatrical when Salvador Dalรญ and Alice Cooper met at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. It was the kind of encounter that seems almost too absurd to be true, but somehow, when you put Dalรญ and Cooper in the same room, it…