Cassette


  • Toronto Audiofest 2024: Burmester & SPL-KEF-Stable 33.33-Luna

    Burmesterโ€™s luxurious sound, enhanced by live performances, mesmerized. Meanwhile, the Kef Blade II and Stable 33.33 setup, powered by Luna cables, delivered unmatched vinyl clarity and sonic depth.

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  • Boombox Bonanza: The History and Evolution of Portable Music Players

    In a world dominated by smartphones and wireless earbuds, itโ€™s easy to forget the trailblazers of portable audio that paved the way. This journey through the history and evolution of portable music players is filled with innovation, cultural shifts, and technological marvels. Letโ€™s dive into the groovy history and evolution of portable music players, a…

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  • FiiO Launches a Transparent Portable Cassette Player

    The eye-catching player goes on sale this week at CA$ 149.49 / US$ 129 / ยฃ99. 2024 benefits include USB-C charging, 13-hour battery life and an all analog circuit for a enhanced yet classic sound. Calling all bandcamp fans!

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  • De-Kloss-ified: Decoding the Genius of Henry Kloss

    In the sleepy town of Altoona, Pennsylvania, during the twilight of the Roaring Twenties, a future luminary of sound, Henry Kloss, entered the world. Born on February 21, 1929, Kloss was handy with tools from a young age. In his childhood, he was known for his precocious building skills, adding fixtures and even rooms to…

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  • Rolling with the Charts: Billboardโ€™s Epic Journey

    Welcome to the backstage of the music industry, where hits are made, careers are launched, and dreams come true โ€” the Billboard charts. Theyโ€™ve been the measuring stick of musical success since their inception, but how did they evolve to mirror our ever-changing music consumption habits? Grab your backstage pass and letโ€™s dive into the…

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  • The night Jeff Beck was there for me

    โ€œThat old funny-shaped bit of wood is still staring me in the face every day saying โ€˜Come on, you havenโ€™t started yet!โ€™ Itโ€™s infinite.โ€ โ€“ Jeff Beck ย  A rockโ€™nโ€™roll lifetime ago as a college student, before journalism chose me, I was parking cars in a gravel lot in a seamy section of Montreal, behind…

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  • Arcade Fireโ€™s Richard Reed Parry: โ€œItโ€™s gotta find a way out.โ€

    Richard Reed Parry talks to PMA Magazineโ€™s Mark Lepage about family, punk, and Arcade Fire. โ€œI realized early on โ€˜Iโ€™m not like these other kidsโ€™,โ€ Richard Reed Parry says. No. โ€œThey were not getting up at 5 a.m. on May Day morning to dance around the maypole and sing as the sun rises.โ€ Yep, thatโ€™s…

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