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  • “No, I have the best system in the world!” An Update to #3: How Fate Brought Me To My Dream System

    Two years after downsizing seemed inevitable, Tom Gibbs finds himself retired, mortgage-free, and surrounded by two dream audio roomsโ€”one digital, one analogโ€”where Maggies, KLH Fives, and top-tier gear turn every listen into an event.

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  • Metallicaโ€™s 72 Seasons record review

    Metallicaโ€™s 72 Seasons may not reinvent thrash, but it refines it with maturity and muscle. With Greg Fidelmanโ€™s production and standout tracks like โ€œInamorata,โ€ the band delivers their strongest album since Death Magnetic.

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  • ShazamFest 2023

    THE COMPLETELY ONE-OF-A-KIND, NEO-VAUDEVILLE EXPERIENCE CELEBRATES 18 YEARS AS QUEBECโ€™S FAVOURITE FESTIVAL WILD CHILD!July 13โ€“16, 2023 ShazamFestโ€™s 18th Edition Features an Eclectic Mix of Music, Circus, Burlesque, Dance, Wrestling, Camping & More in the Eastern Townships Countryside. *** BARNSTON WEST, QC โ€“ If a four-day stay in a lush countryside, neo-vaudevillian entertainment heaven is what…

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  • AXPONA 2023, Part 2

    Roon-backed Dutch & Dutch wowed AXPONA 2023 with their $14,950 DSP-powered 8c speakers, while class-D amps from Amped America and live demos from Yamaha and GoldenEar showcased serious sonic chops.

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  • Michael Fremer bares all in exclusive interview with PMA Magazine, Pt 3/3

    In the final part of his candid interview, Michael Fremer defends good digital, champions honest reviews, praises his 17-year-old protรฉgรฉ Malachi Lui, and reflects on how far vinylโ€”and his own journeyโ€”has come.

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  • Treat your system (and you!) to Korean psychedelic music

    Audioguy CEO Jung-Hoon Choi champions the traditional Korean genre of sanjoโ€”a hypnotic, rhythmically accelerating solo formโ€”as the ultimate system test and spiritual reset, captured in stunning resolution on his labelโ€™s audiophile-grade recordings.

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  • MoFiโ€™s In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida and Truth reviewed, Pt 2

    MoFiโ€™s 45rpm reissue of Jeff Beckโ€™s Truth delivers seismic bass and analogue warmth that outshines many rock classics; released just before Zepโ€™s debut, it remains a blues-rock benchmark for sound and influence.

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  • Luxmanโ€™s new D-07X digital player

    SACD/CD/DAC player supports the most advanced file formats BALLSTON SPA, New York, March 2023 โ€“ โ€œThis is a transformational period in digital audio, and the new D-07X digital player is at the cutting edge,โ€ said Jeff Sigmund, president of Luxman America. The player supports MQA-CDs, MQA files, 32-bit/768 kHz PCM, 22.4 MHz DSD, conventional USB…

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  • Pink Floyd Exhibition: (Picking at) Their Mortal Remains

    Montrealโ€™s Pink Floyd Exhibition dazzles with over 350 artifacts, revealing stories behind the band’s evolutionโ€”from Watersโ€™s schoolyard traumas to DSOTM’s breakthroughโ€”while celebrating the enduring radical spirit that defined their sound.

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  • MoFiโ€™s In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida and Truth reviewed, Pt 1

    MoFiโ€™s remaster of Iron Butterflyโ€™s acid rock landmark “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” breathes new life into the 1968 classic, delivering thunderous bass, refined detail, and an intimacy lost in reverb-heavy earlier pressings.

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  • 3 Things I Learned Aboutโ€ฆ Speakers

    Based on three key insightsโ€”room acoustics, system synergy, and installationโ€”Jonson Lee argues that speakers account for just 12.5% of your systemโ€™s sound quality, challenging the conventional wisdom and prioritizing smarter investments.

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  • MoFiโ€™s 40th Anniversary Edition of Michael Jacksonโ€™s Thriller REVIEWED

    MoFiโ€™s 40th anniversary One-Step reissue of Michael Jacksonโ€™s Thriller stuns with unmatched clarity, staging, and vocal presenceโ€”so revelatory it feels like a remix, yet itโ€™s the original master unveiled as never before.

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  • MONTY ALEXANDER: THE MONTREUX YEARS

    THE MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL & BMG ANNOUNCE THE NEXT RELEASE IN THE MONTREUX YEARS SERIES FEATURES THE LEGENDARY JAZZ PIANISTโ€™S PERFORMANCES AT MONTREUX FROM 1993 โ€“ 2016 PRE-ORDER MONTY ALEXANDER: THE MONTREUX YEARS HERE. Montreux Jazz Festival and BMG today announce the next instalment in The Montreux Years series with Monty Alexander: The Montreux Years.…

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  • Rock Chronicles, Part 5 โ€” Mad Dogs & Englishmen

    Joe Cocker’s career nearly derailed in 1970 until Leon Russell hastily assembled the raucous โ€œMad Dogs & Englishmenโ€ tourโ€”transforming a PR crisis into a legendary, if chaotic, rock caravan that launched Russell to solo stardom.

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  • 3 Things I Learned Aboutโ€ฆ Amplifiers

    After testing 49 amps, Jonson Lee crowns the Danish-built Densen DM-30 for its balance of smooth neutrality, reliability, and cool operationโ€”outshining even the visceral Proceed AMP5 and musical Audio Research D115.

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