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In the musical crucible of New York City, on a day woven into the fabric of rock folklore, Bob Dylan, a lyrical architect of the times, entered Studio A of Columbia Recording Studios with a message reverberating with the echoes of change. October 24, 1963, marked the day — a day where the crisp autumn…
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Prices listed in CA$. Many exhibitors at this year’s Toronto Audiofest were showcasing panel-style loudspeakers, including electronics manufacturer Atoll Electronique, who was presenting the North American launch of the company’s SDA300 Signature Streaming, DAC Amplifier ($6,999, and hence the SDA in the model name), paired with a pair of Final Audio Model 7 Hybrid electrostatic…
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Prices listed are in CA$. This compact setup in one of Motet’s several rooms at the show surprised me. I didn’t expect it to sound this good. Fronting it was an Eversolo DMP-A6 Master Edition streamer ($2000) feeding FLAC files into a class-A, single-ended Audio Note M2 preamp ($9000) and a class-A, directly heated triode…
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First things first; I hadn’t expected the Bowers & Wilkins / Classé Audio room to smell as good as it did! A sweet mixture of herbal and fruity scents, perhaps? I can remember only a few rooms I’ve visited at shows that enveloped both my sense of smell and of hearing. The Bowers & Wilkins…
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Prices listed in CA$. Some systems sound so effortlessly musical, so capable of preserving the music’s essence and soul, that while listening to them I tell myself that I’d be happy living with such a system for a very long time. Accordingly, I tell myself that this is my type of system, this is the…
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Prices listed are in CA$. You might assume that my mood darkened when a bass beat began pounding through my hotel room wall from the adjacent room while I was trying to concentrate on my writing, but it was the opposite. My mood was lifted. Swayed by the music’s tribal pulsations and sense of immediacy,…
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Prices listed are in CA$. You want a simple-to-use system that sounds great, doesn’t clutter your room, and won’t break the bank? If you’re nodding yes, then the system being demoed in Le Studio du Son’s room just might be up your alley, especially if you don’t like big, heavy, inefficient amplification but do want…
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I’ll be covering so much cool stuff it’ll make you feel like you’re here, covering the show with me.
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In the cavernous echoes of Liverpool’s bubbling music scene, a revolutionary resonance was brewing, and it was about to reverberate through the unassuming screen of regional television. On October 17, 1962, fresh off the release of their debut single “Love Me Do,” The Beatles magnetized the airwaves on Granada Television’s “People and Places.” Here in…
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Initial registration numbers demonstrate the trade show’s international significance.
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The MXN10 provides the technical prowess of Cambridge’s StreamMagic streaming platform, while the DacMagic 200M adds powerful headphone amplification and an exceptional digital-to-analogue converter.
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In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of one of the most iconic albums to have landed on the lit side of the Earth, Pro-Ject unveils a DSOTM turntable that doesn’t just echo the prism artwork—it is the art.
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Fed up with hype and high prices, this reviewer bought Cambridge Audio’s MXN10 with their own cash—and found a compact streamer that nails neutrality, boasts stellar software, and delivers serious value under £400.
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An Interview with André Perry, legendary record producer and founder of the fabled Le Studio, Part 1
In this wide-ranging interview, Le Studio founder André Perry reflects on his journey from teenage drummer to recording legend, recounting sessions with icons like Rush and Bowie, the rise of his trailblazing woodland studio, and his enduring passion for sonic excellence.
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In the transformative year of 1969, amidst the backdrop of Woodstock and intense Vietnam War protests, the Paul McCartney death rumor seeped into pop culture, becoming one of rock’s most tenacious legends. This Beatles conspiracy theory contended that the beloved bassist, Paul McCartney, had met a tragic end in a 1966 car accident. Instead of…
