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Writer Rudy Radelic recommends a dozen great-sounding albums to play at audio show exhibits. Exhibitors, are you paying attention?
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Joni Void’s Jean Nรฉant returns with Every Life Is A Light, their most tranquil album yetโshaped by La Lumiรจre Collectiveโs creative hub and deep-rooted collaborations. Featuring field recordings, personal tributes, and sonic nods to film, the album blurs lines between documentary and music.
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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.
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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.…
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NYC reinvents Japanโs jazz kissa tradition, transforming vinyl listening into a high-fidelity, immersive experience for true audiophiles.
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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…
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By the time Frank Sinatra stepped onto the stage at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort in Palm Desert, California, on February 25, 1995, he had already spent over five decades redefining American music. At 79, Sinatra was more myth than manโa living legend who had crooned his way through generations, from wartime ballrooms to…
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The Vinyl Beat digs into some more reissues that fly under the radar.
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Zidooโs UHD8000 blends 8K muscle with audiophile finesseโdual ES9038PRO DACs, Dolby Vision, and Atmos make this streamer a sensory force, not just a player.
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There are two types of people in this world: those who worship at the altar of Janis Joplin and those who, frankly, need better taste in music. By the summer of 1970, Joplin was already more than a singerโshe was a force of nature, a Texas-born tempest wrapped in feathers, fringe, and enough raw emotion…
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Frank Doris offers a soundcheck pro tip and talks about playing on a bigger stage, with the vagaries that come with it.
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January 24, 1962, wasnโt just another cold Liverpool morning. It was the day four scruffy ladsโJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Pete Bestโput their faith in a well-dressed, fast-talking record store manager named Brian Epstein. With a few strokes of a pen, they signed a management contract that would change the course of music…
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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…
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It was a cold January night in 1978 when the Sex Pistols walked onto the stage at San Franciscoโs Winterland Ballroom, readyโor perhaps unwillingโto make history. This wasnโt just a concert; it was the swan song of punkโs most volatile band. The Pistolsโ American tour had been a disaster wrapped in chaos: canceled shows, infighting,…
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Paris’ jazz kissa-inspired bars like Listener and Bambino blend high-fidelity sound, vinyl culture, and refined design, redefining nightlife for audiophiles.