Notorious

Notorious


  • The Last Photos of Biggie Smalls

    Christopher Wallaceโ€™s final momentsโ€”captured just hours before his murderโ€”anchor this account of his last night in L.A., the drive-by shooting that followed, and the decades of unanswered questions that still haunt it.

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  • Lost in Transmission: How Signal Loss Robs Your System of Great Sound

    Signal loss impacts imaging, clarity, and bassโ€”but itโ€™s fixable. Discover 10 yearsโ€™ worth of tips for unlocking your systemโ€™s potential.

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  • High Fidelity or High Fantasy? 6 of the Snakiest Oils in Audio

    From quantum stickers to $485 knobs, this cheeky exposรฉ unpacks the HiFi worldโ€™s most bizarre tweaksโ€”where pseudo-science meets audiophile obsession, and placebo often sounds just as sweet as proof.

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  • The Velvet-Cloaked Maestro: Chronicles of a Sonic Sommelier

    In a hidden alley of audio dreams, the Sonic Sommelier pairs silence with symphony, punk with Soviet TVs, and sound with soulโ€”reminding us that true listening is an art.

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  • Reviewedโ€”MoFi’s Crosby, Stills & Nash

    MoFiโ€™s 2022 One-Step reissue of Crosby, Stills & Nash transforms a historically uneven recording into a lush, balanced, and far more listenable album, with Krieg Wunderlichโ€™s mastering and RTIโ€™s pressing offering striking sonic gains.

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  • The 1985 Effect

    J. Coleโ€™s โ€œ1985โ€ casts a long shadow over hip-hopโ€™s younger generation, warning of fleeting fame in an era dominated by SoundCloud rebels. This deep-dive traces the turbulent rise and haunting legacy of rapโ€™s new wave.

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  • U2 to inhabit its own planet by end of year

    U2 returns to Vegas to baptize the audacious MSG Sphere, but without founding drummer Larry Mullen Jr.โ€”a symbolic rift in their ‘band of brothers’ mythology that casts shadows over a dazzling reinvention.

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  • Where did my music go? Signal loss, Pt 1

    After a decade-long journey optimizing his system, Paul Bowes claims 30โ€“40% of sound quality is often lost due to factors like poor source components, room acoustics, EMI, and subpar cablesโ€”but that much of it is recoverable.

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  • AC Infinity T8 component cooling system and beyond! An appraisal

    To keep his system clean and cool, Mike Harkins tucked away his components in a closetโ€”then turned to AC Infinityโ€™s smart, silent fans to battle heat and boost reliability without sacrificing style or performance.

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