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Rudy Radelic digs into vintage rock, blues, and jazz, spotlighting reissues with stellar mastering, hard-to-find rarities, and standout titles cherished by collectors.
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Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon revolutionized home audio in postwar America, merging business vision and engineering brilliance to create Harman Kardon. This short biography of Harman traces his journey from Signal Corps to stereo legend, civic leader, and cultural patron.
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Kevin Fielding explores three subwoofer connection methods and five crossover strategies, ultimately finding that full-range mains with carefully overlapped subs yield the most natural, musically satisfying bass integration in a stereo system.
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Berlin’s hi-fi bar scene is booming—Anima, Bar Neiro, Rhinoçéros, Unkompress, and Bankert Vinyl Café each offer a unique blend of audiophile sound and hospitality, from vintage vinyl purity to immersive listening sessions by the Spree.
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George Harrison’s Concert for Bangladesh was an unqualified success, and the first-ever pop concert for charity.
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“ALBA is the bridge between the current in-ear market and Meze Audio’s best-in-class collection. Priced at US$ 159.”
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Montreal’s hi-fi scene shines at venues like Café Gotsoul and Sans Soleil, where vinyl reigns and immersive soundscapes meet gourmet culture, handcrafted systems, and jazz-kissa-inspired atmospheres that elevate listening into an art form.
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Kamasi Washington’s Fearless Movement is a bold, rhythm-driven opus mixing jazz, funk, soul, and hip-hop—but while its scope dazzles, its sheer scale raises questions about whether intimacy, not grandeur, is his next frontier.
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June 10, 1972, was no ordinary day at Madison Square Garden. The hallowed halls, famous for hosting legendary sports battles and unforgettable music performances, were about to witness another momentous event. Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, was back in New York City for the first time since the ’50s. This wasn’t just…
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A passion project turned masterpiece, the Dayton Wright Hommage electrostatic speaker stunned with its staggering clarity and realism—delivering jaw-dropping sound in every setup it graced, thanks to Jocelyn Jeanson’s fanatical design precision.
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Pierre Dallaire returns with Part 2 of his musical journey, highlighting five stellar recordings—each a gateway to a different era, from da Milano’s divine lute to Debussy’s impressionistic piano, all chosen to ignite deeper listening.
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From quantum stickers to $485 knobs, this cheeky exposé unpacks the HiFi world’s most bizarre tweaks—where pseudo-science meets audiophile obsession, and placebo often sounds just as sweet as proof.
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On a balmy evening on April 14, 2016, at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, an iconic musician approached the piano in what would become his final public performance. Prince, renowned for his electrifying full-band concerts, chose this time to captivate his audience with a stark, powerful setting of just “Piano & A Microphone.” This tour stripped his…
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Denied her rightful place for decades, Antonia Brico shattered classical music’s gender barriers—from her Berlin Philharmonic debut to mentoring Judy Collins—becoming a pioneering maestra whose legacy still resonates through concert halls and classrooms.
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Prices listed in CA$. Passion Audio’s demo was fronted by Wolf von Langa’s 12639 SON speakers ($27,000/pr). One can already see a lot of this speaker’s potential strengths on the spec sheet. First, its tweeter section is a dipole design which, in my experience, tends to give you more sense of space in the soundstage.…
