Symphony

Symphony


  • When Michael Jackson Met Bob Marley

    In the annals of music history, few moments shimmer with the kind of star-studded, genre-blending brilliance as the day when the future King of Pop met the Reggae Revolutionary. Picture this: a sunny day in Kingston, Jamaica, 1975, a setting so ripe for a musical crossover, it could have been scripted in Hollywood. Yet, this…

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  • Ten Albums to Get You Started on Your Classical Music Journey, Part 1

    Pierre recounts how a record theft led him from rock to a lifelong passion for classical music, recommending five era-spanning albumsโ€”from Renaissance to Stravinskyโ€”that shaped his journey and still dazzle audiophiles today.

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  • The International Sweethearts’ Story

    Amid WWII and deep segregation, the International Sweethearts of Rhythmโ€”an all-women, racially diverse jazz bandโ€”rose to fame, defying racial and gender norms while electrifying audiences and outshining male counterparts across the nation.

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  • Knowledge is Bowers (& Wilkins)

    John Bowersโ€™ journey from wartime signalman to founding Bowers & Wilkins charts a life devoted to sonic purityโ€”his relentless pursuit of audio excellence reshaped hi-fi standards and built a legacy still resonating today.

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  • Clean Ears, Clean Sounds: Unveiling the Audiophile’s New Secret Weapon

    Audiophiles rejoice: the Ear Wax Product Remover promises audio nirvana not through gear, but by fine-tuning your earsโ€”because clean canals make for clearer concertos.

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  • LaFaro’s Lament: A Young Legend’s Unfinished Symphony

    Scott LaFaro’s revolutionary bass work with the Bill Evans Trio redefined jazz ensemble dynamics, transforming the double bass into a lyrical, equal voice. His tragically short career left an enduring legacy of innovation and profound musicality.

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  • How I Became an Audiophile

    From childhood 78s on a Nebraska farm to high-end speakers decades later, Lawrence Schenbeckโ€™s lifelong journey with music and gear shows how deep listeningโ€”and deeper friendshipsโ€”make the audiophile pursuit truly meaningful.

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  • Jazz Icon to TV Host: Nat King Coleโ€™s Color-Breaking Journey

    In a turbulent era where the winds of change blew against the rigid walls of racial prejudice, a virtuoso arose, commandeering the airwaves with a voice so smooth it could soothe even the tempests of societal unrest. Nat King Cole, the masterful pianist and velvety-voiced crooner, boldly carved a path through the tumultuous landscapes of…

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  • Bob Dylan’s Prophetic Strains: Crafting ‘The Times They Are A-Changin”

    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 โ€” a day where the crisp autumn…

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  • Katana & Keynotes: A Samurai’s Discourse on Sound

    In a tranquil garden, Master Tekashi guides his student Daichi through the art of sonic balance, likening cables to katanas, DACs to bows, and room acoustics to battlefield strategyโ€”where the path to audio mastery mirrors the samurai’s eternal quest.

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  • Simple Acoustics, Complicated Spouses

    Caught between honesty and harmony, Guild president Jim Tonne navigates tricky audio evaluations and acoustics advice with wit, a spectrum analyzer, and a firm belief in room treatmentโ€”despite the inevitable aesthetic compromises.

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  • The Inaudible Frequencies: How Dogs Became the Latest High-End Audio Critics

    Dr. Poochini leads a howling revolution as dogs take over high-end audio critique, with Paw Ratings dethroning human audiophilesโ€”because golden retrievers do have golden ears.

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  • Tanglewood’s Rockstar: Leonard Bernstein

    As 1970 unfurled its musical tapestry, icons like Zeppelin, The Stones, and Dylan were laying down tracks that would reverberate through the ages. Yet, amidst the electrifying riffs and beats, there was another star rising on a different stage: Leonard Bernstein. His arena? The tranquil expanses of Tanglewood.

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  • Agnes Obel – Aventine

    With “Aventine,” Agnes Obel crafts hauntingly intimate piano-led compositions of rare precision and emotional depthโ€”each track a self-contained world, rendered in minimalist perfection and captured in audiophile-grade sound.

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  • Soundwaves & The Roaring Twenties: The Legacies of Edward W. Kellogg and Chester Williams Rice

    In the early 20th century, particularly the 1920s, America was alive with the hum of innovation and the beat of cultural renaissance. At the heart of this dynamic period, two engineers, Edward W. Kellogg and Chester Williams Rice, set out to transform the world of sound.

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