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…
Prices listed in CA$. As always when I enter an audio showroom, my eyes fall first on the speakers, as they did in the Corbyโs Audio room. And the speakers there looked stunning. I would put them in my living room even if they made no sound. But they did make a sound, a glorious…
“COVID caused me problems, caused everybody problems, caused a lot of death. But it also doubled my business overnight.”
Prices listed are in CA$. You want a simple-to-use system that sounds great, doesnโt clutter your room, and wonโt break the bank? If youโre nodding yes, then the system being demoed in Le Studio du Sonโs room just might be up your alley, especially if you donโt like big, heavy, inefficient amplification but do want…
It was early Sunday morning when I met veteran audio critic Michael Fremer, aka Mikey, suitcase in hand, preparing to return home from his visit to the Montreal Audiofest. Heโd been invited by the showโs organisers to present his popular turntable setup seminar along with the showโs annual Lifetime Achievement Awards, conferred on those whoโve…
Born in Barnwell, South Carolina, James Brown had to hustle his way up and out from extreme poverty. Partly raised by a mostly-absent mother and abusive father-husband, young Brown bore the brunt of a rough, tough childhood, shining shoes for less than a dime, and living with one of his aunts in a brothel; his…