In this first fall installment, writer Rudy Radelic is featuring a comparison, some winners, a major disappointment, and a handful of other notable titles he’s found.
Prices listed in CA$. I have fond memories of the Technics brand name. My dadโs very first turntable was the Technics SL-QX300โthe first turntable I ever touched. As a kid seeing a record player for the first time, I was mesmerized by this foreign device and intrigued by how it was able to make sound.…
Prices listed in US$. When I looked at the price sheet taped on the wall in the Emotiva room, I blinked. I couldnโt believe my eyes. An audio show doesnโt showcase entire sound systems for $4796. But that was the total cost of the system in the Emotiva room (excluding the cables). The all-Emotiva system…
Prices listed are in CA$. This compact setup in one of Motetโs several rooms at the show surprised me. I didnโt expect it to sound this good. Fronting it was an Eversolo DMP-A6 Master Edition streamer ($2000) feeding FLAC files into a class-A, single-ended Audio Note M2 preamp ($9000) and a class-A, directly heated triode…
George Harrison championed them, Paul McCartney produced their debut hit, and Apple Records signed themโyet the Iveys (soon to be Badfinger) nearly vanished before they began, victims of internal rifts and corporate reshuffling.