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V-Moda M-80 Headphones Sweepstakes
Register to win a set of V-Moda M-80 Headphones (MSRP $230) we are giving away. According to the company: Masterfully tuned by a legion...
Peachtree Audio decco65 D/A integrated amplifier
Whether one was surprised, in 2010, by the success of Peachtree Audio's iDecco may have more to do with age than anything else. My peers and I...
Nick Drake's Mama.
I would be ashamed of myself if I did not share this with you. With cooing vocals rich with longing guided by a gentle stream of tape hiss, a...
Vondelpark: "California Analog Dream"
London-based Vondelpark is Lewis Rainsbury (vocals, production, bass, guitar, keys), Alex Bailey (bass), and Matt Law (keys). Their debut album,...
CocoRosie Announce Tales of a GrassWidow
Tales of a GrassWidow, CocoRosie’s fifth full-length album and first since 2010’s excellent Grey Oceans, is scheduled to be released on May 28th....
More Cassettes
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Cassettivity, the new cassette-only distribution site. At the time, Cassettivity had 10 labels on its roster; now...
Vandersteen Audio Treo loudspeaker
In one sense, Richard Vandersteen has been the victim of his own success. His Model 2 loudspeaker (footnote 1), introduced at the 1977 Consumer...
Recording of March 2013: Old Yellow Moon
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell: Old Yellow Moon Nonesuch 534285-2 (CD). 2013. Brian Ahern, prod.; Donivan Cowart, eng.; John Baldwin, Noland...
Artemis Systems Eos Signature loudspeaker & Base Module
Though the original Artemis Systems Eos has been around for a few years, it doesn't seem to have made a big impression on audiophiles. Judging by...
The Mission System
Since its founding just over ten years ago, Mission Electronics has grown to become one of the largest "real" hi-fi companies in the UK. Although...
Berklee College Offers Free Online Course on Music Production
Image courtesy the Berklee College of Music Since its founding, Boston's famed Berklee College of Music has marched to the beat of its...
Ben Goldberg's Subatomic Particle Homesick Blues
Ben Goldberg's Subatomic Particle Homesick Blues (on his self-owned BAG Production label), is an album as seriously playful as its title. There's...
Cats and Audio
No, this will not be another monologue where I profess my undying love for Larry, our house cat, the furry little monster with a taste for human...
