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WLM Diva
RMAF 2008
Stephen Mejias  |  Oct 10, 2008  |  0 comments
In addition to building his SLA-powered electronics and making babies, Vinnie Rossi is now the new US distributor for WLM loudspeakers. How does he do it all? The front-ported Diva Monitor ($5000/pair) uses a paper-cone coaxial drive unit, has a handy tweeter control on its back panel, and is said to provide an impressive 95dB sensitivity.
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Women (and JA) Love the Vivid B1
SSI 2010
Stephen Mejias  |  Mar 27, 2010  |  15 comments
Here we see John Atkinson caressing the relatively compact Vivid B1 loudspeaker ($15,000/pair). With the help of a second rear-mounted mid-woofer, the B1 produces a sound far larger than its modest proportions. On A Higher Note’s Philip O’Hanlon tells us that women, in particular, have been fond of this speaker.
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Woo Audio, M•A Recordings, and Black Cat Cable
NY Audio Show 2013
Stephen Mejias  |  Apr 16, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  1 comments
Woo Audio’s WA7 Firefly headphone amp ($999) uses a pair of 6C45 power tubes in a single-ended, class-A design, and employs a Texas Instruments PSM5102A 32-bit DAC chip. Around back, a USB input is specified to support 32-bit/192kHz playback, while a single set of RCA jacks are switchable for use as analog inputs or D/A outs.
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Wood Docks and Cammo Caps
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Stephen Mejias  |  Mar 06, 2008  |  9 comments
Christian wrote:
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Woodstock is a Leo, too.
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Stephen Mejias  |  Aug 14, 2009  |  10 comments
Web Monkey, Jon Iverson, has informed me that today is the 40th birthday of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, held at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York. I really don't know much at all about Woodstock. I haven't read any of the books or watched any of the movies. I know that Richie Havens opened (and played and played until he couldn't play anymore), but I've only just recently acquired that bit of knowledge. I know that Jimi Hendrix tore through an angry version of the "Star-Spangled Banner." I know that Janis Joplin was there. I've seen that funny video of Joe Cocker singing "With A Little Help from My Friends." And I've heard that many of the performances absolutely sucked.
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Working from Home
Stephen Mejias
Stephen Mejias  |  May 04, 2006  |  0 comments
Almost like a real audio reviewer, tomorrow I'll be
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Working: Recommended Components
Stephen Mejias
Stephen Mejias  |  Jan 29, 2008  |  10 comments
Hi! Where've you been?
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World's Largest Collection of Vintage Audio?
Stephen Mejias
Stephen Mejias  |  Feb 02, 2012  |  12 comments

Wow, look at all the pretty boxes.

Maybe I'll finally find that Nakamichi CD-1 cassette deck I've been waiting for.

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Worry Stones
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Stephen Mejias  |  Feb 12, 2009  |  2 comments
These are my MIMOBOT flash drives. In theory, these cute little guys would go back and forth, delivering InDesign and image files, between me and our graphic designer, Pip. That's how we make the magazine, you see: We pass files back and forth and voila!
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Worry-free Sound from Audioarts
NY Audio Show 2013
Stephen Mejias  |  Apr 16, 2013  |  0 comments
“To limit yourself to just vinyl,” says Audioarts’ Gideon Schwartz, “would be ridiculous.”

It’s not that Schwartz doesn’t like vinyl—several LPs were scattered about the beautiful demo room, said to have been the office of Leona Helmsley—but he simply believes that a good system should work well with all music formats, and more, should sound good in many different rooms.

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