Jason Victor Serinus

Tripping with Terry Riley
Jason Victor Serinus
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Oct 29, 2017  |  6 comments
Did I really listen to and love the hi-rez (24/44.1k) file equivalent of four CDs chock-full of piano music written by and for the great Terry Riley (b. 1935)? Not only is the answer in the affirmative, but I can now honestly attests that pianist/pedagogue Sarah Cahill's Eighty Trips Around the Sun abounds in opportunities to take you on multiple mind-bending excursions through the mind of a true master.
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Burning Amp Lights Up San Francisco on November 12
News
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Oct 25, 2017  |  0 comments
America's premiere DIY gathering, the almost-annual Burning Amp, promises to burn brighter in 2017. Scheduled for Sunday, November 12 at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center, the event has become so popular that hours have been extended and the show now runs from 8:30am to 8:00pm.
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Vadim Gluzman's Consummate Brahms
Jason Victor Serinus
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Oct 22, 2017  |  14 comments
How many times can one write "beautiful" before the word loses all meaning? And yet, what else can I say when Brahms' sole violin concerto, as well as his first Violin Sonata, are so profoundly touching, and played so exquisitely by violinist Vadim Gluzman, the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra under James Gaffigan, and pianist Angela Yoffe?
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The Reviewer's Art
As We See It
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Oct 17, 2017  |  43 comments
How many times have I asked myself what the purpose of music is? And what music really is, and what exactly I am trying to convey. What feelings? What ideas? How can I explain something that I myself cannot fathom?—Gabriel Fauré, letter to his wife, August 31, 1903

In writing reviews for Stereophile, I face a challenge. Whether I'm evaluating an audio component, a recording, or a live performance, I'm confronted by the fact that, when all is said and done, no one fully understands why or how the sound of a particular component, composition, or artist can affect us as powerfully as so many of them do. How and why music and sound moves us remains, fundamentally, a mystery.

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The 2017 RMAF: A Show Well Done
RMAF 2017
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Oct 15, 2017  |  3 comments
There may be US shows with greater attendance, but there is a special energy about the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest that sets it apart from the rest, and keeps exhibitors and dedicated audiophiles returning year after year.

Thus was it fitting that, at the end of the Rocky Mountain International HiFi Press Awards (RIHPA) on the first night of the show, Gabi Rijnveld of Crystal Cable (left above) presented show organizer Marjorie Baumert (right) with a crystal rose pendant in honor of her dedication to the industry members and consumers who make high-end audio what it is.

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JVS Reaches the Top
RMAF 2017
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Oct 13, 2017  |  9 comments
For those who have been thinking it's time for the people in white coats to carry me away—they actually did.
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JVS Runs Out of Clever Titles as Day Three Continues
RMAF 2017
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Oct 13, 2017  |  8 comments
Wanna see the speaker component of my hands-down steal system of RMAF 2017…?
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Jason Ascends Higher on Day Three
RMAF 2017
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Oct 12, 2017  |  1 comments
Impressive bass control and speed on a recording of taiko drums, excellent timbres, and an equally captivating sense of spaciousness on Lyle Lovett's "North Dakota" left no question that this attractive mid-priced system from Paradigm and Anthem would make many an audiophile very, very happy.
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JVS Works His Way Up the Marriott Tower
RMAF 2017
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Oct 12, 2017  |  0 comments
I didn't need Rapunzel to let down her golden hair in order to ascend the Marriott Tower. Rather, on Saturday afternoon, I encountered so many good systems in a row on the 7th floor that the music simply pulled me up.
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The Rocky Mountain International HiFi Press Awards
RMAF 2017
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Oct 12, 2017  |  4 comments
Well-organized and presented, with winners that, in almost all instances, made sense, these were awards of substance, and worthy of your attention…
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