I sent some crazed e-mails to my audiophile friends, all like: <i>Dude, I'm at my wit's end over here. I can't make sense of any of it. I know so-and-so uses a VPI and what's-his-name uses a Nitty Gritty, but what's YOUR method? Huh, huh, huh?</i>
<i>"I can't see anyone getting into analog without a record-cleaning machine."</i><br>
<b>—Michael Fremer, <i>Stereophile</i>, Vol.19 No.6, 1996</b>
<B>BON IVER: <I>For Emma, Forever Ago</I></B><BR>
Jagjaguwar Jag 115 (CD). 2008. Justin Vernon, prod., eng. AAD? TT: 37:15<BR>
Performance ****1/2<BR>
Sonics ****
<I>Due to an error in laying out the June issue of the magazine, the following announcements were omitted from the June issue's "Industry Update Calendar" section:</I>
Ten years ago today Frank Sinatra died. May 14, 1998.
At 9am on May 14, Meridian Audio announced that Walter Schofield will be assuming the position of President of Meridian America at the company's Atlanta office on June 1. Jeff Dean will run Meridian's newly established Hollywood office.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, our <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/zappa/"><i>Zappa Plays Zappa</i> DVD Sweepstakes</a> is now closed. We will not accept any additional entries. I offer my sincere thanks to all those who participated, sending in colorful, encouraging, and often amusingly odd e-mails. Thank you.
An enduringly healthy phono-cartridge industry? After a quarter of a century of rushing right out to buy the latest digital music appliances? You bet.
Lots of great poll questions have been submitted and we'll start working through them. Here's the first one: Have you studied music? Do you play music yourself?