Stephen King's Top Twenty-Five
The best rock songs ever, according to the prince of darkness—whose band, the Rock Bottom Remainders, I am so going to see June 1.
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French Bread Rises Again
Is it possible that growing wheat locally and baking and selling it nearby could be the answer for decaying rural communities? Not to mention that vile white sponge we now call bread. . . .
The Joy of Collaboration
There is no "I" in coauthor.
Violin Technology
Understanding the trad of Strad.
Traffic Waves
An EE ponders traffic from the standpoint of fluid dynamics.
Time2
Einstein's theories of Quantum and gravity don't mesh—Itzhak Bars thinks there's more to time than we've understand. Space, too, but that's really, really small.
Overheard at HE 2007
"Man, <i>hemp seed drivers?!</i>"
Mincing Garlic and Dicing Onions
<i>Today a rare sun of spring</i>.<br>
—Sebastian Dangerfield
Good Show!
"We had more traffic on Friday than we had <I>all</I> of HE2006," said <A HREF="http://blog.stereophile.com/he2007/051107mp3/">Dynaudio's Mike Manoussellis</A>.
Vandersteen—Audio Research—Sonic Bliss
At CES, the Vandersteen/Audio Research room always strikes me as being like an oasis—and not just because of the potted plants they have in the room. And so it was in the room sponsored by New Jersey dealer Audio Connection at HE 2007: music presented without hype or bombast, and simply relaxing to listen to. The speakers were the Vandersteen 5As ($16,900/pair +$5000 for carbon fiber cabinets), with Audio Research PH7 phono stage ($5995), CD7 CD player ($8995), Reference 3 line-stage preamp ($9995), and Reference 110 amplifier ($9995). The analog front end was the Clearaudio Anniversary TT and Stradivari cartridge, with a Graham Phantom tonearm. Cables were Audioquest William E. Low Signature interconnect and Everest speaker cable.