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Last January, John Atkinson wrote an enthusiastic review of <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/dynaudio_sapphire_loudspea…’s 30th Anniversary Sapphire</a> loudspeaker; impressed by its big-bottomed bass, neutral midrange, and stable stereo imaging, JA concluded:

In <a href="http://forum.stereophile.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=rants&Numbe… forum</a>, it’s been determined that <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/integratedamps/329/index.html">Magnum Dynalab</a>, without a doubt, offers the best tuners on the market; and, while I don’t own a decent tuner and my time spent listening to the radio is dedicated almost entirely to frustrating Mets games and morning weather reports, I am now interested in Radio Happy Hour, with host Sam Osterhout, actors Matt Skibiak and Robin Reed, and music by Stephanie Davila.

Ah: Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino has fun when she’s with Ronald McDonald. Hmm. Here’s the video for Best Coast’s “When I’m With You,” directed by <a href="http://www.peteohs.com/">Pete Ohs</a>:

This week only, we can <a href="http://soundcloud.com/subpop/beach-house-the-arrangement">stream new music</a> from Beach House. “The Arrangement” comes from the A side of Beach House’s “Zebra” 12-inch, made special for <a href="http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home">Record Store Day</a> (this Saturday, April 17!).

<I>Photo:Jason Creps</I>

Comparisons to a young Bob Dylan are inevitable. There’s the same sort of defiance, the odd insouciance, the long lines of poetry squeezed out and hacked out and blown out like kisses, too. The guitar work is very good&#151scintillating at times and always passionately wrought&#151but it’s the voice that gets you. The voice&#151childlike but crotchety as hell, delicate but yearning, beautiful but completely wrong. The voice is what gets you. Kristian Matsson is The Tallest Man On Earth; he plays rock and roll, and plans to be forgotten when he’s gone.

Have you guys seen “Date Night,” the new comedy starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey? I’m thinking about going to check it out because: 1., Steve Carell is <a href="http://www.moviemaker.com/images/uploads/steve_carell_40_year_old_virgi…;; 2., Tina Fey is <a href="http://thezaz.nationallampoon.com/files/2009/12/tinafey_21313.jpg">hot<…;; 3., Parts of the film are set in my college town of Teaneck, NJ; and, 4., There are scenes featuring a hi-fi made up of Meridian’s DSP7200 Digital Active loudspeakers, Reference 800 DVD player, and G68 surround controller.