More Tomorrow
I guess I lied when I said "More tomorrow." That should teach me something about making promises during "Recommended Components" time. I'm sorry.
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Why I Love the Web, #4327
Because you get websites like <I>Paul's Boutique Samples and References List</I>, which, of course, attempts to codify every sample, quote, and homage from the Beastie Boys album <I>Paul's Boutique</I>. Probably more than you ever wanted to know, but (IMO) that's what makes it so cool: It was done out of love, pure and simple.
Martin Waugh's Liquid Sculpture
Science meets art and I'm transfixed. These are gorgeous photos.
The Shipbreakers
Published in <I>The Atlantic</I> in 2000. What a great piece of writing. Long, but I'd have hung in even longer for anything this masterful.
Disney Does Devo
This is just wrong on so many levels.
Articles That Make you Go "Hmmm"
I'm not a member of the games generation—well, I kind of miss <I>Zork!</I> and <I>Adventure</I>, but other than <I>Myst</I>, most of them require hand/eye coordination that I simply lack—which is not to say that I'm immune to the levels of complexity and artistry that many games exhibit, simply that I don't get 'em, most of the time.
Free Online Graph Paper
Have you tried to buy graph paper recently? Those 16-year-old clerks at Staples have no clue what you're talking about. If you really want to see their eyes glaze over, tell'em when you went to school you had to carry your own hand-powered computer called a slide rule.
What's the best audio deal out there?
Readers often complain that high-end audio products are priced too high for the typical enthusiast to afford. But good audiophile gear does exist. In your opinion, what's the best audio deal out there?
2005 Records To Die For
Last year, during a particularly painful moving experience, I had the opportunity to reflect in a very personal way on the virtues of our annual "Records To Die For" feature.
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Sonic Euphoria PLC passive line stage
Life used to be simple. A preamp was a phono stage, a line stage, and the controls necessary to manage a system. Sure, there were exceptions, but for the most part you could say "preamp" and everyone knew what you meant. With the rise of the Compact Disc, however, phono stages became standalone components or optional extras, and most manufacturers concentrated on the line stage and controls, pursuing the ideal of "a straight wire with gain."