I don't want to embarrass my friend, so in this story I will call him O., for Mr. Objectivity.
When first I saw the Audeze iSine models I wondered to myself, "What the heck are these for?" and, "Who will want these?" I'd never heard of an open acoustic in-ear before...heck, I'd not even thought of the possibility. Why in the world was Audeze even going down this road? I spent some time on the phone with Sankar Thiagasamudram, founder and CEO of Audeze, to gain some understanding.
It's been a while since we published a review of a Rockport Technologies loudspeaker.
Nevertheless, I went home obsessed with Tina's inspired singing and Spector's infamous Wall of Sound production.
Who is Art Dudley? A devout Listener, a friend to all bunniesand some humansJohn Atkinson's right-hand man, and an invaluable voice, not just within Stereophile, but within the industry as a whole.
This is Russian-Dutch pianist Evelina Vorontsova's second recording; the first was in 2002. Born in 1972, she took fourth prize in the Rachmaninoff Competition at 18, and second prize at the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition two years later; in 2006, she won second prize in the International Piano and Orchestra Competition in Cantù, Italy (at which there was no first prize awarded). Judging from this CD and its very challenging program, she is a remarkable talent; one wonders why she is not more famous and signed to a major label.