Nelson and Tim at the Bar
Finally, any real high end hi-fi event will also have booze. On this occasion, Stereo Exchange's jovial staff members, Nelson and Tim, were happy to serve.
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PSB Imagine B loudspeaker
I've been chipping away for some time at the task of trying to put together a music lover's stereo system for about half the money of my last such effort: $2500 to $3750 now, <I>vs</I> around $7500 back in 2005. My timing was good: CD and DVD receivers are a hot product category, with several attractive new entries at various prices.
High Definition Compatible Digital
<I>"Everybody, including myself, was astonished to find that it was impossible to distinguish between my own voice, and Mr. Edison's re-creation of it."</I>—Anna Case, Metropolitan Opera Soprano, 1915
Back Again A Dove
I now pronounce this Sonic Youth Month. It will be good. To celebrate the release of their new album, <i>The Eternal</i>, the band visited their old friend, Jools Holland. Here they are, the greatest band of all time, performing "What We Know."
Another Look at Salon Son & Image 2009
Francois Caron of <a href="http://thecanadianpublic.com/">the Canadian Public</a>, Canada's national public access television station, has done a wonderful job of piecing together highlights of the recent <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/ssi2009/">Salon Son & Image</a>.
Music Matters in May
Colorado high-end retailer ListenUp has three Music Matters events scheduled next week, one for each of their locations: Tuesday, May 5, in Colorado Springs—230 North Tejon Street, (719) 633-2600—Wednesday, May 6, in Denver—685 South Pearl Street, (303) 778-0780; Thursday, May 7, in Boulder—2034 Arapahoe Avenue, (303) 444-0479.
Turning the Tables
Yesterday's New York Post ran <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04272009/business/best_buy_turning_the_tabl… brief story</a> on Best Buy's decision to stock vinyl LPs.
The Real
I hope all you dudes are enjoying the same sort of sweaty sweet record-breaking weather we're experiencing here in NYC this week (until tomorrow when it gets cold again).
Stand By Me
We've been talking about this <a href="http://forum.stereophile.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=66177&an=0… the forum</a>, but I think it's worth posting here, too. <a href="http://www.scullcommunications.com/">Jonathan Scull</a> sent out this video yesterday, in an e-mail that read:
Hello to the Audio Valve Conductor
Now compare <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/goodbye_to_the_revel_salon2/"… exquisite packaging</a> of the Revel Ultima Salon2 with this pathetic excuse for a shipping carton. I mean, seriously. Come on, now.