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T.H.E. Show 2022

T.H.E. Show 2022 Begins in Long Beach

Jason Victor Serinus Jun 10, 2022

In just a few minutes as I write these words, T.H.E. Show returns for another installment at the Long Beach Hilton. Rumored to offer approximately 40 exhibit rooms plus untold stands in the Marketplace and Headphonium, it has drawn exhibitors from all over the United States and beyond.

Music and Recording Reviews

June 2022 Classical Record Reviews

Jason Victor Serinus, Stephen Francis Vasta Jun 10, 2022

Bruckner: Symphony No.7, Shostakovich: Symphony No.7, "Leningrad", Jonathan Berger, Harriet Scott Chessman: Mỹ Lai and Terry Riley: Autodreamographical Tales.

Music and Recording Reviews

June 2022 Jazz Record Reviews

Larry Birnbaum, Thomas Conrad, Kurt Gottschalk Jun 10, 2022

Ornette Coleman: Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Albums, Ches Smith: Interpret It Well, Melissa Aldana: 12 Stars, Tommaso Moretti: Inside Out and Immanuel Wilkins: The 7th Hand.

Music and Recording Reviews

June 2022 Rock/Pop Record Reviews

Tom Fine, Anne E. Johnson Jun 10, 2022

Cosmic American Derelicts: The Twain Shall Meet and Destroyer: Labyrinthitis.

Revinylization

Revinylization #30: Coltrane's Giant Steps from the Electric Recording Company

Fred Kaplan Jun 09, 2022

I have never written about the ultraboutique reissues from the London-based Electric Recording Company. Pressed in quantities of 300 or so, each title sells out within days (or hours) of its release, despite a price tag of $400 or more. Why review what can't be had?

Phono Cartridge Reviews Tonearm Reviews Turntable Reviews

Linn Klimax LP12 Record-Playing System

Herb Reichert Jun 08, 2022

Playing records is a delight-filled chore. The simple, quiet act of lowering a tonearm places one's mind at the ready for something marvelous to happen. Surely, this gentle ritual initiates a higher mode of psychic connectedness than poking absentmindedly at a side-facing equilateral triangle on a piece of cheap plastic.

Interviews Music and Recording Features

Bonnie Raitt, Blues Sister: Her Life And Times In Eight Songs

Tony Scherman Jun 07, 2022

When an icon drops her first album in six years, you sit up and take notice. Bonnie Raitt made her earliest record a half-century and more ago, in August 1971. She was 21 and could easily have been carded; the face on the cover of Bonnie Raittthat first albumhas yet to shed all its baby fat.

Munich 2022

Hearty Thanks to You, Munich High End 2022

Jason Victor Serinus Jun 06, 2022

Thanks to the customary high level of organization that has made Germany's High End Society such a central part of the audiophile industry, Munich High End 2022 was a resounding success. The industry-organized show attracted 19,767 visitors to the 28,000 square meters of halls and atriums it occupied in Munich's sprawling MOC Event Center.

Munich 2022 News

The Harman Room: JBL Summit Everest DD67000 Loudspeakers, JBL SA-750 Integrated Amplifier, Mark Levinson No5909 Headphones, ML-50 Monoblock Amplifiers, No519 Audio Player, No5105 Turntable

Julie Mullins Jun 06, 2022

The Harman room at Munich High End showed a wide array of products on active and passive display. Several Classic JBL designs revamped with modern tech and materials took center stage in a long lineup display of speakers. The room's main active system included the large JBL Summit Everest DD67000 speakers.

Munich 2022 News

Audio Group Denmark: Børresen Acoustics, Aavik Acoustics, Ansuz Acoustics

Julie Mullins Jun 06, 2022

While walking through the aisles of Halle at Munich High End, heading for my last couple of assigned rooms (or areas), I came across designer Michael Børresen, who, with Lars Kristensen (above), gave me a quick run-down of his latest gear. There were new speakers at both the entry and extreme levels from Børresen, and new amplification at the top end from Aavik. The three brands on displayBørresen Acoustics, Aavik Acoustics, and Ansuz Acousticswere consolidated under one umbrella company, Audio Group Denmark, in 2020.