Which One's Pink?
For Nick Mason, it's driving; for Roger Waters, it's being driven.
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Tool Envy
Pay attention, class. This little rope-climbing device looks pretty slick. As the article says, the real trick isn't ascending the rope, but ascending the rope without damaging it. The rule of thumb we used when I did technical caving was to retire any rope we had "shocked" with an impact or weight-bearing kink.
Behind the Hatto Headlines
Even if you read my <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/021907hatto/">news article</A>, about Joyce Hatto's recordings, David Hurwitz' <I>Classics Today</I> editorial will supply new information.
Text to Speech
Kind of cool—and very well done, although the first thing I loaded in was "argh," which Kate could not pronounce.
Ellington's Sound of Love
I can't believe I missed Clive James' wonderful paean to the Duke in <I>Slate</I> earlier this month. Better linked to late than never, I suppose.
Mystery Solved?
Did the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau rebound "like a cork" in response to losing their massive anchoring mantle?
Uncovered
The original transparencies of an iconic Beatles album cover had been thrown in the garbage and crushed.
Which part of the audio chain do you spend the most time auditioning before purchase?
An audiophile is practically defined by his/her thoughtful and considered approach to selecting components. Which part of the audio chain do you spend the most time auditioning before purchase?
The DRM Beat Goes On
We wrote last week about the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/021207drm/">increasingly heated debate</A> over DRM copy protection, with everybody from Steve Jobs to the RIAA weighing in on the subject. This week was just as wild and whacky on that front.
Soundkeeper Recordings Debuts
Like most <I>Stereophile</I> readers, we have grown accustomed to seeing Barry Diament's name on superb-sounding recordings, since he has mastered albums by artists from AC/DC to Warren Zevon—and every letter in between. When the magazine still had its editorial offices in Santa Fe, Diament dropped by one afternoon to say hi, so now we feel like we can brag, "Hey, we know that guy!"