Of Music and Life
What I've been missing lately is music. And possibly alcohol, <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/091906reddening/">thinks Buddha</a>.
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Frisell, Harris, DeJohnette, Surman
This just in: Jerome Harris dropped me a line announcing a concert tour with Bill Frisell, Jack DeJohnette, and Ben Surman. Unfortunately, it won't be playing anywhere <I>I</I> can go see them, but if you're lucky, you can catch one of these dates.
Ten Years After
Ten years ago, John Horgan wrote <I>The End of Science</I>, arguing that scientists had already solved most of the big mysteries of the universe, Has a decade of scientific progress tempered that belief?
When Private Locks Shackle Public Works
Bill Thompson explains how DRM supersedes copyright law and chills creativity.
Einstein and the Old One
Mark Mortimer's review of <I>Einstein and the Old One</I> makes an interesting point—just because we "know" stuff our ancestors didn't doesn't actually make us smarter. We "know" without comprehending.
If you were in charge and could put anything you wanted on the cover of Stereophile, what would it be?
We've received your feedback about the Sonos cover on the latest <I>Stereophile</I>. If you were in charge of the magazine and could put anything you wanted on its cover, what would it be?
Retro Drivers
On display in the <I>Hi-Fi News</I> Show ballroom were classic Lowther and Voigt drivers (bottom left is an AC mains-energized field-coil Voigt).
A D.T.N. Williamson Amp—in the Flesh
Perhaps the amplifier that had the most influence on modern tube-amp design was the D.T.N Williamson, shown here in an example made by Goodsell of Brighton.
A Classic—Quad's Corner Ribbon
On display in the ballroom at the <I>Hi-Fi News</I> Show: an original early-'50s Corner Ribbon speaker from the Acoustical Company, later to change its name to Quad.
A History Lesson
A fabulous and fascinating exhibition of classic historic hi-fi equipment made a visit to the ballroom of the <I>Hi-Fi News</I> Show a must. The complete history of Lowther-Voigt seemed to be on display, and a Voigt Corner Horn was actually playing music, from a "vintage" (first-generation) CD player via a compact Pye tube amplifier.