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Tal Wilkenfeld

Stephen Mejias First Published: Dec 26, 2007

John Atkinson and I spent some time today admiring Tal">http://www.myspace.com/talwilkenfeld">Tal Wilkenfeld's bass playing. Sheesh. The girl is only 21 years old. Beyond her sheer skill, which is stunning, Wilkenfeld seems to just know how to play. I first caught her on PBS one night while flipping through channels. It was Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, and she was performing with Jeff Beck. I was surprised to see such a young musician on stage with one of rock's living legends, but I soon discovered that Wilkenfeld was right where she belonged. Seems she always knew. Story goes that Wilkenfeld dropped out of her Sydney, Australia high school when she was only 16. Packed her bags and moved to Los Angeles to become a musician. She's only been playing bass for five years.

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Waiting for FedEx to Open

Stephen Mejias First Published: Dec 19, 2007

I spent a part of this morning sitting in the warm lobby of 10 Exchange Place in downtown Jersey City, waiting for FedEx to open. I had some gear to return. While I waited, I decided to listen to music. I undid the two front latches on my black canvas bag. From one pocket, I pulled out the">http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/052407eliminate/">the Red Wine Audio iMod, from the other I removed the">http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/030107shure/">the Shure SE310 earphones.

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Affordable?

Stephen Mejias First Published: Dec 14, 2007

Way back when, I mentioned that I'd discovered Tangent Audio while working on the 2007 Buyer's Guide. Initially, I was attracted to the Tangent gear because of the affordable prices. Later, that attraction grew. First because I'd seen how">http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/072806sleek/">how handsome the gear was, and then because Richard">http://www.vmax-services.com/home.html">Richard Kolhruss, Tangent's US distributor, sold me on the company's attention">http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/080706loctite/">attention to detail. I was intrigued, and wondered if I'd wandered into something special and new.

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Finally, at JA's

Stephen Mejias First Published: Dec 13, 2007

Finally">http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/120407bayridge/">Finally, at JA's, you'll have a cup of coffee and sit down to listen to some music before packing up the big and beautiful 200-lb speakers. The freight service is scheduled to arrive in just a couple of hours, so you don't have much time. The speakers had sounded so good that JA just couldn't bear to pack them up any sooner. In fact, they may have been the very best speakers JA's ever heard in his room.

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