Laurie Anderson - Homeland

The new Laurie Anderson CD "Homeland" is just filled with surprises. Sure the music is what one might expect from Ms. Anderson but it's the lyrics that hold all the fun and games on this release. Anderson takes a long hard look at the state of the United States and what she sees isn't very pretty.

Here are a few licks to give you some idea of what I'm talking about.

YouTube Video

Newsweek article

Bel Canto Ref1000M monoblock power amplifier Measurements

Bel Canto Ref1000M monoblock power amplifier Measurements

I've been enthusiastically tracking the development of Bel Canto's class-D amplifiers, from their original <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/442">TriPath-based models</A> to their <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/musicintheround/1106mitr">more recent designs</A> based on Bang &amp; Olufsen's ICEpower modules. With each step, Bel Canto has improved their amps' sound quality and reliability.

Bel Canto Design
221 N. First Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 317-4550
www.belcantodesign.com

Bel Canto Ref1000M monoblock power amplifier Specifications

Bel Canto Ref1000M monoblock power amplifier Specifications

I've been enthusiastically tracking the development of Bel Canto's class-D amplifiers, from their original <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/442">TriPath-based models</A> to their <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/musicintheround/1106mitr">more recent designs</A> based on Bang &amp; Olufsen's ICEpower modules. With each step, Bel Canto has improved their amps' sound quality and reliability.

Bel Canto Design
221 N. First Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 317-4550
www.belcantodesign.com

Bel Canto Ref1000M monoblock power amplifier

Bel Canto Ref1000M monoblock power amplifier

I've been enthusiastically tracking the development of Bel Canto's class-D amplifiers, from their original <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/442">TriPath-based models</A> to their <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/musicintheround/1106mitr">more recent designs</A> based on Bang &amp; Olufsen's ICEpower modules. With each step, Bel Canto has improved their amps' sound quality and reliability.

Boulder Amplifiers 1008 phono preamplifier Measurements

Boulder Amplifiers 1008 phono preamplifier Measurements

Why bother with three phono preamps most of us can't afford? For the same reason the enthusiast automobile magazines cover the newest Ferraris and Lamborghinis: just <I>reading</I> about them is fun.

Boulder Amplifiers
3235 Prairie Ave.
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 449-8220
www.boulderamp.com

Boulder Amplifiers 1008 phono preamplifier Specifications

Boulder Amplifiers 1008 phono preamplifier Specifications

Why bother with three phono preamps most of us can't afford? For the same reason the enthusiast automobile magazines cover the newest Ferraris and Lamborghinis: just <I>reading</I> about them is fun.

Boulder Amplifiers
3235 Prairie Ave.
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 449-8220
www.boulderamp.com

Boulder Amplifiers 1008 phono preamplifier Page 2

Boulder Amplifiers 1008 phono preamplifier Page 2

Why bother with three phono preamps most of us can't afford? For the same reason the enthusiast automobile magazines cover the newest Ferraris and Lamborghinis: just <I>reading</I> about them is fun.

Boulder Amplifiers
3235 Prairie Ave.
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 449-8220
www.boulderamp.com

Jason Moran's Ten

Jason Moran's Ten

Jason Moran’s <I>Ten</I> (Blue Note) commemorates the 10th anniversary of his trio called Bandwagon (with Tarus Mateen on bass, Nasheet Waits on drums), and it’s by far the group’s best recording, maybe Moran’s best all told, which, if so, would mean it surpasses his 2002 solo disc, <I>Modernistic</I>, which is saying a lot. Whether it does or not (I’m still mulling), this is a great album, that much is certain.

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