Spiral Groove Centroid tonearm

Spiral Groove Centroid tonearm

Spiral Groove's new Centroid tonearm ($6000) arrived just a few days before press time, so it would be risky to say anything definitive about it. But I will take that risk: using the system described in <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/turntables/spiral_groove_sg2_turntable/">my review</A> of the SG2 turntable, this may be the best tonearm I've heard. Its sound is different in ways that will open people's ears, and I predict that it will affect the design of every tonearm from now on. The Centroid's design deserves and will await full coverage in its own review, but here are the basics: It's a fluid-damped unipivot design unlike any other that gives the user fine adjustment of all relevant parameters.

Print function disabled?

Just received the July issue, that's the good news. The bad news is that the Print function which I rely on for 100s of issues are now disabled?

What gives? Are we now forced to be glued to the computer screen to read? I need access from various places other than in front of the computer. (e.g. subway, the facilities......)

Is this a mistake or is it officially gone? I will probably not renew if PRINT is gone.

Could someone kindly clarify?

thanks

Gainsbourg

He was at the same time an incredible wordsmith and an incredible musician
He was also raffine, an esthete, which can surprise some
His small house rue de Verneuil in St Germain des Pres had as much art work as Yves St Laurent
Too much is made of Brigitte Bardot who sang badly, not enough credit given to Jane Birkin. The French were gaga over Birkin
Beside Je t'aime and Histoire de Melody Nelson I particularly like
Je suis venu te dire
La Decadance
Yesterday yes a day (Madame Claude movie)
Ex-fan des sixties
Ballade de Johnny Jane
Aux enfants de la chance

The Focals and the Simaudio

It seems that when the 150 Wpc Simaudio amp drove the Focal Maestro Utopias, there was an effective compression (limiting) of the macrodynamics. JA writes that the Focals "didn't offer the unrestricted dynamics I expected" and that "orchestral climaxes just didn't climax as much as I wished.." The 600 Wpc Classe amps fared better.

Live as Canned, Reproduced as True

In this month's "As We See It," Jason Victor Serinus writes, "There are times when high-end audio can actually sound better, and move us more, than the in-person experience."

Do you agree? Have there been times when a live performance failed to match the experience of listening to the same piece of work at home? In what ways can your stereo provide a better experience than a live music event?

New power inlet on subwoofer

Just mounted a IEC (C14) panel mounted male inlet on my subwwofer instead of the skinny lamp cord the manufacturer mounted.

This way I can decide which external power cable to connect. For now I use a computer cable, but when I have the money I will invest in a much better power cable like the ones I use for my AMP and CDP.

Now On Newsstands: Stereophile, Vol.33 No.7

Now On Newsstands: Stereophile, Vol.33 No.7

The July 2010 issue of <i>Stereophile</i> is now on newsstands. It had been far too long since we received a letter complaining about our love of reviewing insanely expensive products, so we decided to make this our “Special Aspirations Issue,” featuring, almost exclusively, products you’d have to be CEO of BP to afford.

Jazz Awards, 2009-10

Jazz Awards, 2009-10

The Jazz Journalists Association held its 2010 awards bash at City Winery, a warm, spacious eatery (with an excellent wine list) in the SoHo section of New York this evening. Below are most of the winners, followed by the musicians for whom I cast my ballot. The awards covered the period from April 15, 2009, to April 15, 2010.

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