I know you folks don't do requests, but I would love some sort of general update on tuners - what's the state of the art, what to buy, etc. Radio is probably less and less a source for many folks, but personally (and living on the border with Canada) I'm finding lots to interest me.

And if I could push my luck: can someone give a listen to the new passive AudioEngines?

tks,

Scott A.

My JSB journey of discovery continues and this fascinating disc is my latest find:

The disc revolves around an interesting musicological premise, namely that the Ciaccona from the D minor Partita is actually an epitaph to Bach's first wife of thirteen years, Maria Barbara, who passed away suddenly in the summer of 1720.

Third Man Records (the record label/studio etc of Jack White [White Stripes, Raconteurs, Dead Weather]) has "Your Turntable's Not Dead" as a motto on their website.

BTW, happy Record Store Day (april 17)

I live in N. California, around plenty of eucalyptus trees. In the rainy/windy season, we have frequent power outages. While I have my stereo system behind a Panamax power conditioner, when the power goes off and returns, the Panamax starts up again and reboots the system.
What I am looking for is a power interrupt switch, that goes off when the power goes off, but has to be manually restarted, thus preventing sudden off-on scenarios for my VAC integrated.

Thanks,

Roders.

I've loved it since the day I got it last year, but I decided to move it from my mid-level multichannel setup (though I always just used the front channels for iPod music) into my very modest office setup (Onkyo surround amp with $100 bookshelf speakers). Holy crap, it sounds like I just got a new system!

It went from a dull, restricted range, with washed out details to REAL music coming out! Man- I guess it really is the source after all.

"There exists an inverted class of audiophiles who claim that the sound of vinyl, i.e. records played with a contact stylus, is superior to the sound of compact discs or other digital music - a interesting school of thought given the analogue/digital audio debate.

An anonymous wag, in the tradition of The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce, once defined such an audiophile as someone who listens to the stereo, not the music. Indeed, there are even people who collect and assemble such systems with no goal of even listening to music!"