Fried Model G/3 loudspeaker

Fried Model G/3 loudspeaker

Irving M. "Bud" Fried, an early contributor to Stereophile, hails from the city of brotherly love, and I must confess to finding it difficult avoiding a few brotherly jabs at Mr. Fried's name: something like "this Bud's for you" would surely not escape deletion by our conscientious Editor. And what if I should happen to complain of a dried-up or "Fried" quality in the upper mids—JA is bound to object to this breach of good taste. Well, having gotten that off my chest, you'd be interested to know that I consider it quite appropriate that someone from Phil-a-del-phia should be in love with transmission-line enclosures; the name is almost as convoluted as a trip down a folded line.

A Rave for Once - 4:2:Five - Time Machine

That is, IF you like a-cappella, ranging from "Come Go With Me" to "Barbara Ann" via a whole range of the standards.

These guys are, however, good.

And the recording is good, too. Except for one track where somebody forgot to let the reverb finish...

I don't see a label or such on it, I suspect it's private label. I got it from a-capella.com (or something similar).

If you don't like barbershop and doo-wop, on the other hand, pass. That's what it is.

Oh, and avoid "The Chicken Song". Cri yi.

The Jazz Book of the Year

The Jazz Book of the Year

The jazz book of the year is called, simply,<I>Jazz</I>. Written by Gary Giddins, the best living jazz critic, and Scott DeVeaux, one of the most astute jazz historians, it’s a vital reference for those well versed in the subject and an essential guide for those who get lost in its thickets and want to know how to listen to the music so that it at least makes sense.

Zu Audio.

Happy happy Christmas salutations!

I'm a fan of Zu Audio. Something about their approach to life appeals to me.

Anyway, I posted because they are having their "12 Days of Christmas" sale and today is the Druid Cradenza loudspeaker.

I'm not familiar with the sound of this model, but wanted to point out the sale in case anyone may be interested; and I wanted to see if anyone has heard them!

Nelson Bought....The dems have their 60

As I type their 'leadership' is on the tube lying about the mess. Reid promises folk will get a peak at it in a couple of hours. The CBO does not seem to have costed it, or at least the scheme's costs are not being released. No word on what Nelson's price was.

Now republicans can only slow the mess and promise to dismantle it next year when they are in the majority.

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