Richard Sequerra: Tuning In

Richard Sequerra: Tuning In

Apr 26, 2009

Richard Sequerra was born in 1929 and raised in various parts of the US by his mother, who worked for the Department of State. By the time he was 20, he had launched a freelance career that has since spanned a wide range of technologies. During a stint at Marantz in the 1960s, he worked with Sidney Smith on that firm's famed Marantz 10B tuner, which was sold from 1964 through 1970. Subsequent products have included the Sequerra 1 tuner and the Metronome 7 loudspeaker, originally produced by Sequerra's firm Pyramid and now hand-assembled by its creator, who offers the most recent version via his <A HREF="http://www.sequerra.com">website</A&gt;, for less than half what it cost through retail channels when Sam Tellig praised it in the July 2007 <I>Stereophile</I>. Sequerra's newest transducers&#151;a self-amplified nearfield speaker and matching subwoofer designed for Internet music listening&#151;remain in prototype form; he hopes to sell or license the designs rather than manufacture and market them himself.

Warhol Album Covers

Warhol Album Covers

Apr 26, 2009

I have an article in the Arts & Leisure section of today’s <I>New York Times</I> about Andy Warhol’s album covers. Everyone’s seen the covers he designed for <I>The Velvet Underground & Nico</I>, with the banana that peels, and the Rolling Stones’ <I>Sticky Fingers</I>, with the zipper that unzips. But who knew that the pioneer of Pop art designed over 50 covers over the entire span of his career, and not just for pop albums but also for jazz, classical, and opera? His work, often signed, appeared on Blue Note, RCA, Columbia—all the giants—and echoed, or often anticipated, the style that he would cultivate not just as a commercial designer but as a gallery-and-museum artist (though he rarely distinguished between the two). A new, lavishly illustrated, fastidiously documented book, <I>Andy Warhol: The Record Covers, 1949-1987</I>, lays them all out. Read about it <A HREF= http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/arts/music/26kapl.html?ref=music >here</A>. Buy the book <A HREF= http://www.amazon.com/Andy-Warhol-1949-1987-Catalogue-Raisonne/dp/37913… >here</A>.

Another gem

Submitted by rmeyer52 on

Reading the reviews provides not only insights into great equipment but I recently picked up a copy of Donald Fagen's Nightfly as one of the reviewers used this recording to judge a component. Don't know how I missed this but a very good recording and performance. I was wondering what discs do you play when you bring home that new CD player, amp or speakers?

Can anyone help me with this Amp problem [noise(humming)]?

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Submitted by audio,dave on

Power Amp: Audio Research D125 Tube Amp
Pre Amp: Audio Research LS-15 Tube Amp
Speaker Cable: Purist
Interconnector: Transparent Music Plus

My Problem: When I power on my amp, there's no sound, just a increasing humming noise. Additionally, when we change the power amp, to a different amp; everything is fine.
Please let me know what's wrong with my set-up [amp] problem.

Thanks!

Sorry, if I'm not allowed to post this here. I need the help! Thanks again.

Pleasantly Surprised

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Submitted by dbowker on

So I needed some way of playing tunes in the home office, and I knew I didn't want the computer speaker/sound card route. Mostly because I didn't want to clutter up my desk space but also even good sound cards can be only so-so, plus, I do CG animation and running iTunes or whatever along side can become a problem. So I went looking for an iPod compatible portable/desk-top player (for another desk or book shelf) and thought the Cambridge Soundworks Playdock for iPod looked promising.

"Bossa Nova Stories" review...

Submitted by SpecificOcean on

I have a completely different viewpoint than that of Andrew Gilbert regarding Eliane Elias' new CD.

1. I had heard OF Ms. Elias, but had never heard her until this disc. I was (and am) enthralled!

2. How is covering "The Girl From Ipanema" superfluous when the CD is a tribute to 50 years of bossa nova? It's the one song people who know nothing of the genre recognize instantly!

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