SXSW, Part 1

SXSW, Part 1

Mar 26, 2009

Another South by Southwest is in the books. My 21st out of a possible 23 festivals. Let me start with three acts that were among the most prominent participants there in terms of appearances. It seemed like every time I turned around—day, night, those sunny, warm Austin spring afternoons when the free drinks flow freely and the good times roll—there would be Raul Malo, the Heartless Bastards and/or M. Ward playing yet another gig.

Conventional Preamp Without RIAA

Submitted by judicata on

A minor point, but Fremer says that conventional phono preamps are disqualified from this digital RIAA curve thing because they all do RIAA.

But the popular Bellari VP530 actually has a button that toggles RIAA EQ (i.e. you can turn it off and feed the non-EQ'd signal to your computer via USB or the RCA outs). Minor point, but could be useful if you're wanting to go that route.

Great thanks to John Atkinson, Michael Fremer, and Art Dudley

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General Rants 'n' Raves
Submitted by gkc on

This is a diverse group. In my apartment system, I have been fighting the Sony SCD-777ES and Meridian 508-24 for years. Both have been sent back to whence they came for repairs of the lens/tracking systems. Yet, both repeatedly fall back into their old habits -- "No Disc," says the Sony, when presented with SACD platters, and "zzzzzztttttttssqqqkkkkkk -- game over," sputters the Meridian, when fed ANY CD it doesn't feel like eating at the moment.

A Matter of Measurements

A Matter of Measurements

Mar 25, 2009 First Published:Sep 25, 1989

Beginning with this issue, <I>Stereophile</I> readers will notice that more of the subjective equipment reviews are augmented with technical reports describing certain aspects of the component's measured performance. Although test data have lately been increasingly included in reviews, <I>Stereophile</I> has recently made a major commitment to providing readers with relevant measurements of products under review. We have just finished building an audio test laboratory featuring the Audio Precision System One, a sophisticated, computer-based audio test measurement system.

John Marks-Buy It Once & Buy It Right

Submitted by rmeyer52 on

I have to say that it was a real pleasure reading John Mark's column but I do have a few thoughts. According to the article the average Stereophile reader spends $12-$15K on a system. While that may not seem like a lot of money to some I can assure you that I believe it's a hell of a lot of money. Anyone that can spend that much is surely blessed! However one surely have a great system for a lot less. The Paradigm Studio 100 speakers that I have continue to astound me with their sound both range and depth.

SSI 2009 - Montreal (FSI)

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Manufacturers' Showcase
Submitted by GrantFidelity on

Starts April 3rd in Montreal, is now called SSI, so actually SSI 2009. We just shipped out 3 pallets of new gear to the show. So do drop by to see and hear some excellent Hi-End audio that fits in any budget. Please bring some of your favourite music to listen to, I get really bored of the audiophile demo music and Rachel won't let me play my music

Room 909. Show pricing in effect for attendees.

Here is a list of what we will be demonstrating:

Grant Fidelity

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