Linn's New Majik Turntable

Linn's New Majik Turntable

Apr 27, 2008

Has the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/turntables/1103linn/">Linn Sondek LP12 turntable</A> really been around for 35 years? Yes, <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/1101ivor/">Ivor Tiefenbrun MBE</A>, founder and Chairman of Linn Products, asserts. Moreover, Tiefenbrun asserts, the revolutionary aspect of that 'table was not simply that it worked "simply better," but that it was designed to be "modular, upgradeable, and expandable in accordance with our continuous improvement philosophy. That is what 'simply better' means. It is not an assertive statement of superiority but an aspirational motto defining our objective as simplifying and improving everything that we do."

White Album Flashback

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Submitted by trevort on

Apropos of nothing, I am prompted to share my pleasant experience listening to White Album last night, which I have not attended in its entirety for many years. It came about because one of the guys in my musical clutch ("group" is too strong a word), had a hankering to play Happiness is a Warm gun, which we've been having a blast with. Lots of interesting quirks that I hadn't fully grasped as a listener. It is such a different experience being on the other side of the stage!

Need amp recommendation

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Submitted by RayJay2008 on

Hello all, first time post for me. I need help finding an amp for my system.
Current system

NAD 542 CD
B&W 683
Yamaha R v901 a/v receiver(looking to update to the new 663.
Cadence 12" powered sub
Monster z series bi wire cables
Monster 800 series interconnects

The 683's was my latest purchase, decided to go with something upscale from my old acoustimas system.

Recommended inexpensive preamps?

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Submitted by lionelag on

Well, after months of grumbling and searching, I finally started my next round of upgrades. Got a great deal on a 15-year-old Rotel power amp that looks absolutely perfect and sounds absolutely fantastic. (I swear the extra wattage is giving me an extra octave of bass, even if it's only 30 watts more than what I had before) This now means that I'm using the preamp of an integrated into a power amp, and so a preamp will be my next move, as I can hear the limitations of the (1975, solid state, albeit discrete) preamp into the (1994) amplifier.

Going to a "house concert."

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Submitted by Buddha on

Hola,

My wife got a mailing list update form David Olney, and it turns out he is playing a 'house concert' about 90 miles from where I am working in California.

I called the number to see where the Acoustic Barn was in Newcastle, CA, and the owner answered and told me the concert is at his house, which he calls the Acoustic Barn.

It's a noncommercial venue, just this guy's private residence where he has a barn.

I think it's going to be just David Olney and his guitar.

Record Rama RIP--Jerry's Records (?)

Submitted by DPM on

Having previously lived in the Pittsburgh area for seven years, I was a frequent shopper at Record Rama. In fact, I was back in the area just a few weeks ago and went to check out Record Rama's offerings only to find the store closed and a farewell message taped to the glass of the door. A sign of the times, I thought to myself. Thus, my trip to Pennsylvania ended on a depressing note.

Kendra Shank!

Kendra Shank!

Apr 26, 2008

Friday night, I went to the 55 Bar—one of several small, inviting, low-to-no-cover jazz clubs in New York City’s West Village—to hear Kendra Shank sing in celebration of her (improbably) 50th birthday. Audiophiles will recall Shank’s mid’90s album, <I>Afterglow</I> (on the Mapleshade label), one of the best-sounding jazz-vocal records in recent times as well as a balladeer’s strong debut. In the years since, her voice has grown suppler, deeper, more versatile, dynamic, controlled, and adventurous. Her first mentor was the late Shirley Horn, and her biggest strength remains the ballad (she opened Friday’s set with a heartfelt and swinging “Like Someone in Love”). But she has also come under the sway of Abbey Lincoln (her most recent CD, <I>A Spirit Free</I>, is a Lincoln tribute, and a wonder), and so she staggers rhythms, syncopates lines unexpectedly, stretches a phrase, then snaps it back, with a fine feel for the building and release of tension—and she does it all with a purity of pitch and tone that eluded both her teachers (or that they both evaded in any case). Her rhythm section included the wondrous pianist Frank Kimbrough (whose new solo CD, <I>Air</I>, is, as I’ve written here already, one of the year’s best), Dean Johnson on bass, and Tony Mereno on drums. The band is mind-melding tight. Shank sings at the 55 Bar the last Friday of every month.

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