Joni & Herbie & Wayne (& Dave)

Joni & Herbie & Wayne (& Dave)

Oct 15, 2007

I’ve listened to Herbie Hancock’s new CD, <I>River: The Joni Letters</I> (on Verve), three times now, and it gets better with each spin. This is a Joni Mitchell tribute album, with Hancock on acoustic piano heading a straight-ahead jazz quintet (including Wayne Shorter on soprano sax and Dave Holland on bass), fronted on six of the 10 tracks by various singers.

Recording of the Month

Submitted by kana813 on

Picked up the "Recording of the Month," Grace Potter and the Nocturnals- This is Somewhere. Rated- Performance -4.5 stars, Sonics- 4 stars.

I purchase at least one new CD a week. This is the worst sounding recording YTD.

Robert Baird thinks this CD produces a "realistic space,"
IMO, it's an over compressed and congested nightmare.

MartinLogan's Custom Shop

MartinLogan's Custom Shop

Oct 15, 2007

You can do it with <a href="http://www.converse.com/index.asp?bhcp=1#home_red_2007">Chuck Taylors</a>, you can do it with <a href="http://www.miniusa.com/#/build/configurator/mini-m">Mini Coopers</a>, you can do it with <a href="http://www.cobworks.com/workshops.htm">Cob Houses</a>, and now you can even do it with <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/news/101507martinlogan/">loudspeakers</a&gt;. MartinLogan, ever fashion conscious, has launched a Custom Shop, allowing music lovers to style their own loudspeakers.

Amp Power to Speaker Needs

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The Entry Level
Submitted by jwilliam on

Can anyone provide an explanation on how to go about pairing an integrated amp and speakers so that the speakers will die before the amp (ie. - the volume can be continually increased WITHOUT meaningful distortion resulting, before the speakers fail)? This would probably involve the study of the "Measurements" portion of a Stereophile review, but what would be the important criteria to look for? I know there has to be more to it than just simply comparing the amp's watts-per-channel, the speakers' impedance, or the speaker manufacturer's maximum recommended watts to the speaker.

Frank Sinatra Has a Cold

Frank Sinatra Has a Cold

Oct 15, 2007

This Gay Talese <I>Esquire</I> profile of the chairman of the board is frequently cited as the best celebrity portrait ever published. I don't know about that&mdash;I'd rate both Wolcott Gibbs' <I>New Yorker</I> deconstruction of Henry Robinson Luce and Lillian Ross' Hemingway profile just as highly.

how do i purchase a subwoofer suited for this tube amp?

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The Entry Level
Submitted by anelka9 on

The following is the description i found online for the 3rd party tube amp that i've got:


Quote:

The Stage 1 is a hybrid tube/solid-state amplifier, which uses a tube preamp stage using JJ Electronics 12AU7 tubes and a solid state power section that churns out 35 watts per channel..
The Stage 1.5 is similar to Stage 1, but comes with remote control and has had its potentiometer upgraded to an Alps unit.

Michael Fremer taking "The Great Randi's" challenge?

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General Rants 'n' Raves
Submitted by Buddha on

What's the deal?

I've seen it on other sites, did Stereophile get scooped on this?

Rumor?

Fact?

What system?

Where?

When?

I want the dish!

This could be great!

If Fremer wins, then we get to hear what we claim to hear. If Fremer loses, the test conditions were too crude to really demonstrate the subtle differences.

Fremer can't lose! It's like he's the girl about to fight the boy!

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