Welcome to The Entry Level

Welcome to The Entry Level, and welcome to the weird and wonderful world of hi-end audio. This hobby can be overwhelming and intimidating, we know, but the joy it creates should far exceed and outshine any potential frustration.

One of the many special characteristics common to music lovers and audiophiles and, of course, music lovers who are audiophiles (but we

Death & Politics

Death & Politics

I don't know about you, but I can't resist an essay that begins: "San Francisco is a city without graves. In 1900, the board of supervisors passed an ordinance prohibiting burials within the city limits. In 1912, the board announced its further intention to eliminate the city’s previously existing cemeteries, and in 1914 removal notices were sent to all burial sites, declaring them 'a public nuisance and a menace and detriment to the health and welfare of city dwellers.'"

Keith Jarrett's Awesome Night at Carnegie

Keith Jarrett's Awesome Night at Carnegie

If Keith Jarrett weren’t such a magnificent pianist, it would be intolerable to watch him in concert. His screechy humming and moaning, his lizard leering and preening—in three decades of seeing him play, I’ve never managed, despite some effort, to find the charm in his theatrics. And yet, he usually has me from his first chord—so warm, rich, and intriguingly edgy—especially the past few years, as he’s tightened his rhapsodic tendencies while enriching his lyrical core.

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