It's New to Me

It's New to Me

Jan 24, 2006

This online dialog between Neal Stephenson and the readers of <I>Slashdot</I> isn't new, but I'd never read it before. There's good stuff on money, copyright, and his three deathmatch battles with William Gibson.

How Language Works

How Language Works

Jan 24, 2006

I link to this review of David Crystal's <I>How Language Works</I> not so much because it is deeply informative&mdash;I'm pretty sure I want to read it, but the review doesn't make that compelling a case&mdash;but rather because of my admiration at the way John Humphrys manages to work one of my favorite grammar jokes into the review.

Butler - Tube Driver Blue: Something new under the sun?

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Amplification
Submitted by bjh on

Hey Steroephile reviewers and techie oriented audiophiles have you had a look at the offerings from Butler?

I'm no techie myself but after reading the material it does appear the Butler is onto something somewhat novel, at least the driver tubes glowing BLUE does seem unique.

One you may have missed but shouldn't have

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The Blue Room
Submitted by jazzfan on

I feel very strongly that one of the main purposes of this section of the forum, i.e. the music area, should be to inform our fellow forum members of excellent recordings and events that we may have stumbled upon. The posts don't have to be full out reviews but just a simple heads up, similar to the one I posted the other day regarding Marcus Belgrave's Louis Armstrong Tribute Band. I know that my posts tend to be slightly more involved but that's because I have some past experience has a jazz reviewer and I'm comfortable writing a few quick lines.

These Are Not the Words to this Song

These Are Not the Words to this Song

Jan 23, 2006

Funny thing about carting a $1600 amplifier down these New York City streets during the evening rush: People just don't give a crap; they'll run you over. No problem. In fact, I was almost shown to that great, big listening room in the sky by an SUV (with Jersey plates, of course) just outside Herald Square. And try getting a $1600 CD player through the PATH station turnstiles; there's no special "Hi-Fi Entrance" down there. You're left to your own devices. I employed the lift and twirl method, but only after realizing that the push and shove method wasn't going to work.

Revolver TT

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Analog Sources
Submitted by bjh on

Anyone recall the pecking order in the lineup of the defunct Revolver TTs. As I understand the models, lower to higher, were:

Revolver Rebel ($450US, considered great bang for buck)

Revolver Standard (???)

Revolver Super ($950US - the one CG found didn't rate well against other $1000US TTs)

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