It Made Me So Happy

It Made Me So Happy

Throughout college, Michelle and I—along with our very good friend, Todd—played in a performance art/noise rock band called Genie Boom. We took the name from the sky-blue steel beast that you sometimes see at construction sites, or on highways, or—here in New York City—even on Madison Avenue; the same sky-blue steel beast that I once used to propel myself a hundred feet into the air to install all sorts of I-don’t-know-what along the tanks and pumps and whatever else that make up Firmenich, the chemical plant where I worked at the time. They make flavors and fragrances; much of what you taste and smell everyday comes from Firmenich. I spent four summers there, painting curbs and railings “emergency yellow,” watching flaming bits of iron fall from the welders’ gloved hands, finding beauty in how smooth a beveled pipe could be.

Don't overlook Holly Cole!

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Does STEREOPHILE have a policy of never reviewing records that are not released in the US? Holly Coles last few records seem to have been ignored, even though she does have a fan base here. Just because she apparently has no American label now, her recordings are still available via her website. "Shade" is absolutely fantastic!

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I have 1000+ LPs in storage that I'm getting ready to bring back out. While I'm sure many of you have many more than that, but it's still a large chunk of vinyl, none the less. Just looking for some economically solutions for storage. I do have 100s of CDs, SACDs and DVDs, but my main concern at this point is the precious vinyl. There doesn

Mordaunt-Short Performance 6 loudspeaker Measurements

Mordaunt-Short Performance 6 loudspeaker Measurements

Wood is not an engineering material. It might look pretty, but it's inconsistent and therefore unpredictable. So we smash cheap wood into sawdust and then glue it all together again to create something that can be machined. This is called medium-density fiberboard, or MDF. We then thinly slice some classy hardwood—hopefully harvested from sustainable sources—and use it to cover the ugly MDF. This might have made sense back when Chippendale was making furniture, but it seems strangely old-fashioned in our age of plastics and composites. I haven't seen wood trim on a TV set for more than a decade. Why is it still the norm for loudspeakers?

Mordaunt-Short
US distributor: Marantz America
440 Medinah Road
Roselle, IL 60172
(630) 741-0300
www.mordaunt-short.co.uk

Mordaunt-Short Performance 6 loudspeaker Associated Equipment

Mordaunt-Short Performance 6 loudspeaker Associated Equipment

Wood is not an engineering material. It might look pretty, but it's inconsistent and therefore unpredictable. So we smash cheap wood into sawdust and then glue it all together again to create something that can be machined. This is called medium-density fiberboard, or MDF. We then thinly slice some classy hardwood—hopefully harvested from sustainable sources—and use it to cover the ugly MDF. This might have made sense back when Chippendale was making furniture, but it seems strangely old-fashioned in our age of plastics and composites. I haven't seen wood trim on a TV set for more than a decade. Why is it still the norm for loudspeakers?

Mordaunt-Short
US distributor: Marantz America
440 Medinah Road
Roselle, IL 60172
(630) 741-0300
www.mordaunt-short.co.uk

Mordaunt-Short Performance 6 loudspeaker Specifications

Mordaunt-Short Performance 6 loudspeaker Specifications

Wood is not an engineering material. It might look pretty, but it's inconsistent and therefore unpredictable. So we smash cheap wood into sawdust and then glue it all together again to create something that can be machined. This is called medium-density fiberboard, or MDF. We then thinly slice some classy hardwood—hopefully harvested from sustainable sources—and use it to cover the ugly MDF. This might have made sense back when Chippendale was making furniture, but it seems strangely old-fashioned in our age of plastics and composites. I haven't seen wood trim on a TV set for more than a decade. Why is it still the norm for loudspeakers?

Mordaunt-Short
US distributor: Marantz America
440 Medinah Road
Roselle, IL 60172
(630) 741-0300
www.mordaunt-short.co.uk

Mordaunt-Short Performance 6 loudspeaker Page 2

Mordaunt-Short Performance 6 loudspeaker Page 2

Wood is not an engineering material. It might look pretty, but it's inconsistent and therefore unpredictable. So we smash cheap wood into sawdust and then glue it all together again to create something that can be machined. This is called medium-density fiberboard, or MDF. We then thinly slice some classy hardwood—hopefully harvested from sustainable sources—and use it to cover the ugly MDF. This might have made sense back when Chippendale was making furniture, but it seems strangely old-fashioned in our age of plastics and composites. I haven't seen wood trim on a TV set for more than a decade. Why is it still the norm for loudspeakers?

Mordaunt-Short
US distributor: Marantz America
440 Medinah Road
Roselle, IL 60172
(630) 741-0300
www.mordaunt-short.co.uk

Mordaunt-Short Performance 6 loudspeaker

Mordaunt-Short Performance 6 loudspeaker

Wood is not an engineering material. It might look pretty, but it's inconsistent and therefore unpredictable. So we smash cheap wood into sawdust and then glue it all together again to create something that can be machined. This is called medium-density fiberboard, or MDF. We then thinly slice some classy hardwood—hopefully harvested from sustainable sources—and use it to cover the ugly MDF. This might have made sense back when Chippendale was making furniture, but it seems strangely old-fashioned in our age of plastics and composites. I haven't seen wood trim on a TV set for more than a decade. Why is it still the norm for loudspeakers?

Almarro M0A loudspeaker Measurements

Almarro M0A loudspeaker Measurements

One of my favorite parts of attending <I>Stereophile</I>'s Home Entertainment shows&mdash;aside from seeking out the sexy new gear and pressing the flesh of readers&mdash;is the "Ask the Editors" panel discussions. What begins as a Q&A session usually turns into a free-for-all, as the outspoken and opinionated likes of Sam Tellig, Michael Fremer, Ken Kessler, and John Marks barely give room for wallflowers such as Art Dudley and yours truly to express our opinions&mdash;except when editor John Atkinson asks each of us, in turn, to cast our votes for the "most interesting rooms to visit." At both the HE2004 and HE2005 "Ask the Editors" panels, one company was recommended by a number of <I>Stereophile</I> writers, me included: Almarro Products.

Almarro
1800 Fumia Place
San Jose, CA 95131
(408) 375-3799
www.almarro.com

Almarro M0A loudspeaker Associated Equipment

Almarro M0A loudspeaker Associated Equipment

One of my favorite parts of attending <I>Stereophile</I>'s Home Entertainment shows&mdash;aside from seeking out the sexy new gear and pressing the flesh of readers&mdash;is the "Ask the Editors" panel discussions. What begins as a Q&A session usually turns into a free-for-all, as the outspoken and opinionated likes of Sam Tellig, Michael Fremer, Ken Kessler, and John Marks barely give room for wallflowers such as Art Dudley and yours truly to express our opinions&mdash;except when editor John Atkinson asks each of us, in turn, to cast our votes for the "most interesting rooms to visit." At both the HE2004 and HE2005 "Ask the Editors" panels, one company was recommended by a number of <I>Stereophile</I> writers, me included: Almarro Products.

Almarro
1800 Fumia Place
San Jose, CA 95131
(408) 375-3799
www.almarro.com
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