Try an Adagio Rather Than a Sonata™

Try an Adagio Rather Than a Sonata™

Youth may not be the only thing that's wasted on the young. Many recent studies have shown that as people age, they have increased difficulty getting a good night's sleep. A new study published in the <I>Journal of Advanced Nursing</I> indicates that listening to soft music may help people with sleep disorders to fall asleep faster.

CBGB Last Hurrah?

CBGB Last Hurrah?

CBGB, the legendary Bowery club frequently cited as the birthplace of America's punk movement, is the latest in a growing list of urban nightclubs getting priced out of the neighborhoods they helped create. According to a February 11 article in <I>The Village Voice</I>, CBGB's lease will end in August, and its landlord wants to see the club's monthly rent increase from $20,000 to $40,000.

An Audiophile Sampler

An Audiophile Sampler

One of the hot items audiophiles were able to score at last month's 2005 CES was a hybrid SACD that Ray Kimber was handing out. Labelled <I>IsoMike Tests 2005A</I>, the disc is beautifully packaged and sports dozens of recorded snippets of vocal music, string quartet, piano, marching band, orchestra, blank pistol, and a local janitor.

Mårten Design Coltrane loudspeaker Measurements

Mårten Design Coltrane loudspeaker Measurements

"So what kind of music do <I>you</I> listen to?" I heard myself asking Leif M&#229;rten Olofsson, designer of the Coltrane, Coltrane Alto, Duke, Miles II, Mingus III, and Monk loudspeakers, before I could take it back. The small company, headquartered in G&#246;teborg, Sweden, where Volvos are made, has been building and marketing loudspeakers for the past six years, though Olofsson confesses he's been building them for 30 years, ever since he was 12.

M&#229;rten Design
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Mårten Design Coltrane loudspeaker Associated Equipment

Mårten Design Coltrane loudspeaker Associated Equipment

"So what kind of music do <I>you</I> listen to?" I heard myself asking Leif M&#229;rten Olofsson, designer of the Coltrane, Coltrane Alto, Duke, Miles II, Mingus III, and Monk loudspeakers, before I could take it back. The small company, headquartered in G&#246;teborg, Sweden, where Volvos are made, has been building and marketing loudspeakers for the past six years, though Olofsson confesses he's been building them for 30 years, ever since he was 12.

M&#229;rten Design
Distributor: Sound Advice
1087 E. Ridgewood Street
Long Beach, CA 90807
(562) 422-4747
www.ear-usa.com

Mårten Design Coltrane loudspeaker Specifications

Mårten Design Coltrane loudspeaker Specifications

"So what kind of music do <I>you</I> listen to?" I heard myself asking Leif M&#229;rten Olofsson, designer of the Coltrane, Coltrane Alto, Duke, Miles II, Mingus III, and Monk loudspeakers, before I could take it back. The small company, headquartered in G&#246;teborg, Sweden, where Volvos are made, has been building and marketing loudspeakers for the past six years, though Olofsson confesses he's been building them for 30 years, ever since he was 12.

M&#229;rten Design
Distributor: Sound Advice
1087 E. Ridgewood Street
Long Beach, CA 90807
(562) 422-4747
www.ear-usa.com

Mårten Design Coltrane loudspeaker Page 2

Mårten Design Coltrane loudspeaker Page 2

"So what kind of music do <I>you</I> listen to?" I heard myself asking Leif M&#229;rten Olofsson, designer of the Coltrane, Coltrane Alto, Duke, Miles II, Mingus III, and Monk loudspeakers, before I could take it back. The small company, headquartered in G&#246;teborg, Sweden, where Volvos are made, has been building and marketing loudspeakers for the past six years, though Olofsson confesses he's been building them for 30 years, ever since he was 12.

M&#229;rten Design
Distributor: Sound Advice
1087 E. Ridgewood Street
Long Beach, CA 90807
(562) 422-4747
www.ear-usa.com

Mårten Design Coltrane loudspeaker

Mårten Design Coltrane loudspeaker

"So what kind of music do <I>you</I> listen to?" I heard myself asking Leif M&#229;rten Olofsson, designer of the Coltrane, Coltrane Alto, Duke, Miles II, Mingus III, and Monk loudspeakers, before I could take it back. The small company, headquartered in G&#246;teborg, Sweden, where Volvos are made, has been building and marketing loudspeakers for the past six years, though Olofsson confesses he's been building them for 30 years, ever since he was 12.

Lamm Industries M1.2 Reference monoblock amplifier Measurements

Lamm Industries M1.2 Reference monoblock amplifier Measurements

The "Reference" designation is thrown around a lot in the world of perfectionist audio. It's most often used to elevate the top of the line to a higher perceived status. Occasionally, as in the case of the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/938">VTL TL-7.5</A> line stage that I reviewed in October 2003, it genuinely denominates a component that is clearly superior to its competition in most aspects of performance.

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