Wharfedale Diamond loudspeaker

Wharfedale Diamond loudspeaker

May 26, 2026 First Published:May 01, 1985
It wasn't too many years ago that no audio perfectionist would even consider owning speakers having woofers of less than a 12" diameter. Everyone knew that it took a BIG speaker to reproduce real bass, and pointed at the size of a double bass and an organ bass pipe as proof that there was no way of circumventing that particular law of physics.

Wash, Repeat, Don't Rinse; More on Cleaning LPs

Wash, Repeat, Don't Rinse; More on Cleaning LPs

May 26, 2026
I wrote in the April 2026 issue of Stereophile that when you clean records in an ultrasonic bath, you need to make some decisions. The first is whether it's necessary to use distilled water or whether tap water is good enough . . . The next decision is, should I use a surfactant?

Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman on the Triumphant Return of The Guess Who

Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman on the Triumphant Return of The Guess Who

May 25, 2026 First Published:May 26, 2026

Mike Mettler talks with Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman about The Guess Who's new reunion tour, why they were early proponents of releasing stereo singles, which one of them loves vinyl and which one prefers CD and digital, and how the eternal hit that is "American Woman" was born out of an improvised riff during a live show.

May 2026 Classical Record Reviews

May 2026 Classical Record Reviews

May 22, 2026
Brahms: Trio Op.114; Tabea Zimmermann, viola; Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello; Javier Perianes, piano. Mahler: Symphony 9; London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski. Sean Shibe: Vesper. Elsa Barraine: Symphonies 1 & 2; Song-Koï; Les Tziganes; Orchestre National de France/Cristian Măcelaru.
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