Will new cables help? Let us find out!
—SM
Cables Are like Cholesterol
Ariel Bitran
Speaker wires catch a lot of flack. I think it's because of how hidden they are, how behind-the-scenes they are, thus skeptics label them as unimportant.
Working on the Buyer's Guide and realizing how many different cable manufactures exist, led to some amount of curiosity: there's got to be some logic behind this madness. These cable manufacturers do not…
The station is…
Different audio media, such as eight-track and cassette tapes, have come and gone. And, as compact discs are increasingly supplanted by digital downloads, some speculate that even the mighty CD could one day fade into obscurity. However, if unit sales are any indication, vinyl, it seems, may indeed be forever.
And be sure to check out the slide show for some pretty pictures. As for the dandelion thing: Fair enough, I suppose, but remember this…
He asked me, seriously: "You're the vinyl expert, right?"
I almost choked.
"I wouldn't call myself an expert. I've only been into this for a few months, but I'll try to help you."
I talked a lot about my newfound love for vinyl, tried to communicate the importance of the vinyl experience. But all I really got across was that USB turntables are cool.
Wait, what?! I don't know anything about USB turntables!
Oh well. So it goes.
Also: be sure to…
“Good news!” Stephen exclaimed, the second I walked into his office. I saw my Usher S-520s plopped lovingly in my cubicle. “Check your email,” he instructed.
An email from JA read:
I couldn't find anything wrong, Ariel. I measured both speakers and also listened to them…they match very closely—as well as the individual responses of the tweeter and woofer of the sample that didn't have the biwiring jumpers connected.*
Could that have been the problem?
Could this have been the problem…
Could this have been the problem?
COULD THIS HAVE…
Hello?
Natasha Khan's Bat For Lashes spent much of this summer on tour with Radiohead, and their debut album, Fur and Gold, was nominated for 2007's Mercury Prize. Fur and Gold is not available on vinyl. (Which makes absolutely no sense whatsoever to me because I am positive that my Natasha would love vinyl.)
The band is now working on their follow-up. I hope it'll be on vinyl.
I stumbled upon this video last…
And then: You remove the actual vinyl to find that it is not black, but clear. And, beyond clear, it's orange!
Love, love, love, love, love.
I cannot imagine a better way to spend $17. And I can't wait to go home and listen.
Mine is number one, for all I'm concerned.
As I held the package in my hand, the word that came to mind was heavy. There must have been some mistake. Southern Lord Records must have sent me two or three albums instead of just the one that I had ordered. The LP box was just too heavy.
But there was no mistake. On vinyl, Boris' new album is as heavy as their music.
Smile is a double-LP, packed into a substantial, silver-lined gatefold, with each individual slab of vinyl housed in its own thick, full-color inner sleeve.
It is, in every way, beautiful.