One of those soon-to-be-classics is Pure Fidelity’s Harmony Turntable mated with a new Savant Tonearm ($13,995).
Swanbon brought another soon-to-be-classic brand, Lab 12, including the Lab 12 Melto 2 Tube Phono Preamplifier ($4600), Lab 12 DAC 1 non-oversampling DAC ($3300), Lab 12 Pre1 remote controlled Class A Tube Preamplifier…
When I look at Hildebrand’s equipment—from his Montrose Heirloom Turntable with Schröder CB Ebony Tonearm ($16,500), Fern & Roby Amp No. 2 Integrated Amp ($6950/show special), driving Fern & Roby The Raven II loudspeakers (in Ash…
In the Perlisten Room (750), The Listening…
At High End Mässan 2015, an audio show held in Stockholm in early…
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Twenty-five years ago, Giovanni Guidi was a child prodigy. Today he is the best jazz pianist under 40 in Italy. On A New Day, the latest addition to his work on the ECM label, he makes a move no one expected: He brings tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis into his world-class trio with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer João Lobo.
On the one hand, it is not surprising that a leader would want to join…
Will Kimbrough—former member of Will & the Bushmen and the Bis-Quits and a key sideman for Todd Snider, Kim Richey, and Rodney Crowell among others—is a hugely talented, ridiculously underrated songwriter—his songs have been recorded by Jimmy Buffet and Little Feat—and performer who splits the differences among modern-day troubadour, jangle-rock enthusiast, and…
"Period" Bruckner? Really? In the '90s, the historical-practice movement's incursions into Romantics extended to Verdi's Requiem, so maybe Bruckner isn't so far-fetched. Neither does this depart much from a standard Romantic approach, although Pablo Heras-Casado, a "modern" conductor, eschews routine interpretive touches and underplays certain episodes in favor of the larger picture. In the first-…
Source gear included: AMG Giro 2 Wood Turntable/9WT tonearm ($17,500), with a Benz Micro SLR Gullwing MC Cartridge ($3500), a ViV Lab Rigid Float Ha-9 tonearm ($4500), a Benz Micro ACE SL Mono Cartridge ($1000), and an AMG Viella Forte Turntable ($…
I stopped in to shoot photos and immediately noticed the quality of the sound, the beauty of the equipment’s aesthetics, and the inviting ambience of the space. The lighting, décor and of course the system itself were all highly conducive to enjoying great music.
At the center of the room stood an impressive selection of speakers…