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The Grid, one of the largest home audio retailers in Texas, will be hosting a private listening event at its Houston showroom on March 28, 2026. Systems that primarily feature gear from Goldmund and Marten will be shown, according to an official press statement, "in a carefully prepared environment, demonstrating their full potential."

The invitation-only event, which is primarily intended to celebrate Goldmund and Marten's addition to The Grid portfolio, will be held from 6pm to 9pm (CST) on March 28 at The Grid, 6362 Alder Dr., Houston, TX 77081. To RSVP, go here.

Turnbull has many devotees in the high-end community, and a handful of detractors, as anyone has when they're doing something fresh and new. No matter: When you meet him, it quickly becomes apparent that he isn't driven by praise. Rather, he's driven by a desire to introduce a receptive young…

Jazz and cooking have much in common. Both require fearlessness tempered by restraint, attentiveness married to flexibility.

If one had to assign a culinary counterpart to the vibraphone, it would be paprika: versatile, emphasizing the subtlety of other flavors while bringing its…

There's a quiet irony in Brandi Carlile's decision to release an intimate, inward-looking album after the visibility she's built up over the past several years. Returning to Myself feels like a step inward, her own personal Nebraska. Like that Springsteen album, Returning slows the pace, strips away excess, and allows Carlile and listeners to catch their collective breath.

After spending time with Joni Mitchell…

If not for the skill level of the producers and engineers who ensure recordings are able to get to the finish line, we may never have heard some of the best music of the past century-plus sound as good as it does.

To get us further inside the recording process, the organizers of Studio Confidential, a month-long series of events that have been held at the Loreto Theater in the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture on Bleecker Street in New York City, have been…

The popular Mendelssohn begins forthrightly but uneasily: The main lines ought to stand in sharper relief. As the harmonies become more conflicted, the sonority has nowhere to go. After a minute or so, everyone settles in, though the dry, unalluring tone remains a problem throughout. The players shift moods on a dime, with unmarked Luftpausen effectively separating the sections. The agitated development, wandering into…

The musical bounty of 1975 necessitated hard choices. The 15 above were judged most essential. But there are certainly more that merit consideration. What follows is a list of well-deserved contenders from the same year that some would also deem classic, depending on their taste.

Steely Dan: Katy Lied; Little Feat: The Last Record Album; Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti; Bob Dylan and The Band: The Basement Tapes; Donald Byrd: Places and Spaces; Archie Shepp: There's Trumpet in My Soul; Louis Jordan: The Best of Louis Jordan; Tom Waits: Nighthawks at the…

Victor Kung of VK Music in Canada offers Japanese-made tube amplifier kits that cater to DIY enthusiasts. The amps that VK Music distributes are also available fully assembled—but where’s the fun in that?

At the Florida International Audio Expo, Kung showcased his gear with a VPI turntable and Stenheim speakers. In Chicago, he exhibited solo, but his static display still stood out. VK Music’s products at AXPONA included the Elekit TU-8800 monoblocks (kit $2750/pair, assembled $4500/pair).

Also shown were components from Sunvalley, another Japanese manufacturer VK Music…

Following the success of his LC1 loudspeaker, Chesky’s has launched LC2 Reference Monitor ($997/ea.), which resembles the LC1 but expands its dimensions and onboard components. Each LC2 employs one "dual-chamber, aperiodic low-distortion” tweeter, one "high-definition cast-basket bass/midrange driver," and "dual inertially balanced,…