The stockbroker complied. But when it came time to hand over the check, the broker said to Gingrich, only half-jokingly, "I hope you haven't gotten some girl in trouble." Gingrich assured his broker that that was not the case, but declined to reveal why he needed such an amount—$84,953.73 in 2008 dollars.
Months later, Gingrich…
"A lot of people write less as they get older. I don't know the reason for the tendency for the best work to get done early."
It's been nine years since the world last heard new work from Randy Newman, solo artist. During that time, advancing age certainly hasn't kept him from working well. Since 1999's Bad Love, he's won four Grammy Awards and an Oscar for his film scores. As the nephew of the great…
"A lot of people write less as they get older. I don't know the reason for the tendency for the best work to get done early."
It's been nine years since the world last heard new work from Randy Newman, solo artist. During that time, advancing age certainly hasn't kept him from working well. Since 1999's Bad Love, he's won four Grammy Awards and an Oscar for his film scores. As the nephew of the great…
Description: Two-way, magnetically shielded, reflex-loaded stand-mounted loudspeaker. Drive-units: 1" silk/polymer-composite dome tweeter, 5¼" polymer/mineral-composite woofer. Crossover: 1.9kHz, 12dB/octave. Frequency range: 50Hz–27kHz. Nominal impedance: 8 ohms. Sensitivity: 89dB/2.83V/m. Recommended amplification: 20–125Wpc.
Dimensions: 12" (305mm) H by 73/8" (187mm) W by 11½" (292mm) D. Weight: 12 lbs (5.5kg).
Finishes: Natural Cherry, Black Oak real-wood veneer.
Serial Numbers Of Units Reviewed: AM117202668/9.
Price: $349.95/pair. Approximate…
Analog Sources: VPI TNT IV turntable, Immedia RPM tonearm, Koetsu Urushi cartridge; Rega Planar 3 turntable, Syrinx PU-3 tonearm, Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood & Aurum Beta S cartridges.
Digital Sources: Lector CDP-7T, Creek Destiny CD players; Pioneer DV-333 DVD player.
Preamplification: Vendetta Research SCP-2D phono stage, Audio Valve Eklipse line stage.
Power Amplifier: Audio Research Reference 110 II.
Integrated Amplifiers: Creek Destiny & Creek 5350SE.
Loudspeakers: Epos ELS 3, Infinity Primus 150, Paradigm Atom v.4.
Cables:…
My estimate of the Polk RTi A1's voltage sensitivity on its tweeter axis was 90dB(B)/2.83V/m—slightly higher than the specified 89dB, and significantly higher than average. This speaker will work well with low-powered amplifiers. It is also a fairly easy load for the amplifier to drive. Though there is a combination of 5.3 ohms magnitude and –45° capacitive phase angle at 130Hz, and a minimum value of 3.8 ohms at 225Hz, the impedance remains above 6 ohms for much of the audioband (fig.1).
Fig.1 Polk RTi A1, electrical impedance (solid) and phase (…
The computer industry and the Internet have already eaten the music business for lunch, and now they look ready to have consumer-electronics hardware manufacturers for dessert: For the last few years, the computer folk have led innovations in…
To hook everything up, you network all components with the Ethernet cables, then plug them into the AC. That's it. The Source:One has a built-in Ethernet switch and multiple Ethernet jacks on the…