One of the things I loved about working at Tower was that I was surrounded by people who knew even more about music than I did and who loved it every bit as deeply. The New York classical departments, headed by Tower's national classical manager, Ray Edwards, were phenomenal places to work, and the people Ray hired to staff his departments were gems.
Folks like Paul Hertzman, Paul Tai, Jon and Eric Feidner,…
So
Much
Weight:
The weight of almost forty-five years and hundreds of writers and thousands of reviews: The weight of loudspeakers and monoblocks: The weight of mountains, some sort of audiophile genetic memory. And so I worry. Did I say what…
Relax, Sado-Maso, this audio trip is great fun. OK, so somebody thinks money isn't stupid... bet they did NOT earn their's... I am looking forward to 60. My latest Heathkit A-7 uses 12A6 output tubes. Damn thing sounds fantastic. I am planning on fixing my other one. Mono is too good for mere mortals, right? Boy, you've got to carry that weight...
Remarkable.
Disclaimer: No English professors were harmed in the writing of this entry.
Pat Martino: guitar; Eddie Green: piano; Ben Tucker, Tyrone Brown: bass; Lenny McBrowne: drums.
You know that old saying Don't judge a book by its cover? It applies to recordings, too. Even though I've never heard a Pat Martino album that didn't knock my socks off, I've always skipped over East! in the record bins because of its bright orange jacket with its quizzical looking Buddha…
And here I am, sleeping with the Buyer's Guide. Now that it's finally alive and real, I can sleep like a baby.
Notice the yellow sticky note, reminding me to arrange the return shipment of the Vandersteen 2CE Signature loudspeakers (review to appear in our January 2007 issue). Gotta call Richard!