While we think about which songs to take along with us, let's also create a list of manufacturers we'd most like to visit.
I've already mentioned DeVore Fidelity, who'll be displaying their new…
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Well, I knew, of course. But, in addition to all sorts of great and suite-clearing music, CES (and the renegade T.H.E. Show) will be an absolute explosion of new audio gear and gadgetry. How do I know? I know because I've got the press releases that say so. They keep coming and coming. I've got an Outlook folder dedicated to them. Why don't I share those releases with you?
If, when reading Ahmet Ertegun obituaries, you saw references to Atlantic Records as "the house that Brown built," and wondered why, here's why.
Brown's death on November 17 wasn't as widely reported as Ertegun's, but we might not have had Ertegun if he hadn't signed Brown early on. The woman was a national treasure.
"Counterstream will be your online home for exploring the music of America's composers. We will broadcast a frequently updated general mix of adventurous music, as well as an eclectic assortment of guest-curated programs, genre-specific radio hours, interviews, and live concert recordings. Listen and discover the sound of music without limits."
Counterstream is in previews now, with only a short playlist, but it looks like a cool place to check out music—and I love the clean interface.
I'm a sucker for animation about dreams—although I always skip the dream sequences in hard-boiled detective novels after the protagonist has been sapped by the bad guys.
Here, we see what a snail dreams of. What else?
Will nanorobotic spot welding create new gear on a previously unimaginable scale?
Consumers in CA and TX to receive refunds of up to $175 and be reimbursed if their computers were damaged.
I'd been looking forward to reading Neal Gabler's Walt Disney: The Triumph of American Imagination. Well, that was before I read his essay "Walt Disney: Man or Mouse" in the LA Times. It was, shall we say, curiously flat for such a meaty subject.
Michael Barrier's review of Walt Disney: The Triumph of American Imagination has pretty much killed my interest in Gabler's book—now I'm waiting for Barrier's The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney.
What convinced me? Not so much Barrier's citation of the errors in Triumph as his contention that Gabler "doesn't recognize the entrepreneur…
As John Atkinson recently disclosed, we'll be reviewing Ayre's ruggedly handsome monoblock, the MX-R, in our April 2007 issue. Wes Phillips was first introduced to the amp at last year's CES, and has been enjoying some time with the MX-R in his own listening room. I'm looking forward to getting a closer look and listen to the little guys this January.
As a little bit of a teaser, Ayre's Steve Silberman and Brent Hefley allowed me to steal a look into the machine shop.