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Greenhaus Events at Pitch Perfect Audio

Stephen Mejias Dec 07, 2011 First Published: Dec 07, 2011 0 comments

Photo: DeVore Fidelity

Sunday, January 15, 59pm and Monday, January 16, 69pm: As a way to recuperate from the madness of the Consumer Electronics Show and with a hat tip to Devore Fidelity's popular Monkeyhaus listening parties, Pitch Perfect Audio (300 Brannan Street, Suite 209, San Francisco) will host their first “Greenhaus” events.

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Montserrat Figueras

Jason Victor Serinus Nov 28, 2011 First Published: Nov 28, 2011 0 comments

One of the most important sopranos of the early music movementtruly one of the great singers of our timehas died. Montserrat Figueras, who together with her husband, viola da gamba master Jordi Savall (left in photo), revivified vast amounts of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque repertoire, succumbed to cancer at age 69.

Diagnosed over a year ago, Figueras continued to record and perform through August. She died at her home in Bellaterra, Spain, with her husband and children Arianna and Ferran at her side.

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Sound By Singer’s Grand Re-Opening

Stephen Mejias Nov 28, 2011 First Published: Nov 28, 2011 0 comments

On Thursday, November 17, Sound By Singer celebrated the grand opening of their new showroom with an evening of music and product demonstrations.

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Hi-fi Hootenannies at Whetstone Audio

Stephen Mejias Nov 15, 2011 First Published: Nov 15, 2011 0 comments

Look eye! Always look eye!

Friday, December 2, 69pm: Whetstone Audio (2401 East 6th Street, #1001, Austin, Texas) will host an evening of music with Bob Clarke of Profundo (Heed, Transfiguration, VivA, Trenner & Freidl, Silent Source) and Colleen Cardas of Colleen Cardas Imports (Unison Research, Opera Loudspeakers).

Brian Di Frank of Whetstone Audio says this is just “the first of many hootenannies” and he offers a warm invitation:

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Hi-Fi Expo Sophia

Stephen Mejias Nov 15, 2011 First Published: Nov 15, 2011 0 comments

The massive Clearaudio Statement (seen here: just the topmost 567 pixels) will be on display at Hi-Fi Expo Sophia in Bulgaria.

Thursday&#150Sunday, December 14: The second Hi-Fi Expo Sophia will take place at the Grand Hotel Sophia in Sophia, Bulgaria.

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NHT SuperPower Desktop Loudspeakers

Ariel Bitran Nov 14, 2011 First Published: Nov 14, 2011 0 comments

John Johnsen, NHT’s Owner and Director of Marketing, shows off his new SuperPowers.

On an early Thursday morning on November 10th, 2011, NHT’s John Johnsen presented his new SuperPower powered desktop loudspeaker ($398/pair) to members of the hi-fi and consumer electronics press.

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Wisdom Audio LS4 Demonstrations

Stephen Mejias Nov 10, 2011 First Published: Nov 10, 2011 0 comments

On Tuesday, November 22, at 6pm, Stereo Exchange (627 Broadway, Manhattan) will host a demonstration of Wisdom Audio’s Reference LS4 planar magnetic line-source loudspeaker system, STS subwoofers, and SC-1 system controller.

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Discussing Negative Frequencies with John Atkinson and Scott Wilkinson

Stephen Mejias Nov 03, 2011 First Published: Nov 03, 2011 0 comments

On Friday, October 21, Stereophile editor John Atkinson presented the Richard Heyser Memorial Lecture at the 131st Audio Engineering Society Convention, held at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan. A couple of days later, JA spoke with Home Theater’s Scott Wilkinson about some of the points he made during the event.

From the safety of your own home or office (without the threat of JA throwing a baseball at you or pouring a glass of water on your laptop), you can tune in to Scott’s podcast and enjoy much of what JA covered in his fascinating lecture, titled “Where Did the Negative Frequencies Go?”

Listen here.

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Now on Newsstands: The 2012 Stereophile Buyer’s Guide

Stereophile Staff Nov 02, 2011 First Published: Nov 02, 2011 0 comments

Revised for 2012, the Stereophile Buyer’s Guide is now on newsstands. In its 188 pages, you’ll find the complete specs and prices for over 4500 audio components&#151everything from turntables, tonearms, and cartridges to amplification, digital components, loudspeakers, headphones, and cables. The Guide also includes an index to manufacturers on the Web to help you locate the products you’re most interested in.

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Spectral Unveils the SDR-4000SL Master CD Processor

Jason Victor Serinus Oct 28, 2011 First Published: Oct 28, 2011 0 comments

Spectral Audio , the northern California company whose director of engineering is Prof. Keith O. Johnson, gave the first public preview of its SDR-4000SL Master CD Processor on September 24, at Music Lovers Audio, in Berkeley. Introduced by Johnson and Spectral founder Richard (Rick) Fryer, the $19,000 Spectral Digital Resolution (SDR) model sounded sensational playing 16-bit/44.1kHz, HDCD-encoded files Johnson had made for Reference Recordings, through a system that included Spectral's DMC-30SS preamplifier and monoblock amplifiers, Wilson Audio MAXX 3 speakers, Spectral Ultralink II speaker cables, the MIT Z Duplex conditioner, Synergistic Research's controversial ART system, and other room treatments.