You'd think that setting up a pair of loudspeakers would be a piece of cake: Stick 'em where they look good, and be done with it. It <i>can</i> be as simple as that, but to get the <i>best</i> sound from your speakers, you'll have to do a bit more work.
We're lucky. There's always an enormous amount of great live music to be enjoyed in New York City, but this week is especially crammed with sound. The CMJ Music Marathon is here. As I type, our very own Mikey Fremer is moderating a discussion titled "Hi Fidelity for the Future." Panelists include NYU professor Jim Anderson; David Chesky of Chesky Records and <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/news/052008hdtracks/index.html">HDTracks.com…;; <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/news/11283/index.html">D&M Holdings</a>' Jeffrey Cowan; and <a href="http://news.cnet.com/audiophiliac/">the Audiophiliac</a>, Steve Guttenberg.
In the Stereophile forum, "ncdrawl" asked:
Audio shows are tough. As a member of the press and, more specifically, as a representative of <i>Stereophile</i> magazine, I feel an extreme amount of pressure to do as thorough a job as physically and mentally possible. (I should emphasize that I put this pressure on myself.) It would be outstanding if a single person could cover an entire show, spending quality time with manufacturers, dealers, and readers, while also actually having the opportunity to <i>listen</i> to the gear being presented. But no audio show is ideal—not even this year's <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/rmaf2008/">Rocky Mountain Audio Fest</a>, which was, by all accounts gleaned so far, a great, great success.
Um, can life get any better than it is right now for Dr. Christian Feickert?
Remember <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/rmaf2008/mentoring_and_audio_shows/">that trend I mentioned earlier</a>, the one about manufacturers and dealers bringing their kids along to the show?
Oh man. You see this record? It was only fifteen bucks. I really wanted it. I mean, it was kind of just there, looking at me, asking me to love it.
Old and young—I mean, young and younger—dirtying their fingers and nourishing their souls, digging through the crates of vinyl.
Old and young—I mean, young and younger—dirtying their fingers and nourishing their souls, digging through the crates of vinyl.
And it's always a pleasure to catch up with Music Direct's Besflores Nievera.