SABA Professional 1300
The German electronica giant SABA produced in its hay day not only radios but quality loudspeakers as well. The Professional 1300 was one of them.
Squaring the circle
In this interview Peter Qvortrup, Audio Note UK, tells about the goals of his company, and comments Jules Coleman’s article on immersive sound reproduction.
Haydn String Quartets Op. 64
The Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet’s mono LP is wonderful both in terms of performance and sound quality.
Inner-Magazines congratulates
Experienced pioneer in DIY HiFi, and Inner-Magazine’s technical adviser and contributor, Mr. Mauri Pännäri turns 70 on April 3rd.
Opus 3 goes Blues
The Swedish record label Opus 3 is widely known for its audiophile grade recordings. In early days it was more jazz and classical music, nowadays increasingly blues.
Artome Cinema soundboards
Forget technology. Enjoy unforgettable films and music. Who says a soundbar needs to be an arm-thick black bar.
Not an ordinary resistor
Audio Note UK. A day at the factory, talking to Peter Qvortrup.
Munich Highend 2018 – 3
Part III: loudspeakers, and some favourite systems.
PHY E17 LB15
Famous for its eight-incher, PHY now offers a more affordable six-incher E17.
Audio Note CDT4 & DAC 4
Squaring the circle with the Audio Note UK’s top CD combo.
Plastic heart
Mika Taanila’s multi-channel sound installation pays homage to the Futuro-house.
Elite etudes
On his first album Pure Cello Vincent Belanger premiers on Grutzmacher’s Elite Etudes.
Instrumation
The British pianist and composer Gwilym Simcock performing with the City of London Sinfonia.
UNIFONY
The audiophile spontaneity of kindred spirits turns fleeting moments into sweeping cinematic tracks.
Habitare – HiFi
The best in the Helsinki Hifi Show 2018.
filigree. solid. modular.
Kombatibel designs makes modular furniture from concrete for consumer electronics.
Munich Highend 2018 – 2
Part II: selected amplifier treats, tubes and semiconductors.
Biblioteq Mdulair
Analog sound devices are popular, and so is modularity. The sound artist Emma Souharce commands both the analogue and digital sound sources.
Winners and loosers
Carlos Aires’ vinyl cuttings depict the life behind fairytales.
In search of lost time
Different media, different practices.
Noah Fishman & Samuel Lundh
Noah and his Swedish buddy’s musical journey from Maine to Gothenburg.
Will this Fever ever end?
Christian Rintelen is a Swiss-based freelance writer, AD, DIY audiophile and music lover with more than 1000 cover versions of the Blackwell’s Fever.
Munich Highend 2018
Part I: tape recorders, turntables, CD players.
Long live the LP cover
The sound may be essential to music, but in making a brilliant album so is the cover. And no cover can compete with a LP cover.
Timmion Records
Vinyl record labels are springing up like mushrooms after the rain. Very few of them have their own Neumann’s cutting lathe.
David gegen Goliath
In German turntables there are Midsummer Dreams (Mendehlssohn) and flamboyant symphonies (Brahms). What happens when an elegant puny contester takes the measure of a bombastic tank (Bruckner)?
Jorma Salmi (1948-2018)
One of the great minds of loudspeaker building, Jorma Salmi passed away on Sunday 27th May 2018. Along with him we lost not only an enormous amount of technical knowledge and understanding but also a civilized and a good-hearted man.
Defending the objective approach
The new 1.4 pays tribute to Gradient’s older loudspeaker models and their objective qualities. An afternoon with the head designer Jorma Salmi.
A brief history of Gradient Labs
Gradient is known for its innovative loudspeakers. But how did the company came to be what it is today?
