Musique Concrète
When concrete sounds form a basis for highly abstract music.
A poet of electricity
Mika Vainio, one of the great pioneers of electronic music, passed away the other week, leaving us an abundant legacy.
Skin deep
Berlinde de Bruyckere uses hanging and stacked animal hides to make us think of the delicate difference between being an animal and becoming mere material.
Woodnotes k Chair
In this series of articles, we present chairs that have a potential of becoming the audiophile’s favorite resting place.
Elipson – a loudspeaker that made new music
In their hayday Elipson loudspeakers were witnessing at close range the emergence of new Western art music.
Beethoven prudently keyed
The great concerts get a chamber music interpretation.
City Mirage
Different cities of Europe are brought together through seven musically improvised video sequences.
Highend by the airport
A lot of faith in the future at this Show.
A master of wood
The sculptor and audiophile, Veijo Ulmanen (b. 1955) passed away August 2016. His exceptional sensitivity to wood handling was reflected in his pursuit for life-like hifi sound.
Magical moments
With this release, the Swedish guitarist Ulf Wakenius pays tribute to all the famous artists he’s been working with.
WYSIWYG
What you see is what you get.
What is it that he loves?
The Swedish number one Hi-Fi Magazine, Hifi & Musik posted this nice 1963 ad on the American University Speaker System’s Medallion XII loudspeaker. Both…
Want a true 3D sound? Forget surround.
Imagine a fly circles the head of the listener during the original recording. The same fly circles the head of the listener of that recording in exactly the same way, when the recording is played back through the two loudspeakers of a BACCH 3D Sound system, while surround sound reproduces the fly incorrectly near the speakers.
Flexound HUMU – feel the sound
It may look like a gadget, but what really makes it worth resting one’s head on its soft surface, is the hard techniques that’s gone into it.
Dancing a book
The book is by far the best. But what would be the second best way to tell the Alice’s story in the wonderland? A ballet at the Finnish National Opera/Ballet.
Listening to … a smell
In the highend world of smells, scents are listened to.
Intriguing Dálava
On its debut album, the NYC based band Dálava interprets a hundred years old folk songs.
Respighi’s wonderful birds
Respighi borrowed from the Italian baroque music and combined the influences with the late 19th century romantic style to create enchanting original orchestral music.
ProAc Response D20R – an ideal Baroque loudspeaker
A loudspeaker can be “sophisticated” by featuring highly complex and unusual techniques, or simply by being elegant and expert in matters of culture. ProAc…
Only fifteen is made
Electric bike manufacturer Noordung’s Angel Edition bicycle features a battery that functions as a backup speaker.
Stockholm Highend 2017
It was a good year. No long predicted death, no crash. Just masses of folks, folks and exhibitioners. More than year before. The Stockholm Highend…
Sound art matters
Listen to what well-known scholars have to say on sound art and why it matters. Full Lectures by Brian Kane, Frances Dyson, Wolfgang Ernst and Cathy Lane.
Project dark
If you’re allergic to vinyl scratch, don’t bother to read more.
Smart Tivoli design
Advertising is art of its own. Sometimes ads are art.
Ayon CD3sx – to preamp, or not to preamp
One of world’s top CD players, Ayon Audio’s 3sx, has tubes for two different outputs; a pair for the CD player, two pairs for the preamp. Which way to go?
Gradient 1.4 – NEW
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 5.0, 6.0 … What’s missing? 1.4 is missing, Gradient’s next loudspeaker model. Once again, design and acoustics go every bit hand in hand.
Mali Blues
When tourism has virtually dried up and the musicians can no longer make a living like they once could.
Musica Nova 2017
The biannual music festival of contemporary music, Musica Nova, was held in Helsinki 2 – 12 February 2017. A breakthrough of electronics?
