Captiva
Zeena Parkins’ latest album makes captivating listening.
Musical value and its reproduction
In the article Jules L. Coleman criticizes putting the fidelity to the recording first and suggests that the true aim of our hobby should be some musical point.
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.
Haydn String Quartets Op. 64
The Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet’s mono LP is wonderful both in terms of performance and sound quality.
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.
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.
KEF LS50 Model Loudspeaker
KEF LS50 starts to be an iconic loudspeaker but even its full potential is not immediately revealed.
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.
SME 30/2A versus EMT 930st
Two turntables from the absolute top. Two different eras. One with a belt, the other with an idler. A unique comparison.
Munich Highend 2018
Part I: tape recorders, turntables, CD players.
Timmion Records
Vinyl record labels are springing up like mushrooms after the rain. Very few of them have their own Neumann’s cutting lathe.
Just rumours
The Quad 22 preamp’s underrated phono stage beats many much more expensive and fancier realizations.
Sorting out one’s record collection
There must be fifty ways to collate your record collection. Here are some suggestions.
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.
An icon
The history of Finnish loudspeaker manufacturing cannot be written without the Gradient 1-series.
