As I write this post, Cassandra Wilson’s performance this past weekend at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center is still fresh on my mind. Time flew as we committed to those tickets months ago as soon as we found out about her tour. Back story is that we have had a divided opinion about Jazz […]
I’m writing to express my gratitude for the services of Philip O’Hanlon and On a Higher Note in the recent purchase of my Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirit loudspeakers. I’ve known Philip for several years now, as he was instrumental in the purchase of my previous speakers, Vivid Audio Giya G2s. Philip’s knowledge of music […]
We get deep into components we represent and learn them organically. We know their limits and know what goes well together. Assembling a music system is an assemblage art. This client came to us first about 2 years ago and recently finally decided to purchase one of the Luxman M-800A ex demo units of ours. […]
ZZ Top – “La Grange” Growing up on the other side of the pond, I only heard ZZ Tops 1973 hit in 2017. Thanks to HiFi+ for the recommendation. I think its important to have a classic rock song on the demo compilation, one that most people heard while they were in College. When you […]
Setting up the Gryphon Manhattan dealer’ showroom was a labor of love. I got so touched by the commitment to excellence from everyone around me that I wrote about the preparations for the event and posted that day (see: Gryphon Has Landed in snowy New York! – The Prep). Industry veteran, Joseph Cali, is a dear […]
The Irish are famous not only for inventing whisky but refining the process with the evolution of pot still whiskey. Pot still whiskey starts by blending malted and unsalted barley then is triple distilled where the volume of liquid is reduced but the alcohol content is increased and the raw whiskey is surprisingly smooth. Think […]
A While ago we did an A/B test having Ms. Lori Liberman perform live in our exhibits’ room at CES and we recorded that performance. We did an immediate playback. While the live performance was of course brilliant, the playback felt like the artist was in the room. That was done with Luxman B-1000f and […]
Truly a redefinition of the word “Excellence” from all fronts, last night’s event with Joseph Cali at their high end loft in the Gryphon room just off of Union Square in New York gave me the rush to share some quick snip bits. Promise to deliver a proper show report next week with event details, […]
Sibelius Piano Trio – Piano Trio in D Major, JS 209 “Korpo”: I. Allegro moderato I was honoured to be invited to attend the recording of this beautiful piece of chamber music by Yarlung Records at the Samueli Hall (Costa Mesa, So CA). It’s one of the earliest compositions by Jean Sibelius, who picked up […]
I had forgotten about this demo list for LPs, a project I did at the request of a client. After that, I thought the list should be for made public. With this Part 2 of 6, we focus on the classical albums and included below are the albums and the actual tracks that are superb […]