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Music Reviews

“Achingly beautiful, musical post cards from Georgia”, Kancheli’s “33 Miniatures” by George Vatchnadze

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22
Jan

Here are Kancheli’s 33 musical postcards inspired by mainly Shakespeare & Brecht plays and cinematic works of various eras, small fragments with an average duration of 2 minutes of deep intimacy and reflection. It is a music that differs dramatically from the more incisive character of the Georgian composer’s large-scale orchestral works and which undoubtedly […]

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January 2020 Stereophile Cover Issue: Gryphon Audio Ethos CD Player/DAC review by Jason Serinus

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10
Dec

“Most beautiful audio component I’ve ever had the opportunity to handle…, among the easiest of components to control…  The Ethos is one open, marvelously detailed, and fresh-sounding unit that makes listening to music an absolute joy.”  – Jason Serinus PDF download of the article is >>> HERE >>>.  Slide show of the full article see […]

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Show Reports

Stores Event Report: MORMusic.Today Celebrated Abbey Road: Coast to Coast North American High End Audio Community to welcome music lovers to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Iconic Album’s Release

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24
Oct

  Beatles fans had a rare opportunity to hear all 17 tracks in remixed and re-released format delivered on premium sound systems across North America. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles iconic LP Abbey Road, 40 North America’s high-end audio stores welcomed music lovers to a special event honoring the Fab […]

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Show Reports

Show Report/Photo Journal: Gryphon Audio at Audio Visions SF’s 20th Anniversary Event, San Francisco, CA

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03
Oct

  This three day event celebrates Audio Vision San Francisco 20th Anniversary.  It also coincides with MORmusic.today’s coast to coast party to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles’ Abbey Road where 40 locations in North America opened up their shops during a 3 hour time span, playing the new re-release by Giles Martin with […]

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Video/Podcast posted with Philip O’Hanlon discussing the high end audio hobby and MORMusic.today’s kickoff with Abbey Road’s 50th Anniversary N. American high end audio party on Sept 28th

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26
Sep

Two music lovers, two generations apart, chatted about their personal experience with music and how it changes their lives.  One opened up his platform to invite the other to share his experience in music presentation. The pair got together with one common goal – to inspire others to experience music at a deeper level in […]

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Show Reports

Show Report: Canadian Launch of the Graham Audio LS5/5 with Art et Son in Montreal

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24
Sep

  Joining Graham Audio’s line up of BBC licensed monitors is a dramatic update of the original LS5/5 design. Originally designed by the BBC for monitoring their own recordings, in the 1960’s, the BBC considered this their finest sonic quality design. With the advent of Rock & Roll, this model was eased aside by the […]

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HD Vinyl – a space to watch for all music lovers!

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07
Sep

Since the Long Playing vinyl 10 & 12” records were first introduced in 1948, there really has not been any major significant improvements to the format. Sorry, Quadraphonic never took off. I have an amazing  10” record of Duke Ellington’s Liberian Suite that was recorded direct to lacquer in 1948, this was one of the […]

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Show Reports

Show Report/Store Opening: Pacific Design Center, W. Hollywood, CA – Joseph Cali Systems Design Presenting All Gryphon Audio

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06
Sep

Nestled inside a new design store concept where different disciplines of a residential or commercial design/redesign share one roof, is Joseph Cali Systems Design in West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center.  The venue is utterly magical with a beautiful aesthetically and soul-soothing walk into Joe’s showroom. Read the compete show report <<here>>

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Show Reports

Show Report/Store Opening: Mountrose Music servicing Reno/Tahoe, presenting Gryphon Audio and Artesania Audio

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09
Aug

  Situated in Reno NV, Mount Rose Music opened their full-service audio and visual showroom a couple months ago to serve greater Lake Tahoe area. Strategically located at the intersection of three states (Nevada, California, Oregon), a stone throw away from the Reno International Airport and on the way to major ski resorts, Mount Rose […]

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