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Author Archives: Philip O'Hanlon
New Graham Audio LS8/1 Derek Hughes Signature Edition: 100 Premium Teak finish offered with stands
Are you looking for some great music that sounds terrific? People have certain genres and different preferences. We have a wide interest and one basic criteria – it has to be music worth listening to, over & over again. While we really enjoy the use of the digital streaming services like Qobuz and TIDAL, we […]
Album Highlights from Philip O’Hanlon’s Demo XXII / 2020
We recently ran across an article by Christiaan Punter of Hifi Advice about the huge sonic improvements that can be made by changing just the footers on your equipment racks. Punter had a Solid Tech equipment rack that he was going to sell because he didn’t like its effects on his system. He decided to […]
Audiophiles and music lovers are always on the hunt for new music. There are many classics audiophile albums here, though I’m sure I’ve forgotten some. I can assure you that all of these are musically compelling. I try to avoid albums that have just one stand-out track. This is Part 1 of 6, in which […]
Doug Schneider published his thoughts on Vivid’s new loudspeaker—the G1 Spirit after attending the debut in Chicago, praising the new flagship speaker for going above and beyond the award-winning G1. “…All told, it’s rare for me to find a speaker that gets the sound out into the room as easily and effortlessly as Vivid’s speakers […]
Vivid Audio’s new flagship loudspeaker, the Giya G1 Spirit debuted in Chicago last weekend. Read full show report from the launch.
I have always been drawn to the early chamber music of the great composers, such as Beethoven & Mozart and have a soft spot for their piano trios. Imagine my delight in sitting in on a recording at the Orange County Performing Arts Centre as a guest of Yarlung Records who were recording the Sibelius […]
If you were intrigued by the vintage Luxman turntable that we brought to RMAF in October, we discuss all that went into its laborious but rewarding restoration.