Common Wave Audio presented Graham Audio LS5/9f and LS3P (Active version of LS3’s). Nestled in one of the industrial lofts in downtown Los Angeles, Wes Katzir’s Common Wave Audio has a very chic vibe with multiple sound systems voiced inside an open floor plan. While there are multiple separate systems, Wes set things up […]
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 […]
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>>
Although with the Gryphon we do not get the deepest bass, like with the dCS Vivaldi player or reference player, you can’t really hear it – due to a slight lowering of the midrange and smoothness of all subranges. These are well-chosen features that result in a beautifully presented music. HIGH FIDELITY, SEPT 2019
“It was just another album sleeve,” says Tony Bramwell who knew the Beatles from childhood. But was it really? This morning an image with the Beatles on a Monet bridge showed up in my feed that @claudemonet posted 2 days ago. Turns out it was the 50th anniversary of the infamous photo taken by Iain […]
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 […]
Our photo journal and show coverage for this event can be seen <<here>>
The performance of Master ¼” 2 track tape playback at 15 IPS is in a word, “wonderful” by my standard! Sadly enough, the repertoire is a little lacking so I was toying with the idea of curating playlists from my diverse vinyl collection, recording them to tape to expand the music that I could offer […]
Here’s a list for those of us who, as one of our clients referred to himself as “cannot be pinned down” with regard to musical genres. We like many kinds of music and expect our system to do well with everything. Some systems have a wide range of top notch performance but some are particular. […]
If you missed it, start with Part 1 of 2 here >>> If it’s all about music, then why do we love music in varying degrees? believe the seed for the “love of music” was sown in each of us. As a mother of two, I dived deep into child brain development research among other […]
