We try to keep our Midrange Magic+ playlist fresh. We also attempt to incorporate local taste, new music, newly re-released albums, and new gems we come across in our travels […]
Category Archives: Philip’s Musings
Philip O’Hanlon’s passion to find and great music sparked the start of his journey in connecting with high end audio manufacturers, artists, composers, engineers, audio consultants and music lovers at large. Philip’s musings share many of his fun experiences, opening a dialogue with our community to fuel the passion.
“Satchmo” This documentary shows the rarely seen personal side of Louis Armstrong, nicknamed, Satchmo. It was short for ‘satchel mouth’ because he had a very large mouth). Written up for […]
The Board Room, Hilton Long Beach Hotel, Long Beach, California Friday, June 10 – 12, 2022 Presenter: Philip O’Hanlon to spin old tunes and new releases from his private collection […]
ROOM 1229 Salon Audio Montreal Audiofest | Montreal, Canada Friday, March 25 – 27, 2022 Midrange Magic Music Seminar Presenter: Philip O’Hanlon to spin a specially curated playlist for our […]
Huge thanks to the show organizers, Mike Bovaird, Bart Andeer, and the team for a fantastic experience. Grateful for the support from the press and fellow show attendees for the […]
The “Mid Range Magic” music seminar series kicked off last weekend at Gig Harbor Audio in the State of Washington with our follow on event in Houston this Thursday on […]
Steve Williams listening session with the new Bergmann Modi airbearing turntable – the tweaks, the music, and the experience
We have been big fans of the Artesania Audio triple-suspension shelf-less rack systems and have been importing/distributing their Classic Line (the Exoteryc, Prestige, and the Mini’s) for many years. We were a […]
Listening Room Face Lift It has been a crazy summer at On A Higher Note as we threw ourselves into an extensive renovation, updating both listening rooms and more. Although […]
It was a normal work day about two weeks before T.H.E. Show in Long Beach, CA was scheduled to open. With the good grace of the organizer of T.H.E. Show, […]