T.H.E. Show – Summer 2026
Audiophile trade shows used to be a mandatory part of my yearly schedule. They represented an opportunity to show off
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AIX Records – Hand Made Albums
It’s coming up on a year since my last post. I regret not allocating more time to keep this avenue
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Retirement…Effective Today!
Today, August 17, 2025 will always be a special day in my life. After working in the California State University
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Power Cord Snake Oil…Again!
The June 14th 2025 email from The Absolute Sound featured a brief promo piece for a $34,000/ 6 foot power cord! The headline reads “2025 AC Power Cord of the Year: Crystal Cable 20th Anniversary Infinity.” OK, more of the same nonsense from a publication that lost its credibility a long time but it was the opening sentence that prompts me to write once again about the BS that gets peddled as truth in high end audio. Jonathan Valin, the author of the single paragraph extolling the virtues of the “best power cord (he has) auditioned this year” begins his piece with a statement so utterly ridiculous that I actually laughed out loud.
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One Mic vs. Multimic Recording
I opened up an email today from Sound Liaison promoting their preferred recording technique – “one mic recording.” The opening
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Pure Audio Streaming Service Announced At High-End Munich
I have known and been friends with Jonathan Reichbach, of Amarra fame, for over 30 years. He was a software
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AIX Records: Post Fire Update
Yesterday was Friday March 21, 2025. It was Johann Sebastien Bach’s 340th birthday. My favorite composer among the giants that
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Analog Tape Part II – Expensive Fun
I was prompted to begin writing again for a couple of reasons. First, the challenges of having to deal with
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Analog Tape Part I – I Lost My Nagra IV-S and QGB
In the 1980s, I worked as a boom operator assisting my close friend and mentor Mike “Father Time” Denecke. He
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2025 Happy New Year! Well Not So Much…At Least So Far.
It’s been a very long time since I wrote a blog post. I’ve been busy with challenges of various types:
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