Random music news for Friday, October 4, 2024
Uber is now offering safaris in South Africa. Just US$200, too, which is a bargain. Music news for October 4, 2024, is free. More music news? Go here. BONUS: How about a Tim
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Audiophile
The million-dollar stereo system
Once upon a time in the 70s and 80s, people spent a giant chunk of their after-tax income on piecing together the most powerful, most clear, and most accurate stereo system they could
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Weekly survey: What are the best tracks to test headphones, earbuds, and speakers?
Every once in a while, you need a new set of headphones. Or earbuds. Or speakers. This is a very important and possibly a very expensive decision, so you want to make sure
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Random music news for October 1, 2018
Now that we’re into October, I feel I can enjoy pumpkin spice-laced foods without rushing the season. Let’s take a look at some music news for October 1, 2018. Korn coffee koffee? Yes.
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What kind of stereo system does a professional audiophile have? Something like this.
Michael Fremer is the editor of AnalogPlanet.com and the contributing editor to Stereophile. This means he has some serious listening gear at home. Wow.
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What’s the difference between MP3s and FLAC?
Outside of the discs that come with box sets and the occasional impulse purchase, I’m pretty much done buying CDs. I’ll continue to use MP3 rips and Apple’s AAC files, of course, because
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Random Music News for Friday, July 24, 2015
Off to Las Vegas to see one of the last shows on the Rush tour. I’ll report back by early next week. Meanwhile, let’s get caught up on music news, shall we? Speaking
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If You Dream of Speakers, Look at These Ultra-Expensive MONSTERS
The other day, I posted my wistful look back on growing up in the Age of Stereos and the days when so many people spent sizeable chunks of their disposable income on speaker systems.
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Come Back with Me to a Time When Speakers and Stereos REALLY Mattered
I still remember my first stereo system. With $500 I earned at the soft ice cream parlour/pool hall in my small town, I begged my dad to take my 14 year-old self into
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