Random music news for Saturday, December 24, 2022
Let’s begin with a listen to the mysterious “Pacific Bloop.” Now that you’ve heard that, you’re ready to move on to music news for December 24, 2022. More music news? Look here. BONUS:
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Audiophiles
This is the weirdest audiophile accessory I’ve seen in a while.
So you want to sit down and listen to some music. But what happens if your music room stinks? Then you need the Olfactive Stéréophonique, a fragrance diffuser created just for people like
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Are we seeing a new generation of audiophiles? That may be a result of the vinyl boom.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] If you’re of a certain vintage, you probably spent a huge chunk of your disposable income on stereo gear. Back in the 1970s, ’80s,
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Here’s an interesting side effect of the whole COVID thing: Increased sales of stereo gear
Sales of vinyl rocketed over the course of the COVID pandemic as people sought to pass the time whilst in lockdown and isolation. In general, sales were up somewhere close to 30%, which,
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Random music news for Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Is it today the days start getting longer? Even a few seconds of extra daylight will be appreciated. As for music news for December 22, 2021… This was a very nice gesture by
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Is this the greatest home stereo system in the world? It’s gotta be!
Ken Fritz has an obsession with audio–and obviously, a lot of money to indulge that. Over the years, he’s assembled what is being called the greatest home stereo system of all time. Watch.
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If you’re an audiophile, you’ll probably laugh uncomfortably at this video
I’ve learned to chill out a bit, but I’m still one of those audiophiles who obsess over the quality of audio coming from my gear. Although this video was created as satire, touches
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Random music news for Friday, January 1, 2021
It’s over. The next couple of months will be rough, but things WILL get better this year. Meanwhile, distract yourself with some of the best new optical illusions. Mind blown enough? Let’s concentrate
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Want to see how good your headphones or speakers are? Put them to this test.
Audiophile nerds (full disclosure: I am one) are always looking for ways to test gear for strengths and weaknesses when it comes to reproducing sound. A site called Inner Fidelity has published some
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This is good: More young people are getting into high-end audio
Regular readers will know that I routine whinge and kvetch about how too many people are missing out on the power and the glory of music by settling for substandard audio. Crappy earbuds
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Random music news for Thursday, April 19, 2018
If you’re in Toronto, I’m holding another one of my Music Tech meetups TONIGHT at the Toronto Reference Library. There’s free food and drink, but we need you to RSVP so we know
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