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Joe Jackson, the veteran British pianist/vocalist, insists on a certain level of sound quality, which can be traced all the way back to his 1979 A&M debut album, Look Sharp! His five-decade-long career has covered a vast repertoire, and along the way, he's stuck in a few allusions to previous work.Revinylization #76: Joe Jackson's New & Old Albums
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I am not big on streaming overall, but I do like to find new releases on Qobuz, enjoy the live feed from the Berlin Philharmonic via their Digital Concert Hall, and sample multichannel music on Apple Music. If I really like something, I buy discs or downloads to add to my local collection. But I must admit that audio streamers are hot!Eversolo DMP-A6 Master Edition Gen2 streaming D/A processor
On July 2, major US audio distributor AXISS Audio filed a federal lawsuit against Michael Bovaird and his businesses (Suncoast Audio, Luxury Hi-Fi Distribution, and Clarisys Audio), Michael Gefteas, aka The Greek Audio Geek, and his business (Bespoke Audio), and Florian Wiegand, part owner of Clarisys Audio.
AXISS Audio Distribution Files Federal Lawsuit
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David Gordon, Brand Ambassador of Audio Research.
Valerio Cora, who served for four years as executive leader of Minnesota-based Audio Research Corporation, founded Toronto-based loudspeaker company Acora Acoustics in 2018, and was a minority investor in both companies, has been relieved of his responsibilities. David Gordon (seen above), the longtime Brand Ambassador of Audio Research who departed the company on March 23, returned as ARC Brand Ambassador on June 15.
A Major Shake-Up at Audio Research and Acora Acoustics
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In building my listening systems over the years, my primary goal has been to hear as much of the source recordings, and as little of the system itself, as possible. Every piece of every system imposes its own sound to some degree onto what comes out of the speakers. I don't only mean obvious, measurable things like distortion, noisefloor, S/N ratio, and so on.SPL Performer s900 power amplifier
A first for German manufacturer Octave is the Jubilee Class A mono ($85,000/pair), a push-pull class-A monoblock with a self-regulating autobias pentode circuit that can also run in "high power" class-AB mode. The Jubilee Class A monoblock uses KT120, KT150, or KT170 output tubes. Octave Jubilee Class A monoblock power amplifier
Ola Björling speaks with Benjamin Großjohann, the inventor of the Coturn portable turntable, at High End Vienna 2026 about the next-gen CT-02. It's the German company's latest diminutive table—built in conjunction with Thorens—and it sports a battery life of up to 20 hours, in addition to offering Bluetooth, line-out, and headphone playback options.
Coturn by Thorens goes big at High End Vienna 2026
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