Soul To Keep You Alive
We are languishing, according to a popular NY Times article someone sent me recently. I can’t argue with that term. And there ain’t no more words need to be written about that....
View ArticleFirst Look (And Listen) – The New Bluesound NODE!
When summer finally comes around up here in the North, all thoughts turn to leisure, social events, and escaping the city by whatever means. It’s not the ideal time to launch a new audio product. But...
View ArticleMQA – Other Perspectives On Streaming
Mini-opinion by Noam Bronstein I tried, I really tried to avoid a clickbait title. Just including those three letters “MQA” in a post title is going to attract some views, I know that. I can’t recall...
View ArticleICYMI: ‘The Montreux Years’ Releases
(In Case You Missed It) As audiophiles we’re often bombarded with ‘new’ reissue series, like the terrific Music Matters and Tone Poet Blue Note releases. Less frequently, a trove of unreleased...
View ArticleA Thought Or Two On The MOFI Situation
Mofi, Mofi, Mofi. Is there anything left to say? Perhaps. First off: I really have no skin in this game. The few older Mobile Fidelity LP’s that I’ve picked up over the years have been enjoyable,...
View ArticleConcert Review and Interview: Ilios Steryannis and Babylonia Ensemble, Guelph...
by Noam Bronstein 10-Feb-2023 Ilios Steryannis’ Babylonia Ensemble Silence. (Silence Sounds) Guelph, Ontario (Canada) Ilios Steryannis introduced the first set by telling the audience that he had been...
View ArticleReview: The Finale Audio F-300B EVO Amplifier
Finalé’s F-300B EVO Amplifier – One Triode To Rule Them All? Review by Noam Bronstein The 300B is the most widely-known of the triode tubes, at least in hifi circles. Its popularity is well deserved....
View ArticleReview: The Schmidt Audio Ubiquitous V.2 Omnipolar Loudspeakers
HOLY SCHMIDT! The Schmidt Audio Ubiquitous V.2 Omni Loudspeakers Review by Noam Bronstein “What ARE those??”, asked a wide-eyed boy of 7 or 8 in the lobby of my building, as he watched Jon-George and...
View ArticleTwo Brand New Local-International Music Releases
by Noam Bronstein Back in February I wrote about Ilios Steryannis‘s terrific concert here in Guelph – and I’m pleased to report that Ilios (and his ensemble) has released Babylonia Suite, a full...
View ArticleWall Of Sound Is 10 Years Old
Sometime in February 2014, I decided to start this website, for fun and perhaps a bit of income. Predictably the income part didn’t work out, but it has been fun – I’ve met some great people, some have...
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