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Free Online Course on Beethoven's Piano Sonatas 27 Aug 2013 | 05:06 pm
In collaboration with Coursera, the online learning company, and starting September 3, The Curtis Institute will be offering at no charge the course Exploring Beethoven's Piano Sonatas, taught by Curt...
AB Analyzes His System 27 Aug 2013 | 03:24 am
It was hotthe kind of hot where the second you get out of the shower, you start sweating. My ceiling fan could’ve provided relief, but the repeated clink of its pull-chain added an offbeat to the mus...
Creek 4240 Special Edition integrated amplifier 26 Aug 2013 | 10:05 pm
In this, my first equipment review for Stereophile, I'll begin by explaining my philosophy regarding reviewing inexpensive components. In my quest for products by designers who strive to establish new...
B.M.C. Phono MCCI phono preamplifier 26 Aug 2013 | 09:31 pm
In July 2008 I reviewed the intriguing Phono 2Ci moving-magnet/moving-coil phono preamplifier from Aqvox Audio Devices. Though it then cost only $1400, the Phono 2Ci's current-input circuitry represen...
Steve Coleman and the Five Elements 24 Aug 2013 | 09:06 pm
Alto saxophonist Steve Coleman's new CD, Functional Arrhythmias (Pi Recordings), is his best in many years. Coleman, 56, is a fascinating figure in modern jazz.
Payday Albums: 7/26/13 & 8/23/13 24 Aug 2013 | 02:12 am
Julianna Barwick's new album, Nepenthe, is available now. Photo: Shawn Brackbill. I’ve been so happily preoccupied with my review of NAD’s new D 3020 integrated amplifier that I’ve again fallen behin...
Nothing More than Lights in a Box 23 Aug 2013 | 03:14 am
"Without content, television is nothing more than lights in a box."Edward R. Murrow, 1958 "When it comes to video, most audiophiles are insufferable snobs."J.
Audio Desk Systeme Vinyl Cleaner 23 Aug 2013 | 02:16 am
Getting a review sample of this unique ultrasonic record-cleaning machine took me years; apparently, Audiodesksysteme Gläss, a small German manufacturer, couldn't keep up with demand. I've also heard ...
The Great Wall of China 17 Aug 2013 | 12:27 am
You could sense the frustration in Keith Pray's e-mail. "We are on the same team. I have always respected your wishes and will continue to do so," he had written me. At the request of a possible adver...
JBL 250Ti loudspeaker 16 Aug 2013 | 10:33 pm
Once upon a time, in audio's infancy, anyone who wanted better than average soundaverage sound during the 1940s being rich, boomy and dullhad no choice but to buy professional loudspeakers. In those...
