February 16, 2022
February 16, 2022
Talk less and listen more is an unspoken code amongst patrons of Japanese listening bars and cafes known as kissaten or kissa. It is to these kissa which ‘listening bars’ opening around the globe in the last several years can trace their roots, including Toronto’s The Little Jerry, a kissa of a more social stripe.
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February 5, 2022
February 5, 2022
Private pressings have always been sought after. Despite runs of less than 300 copies, despite amateurish performances or sub-par recording and engineering, and despite a lack of name recognition for the artists therein, the importance and value of the private pressing to the culture of recorded music cannot be overstated.
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February 1, 2022
February 1, 2022
Understanding the differences between a moving magnet (MM) phono cartridge and a moving coil (MC) phono cartridge is key to getting the most from each design.
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January 14, 2022
January 14, 2022
One's listening space is a sanctuary from the cold, and sometimes inhospitable world. This sounds theatrical, yet in these modern times, having a room which provides respite from reality's pressures can make the difference between sanity and despair.
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January 7, 2022
January 7, 2022
In a hobby where gear fetishism seems the rule, not the exception, it should come as no surprise that signal-path purists and audiophiles of a dance-floor bent have come to worship the analogue rotary mixer.
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December 10, 2021
December 10, 2021
Koetsu cartridges built by the hand of Japanese sword maker and boxer Yoshiaki Sugano have developed a cult following for their unique musicality, harmonic resolution, timbral delicacy and poetic bass.
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November 7, 2021
November 7, 2021
A listening space is mostly about exploration. The deep exploration of music’s impact, context and texture upon one’s cultural, and intellectual makeup.
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