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April 19, 2022
April 19, 2022
A holistic loudspeaker system mating 15-inch woofers with high-frequency compression drivers and sectoral horns enabled Altec Voice of The Theatre (VOTT) designs to scale effortlessly in demanding cinema applications, making them the de facto choice for replacing long-running Western Electric loudspeaker theatre installs beginning in the 1940s.
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May 6, 2022
May 6, 2022
Giant killer. Punches above its weight class. Hi-fi’s greatest bargain… these are a small sample of accolades the venerable Denon DL-103 moving-coil has garnered in the six decades since its introduction as a broadcast cartridge in Japan. Audiophile rhetoric or deserved praise? And does a $68 upgrade in the Denon Aluminum Body Cap make it a better cartridge?
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October 13, 2022
October 13, 2022
Few, if any, have documented the unique culture of traditional Japanese jazz kissa – or jazz cafes – to the extent photographer, writer and editor Katsumasa Kusunose has.
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