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August 12, 2022
August 12, 2022
Holding a unique place in the histories of dance floor culture and the music industry throughout the ’70s and ‘80s in particular, the sought after, revered and storied rotary mixer, once the sole domain of the selector, has in recent years enjoyed a renaissance with audiophiles and discerning DJs. Take for example the Varia Instruments RDM20.
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July 12, 2023
July 12, 2023
With the Audio Note UK M3 Phono I listen longer, I experience greater note-to-note fluidity, I’m more intrigued, I hear further into recordings than I have previously, yet it is not about this piano hammer pressure on wire, or that shimmering decay of cymbal, nor is it the drive and impact of bass. No, it is all of these things and also, paradoxically, none of them.
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