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February 21, 2023

Vintage Review: McIntosh C28 Preamplifier

Vintage McIntosh preamplifiers and amps – like the C28 preamp here – are imbued of a rarified authenticity for high fidelites akin to the original Grateful Dead lineup of Garcia, Weir, McKernan, Lesh and Kreutzmann with Deadheads: No matter how phenomenal or mediocre their performance, fans worshipping their sound will not be silenced.

March 17, 2023

In House: The Altec 604e Super Duplex

The 604e "Super Duplex" can trace its roots back to 1941 when Altec Lansing first began developing a compact loudspeaker for practical home audio use as popular Voice of The Theatre models were simply too large. A coaxial design with combined high frequency and low frequency drivers was green lighted by audio engineer George Carrington Sr., then president of Altec who, with help from Jim Lansing and John Hilliard, brought the concept to fruition with the first 601 "Duplex" design.

April 11, 2023

New Black-on-Black fitted T-shirts now Available for Order

New Limited Edition Black-on-Black colourway and black-on-white 100 per cent cotton t-shirts in large and extra-large sizes. These are new 'fitted' cuts and look great. There are limited quantities available, so this is strictly a first-come, first-serve basis.

May 11, 2023

Mo Yasin: The Sound System Torchbearer

Tom Wong, Winston Cooper, Duke Vin – men who shaped the nascent Jamaican sound system culture of the ’50s and ‘60s. Seven decades on, New York City DJ, speaker and amplifier designer Mo Yasin, is channeling the zeitgeist of that unique island movement.