May 23, 2023

The Art of Selling on Discogs

Zimy, real name Mike Zimmer, transforms mundane LP shipping boxes into abstract, painted travelogues. Every cardboard sleeve a graphic translation of the cover art of said LP being sold. He is, as far as I know, the only person going to the trouble of illustrating his shipping boxes on Discogs.
July 12, 2023

Review: Audio Note UK M3 Phono Preamplifier

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.
September 22, 2023

Experiencing Gigli with Quality Audio

Sometimes a book enters one’s life and changes or affects our lexicon, and how we lens the world around us. Experiencing Gigli with Quality Audio, authored by Paul James PhD, is just such a book for me.
November 1, 2023

Friendly Pressure – New Age Speaker Design from London

The do-it-yourself ethic is enjoying a renaissance in the realm of high fidelity thanks to the likes of Devon Turnbull and entrepreneurs like Shivas Howard Brown. Based out of London, England, Brown’s Friendly Pressure start up focuses on modular hybrid horn loudspeakers influenced by vintage Tannoy, JBL and Altec designs.