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Interview with Laurence Dickie of Vivid Audio
Laurence Dickie of Vivid Audio was in Montreal for the first time last month to hold a couple of demonstration workshops at local hi-fi shop Coup de Foudre. The man behind B&W ‘s famed Nautilus design in the early 90s, Dickie went on to found Vivid after a stint in pro audio designing studio […]
Posted on October 14, 2014 at 1:54 pm by rjordan · Permalink
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In: Audiophilia, Hi-Fi Audio, Interviews, loudspeakers, Music, Sound Technology
In: Audiophilia, Hi-Fi Audio, Interviews, loudspeakers, Music, Sound Technology
My Fuzzy Warbles }{ Disc One }{ Bergweihnacht
Adorno once wrote, “Only when gramophonic reproduction breaks down are its objects transformed.” Never mind the bickering over whether or not this passage argues the notion of transparency in correctly functioning sound reproduction technology. Let’s get to the transformations! Here’s an excerpt from Franzl Lang’s Bergweihnacht as played back on my malfunctioning Pro-Ject MkII turntable: […]
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:47 pm by rjordan · Permalink
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In: Audiophilia, Music, My Fuzzy Warbles, Phonography, Sound Technology · Tagged with: Audiophile, Bergweihnacht, Franzl Lang, German Christmas Music, Pro-Ject Turntables, Sound Theory, Theodor Adorno, Yodeling
In: Audiophilia, Music, My Fuzzy Warbles, Phonography, Sound Technology · Tagged with: Audiophile, Bergweihnacht, Franzl Lang, German Christmas Music, Pro-Ject Turntables, Sound Theory, Theodor Adorno, Yodeling