RIP for Koetsu
It's with a very heavy heart, I sadly have to report that Koetsu is no more! Having had a conversation with Koetsu's longest standing Distributor in the UK, Absolute Sounds, the simplified story is,...
View ArticleAudio Origami Harlequin 39” arm
Introducing the Harlequin, the world's first 39" (1 meter) tonearm.It is widely accepted that the larger your record collection, the larger the tonearm you require to bring out the best in each...
View ArticleHoliday Inn & The Who
Thanks to Michael Trei for the following:“When I arrived for AXPONA, I noticed that my hotel was tucked in behind another abandoned hotel. Curious, I did a little research, and found that this...
View ArticleThe Music is back 💫
I was forced to be stuck at home for some weeks without my beloved music in my Studietto, but… today, at last, I spent three hours with a dear friend listening to some still unplayed records I piled...
View ArticleOldest records shop in the world 💫
The world's oldest record store: Spillers Records, est. 1894, at it's original location, Queen's Arcade, Cardiff, Wales.
View ArticleNeumann PA2a 💫
Glad I helped my pal Daniel Kim to find and purchase this gem from the past: Neumann PA2a turntable and SEV1 Phono EQ.It was - reportedly - the property of Herr Georg Neumann, himself 🤩
View ArticleMichael Cuscuna passed way 😢
From Joe Harley:“We are heartbroken by the news that our dear friend, the revered producer & Blue Note historian Michael Cuscuna, has passed away at age 75. It would be impossible to overstate...
View ArticleSurrealistic Pillow 💫
The SURREALISTIC PILLOW radio feature discussing Jefferson Airplane's iconic album is available on NPR's 1A as part of the National Recording Registry radio series.The Library of Congress selected...
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