Liam visited Studietto
A young enthusiast from Berkeley, California visited my humble Studietto 💫He’s a loudspeakers builder, curious and thirsty of knowledge.I wish to him the best with his audio creations 🍀Thanks for...
View ArticleWestern Acoustics in Milan 💫
Something cool from Liam Porr of Western Acoustics:We have rarely had products available in Europe, but we have one pair of Type 1 speakers and two pairs of Type 2 speakers available at a discount...
View ArticleHachidori’s “Fukami” open-reel/phono preamp
Fukami is a Japan hand made masterpiece, painstakingly conceived as the ultimate preamp for the reel-to-reel and phono users.https://www.hachidori-onkyo.com/about/Will have the opportunity to taste...
View ArticleMeredith Monk at Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza
I grew up with her music and I’ve been listening to her discs for 50+ years (her “Key”, pre-ECM, dates to 1971)…… and - yesterday - I finally met her… and she is such a nice, nice human being 💫I...
View ArticleVienna 🎼
Following its restoration, the Casino Baumgarten control room is almost exactly as it was in the late '60s, with its WSW console (top left ), Studer tape machines (right) and Altec speakers (against...
View ArticleTroubadours 💫
WESTERN MUSIC ISN'T WHAT YOU THINKOr how my views on culture proved to be all wet./// Around 1990, I started researching the social history of music. I knew this was a big topic, but I had no idea how...
View ArticleEvent Horizon CD mat 💫
A gift from a dear friend, it truly works magic… the promised clarity is, to my surprise, here and well audible 😊Proudly made in the USA 🇺🇸 by The Phoenix.Thanks, Nate 🙏
View ArticleDouble bass stories 💫
In 1824, Domenico Dragonetti commissioned the Venetian violin maker Giovanni Battista Bodio three necks with heads for three Gasparo Da Salò double basses that can be identified as:1).The Gasparo Da...
View ArticleSilbatone & Maihak 💫
Admittedly, this is a somewhat unusual amplifier combination. Silbatone L-103 pre amp with Maihak V53 power amp. Although the two devices are separated by almost 70 years, the tonal character is not...
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