Reel-to-reel - Needing new heads?
Confirmed AM Belgium can supply original Studer heads: Hi Mu core (317) and Vitrovac core (318). Price is 525 euro per head(1/4”). In-line and butterfly models are both available.
View ArticleThe Mighty Studer C 37
Impressive, indeed...The C 37 with lid open... look at the capstan motor...Telefunken M 15-A and Studer C 37 Studer C 37, B 67 and B 62 (in the dark)...Old school technology?!?Naaaah... they represent...
View ArticleCogent Audio
A personal fave of mine, Cogent Audio and their superb quality field-coils drivers inspired by RCA 1428 and 1448, are here presented in their newest form and wooden horns beauty.The aluminium...
View ArticleAcapella ION TW-1S - Do I need a plasma super-tweeter?
Acapella ION TW 1S plasma super-tweeter Technical dataSensitivity (aktive Tweeter): 1,5Volt / 0 dBImpedance: 600 OhmSound pressure level: max. 110 dB – 1 m / 1msSlope...
View ArticleX-ray beauty
Throughout the 1930s Dr. Dain L. Tasker, a radiologist, used fine-focus X-ray tubes to produce floral studies on X-ray film. Published in "U. S. Camera" and "Popular Photography" magazines, and tutored...
View ArticleDuck Baker plays Monk
From the artist himself:“Duck Baker Plays Monk” has finally been pressed, and will be available to order in the next couple of weeks. New Yorkers should be able to find it at Downtown Music Gallery in...
View ArticleChurch's Ryder Chukka boots
After 18 years of faithful use, I had to give up to my old beloved Chukka boots...So, here they are, the new ones...Love these shoes.
View ArticleWeirdest Impulse, ever?
This truly one-of-a-kind disc came to me for nothing...It's truly a strange one: imagine a jazz combo, with B3 Hammond organ, vibes, guitar, drums and a thundering voice scatting and telling some...
View ArticleSilver-disk facts...
Is Furtwangler guilty for our CDs maximum length?When Philips and Sony began collaborating on the development of the compact disc, Philips produced an 11.5cm, 14-bit prototype that held 60 minutes’...
View ArticleDisc of the Month - Saft/Swallow/Previte - Loneliness Road
... with Iggy Pop's vocal on three nice songs...The double records-set is a pure analog recording, quite dark, but very lively and the music, well: it's a truly great disc, indeed.Something to listen...
View ArticleHalf-Assed?
I know full-assed dudes, as well.Thanking Anil Prasad for the above weirdo.
View ArticleKing Crimson on tape
This very tape is the property of a famous italian audio reviewer who unfortunately and proudly called it "an inalienable Crimsonian heirloom" ...For me it's something to search for, a sort-of...
View ArticleThe genuine Western electric 300B triode revamped!
It is my distinct pleasure to announce that the WE 300B electron tube will re-enter production this year, in time for its 80th Anniversary. The famous triode was developed at Bell Labs in 1933 in the...
View ArticleD.A.V. Electronics - the Decca Studio Heritage...
Designer Talk : Mick Hinton | D.A.V. ElectronicsMick Hinton is the man behind D.A.V. Electronics based in West London. Having worked at Decca Studios for over 29 years he launched his range of...
View ArticleBert Jansch, John Renbourn and the dog
I recently got the elegant book-like 4-disks set of first four, seminal Transatlantic's albums of Bert Jansch, freshly issued on Earth records with Bert Jansch Foundation blessing.I've been a loyal and...
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