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| Eminent Technology LFT-8c Robert Greene review @slaw: Hey Steve, I was pleased to see you are considering the ET LFT-8c as "a final speaker." I have done exactly that, though I have kept my other speakers as well (QUAD ESL, Magneplanar Tympani T-IVa, ET LFT-IV, ESS Transtatic). Though no ... | |
| Music Reference RM-10mkiii Kit I bought my RM-9 Mk.2 only a few years back from Brooks Berdan Ltd., one of Music Reference's oldest dealers (Brooks' wife Sheila taking over management of the shop after Brooks' demise). The shop's great tech (I can't seem to recall his name r... | |
| R.I.P. Roger West of SoundLab Thanks Duke. To be able to buy a pair of SoundLabs I would have to sell everything I own, and get myself a big enough room to house them while I'm at it. | |
| R.I.P. Roger West of SoundLab Damn, a major loss to the world of electrostatic loudspeaker design and construction. I hope he had trained some of his employees to continue the availability of the SoundLab product line, or at least their repair and maintenance. | |
| Anyone in the US that can repair turntables Brian Berdan at Audio Element in Pasadena California. | |
| Music Reference RM-10mkiii Kit RM-10’s (in both original and Mk.II iterations) show up occasionally on the used market, selling for around $1200 to $1500. Have your cash ready to pounce on one when it shows up! Roger designed the RM-200 for low impedance loudspeakers, and p... | |
| Have you ever thought it would be cool to have a stereo reviewer come to your house? - J. Gordon Holt. - Dick Olsher. - Ken Kessler. - Peter Moncrieff. - Harvey Rosenberg. | |
| What’s your favorite SOUND? - Harmony singing, The Everly Brothers being a particular favorite. - Grand piano. - Pipe organ, and/or Hammond B3 with a Leslie rotating speaker. - Harpsichord. - Gibson SJ-200 acoustic guitar. - Fender Telecaster plugged into a 30w combo... | |
| Best concert you've attended Two more I just have to mention: - Steve Earle and The Del McCoury Band at The House Of Blues on Sunset Blvd. in 1999. Lots of harmony singing and 100% acoustic instruments, all the guys standing around a single big ol’ large capsule (ribbo... | |
| Mobile Fidelity Anti-Static Record Brush For years I augmented my VPI HW-17 RCM with a progression of carbon fiber dusting brushes, beginning with the Decca, then the Hunt (it and the Decca both British), and more recently the improved Audioquest. I just received an Ursa Major, a Ger... | |
| Best concert you've attended Three more very special shows I was fortunate enough to see and hear: - Little Village (John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, Jim Keltner) on a soundstage in Burbank at the time of the release of their sole album (ignoring their earlier appeara... | |
| Best concert you've attended The older you are, the more great ones you’ve seen and heard (if you’re lucky). I’ve seen and heard more than my fair share, including: - The Beach Boys at The San Jose Civic Auditorium (my first, in the summer of 1964). - The Beatles at T... | |
| In search of low powered tube amp that isn’t overly hot The Music Reference RM-10 Mk.2. 35w/ch produced by a pair of EL84's per. John DeVore chose this as the "medium" power tube amp in his reference system. | |
| New In 2026 On June 26th New West Records (my favorite label, with an incredible artist roster) releases Then Again, an album Rodney Crowell recorded and intended to release back in 2006. Why he changed his mind is explained on the company’s website. I can... | |
| New GR Research Magnepan 2026 Crossover upgrade @westborn: That has been my thinking as well. On the other hand, Magnepan themselves are now offering upgraded "x" versions of some of their models, incorporating many of the improvements Danny Richie includes in his Magnepan mod kits. |