So glad to be back in business with superclean electricity! Especially having spent the last few weeks listening to the remarkably pure-sounding Analog Relax EX1000 cartridge ($16,000). The brochure asks, “Have you heard of YAKUSUGI Cedar?” No. I had never heard of Analog Relax, either. If you have heard of it, you’re at least one … Continue reading "Analog Corner #316: Analog Relax EX1000 phono cartridge, Luminous Audio Technology Arion Mk.II phono preamplifier, WallyTools cartridge inspection service"

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… The Double or Nothing fallout episode of AEW Dynamite this week drew 969,000 average viewers, an increase over the 929,000 number in the prior week. 969,000 is a five-week high for the show. In the key demo of adults 18-49, Dynamite drew a 0.40 rating, … Continue reading "Double or Nothing fallout episode of AEW Dynamite increases viewership"

We audiophiles so frequently get caught up in the pursuit of perfection that some have attempted to rebrand high-end audio as “perfectionist audio.” But is it even possible for a single piece of audio gear, let alone an entire audio system, to attain perfection when there’s no common agreement as to what “perfection” means? It’s … Continue reading "Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems Progression M550 monoblock power amplifier"

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… After a memorable Hell in a Cell victory against Seth Rollins at the Hell in a Cell PLE on Sunday night, Cody Rhodes is reportedly set for surgery later this week. Fightful Select is reporting that Rhodes will undergo surgery to repair his torn pectoral … Continue reading "Cody Rhodes medical update after Hell in a Cell"

It is almost ten years since I last heard a pair of DCM loudspeakers, the Time Windows made famous by writer Peter Aczel in the first incarnation of his magazine The Audio Critic (foonote 1). The “Time” nomenclature traditionally used by DCM in their models refers to the fact that for any hi-fi component, its … Continue reading "DCM Time Frame TF1000 loudspeaker"

Des partisans de l’offensive russe étaient réunis autour de Vladlen Tatarsky, en fin d’après-midi, dimanche 2 mars, à Saint-Pétersbourg (Russie), quand une explosion a retenti. Le blogueur est mort sur le coup. Né dans le Donbass, de son vrai nom Maxim Fomin, il s’était engagé du côté des séparatistes pro-russes en 2014-2015 avant de devenir … Continue reading "Russie : un influent blogueur militaire russe tué dans une explosion à Saint-Pétersbourg"

Voici un petit détail tout simple qui aurait pu vous permettre d'identifier très rapidement le coupable dans le whodunnit "A couteaux tirés", diffusé ce soir sur France 2. Attention, gros spoilers ! SPOILERS – Attention, l’article ci-dessous dévoile de potentiels spoilers. Si vous ne souhaitez pas en connaitre la teneur, merci de ne pas lire … Continue reading "A couteaux tirés : le petit détail qui aurait pu vous gâcher la fin si vous l’aviez remarqué"

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… NJPW has announced the completee lineup for their Capital Collision PPV on May 14. The promotion announced the card was complete with the following matches added to the card. Click Here: Hurricanes Rugby Jersey  The Great-O-Khan vs. Chase Owens Jeff Cobb & Aaron Henare & … Continue reading "NJPW announces complete lineup for Capital Collision PPV"

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… The fifth installment of the Starrcast wrestling convention will take place over Summerslam weekend in Nashville. The convention, put on by Conrad Thompson, has been on hiatus since the pandemic began in 2020. Y’all ready to make some more memories? @StarrcastEvents returns this July in … Continue reading "Starrcast 5 announced for Summerslam weekend"

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… This week’s episode of Monday Night Raw drew 1.73 million average viewers. A 5% increase on last week’s 1.65 million viewers. The key adult 18-49 demo rating also increased, moving from a 0.44 to a 0.45. The other male demo ratings also grew over prior … Continue reading "Monday Night Raw viewership and key demo rating increase"