Sound and Image

1 min read

Not only a phono amp but one including valves in its processing, the Modwright PH 9.0 from US designer Dan Wright is something of a dream for analogue lovers. Modwright has a reference phono amp at three times this price (the PH 9.0 has an RRP of $49

Sound and Image

4 min read

Followers of the Linn Sondek LP12 will know that this classic turntable, now a full 50 years old, has evolved over the decades at a glacial pace, precisely because the design was revered so early on. Once beyond its Ariston origins, the LP12 cemented

Sound & Vision

6 min read

ACCORDING TO Merriam-Webster, a fathom is a unit of length equal to six feet that’s used to measure the depth of water. But for JL Audio, Fathom is a family of subwoofers that dig deep into the lower depths of the audio spectrum. The company, which h

Guitar Magazine

2 min read

Eddie Van Halen sadly passed away in October 2020. In addition to his seismic impact on the guitar and guitar playing, long universally acknowledged, the line of signature gear he left behind will ensure that his name and legacy will never be forgott

Australian Guitar

3 min read

Eddie Van Halen ignited a custom-guitar revolution when he landed on the scene in ‘78. Yeah, there’s his famous ‘Frankenstein’ parts guitar, which has undergone all sorts of iterations over the years, but that’s just scratching the surface. Eddie too

Beat English

1 min read

For many years, Beat has been inspiring its readers not only with practical and musical topics, but above all with the tight integration of editorial content. From the very beginning, Beat has been about creating, about the structured building of ide

BBC Music Magazine

1 min read

1. Whose Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major is rounded off by a wellknown rondo ‘Alla turca’? 2. Who wrote the play Peer Gynt for which Grieg composed his incidental music in 1875? 3. An early version of which famous work was first heard in public at the

Beat English

1 min read

There’s so many ways to find inspiration for new tracks and beats are usually built in no time. But what next? Is the notorious eight-bar loop the only result or will it turn into a full track? And what makes a good beat, how do you create groove and

Literary Hub

1 min read

Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten shar

Los Angeles Times

2 min read

In his lauded career as a sound engineer, the Oslo-based producer Morten Lindberg has overseen dozens of immersive sound recordings, many in the classical realm. His acclaimed record label, 2L, describes itself as a purveyor of "the Nordic sound." He

New Zealand Listener

1 min read

Ludwig van Beethoven was born 250 years ago. Worldwide, classical musicians and organisations had planned for years for this seriously big birthday. This was to be a year of celebration of the wild-haired genius, with his large oeuvre of masterpieces

Evening Standard

4 min read

When we become plagued with thoughts about the meaning of life and our time here on earth, many of us turn to music for the answer. What we can’t comprehend or communicate in words, we can feel through the universal language of swirling symphonies, d

Rhythm

3 min read

PRICES: Bronze Beauty: from £958 Pewter Copper: from £1,305 Since 1909, Ludwig have continued to build a proud legacy in the world of drums. We have all heard them under the likes of Ginger Baker, Roger Taylor and John Bonham – but it was when Ringo

NPR

1 min read

The insightful pianist offers a Beethoven bonanza, ranging from the mesmerizing pulse of the popular "Moonlight" Sonata to flashes of wry humor and tender beauty.

What Hi-Fi?

6 min read

Music is made by artists so it must be art, right? Indeed, but in physical terms it can also be art beyond the music. And no other format highlights that quite like vinyl. The history of vinyl is strewn with artistic endeavour, just as it is with gim

Music Tech Magazine

3 min read

While a student at music college, a kindly and respected professor offered to introduce me to a composer who was something of a hero of mine. Paddy Kingsland had been one of the second wave of composers at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. A timely trip

Goldmine

5 min read

Since the late 1990s, the “Now That’s What I Call Music!” franchise has almost single-handedly kept compact disc sales from completely falling off the ledge. The concept is a simple one. Each album compiles a roster of current hit songs into a single

What Hi-Fi?

3 min read

Phono stage | £110 | View offers whf.cm/MiniA2D_Mk2 The second iteration of Rega’s Fono Mini A2D looks a little cleaner than its forebear, its new glossy front panel fitting in with the aesthetic of the brand’s current range better. But the important

dune buggies and hot VWs

3 min read

HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED OF driving your vintage Volkswagens in the Fatherland, visiting all kinds of VW-related landmarks and museums? A few months ago, we took you to Germany, covering one of two premier vintage Volkswagen meetings, the Bad Camberg VW

Computer Music

1 min read

It turns out that the Google Wear smartwatch you have on your wrist has a secret: a drum machine that can be accessed from the Flashlight app with a double-press and hold. It’s a pretty simple affair, but as tech Easter Eggs go, also pretty impressiv

What Hi-Fi?

1 min read

We are living in strange and stressful times. The high streets are spookily empty; international travel, entertainment and sporting events have been cancelled; and people are being more and more confined to their homes because of the threat of Corona

What Hi-Fi?

2 min read

View online review whf.cm/Flip5 JBL’s Flip 5 arrives with fewer features than its predecessor, the Flip 4. Gone is the analogue aux-in port for wired listening, for example. That’s not a huge issue – wireless is clearly the way forward in 2020 – but

Cinema Scope

10 min read

Every day, a brief tweet with a time and a URL: it’s usually for 7:00 pm Berlin time, 1:00 pm in eastern North America. At almost precisely 7:00 pm, we click, and a 9:16 aspect ratio window opens. The view, about ten degrees left from perpendicular,

Future Music

1 min read

Loveless A beautiful wall of noise, thanks to guitarist Kevin Shields’ love of swelling feedback. A huge influence on tracks like Free Flowing. ADD THESE TO YOUR PLAYLIST: ‘Sometimes’, ‘Touched’, ‘What You Want’ ‘Rez’ Non-album track from 1993. And

BBC Music Magazine

8 min read

Cello Sonatas Nos 1-5; Variations – on ‘See the conquering hero comes’, WoO 45; on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen; on ‘Bei Mannern, weiche Liebe fühlen’, WoO 46 Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Alexander Lonquich (piano) Alpha Classics ALPHA 577 143:05 mins

Music Tech Magazine

5 min read

Revolutionary since its timely invention in 1938, the vocoder has miraculously granted all the power to sing for almost a century. It has become a staple of the electronic musician’s sound-mangling toolset too. Conceived on the cusp of World War II,

Stereophile

4 min read

Thanks to Herb for his introduction to the HEDDphone ONE. Let me add some remarks about “what happened before.” Oskar Heil, inventor of the Air Motion Transformer, had presented a headphone himself, but it was never produced. Although I visited him q

Prog

1 min read

Van der Graaf Generator’s last show from their 2022 tour is captured comprehensively on the band’s upcoming four-disc box set. The Bath Forum Concert is out on Esoteric on March 10, and features two CDs, a Blu-ray and a DVD. The show took place at th

BBC Music Magazine

9 min read

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas, Op. 5; Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’; Pleyel: Nocturne ‘Souvenir de la Flûte enchantée’ Raphaël Pidoux (cello), Tanguy de Williencourt (piano) Harmonia Mundi HMM902410 64:44 mins Following Beethoven’s

Best Buys – Audio & AV

5 min read

The NAD C 338 signals the emergence of a new breed of hi-fi component. Amplifiers have been evolving in recent years, first gaining digital inputs (and therefore internal digital-to-analogue converters), and from there it was a short hop to include B