‘Queer And Fearless’ Children’s Author To Host St. Pete Book Event
By ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Children’s author Rob Sanders will appear at Allendale United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg Tuesday, 7 p.m., for a reading and discussion about his most recent book, “Queer and Fearless.” The picture book, which was released in April by Penguin Random House, features 15 biographic poems celebrating the lives of 17 […]
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City To Recognize Marines At Upcoming Council Meeting: What To Know
MISSION VIEJO, CA — Mission Viejo City Council members will recognize some outstanding Marines as well as consider the city’s operating and capital improvement program revised budget at Tuesday’s city council meeting. During the meeting, council members will recognize exemplary members of the city’s adopted Headquarters Battalion of the First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton. […]
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Revinylization #54: Deep Purple’s Machine Head
Ow Ow Ow, Ow Ow Whaow, Ow Ow Ow…Wha-aa-ow. That simple G-minor melody, supposedly inspired by Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony (or perhaps Brazilian composer Carlos Lyra) and played with the tone of a Fender Stratocaster doubled by a Hammond B3 organ, is unquestionably the most famous rock-guitar riff. The apotheosis of 1970s hard-rock, the ubiquitous “Smoke […]
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Korf Audio
Austrian analog manufacturer Korf Audio introduced their new flagship series of ceramic tonearms, the TA-AF series, at High End Munich, including the TA-AF9 “premium tonearm” (€3200) on static display at their booth. The TA-AF9 was also live on a TechDAS V turntable in the Engstrom room. “Drawing inspiration from aerospace technology,” the Korf press release […]
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Sonus faber’s many new Sonetto G2 loudspeakers
Sonus Faber’s many new Sonetto G2 loudspeakers By Jason Victor Serinus In a large Atrium showroom, Sonus Faber introduced their five new Second Generation (G2) Sonetto loudspeakers. Though I didn’t have an opportunity to audition any of the new models which comprise the company’s most affordable and popular series—speakers that are priced far, far lower […]
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AEW moving All Out to later date so it doesn’t take place a week after All In in London at Wembley
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… AEW has announced that All Out is moving from Sept. 1 on Labor Day Weekend to Sept. 7, the following Saturday. This move gives AEW an extra week of TV to pivot from the Aug. 25 All In PPV in London, England at Wembley Stadium. […]
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More stuff from Munich: Q Acoustics, Cambridge Audio
I get excited when a room showing “budget” gear knocks me for a loop. As is sometimes the case, a well-curated, carefully set up budget system can make music in spades, hitting the high notes of tone, staging, and dynamics. To wit, Q Acoustics presented their new floorstanding 3050c Speakers ($1299/pair), the flagship in the […]
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Baun Audio, Ideon Audio, and JMF Audio
My second press day at Munich High End began with an intimate press conference at the Ideon/Baun loudspeaker booth in Halle 3. Benno Baun Meldgaard, former speaker designer for Gamut, Raidho, and Gryphon, was not on hand to discuss the latest developments in his forthcoming speaker line. I first encountered Baun speakers at the 2023 […]
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Focal and Naim Bring the Power
On Thursday night, Chris Shaw, one of Focal’s setup men, was having a tough time. He’d almost finished dialing in the 584-lb Focal Grande Utopias EM Evo speakers, but their bass (–6dB at 14Hz) caused a ceiling light fixture in the large Focal/Naim room to rattle. Shaw pushed a printed show banner out of the […]
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Ribbon Cutting Held For Latest Burgerology In Massapequa
MASSAPEQUA, NY — Burgerology officially opened its sixth location on Thursday. A giant scissor was used to cut the symbolic ribbon at the Merrick Road restaurant in Massapequa. It’s a family business for Eddie Galatoulas, who owns Burgerology with his wife, son and daughter. Massapequa is special for Galatoulas, who started the location as the […]
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