Time with the Big Boys #2: Audio Limits, Audiovector R8 loudspeakers, Thrax Libra 300 preamplifier & Spartacus power amplifier, Tom Evans turntable, Weiss DAC
By Darrin O’Neill’s Audio Limits, located outside Las Vegas, showcased an impressive system that included the debut of the Audiovector R8 Arreté ($69,995/pair) and Thrax Libra 300 Differential Balanced 300B tube preamplifier ($57,500). The four-way speakers are claimed to have a frequency range of 22Hz–52kHz, 92.5dB/2.83V/m sensitivity, 8 ohm impedance, and the capacity to handle up […]
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Russia accuses Ukraine of “continued shelling” amid scepticism over Putin’s cease-fire order
The impact of Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering his forces in Ukraine to observe a unilateral, 36-hour cease-fire was in doubt Friday after officials in Kyiv dismissed the move as a “trick” and “hypocrisy,” but didn’t clarify whether Ukrainian troops would follow suit. Journalists from the French news agency AFP in the front-line city of […]
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AEW Dynamite Viewership and Key Demo Rating Up for This Week’s Show from Long Island
Wednesday’s live edition of AEW Dynamite drew 877,000 viewers on TBS, according to Nielsen via Showbuzz Daily. This is up 5.28% from the last week’s episode, which drew 833,000 viewers. This week’s Dynamite drew a 0.30 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is up 7.14% from last week’s 0.28 rating. This week’s 0.30 […]
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Magico M2 loudspeaker Jim Austin March 2021
Jim Austin wrote about the Magico M2 in March 2021 (Vol.44 No.3): Currently, Stereophile‘s Recommended Components list includes 19 loudspeakers in Class A (Full Range). As a group, these 19 speakers are, according to the Editor’s Note we use to introduce Class A, “sufficiently idiosyncratic and differ enough from one another that prospective customers should […]
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England set to ban some single-use plastics
The U.K. government is planning to ban the use of some single-use plastics in England, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed to CBS News on Monday. The government will officially announce its plan on Saturday. Proposed plans to eliminate some single-use plastic products — namely items used for takeout food such as […]
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"C’est absolument scandaleux !" : des amarrages pour yachts en Corse financés par le "fonds vert" du gouvernement provoquent la colère d'associations de protection de la nature
Utiliser le “fonds vert” du gouvernement pour installer des bouées d’amarrage pour les yachts géants dans le golfe d’Ajaccio, Michelle Salotti n’en revient toujours pas. “C’est complètement anormal d’utiliser un fonds de transition écologique pour des opérations qui sont anti-écologiques”, s’insurge cette membre de U Levante, une association corse de protection de la nature. Doté […]
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Super Mario Bros : Mario a la même voix française qu’un héros Marvel, mais lequel ?
"Super Mario Bros, le film" est enfin en salles ! Découvrez qui sont les voix françaises du long-métrage adapté des jeux Nintendo. Super Mario Bros, le film est sorti dans nos salles obscures ce mercredi 5 avril. Le long-métrage adapté des jeux vidéos Nintendo suit les deux frères plombiers Mario et Luigi. Alors qu’ils tentent […]
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“I Quit” match announced for WrestleMania Backlash
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Charlotte Flair vs. Ronda Rousey for the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship at WrestleMania Backlash is officially an “I Quit” match. On this week’s episode of Smackdown, Rousey and Flair discussed the match in a promo segment and WWE made it official on Saturday afternoon. The […]
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July 2021 Rock Record Reviews
Imelda May: 11 Past the Hour Decca/UMO (16/44.1 stream, Qobuz). 2021. Cam Blackwood et al., prods., Dan Moyler, eng. Performance **** Sonics ***½ 11 Past the Hour breaks a four-year studio hiatus for Irish singer-songwriter Imelda May. Her 2017 album Life Love Flesh Blood was notable for moving into ballads and away from her earlier […]
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Analog Corner #313: Cyrus Audio Phono Signature, QHW Audio The Vinyl, Shaknspin, X-Quisite SUT X-20
I don’t like being pigeonholed as a reviewer of exclusively expensive audio components—because I’m not, as anyone who regularly peruses Analog Planet knows. So, to ease the pain of reviewing the half-million-dollar Air Force Zero turntable—you’ll find that review elsehere in this issue—I figured I’d cover some more reasonably priced analog gear here in Analog […]
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