New Jerome Sabbagh kickstart project open

I loved Jerome Sabbagh's The Turn a couple of years back - it was my favorite release that year and still gets time on my table. Well he's back, with a new project , and you can still get involved by backing it and choosing an recording type that suits you. You can find out more here. I admire the passion of any musician committed to recording new jazz, on their own terms, and ensuring sound quality along the way. Forget another old Blue Note reissue or yet another version of the canon - they're great but there's a living breathing class of musician out there now who needs to be supported.

Here's a taste




Come on folks -- let's make this happen:

Stereophile magazine changes owners?

Lots of chatter on the newsgroups about the magazine having new owners and some overhauling of the writing staff. Hard to know exactly what this means until the 'new' magazine makes itself known. I don't care for rumors or some of the gloating from various commentators online about people losing jobs (imagine, someone thinks that's a source of satisfaction?) so here's a link to the ever-reliable Bill Leeben's of PS Audio who knows more than most about this industry: Stereophile and What HiFi

SVS presents video on speaker design

SVS president Gary Yacoubian provides a nice overview of speaker design as SVS see it. I've been generally impressed with their products and value, this is part one of a two-part video, both are worth watching.