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Gramophone Dreams #35: ZMF & Hagerman headphone amplifiers & ZMF headphones

Almost a year ago, a headphone pal loaned me the Zach Mehrbach–designed ZMF Auteur LTD headphones. He said, “Herb, see if you like these.” I took them home and right away thought, Wow, these headphones really disappear! Nothing about their sound attracted my attention. The only thing I noticed, casually, was how relaxed and unbelievably […]

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Tag team match announced for next week’s Ring of Honor TV

The Ring of Honor and NJPW Television Champions will team up on the May 25 episode of ROH TV.  As announced by Tony Khan on Twitter, ROH Television Champion Samoa Joe and NJPW World Television Champion Zack Sabre Jr. will face Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal on next week's Ring of Honor TV.  Click Here: […]

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Revinylization #5: Craft Recordings & Charlie Parker’s Savoy LPs

I was well over 50 when I first heard an original copy of Charlie Parker’s “Ko-Ko.” It was a happy accident. I received a call from the family of a well-to-do neighbor who had recently passed away, asking if I’d be interested in having his record collection. Three minutes later, I was parked near the […]

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Ring of Honor live results: Zack Sabre Jr. NJPW TV title defense

Zack Sabre Jr. will return to Ring of Honor TV on HonorClub Thursday to defend his NJPW TV title once again. After appearing on the revived debut show, the inaugural NJPW TV Champion will put the gold on the line against AR Fox in pursuit of his seventh title defense. In a no DQ Fight […]

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Book Review: Designing Audio Power Amplifiers

Designing Audio Power Amplifiers, Second Edition, by Bob Cordell, Routledge/Focal Press, 2019. 776pp. $160.00, hard cover; $97.95, paperback. I first met Bob Cordell at clinics he gave at the last audio show Stereophile organized, Home Entertainment 2007, in Manhattan. At those clinics, Bob shared his views on why amplifier measurements are not always good at […]

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Anarchy in the Arena match announced for AEW Double or Nothing

Click:my giftcardmall com mygift The Blackpool Combat Club and The Elite will square off in an Anarchy in the Arena match on May 28. The end of Wednesday’s Dynamite saw Hangman Page making his return to the company, helping The Elite take out members of the Blackpool Combat Club. Page closed the show by issuing […]

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Harbeth P3ESR 40th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker

I promise not to tell you that the 40th Anniversary Edition Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker sounds like a bigger speaker than it actually is. It does not. Likewise, I won’t suggest that it offers a large portion of what Harbeth’s bigger, more expensive models do—I’ll leave that to the happy owners on the Harbeth User Group. […]

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WWE on A&E ratings: Most Wanted Treasures up, Stone Cold series down

Sunday night's episode of WWE's Most Wanted Treasures averaged 394,000 viewers on A&E. That's up 2.9 percent from last week but is still the second-lowest audience total in the history of the show.  Most Wanted Treasures finished 23rd on the cable charts with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo. That's up 27.3 percent from last […]

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AEW Rampage live results: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn in trios action

Tonight's special Saturday edition of AEW Rampage will feature four matches and a promo by The Gunns. After winning a recent trios battle royal, former AEW Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn will head into six-man action against The Butcher & The Blade and Kip Sabian. Former AEW Women's Champion Toni Storm will […]

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Employer Of People With Disabilities Honored By NoVA Jewish Community

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — When you go to Jake’s Ice Cream in Barcroft Plaza, many of the employees making the ice cream in house and serving customers will be people with disabilities. That opportunity to work as a team and develop workforce skills may not have been possible without the vision of owner Robin Rinearson. […]

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