Publications

starting at the beginning

Decided to build a recording studio.  It won't cost me a ton of bread. I heard that it's important to…

14 years ago

expectations

Electronics are incredible, inscrutable stuff that is handed to us by the gods. (1937) Electronics are epic and awe-inspiring, and…

14 years ago

das 70s rock

I love German rock music of the 70s.  Popul Vuh's soundtracks for Herzog films. Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze.  Neu. …

14 years ago

RIP audio magazine 1947-2000

AUDIO magazine was published between 1947 and 2000.  I have been reviewing a number of issues from the early 1960s. …

14 years ago

Service Call

Why do some of us (audio enthusiasts, recording engineers, musicians) choose to use old vacuum tube equipment?  The reasons vary…

14 years ago

en busca del sonido de edad

We went to Buenos Aires  (BA) a few years back to visit a friend who was working on a project…

14 years ago

I just wanna get up here and cook, man.

Downbeat is one of the oldest music magazines in the world.  They have been publishing since 1934. This is incredible. …

14 years ago

Getting your moods together

El Cajon, California was probably a pretty mellow place in 1978. This dude is killing it on stage. How about…

14 years ago

Saul Marantz and The Roots of Great Design

A few years ago I bought a pile of old electronic parts from an anonymous junk dealer.  Random stuff- 5…

14 years ago