What We’re Listening To. Vol.21 September 2021 – Includes Two More Reel-to-Reel Music Tape Reviews

SecretsSeptember 24, 2021

I officially became a teenager in 1973. It was the era of 8 track tapes, FM radio, and 45 RPM records. My earliest recollection of a Rod Stewart song was 1971’s “Maggie May.”

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“A Boy Named Sue” Cartoon by Carlo Lo Raso

Carlo Lo RasoSeptember 23, 2021

A Boy Named Sue, a digital illustration by Carlo Lo Raso

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A Collection of New Vinyl for the Audiophile: September 2021

Jason CrawfordSeptember 16, 2021

It’s been a while since I checked in on any of the Tone Poet titles from Blue Note.

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What We Are Watching Vol. 15: August 2021

SecretsSeptember 2, 2021

John E. Johnson, Jr. Adventures of Don Juan, 1948, Warner Bros. Errol Flynn was a great actor from the 1930s through the 1950s. He was a natural a...

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Technical Article: How Phono Cartridges Work, Installation, and Maintenance

John E. Johnson, Jr.September 1, 2021

If you are a turntable aficionado, and you have a turntable but have not installed the phono cartridge yet, or have a new phono...

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What We’re Listening To. Vol. 20 August 2021 – Includes New Section on Reel-to-Reel Music Tapes

SecretsAugust 26, 2021

In the late ’60s and early ’70s, we saw the “Greatest Rock n Roll Band” baton handed off to some truly exciting new groups...

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A Collection of New Vinyl for the Audiophile: August 2021

Jason CrawfordAugust 19, 2021

About a decade ago, a young lady I was dating turned me on to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! album. Thank goodness.

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The Secrets Interview with SVS CEO Gary Yacoubian and VP of Marketing Nicholas Brown

Carlo Lo RasoAugust 12, 2021

SVS is a well-established name in the audio industry that, for most people, is synonymous with subwoofers. Both their ported and sealed...

Tours, Interviews and Book Reviews

What We Are Watching Vol. 14: July 2021

SecretsJuly 27, 2021

John E. Johnson, Jr. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) In the late 1930s, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce starred in a Sherlock Holmes movie. It w...

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What We’re Listening To. Vol.19 July 2021

SecretsJuly 22, 2021

Making Movies is Dire Strait’s 1980 collection of nostalgia that features a wide variety of social scenes mixed in with a very well-recorded album.

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A Collection of New Vinyl for the Audiophile: July 2021

Jason CrawfordJuly 15, 2021

My most recent Record Store Day experiences have been of the online variety. Not my favorite way of doing business, especially on...

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Focal Powered by Naim Experience
Houston, TX Opening Report

Jim ClementsJuly 13, 2021

The concept is known as “Focal Powered by Naim”. The shops will be a fusion of offerings from these two iconic brands and will...

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What We Are Watching Vol. 13: June 2021

SecretsJune 24, 2021

Godzilla returns to his ways of destruction and only Kong can stop him from total domination. Godzilla suddenly returns from the sea to destroy an Apex facility in Florida.

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What We’re Listening To. Vol.18 June 2021

SecretsJune 17, 2021

Pour your favorite adult beverage, lean back, and let yourself be immersed with music that isn’t trying to make you cry, nor angry, nor anything but glad that you have a terrific sound system, home, and life.

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A Collection of New Vinyl for the Audiophile: June 2021

Jason CrawfordJune 10, 2021

I gotta say: Vinyl Me, Please seems to have seriously upped their game recently. There was a much-ballyhooed price increase a...

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