by Rick Coste | Aug 13, 2024 | General
Let’s say I invented a new color. By some stroke of luck, I mixed some colors in such a way that an entirely new one emerged from the chaos of hues. I think it’s beautiful, so I run it through a spectrophotometer. I then show you the results and the...
by Rick Coste | Jul 14, 2024 | Interview
After spending a couple of wonderful months with the Super MM Phono designed by Aric Audio I thought it would be great to sit down with Aric Kimball, the engineer behind this amazing unit, to talk about it. Can you tell us about your first experience with audio...
by Rick Coste | Jun 21, 2024 | Equipment Reviews
I enjoy reviewing turntables. I’ve been fascinated by them since I was a child. A turntable is like an old friend. Friends change over the years. Some you bond with. You might move on, but when you reconnect, it feels like no time has passed despite the changes. If...
by Rick Coste | Jun 1, 2024 | Equipment Reviews
Well, this was a facepalm moment. I reviewed Galion’s Voyager Transmission Line speakers a few weeks back—quite the name, huh? At the end of that review, I mentioned wanting to pair them with the Galion TS A75 amplifier. So, I reached out to Thomas, who kindly sent...
by Rick Coste | Apr 27, 2024 | Vinyl Record Tips
I’m going to date myself here, but there’s a scene in the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome where a lost tribe of children called “The Waiting Ones” refers to “The Sonic.” What exactly was the “sonic”? It was a record. There is no electricity in Mad Max’s dystopian...
