We find ourselves in 1964, a pivotal year in American society. Amidst these significant events, the year also witnessed the release of Muddy Waters’ album “Folk Singer.” This blues recording, encapsulates the essence of the blues genre. A variety [...]
Michael the Greek and I jammed to Billie Eilish and Tennessee Ernie Ford on Dohmann and SAT turntables, with Kuzma and SAT tonearms and Lyra cartridges. The Magico S3 speakers? They made us feel like Tennessee Ernie Ford was crooning [...]
Michael Fremer was the guest host at Seattle’s Rainier Club, where we dropped the needle for a fun-filled evening. Michael presented a cross-country musical theme using artists’ origins, beginning in New York and ending in the Pacific Northwest. The [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJgVCVjR6S4 Michael The Greek and Audio-Ultra’s Fast Eddie hit the road in Seattle and did up the Lake City Record Show, Silver Platters, and Georgetown Records, even with time for a slice of pie! One takeaway is Pink Floyd’s original [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnNkY7BlVyk Michael The Greek and Fast Eddie of Audio-Ultra briefly recap the Capital Audio Fest, discuss digital playback for upcoming shows, and go through a hot press album of Led Zeppelin II and a few others, plus the forthcoming Seattle [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBzLS-HaNGU Michael Trochalakis, aka "Michael The Greek", joined us today, sharing the UK pressing of the Beatles’ Abbey Road and input on what he heard from Audio-Ultra’s Room One Reference system consisting of #DohmannAudio, #tidalaudio, #chprecision, #kuzmaltd #audioquest #beatles #abbeyroad [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKzv6HeUQwM Ernest Hemingway’s novel title, “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” applies differently to music enthusiasts. Join “Michael the Greek” and Fast Eddie as we discuss a blend of HIEND Audio and the music we enjoy from #AC/DC and #Rush! [...]
RI Ben is crushin’ it with a new Dohmann Helix One turntable, plus a Kuzma Safir tonearm and Lyra Atlas Lambda SL cartridge. CH Precision rocks the amplification.
Here are some YouTube video shorts and longs I created from this year’s MUNICH HIGH END 2024. Yes, a straight line can be drawn from what will be entering our listening rooms from the likes of FalkenOhr, Göbel High [...]
A battle, not really; instead, it was an education on how two very nice tonearms from Kuzma handle resonances from vibration.The cleverly designed Kuzma Stabi SD turntable has dual facilities to support two tonearms; because of this, we were able [...]