https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrpfdW6xnfQ Magico S3 loudspeakers steal the show, letting us jam to Billy Joel and The Carpenters and pit Pink Floyd's original UK pressing against the 1982 Half-Speed Master. Usual suspects like CH Precision, SAT, Dohmann, Lyra, Audioquest, Turnbull, Furutech, and [...]
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=DTIaSup3h3s Yes, you cannot UNHEAR some systems, and this is one of them! In short, this properly configured system delivers scale, body, and presence—it is emotionally and physically felt and not heard; you are there! Our journey began with many [...]
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=E63uU1fjbgo Michael The Greek and I recap the experience of listening to Mono cartridges from Lyra and Ortofon. Audio-Ultra Room Two is currently set up as a dedicated Mono listening room. The complete SAT system is officially on its way; [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipqxs8sjE8w With so much hype surrounding this new Mono box set, we had to see what it was all about and compare it to the original Mono release. We played these records using a true mono cartridge: the Ortofon Cadenza [...]
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.