Month: April 2023

The Soundstage Room: Vandersteen, TechDAS, Playback Designs, Kondo, Pure Power, and Cardas

Next up was another great-sounding room (it felt so good to be back!). Hosted by Mark Elias, owner of retailer Soundstage Fine Audio, this room boasted some high-grade gear, starting with Vandersteen’s new, dark, and handsome KĒNTO Carbon speakers ($49,000/pair), which Vandersteen representative Brad O’Toole seemed rightly proud of, as well as of the company’s…

By JohnValbyNation April 9, 2023 0

AEW Dynamite ratings and viewership for last night’s episode headlined by Sammy Guevera vs. Danny Garcia, plus Punk vs. Wardlow

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Last night’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TBS averaged 969,000 viewers, down 41,000 from 1,010,000 last week’s debut on TBS. In the 18-49 demographic that advertisers covet, it drew a 0.39 rating, down from last week’s 0.43. The prior ten week average was 0.35. In…

By JohnValbyNation April 8, 2023 0

Two June FollowUp Reviews

The June 2021 issue of Stereophile included followup reviews of two recommended components, both which deserved further investigation of what they had to offer: the dCS Bartók D/A processor and the Schiit Audio Sol turntable. Jim Austin reviewed the dCS Bartók in October 2019. The Bartók costs $14,500 plus $2750 for the headphone-amplifier option and…

By JohnValbyNation April 8, 2023 0

"Détruire une famille à cause d'une opinion n'est pas humain" : en Russie, la situation du père condamné pour le dessin anti-guerre de sa fille inquiète ses soutiens

Aleksei Moskaliov est toujours invisible. Une nouvelle audience au tribunal d’Efremov, la ville d’où est originaire la famille, s’est tenue jeudi 6 avril mais il ne s’y est pas présenté. Est-il encore en Biélorussie dans l’attente de son extradition ? Ou a-t-il déjà été rapatrié et gardé au secret quelque part en Russie ? Personne…

By JohnValbyNation April 8, 2023 0

WWE announces hospitality partner for Premium Live Events

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… WWE and On Location announced a multi-year partnership on Thursday that will provide special hospitality packages to fans for major Premium Live Events including WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and Money In The Bank. Money in the Bank will be the first event of the partnership. On Location is the…

By JohnValbyNation April 7, 2023 0