Woman, 51, Sexually Assaulted At Forest Preserve: Police
MIDLOTHIAN, IL — Authorities are investigating after a 51-year-old woman was sexually assaulted Monday evening at a forest preserve, forest preserve officials said Tuesday. The woman was at a bus stop at the corner of 159th Street and Cicero Avenue in Oak Forest around 6 p.m., when she was approached by a man in an…
New Details Emerge Of Grisly Hickory Hills Slaying
HICKORY HILLS, IL — In the days before anelderly man was found brutally slain in the home he shared with his troubled, adult grandson in Hickory Hills, relatives were seeking a restraining order to have the troubled younger man removed from the residence, court documents revealed. Hickory Hills police found Dean L. Faulk, 91, was…
Re-Tales #43: Mark Mawhinney’s Three Audio Retail Businesses
It’s a truism in business—or if it isn’t strictly true, it’s at least a cliché—that you can’t please everyone. But Mark Mawhinney sees everyone as a potential customer. He does his best to cover all customer bases, from old-school audiophiles to newcomers, from Boomers to Gen Z. “As long as they have two legs and…
Colin Quinn Set To Light Up Stage At North Fork Arts Center
NORTH FORK, NY — Stand-up comedian Colin Quinn has long been a familiar face and voice on stages and screens, the guy “who has been a part of your whole life even though you never asked for it,” according to his bio. And now, Quinn is bringing his bright array of talents to the stage…
Remton Audio, Fonolab
While the upper floors at High End Munich were densely populated with manufacturer’s full-system demo rooms, smaller but no less worthy players filled stand space in the ground-floor Halles, from Halle 1 to Halle 4. Two such manufacturers were Remton Audio and Fonolab, both from Praque. They brought an array of analog-centric devices that had…
Genuin Audio
High End Munich is a global stage for established audio brands, already heavily covered by the international press. How do smaller manufacturers get noticed in this crowded, high-profile event? I made it a mission to seek out hidden gems and share my discoveries. Genuin Audio is an German company operated by former high-end dealer and…
WWE SMACKDOWN PREVIEW (5/24): Announced matches, location, ticket sales, how to watch
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… When: Friday, May 24, 2024 Where: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Superdome How To Watch: Live on Fox Advertised Matches & Appearances Randy Orton vs. Tame Tonga – King of the Ring Semifinal Match Bianca Belair vs. Nia Jax – King of the Ring Semifinal…
Lansche Audio, Thrax Audio, Hachidori, Inc., Dyrholm Audio
This large system employed a reel-to-reel deck and a DAC for sources, abetted by a new product designation, at least for me, a combination tape/phono stage. The Hachidori Fukami tape/phono stage ($75,000) with Fukami tubed power supply is made in Japan by Jonathan Knight as part of a collaboration with Hachidori (product and circuit design),…
Recording of July 2024: Cannonball Adderley: Somethin’ Else
Cannonball Adderley: Somethin’ Else Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (alto saxophone), Miles Davis (trumpet), Hank Jones (piano), Sam Jones (bass), Art Blakey (drums) Mobile Fidelity UD15 2-022 (2 45rpm “Ultradisc One-Step” LPs). 2024. Alfred Lion, prod.; Rudy Van Gelder, eng.; Krieg Wunderlich, Shawn R. Britton, mastering engs. Performance ***** Sonics ***** For those who care about sonics,…
Tone Imports: Revival Audio, Dynavector, Audio MusiKraft, FonoLab, Leben, Tellurium, Sugden, Box Furniture
Meeting up with Tone Imports’ Jonathan Halpern and Pitch Perfect Audio’s Matthew Rotunda was like a family reunion for me. Along with John DeVore and Twittering Machines’ Michael Lavorgna, Halpern is one of my oldest friends and audio guides. His east coast (or Midwest) appearances are rare since he restationed himself in the sunny California…