Gramophone Dreams #69: Trance Dancing on Maxwell Street & the Rotel DT-6000 “DAC Transport” Measurements

Measurements, from March 2023 (Vol.46 No.3) Herb Reichert reviewed the Rotel Diamond Series DT-6000 DAC Transport—fundamentally a CD player with digital inputs—in his February 2023 Gramophone Dreams column, where he described it as a “well-built, great-sounding, reasonably priced CD player.” He had so much fun using the Rotel—”rediscovering the Joy of CDs: one-box simple, stress-free,Read moreRead more

Focal, Naim & the Focal Stone8 Outdoor Speaker

Poor Tom Graham. At the Florida Audio Expo, the amiable Naim product specialist found himself hamstrung by the two rooms at his disposal: one a small boîte with an orange pair of Focal Sopra 3 speakers ($26,000) powered by Naim electronics, and an only slightly larger adjoining space where 300,000 dollars’ worth of Naim StatementRead moreRead more

Alex Kane vs. Shigehiro Irie Announced For MLW War Chamber Event

Major League Wrestling issued the following press release announcing that company star Alex Kane will be taking on Shigehiro Irie from Japan at the April 6th War Chamber Event from the Melrose Ballroom in New York City. Full details, including an updated look at the show card, can be found below.   Major League WrestlingRead moreRead more

Country star Brad Paisley releases song featuring Ukraine’s Zelenskyy a year into Russia’s war

A year ago, country star Brad Paisley watched the news on television as Russian troops invaded Ukraine and, like many people around the world, he felt helpless at the images of people fleeing their homes. “The world felt like it was in a new place that it hadn’t been in decades,” the three-time Grammy winnerRead moreRead more

NYC CanJam Report #3

I mentioned in my CanJam NYC intro that CanJams offer more than just networking and headphone auditions. (You can read part 2 here.) They are also good places, I noted, to access the house sound of virtually every good DAC and amplifier that will fit on a tabletop. In my realm, there are two mainRead moreRead more

Keith Lee Is Very Confident In His Physical Abilities As A Wrestler: “I Am An Anomaly”

Keith Lee says he is extremely confident in his physical abilities as a wrestler. Click Here: galway gaa jerseys   The AEW star and former multi-time champion appeared on the Grapsody podcast to discuss this very topic, which included the Limitless One explaining how he is able to do some things that many other wrestlersRead moreRead more

Northern lights put on “spectacular” show in rare display over the U.K.

The northern lights have made an unusual appearance in the U.K.’s south, a rare occurrence for the phenomenon that is typically seen in Iceland and Scandinavia. And the show isn’t over yet.  Photos shared by the U.K. Met Office show green, pink and red lights throughout the region – from the small Scottish island ofRead moreRead more

AEW Rampage ratings down for Revolution go-home show

Friday night's AEW Rampage, the go-home show for Revolution, averaged 394,000 viewers on TNT. That's down 3.7 percent from the previous week but is still the second-highest audience total for Rampage since February 3. In the 18-49 demo, Rampage finished 32nd on the cable charts with a 0.10 rating. That's down 9.1 percent from theRead moreRead more

AEW ‘leveling up’ All-Atlantic title to International title

The AEW All-Atlantic Championship has been rebranded. Click Here: Cheap Vans Men Shoes On Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, Tony Khan mentioned that next week in Winnipeg, Canada the All-Atlantic Championship would be defended on international soil for the fifth and final time when Orange Cassidy defends against Jeff Jarrett. Khan announced that the title has officiallyRead moreRead more

What’s behind the escalating violence and protests in Israel?

Criticism of Israel’s new far-right, ultra-religious coalition government continues to mount amid spiraling violence between Israeli security forces and Palestinians. Below is the latest on what’s happening, and why. Israeli reservist Air Force pilots have become the latest group to join widespread protests against proposed judicial reforms that critics say would allow Israel’s government toRead moreRead more