Editor’s Note: This article will be updated to add new remembrances as they come in. Dammit! Tim de Paravicini, the Baron as he was known, passed from this mortal coil on December 17th, 2020. I loved the guy. His deep, steeped, sharp-elbowed engineering bona fides in matters of electronics, cars, planes, and life earned himRead moreRead more
Month: April 2023
Tim de Paravicini, RIP
As India’s top court takes up same-sex marriage, couples hope, and activists say there’s a long fight ahead
New Delhi — India’s Supreme Court has set the ball rolling on petitions by gay couples and activists seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage. On Friday, the top court ordered all other courts across the country to transfer any legal petitions seeking recognition of same-sex marriage, effectively taking collective ownership of all related cases. The SupremeRead moreRead more
Chris Jericho Opens Up About His Dislike For Former NJPW President Harold Meij: “He Didn’t Know The Wrestling Business”
Chris Jericho was not a big fan of former NJPW President, Harold Meij. Click Here: vans era shop The Ocho spoke about Meij during an in-depth interview with Monthly Puroresu. During their chat, Jericho explained why he put a “No Harold Meij allowed” sign on his door when competing for NJPW at WrestleKingdom 14.Read moreRead more
Fire Blazes In Attic Of 3-Story Home In Venice
VENICE, CA — A fire broke out at a three-story “boardwalk-style” home in Venice Wednesday afternoon, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Nicholas Prange. Firefighters reported smoke showing at the home at 4815 S Roma Ct. at 5:05 p.m. and were on offensive mode to battle the blaze, Prange said. According to Prange, theRead moreRead more
Un tiers de l'eau potable en France testée par l'Anses contaminée par un résidu de pesticide
Elle alerte sur “des dépassements de la limite de qualité dans plus d’un prélèvement sur trois”. L’agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail (Anses) a publié jeudi 6 avril les résultats de sa dernière campagne d’analyse nationale, dans le réseau d’eau potable, de composés chimiques qui ne sont pas ou peuRead moreRead more
Netflix : le Star Wars de Zack Snyder sera plus ambitieux que prévu
Nous en savons un peu plus sur les projets de Netflix et de Zack Snyder autour de Rebel Moon, une franchise inspirée de Star Wars. Tout va bien dans le meilleur des mondes pour Zack Snyder. L’ancienne cash machine de DC s’est tournée vers Netflix pour y développer ses prochains projets. Et parmi eux seRead moreRead more
The Good Brothers set to become free agents this summer
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows) will reportedly become free agents this summer. Fightful Select is reporting that Anderson and Gallows’ contracts with Impact Wrestling expire on Sunday July 17. The Good Brothers have been with Impact Wrestling since making their debut atRead moreRead more
Dynaudio Special Forty loudspeaker
A highlight of my visit to AXPONA, held last April in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, was the Dynaudio room, where the two-way, stand-mounted Special Forty loudspeakers ($2999/pair) were being driven by a tubed Octave integrated amplifier. “The stereo image was superb,” I wrote in my show report; “even more impressive [were] the solidity andRead moreRead more
Two August 2021 FollowUp Reviews
Stereophile‘s August 2021 issue contained further looks and listens to two high-performance products: the Audio Research REF 6SE line preamplifier and the AudioQuest Niagara 3000 Low-Z Power Noise-Dissipation System. In his November 2020 review, Jason Victor Serinus found that Audio Research’s REF 6SE tubed preamplifier $17,000 was very sensitive to system tuning. John Atkinson tookRead moreRead more
Klipsch Forte IV loudspeaker
No one taught me more about the heralded tone of Ortofon SPU cartridges, the magical pacing of idler-drive turntables, or the dynamics and speed of horn-loaded speakers than Art Dudley, Stereophile‘s late deputy editor. His equipment reviews and monthly Listening columns weren’t merely tutorials on how to review audio equipment with insight and an individualRead moreRead more