At noon on a cloudless, ridiculously bright 97° day, John Atkinson and I auditioned Audeze’s new-but-not-yet-released CRBN electrostatic headphones. The audition took place at a sneak preview hosted by Audeze’s principal, Sankar Thiagasamudram, in a sleeping room at New York’s hipster-chic Ace Hotel on 29th Street and Broadway. Décor in this unusual sleeping room includedRead moreRead more
Month: April 2023
Gramophone Dreams #56: Woo Audio 3ES preamplifier/headphone amplifier and Audeze CRBN electrostatic headphones
6/5 WWE HELL IN A CELL 2022 KICKOFF SHOW REPORT: Final hype for WWE Hell in a Cell
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… WWE HELL IN A CELL 2022 KICKOFF REPORT JUNE 5, 2022 AIRED ON PEACOCK REPORT BY MIKE F. MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR WWE Hell in a Cell Kickoff Panel: Kayla Braxton, Booker T, Peter Rosenberg, Kevin Patrick Kayla confirmed reports that Cody Rhodes recently suffered aRead moreRead more
Magnepan MG2.5/R loudspeaker
Now there’s a Magneplanar speaker to fill the price gap between the $2000 MGIIIa and the $1225 MGIIc. The ‘2.5/R is priced almost exactly midway between them, which explains the unusual model number. Like all the other single-panel Magneplanars, these are attractive enough in appearance to be surprisingly unobtrusive in the room, despite their imposingRead moreRead more
Église : le pape François attendu à Marseille en septembre
Le pape François sera à Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), au mois de septembre. Il montera jusqu’à la Bonne Mère pour une prière en mémoire des migrants disparus en mer. La visite papale est déjà au cœur des discussions au diocèse. Le cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline réfléchit sur le lieu où sera célébrée la messe. “Il faut estimer quelRead moreRead more
“Il l’a vraiment frappé au visage, je l’ai vu pleurer !” : cette anecdote hilarante de Jennifer Aniston sur Murder Mystery 2 (Netflix)
Si Jennifer Aniston et Adam Sandler racontent à qui veut l’entendre qu’ils ont fait certaines de leurs cascades dans Murder Mystery 2 (Netflix), il y en a une à laquelle on ne s’attendait pas. Click Here: Joshua Kimmich jersey sale Jennifer Aniston et Adam Sandler viennent rejouer les détectives en herbe dans Murder Mystery 2,Read moreRead more
Jonah and Willie Mack announce departures from Impact Wrestling
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Jonah and Willie Mack are both leaving Impact Wrestling. Jonah finished up with Impact after facing PCO in a Monster’s Ball match on Impact TV this past Thursday. Jonah’s contract expired after the post-Rebellion TV tapings. He retweeted a Tweet on Twitter apparently confirming theRead moreRead more
Kota Ibushi makes more accusations against NJPW management
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Kota Ibushi has taken to Twitter again and made more accusations against NJPW management. In a thread of tweets translated by @Golden_Kuma, Ibushi tweeted about Yakuza involvement in NJPW operations and sexual harassment, but he did not say that he was involved directly in anyRead moreRead more
Alta announces summer MMA series with Cormier, Milendez, Rose Clark to serve as coaches
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Alta announced in a press release today the launch of their North American Summer Series that will start at the end of May. The series, formerly known as Wimp2Warrior, will no be called Alta’s “Warrior Training Program.” The program takes everyday people through a 20Read moreRead more
Nick Khan: WWE open to conversations about returning to PPV model
WWE CEO Nick Khan is looking forward to WrestleMania 39 weekend in Los Angeles for a variety of reasons — one of which includes the beginning of TV rights negotiations. Khan also dropped an interesting nugget when it comes to a potential return to pay-per-view if a rights partner was interested. During an appearance onRead moreRead more
Action Andretti ‘100 percent healthy’ after AEW Dark match stopped
Despite an injury scare at Friday's AEW Dark tapings, Action Andretti is "100 percent healthy." A match between Andretti and Slim J at the Dark tapings ended in a referee stoppage after it was feared that Andretti suffered an injury. Our JJ Williams noted that Andretti "was able to stand on his own but wasRead moreRead more