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Sorry It’s been so long

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 01:18:02 -0700

Back in the swing of getting more entries.

It’s been a month of craziness with a lot of gear coming and going, and I’ve been
setting up a lot of turntables lately. So you can expect quite a few more analog
features in the issues to come.

New issue of TONE out in a couple weeks and we have a lot of fun music, gear
and our new style section, that will feature some new goodies I think you will
enjoy.

Until then, stay tuned. I promise we’ll let you in on more fun. And remember
it’s almost our birthday! TONE starts year four in September. It’s been a
good time so far.

Frampton’s still got the touch

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:21:25 -0700

Last night, staff writer Jerold O’Brien and I took a stroll down to Esther Short Park, here in Vancouver to grab a couple of brats, beers and check out the scene. Legendary guitarist Peter Frampton was the headline act and we were very curious to see if he was just another geezer cashing in on former fame or the real deal.

A great time was had by all, but Frampton looked like he was having the most fun. He played a tight set and proved that he’s still a legendary guitar powerhouse.

From now, till the end of October, he’s got a full calendar. If he’s in tour in your town and you’re curious, you won’t be disappointed.

www.frampton.com

More analog goodness

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:51:25 -0700

Finishing setup on the Spiral Groove SG-2 and TriPlanar arm.

This table is a work of art! Initial listening impressions are
fantastic! Stay tuned for more on this analog masterpiece.

Martin Logan’s new flagship

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:44:20 -0700

Took a ride up to Seattle to meet with Randy Wells and zoom over to Magnolia HiFi,
where they were showing off the new CLX from Martin Logan.

This is one hell of a speaker! CLS devotees (used to be one, myself) will be thrilled with this
speaker. M-L has taken everything they’ve learned in the last 25 years and created an
electrostatic tour de force.

Our pal Ron Cornelius from McIntosh was their with their new coolio 300 watt tube monoblocks and a big stack of other goodies from Mac. David Allen from ML was on hand for two days to demo the speakers and answer hungry fans questions. Magnolia even had special 36 month financing on hand!

If you love ‘stats, this could be the last speaker you’ll ever need.

Hey, it took em 25 years to come up with this one.

I drove the green one

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:27:52 -0700

Spending the day with the new Bentley Continental Spur Speed was an awesome experience, and you can read all about it in our August issue.

But, I’ll tell you this much: The Naim Audio system is the best I’ve ever heard in a factory install. I’ve heard a few car stereos that revealed a bit more music, but they were 30-50 thousand dollar installs.

The only catch with Naim is that to get such a great deal on this system, you have to buy a new Bentley. Which isn’t such a bad thing.

With a 600 hp 12 cylinder, twin turbo W-12 motor, this car can coddle you in British luxury and go into warp drive the second you put the pedal to the floor.

The old 3-series just won’t be the same.

Bentley, Tomorrow

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:26:08 -0700

Well folks, after a few days off from finishing issue 16, we are back in action.

Here in Boston to test drive the new Bentley Continental Flying Spur. Not
just any Bentley, I might add, but one outfitted with the new Naim HiFi
System made specifically for Bentley.

I’ll keep you posted with more pictures and initial sound impressions
tomorrow evening.

I’m placing an advance bet that this is a winner.

For a little more information click here:

http://www.bentleymotors.com/Corporate/display.aspx?infid=1292

Why snoop rules

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:01:48 -0700

This is why it’s so great to be Snoop Dogg.

I took my good friend Ken Ball from ALO Audio to check out the show in Portland last night and we had a blast. Snoop did about an hour and a half set and had the whole place up and bouncing.

At the end of the show when he said “how many of you bitches want to get down with Snoop Dogg” about fifty women jumped right up on stage. Awesome.

Read the whole report with more pics on our website in the new section (to be unveiled on Tues)
called concert watch, which will be presented by Music Giants.