RIP Peter Belt. His hi-fi accessories live on. http://www.stereophile.com/content/peter-belt-1930-2017#WGHTbxDF2yzlLEkj.97 http://www.pwbelectronics.co.uk  http://www.sounddowsing.org/pwb-electronics-hifi-and-human-perception/ http://theadvancedaudiophile.tk 

https://www.brainpickings.org/2012/04/12/elliott-schwartz-music-ways-of-listening/ [it was hard to find a suitable image to illustrate this. Almost every picture found searching for “listen to music” was of a person using headphones or earbuds] 

I picked up this John Swan album in Raglan for 20c yesterday. He’s the older brother of Jimmy Barnes, and has a similarif somewhat softer voice. Now is this pure coincidence?: inside the outer cover is written the name Marsden. Midge Marsden lives in Raglan. Did he once own this record? Renee Geyer sings backing […]

I always thought they were hip, and not quite cool, but boy did they write some gorgeous tunes. My ears prick up and my heart is lifted when I hear their songs on the radio (which is not very often). https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/03/rem-rout-of-time-at-25-voice-of-generation-michael-stipe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

It depends what is meant by “pop” and by “tunes”. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/13/has-pop-finally-run-out-of-tunes-ed-sheeran-plagiarism?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

My latest hifi review is online at TNT-Audio http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/arche_audio_opus_e.html

Time to revisit my music collection and for a shopping list. https://www.whathifi.com/features/50-albums-audiophiles?utm_content=bufferbe39c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer