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Having a forest of loudspeakers at the shop that are all the same would be pointless and boring. I’m constantly looking for cutting edge products that are good value and don’t have 500 dealers. I’ve been reading about Guru for a few years now and have always been intrigued. A small lightweight speaker that sits against the back wall with insanely deep bass? A speaker that pairs extremely well with Naim? Cool, I’ll give ‘em a go! Coming in next week are the two speakers currently offered by Sweden’s Guru Pro Audio. The QM10TWO and the larger QM60 will be here taking a review spin on the shop floor. I’ll keep you posted..

On 4/20, Willie Nelson was presented with a statue and a street in his honor.

Texas Rules!

groove notes

vinyl fights back

iPad as an audio source

winter bros.

musicians & their cats

neneh cherry & the thing

han bennink

children medieval band

rough trade

plasmatics

Dieter’s Dance Party! The similarities are uncanny! In all seriousness, I would’ve dug seeing Kraftwerk at MoMa last week. Electronic music owes a great deal to them. I was never a huge fan but I think they were important.

This past week I’ve had many people inquiring about DeVore Fidelity speakers. I normally have a few offerings on the floor but am in the process of getting rid of the old and gearing up for the new. Lots of interesting newbies coming from DeVore in the next few months. I’ll have the Gibbon 88 soon and am also waiting for the new Gibbon X. Both were unveiled at CES a few months ago. All DeVore cabinets will now be built with bamboo.

Is your Rega turntable a bit long in the tooth? Does it have the old rubber band motor mount? Do you hear it knocking upon start up? Then the new Rega 24V High Performance Upgrade Kit should be on your short list. Fits all Rega turntables, past & present. You will also be able to add the TTPSU (turntable power supply) for further “badarseness”. Upgrade Kit $225. TTPSU $395. (Heck, while you’re at it you may as well get a new hub bearing and inner platter $65.) That should fix you up for the next 25 years!

I have a sealed Big Star #1 Record that I’m going to crack on my 50th birthday. I can’t wait!!