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After a very nice visit with the folks from Quadraspire racks http://www.quadraspire.co.uk/ we were off to see Sir Elton John. Full report in the next issue of TONEAudio,due out on the 26th of the month. Now, it’s off to the REGA factory and owner, Roy Gandy’s home to get a sneak peek at the latest gear they are soon to release.
Major announcement on Tuesday so stay tuned!
Had a great visit at the Chord Company, makers of excellent British cables. These guys take their manufacturing quite seriously and build everything in house, no offshore manufacturing here!
The plant is spiffy and ther work is great. You can’t find a bigger group of music lovers than the Chord folks and the proof is in the final result. Watch for a review soon..
After a great morning at the Chord Company, we were takento visit stonehenge… The most amazing thing is that it’s just off the freeway! Either way the view is breathtaking and the folks at Chord are wonderful.
Watch for a full factory visit story soon!
The rumors are confirmed. On September 6th at 8pm, at the Akron Civic Theater in Akron, Ohio, TR will perform this album in it’s entirety. This is a first, as TR has never performed this record in its entirety live, so some of the tracks have been concert staples for years. In addition to current bandmates Kasim Sulton, Jesse Gress and Prarie Prince, he will be joined by Greg Hawkes (The New Cars) and former Utopia bandmate Roger Powell.
Rundgren’s wife Michele told us that “The fans were just crazy for this show to happen; it’s all their doing.”
Count on major coverage in the October issue of TONE, we’ll be there before, during and after the show!
You can get more information or purchase tickets at:
We are all excited that Neil Young chose to run Bob Gendron’s article about his new box set in the news section of his website. You can check it out here:
Feast your eyes on this baby!
We just got Dartzeel’s latest integrated amplifier in for review and it is truly a thing of beauty. 230 watts per channel and inputs for just about everything. It even comes with a super cool USB key to activate it.
Watch for a review soon. This is a truly amazing amplifer. Also available in black for those of you that aren’t crazy about gold.
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This shoud keep you busy for a little while!
For those of you that enjoy the sound of high performance (engines, that is), Club Mix columnist Scott Tetzlaff is waiting for qualifying to start soon for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Stop by www.formula1.com to keep track of who’s going to be where on the grid Sunday morning.
Hey, we can’t just geek out with stereos all the time!
If you ever doubted the value of buying a $35 case for your iPhone or iPod touch, here’s the proof. All it takes is a nudge from an unsuspecting terrier’s nose and your iPhone is crashing to the tile floor. This 30″ drop yielded a $200 repair.
Don’t think you’ll be headed to the Apple Store for a replacement either. You only get ONE $199 iPhone 3G if you are an existing iPhone customer. Perhaps the advertising is a bit misleading? I wish the freindly guy at the Apple Store would have told me something like “guard this baby with your life, because the next one will set you back $600…” And like other cell phones at the AT&T store, you can’t buy an insurance plan for your iPhone.
The good news: you can have it repaired from Apple for (you guessed it) $200, or if you are very technically inclined can get a kit to repair it yourself for $65. Usually up for a challenge, I backed down on this one, as my iPhone 3G is only a few months old.
Lesson learned, be careful with your iPhone 3G.
