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• SHOW BLOG BLOG SHOW • • OPINION OPINION • • PLUS • We visit Stockholm’s High End Show Show End High Stockholm’s visit We 12 pages of letters & comment comment & letters of pages 12 18 pages of music reviews & features features & reviews music of pages 18 • VINTAGE REVIEW VINTAGE • High-end cans on the move the on cans High-end • READERS’ CLASSIFIEDS CLASSIFIEDS READERS’ • • VINYL RE-RELEASE RE-RELEASE VINYL • Oppo PM-3 Oppo ‘Le Player’/USB DAC Player’/USB ‘Le A&R Cambridge’s inaugural A60 amp A60 inaugural Cambridge’s A&R Metronome CD Metronome Led Zeppelin’s debut on 180g vinyl 180g on debut Zeppelin’s Led dZeppel Hi-Fi bargains galore bargains Hi-Fi Triode 25 tube amp tube 25 Triode pelin’s Unison Research Unison in ’s s s d debuton180gvinyl eb ut Cutting-edge floorstander Cutting-edge o n 18 KEF Blade 2 Blade KEF 0g v in yl UK £4.50 US $12.99 Aus $10.99 Aus $12.99 US £4.50 UK Battery-driven LP spinner LP Battery-driven Thales TTT-C Thales musical mystery, p22 mystery, musical Reviews Phase distortion Phase 1st In-depth 1st Constellation’s pure Inspiration amps Inspiration pure Constellation’s EXCLUSIVE! STAR TURNS STAR We unravel the unravel We DOUBLE INVESTIGATION JULY 2015 JULY OUT OF THE BLUE THE OF OUT ELO THE HOME OF REAL HI-FI REAL OF HOME THE IEW EV R N O C I L V V Y I N WWW.HIFINEWS.CO.UK 0) 683(5,253(5)250$1&(+($'3+21(6 Music Is Our Religion 9(5<+,*+48$/,7<086,&$/),'(/,7<'(6,*1(' %$/$1&('$50$785(1(2'<0,80'5,9(81,76 ZZZPXVLFDOÀGHOLW\FRP CONTENTS VINYL & RECORD REVIEWS NEWS AND OPINION 74 Classical Companion 13 Welcome Christopher Breunig’s guide to A message from the editor classical music continues with 14 News 15 JULY Beethhoven’s Pastoral Symphony Focal unveils Sopra speaker range, 76 Vinyl Release tube-based CD player from Icon As Led Zeppelin’s debut album is Audio, Wilson debuts diminutive reissued on 180g vinyl as part of a Sabrina fl oorstander, and more... series remastered by Jimmy Page, 16 Show Blog Steve Sutherland reminds us of the Exotic-looking turntables, majestic music that infl uenced their sound amps, mighty speakers and early 78 Vinyl Icon listens to new tech as we report ELO’s Out Of The Blue couldn’t from the Stockholm High End Fair have jarred more with the lo-fi DIY 22 Investigation punk ethic of the day yet it went Not everyone agrees on the effect on to be a runaway commercial that phase has on sound quality. success. Johnny Black fi nds out why 52 Benchmark SMS1 Keith Howard digs deep into the 84 Classic Rock Venues Brand best known for DACS and amps topic and also explains why speaker Steve Sutherland continues his tour branches out into speakers, with a phase distortion is tricky to measure of the world’s iconic rock venues at two-way, sealed-box standmount 103 Opinion California’s Coachella Festival 56 Cambridge Audio Azur 851N Insider comment on the audio 90 Music Reviews Something of a departure for the UK topics of the day from Paul Miller, Audiophile LPs, hi-res downloads company as its latest network player Barry Fox, Jim Lesurf, Steve Harris and the very latest rock, jazz and packs a DAC and a digital preamp and, writing from the US, Barry Willis classical albums reviewed 60 Unison Research Triode 25 112 Sound Off Anniversary valve amplifi er offers Help with restoring a B&O turntable DEFINITIVE PRODUCT REVIEWS switchable pentode and triode modes and receiver, seeking a modern amp along with a convenient USB input to replace an ’80s Krell, ripping 28 KEF Blade Two 64 Oppo PM-3 SACD to hi-res PCM, plus internet Company equips Blade loudspeaker Chinese fi rm expands its range of radio and BBC changes revisited with more compact drivers to add planar magnetic headphones with 138 Off The Leash appeal for those with smaller rooms keenly priced closed-back cans With the recent passing of two of 34 Constellation Audio 68 Acoustic Research AR-UA1 the high-end’s most important Inspiration Pre/Stereo 1.0 AR aims for the mass market with a fi gures, Ken Kessler takes time to New entry-level Inspiration pairing USB DAC and headphone amp said mark their contributions to audio from high-end amp manufacturer to offer high-end sound at a low price costs £20,000. 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    Recording Secrets for the Small Studio This page intentionally left blank Recording Secrets for the Small Studio Mike Senior First published 2015 by Focal Press 70 Blanchard Road, Suite 402, Burlington, MA 01803 and by Focal Press 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Focal Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2015 Mike Senior The right of Mike Senior to be identifi ed as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notices Knowledge and best practice in this fi eld are constantly changing. As new research and experience broaden our understanding, changes in research methods, professional practices, or medical treatment may become necessary. Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating and using any information, methods, compounds, or experiments described herein. In using such information or methods they should be mindful of their own safety and the safety of others, including parties for whom they have a professional responsibility. Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identifi cation and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Application submitted ISBN: 978-0-415-71670-3 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-135-87950-5 (ebk) Typeset in ITC Giovanni Std By MPS Limited, Chennai, India, www.adi-mps.com To my parents.