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We have built it. Will you come?

We can tell you what we’d do – or rather what we did. As part of the move to our new 18,000-square-feet Audiophile Fort Knox, we decided to create two state-of-the-art Acoustic Sounds showrooms – a place where we can both demo audio equipment and recordings for customers, and evaluate them for ourselves. No expense was spared in the construction of these rooms or in the selection of gear that would outfit them.


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 11/28/2006 at 10:32 AM | Categories: General -

A Music Lover's Dream Weekend

Unlike any festival you've ever attended, the Blues Masters shows are held in a nearly 100-year-old church-turned-recording studio with intimacy, ambiance and acoustics second to none.


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 09/02/2005 at 10:54 AM | Categories: General -

Eddie Kramer – Woodstock interview

MH: Okay, so Dr. Kramer, how, how did you originally get the gig of recording at Woodstock.

EK: Oh, let's see now, you're really testing my memory banks, aren't you Mr. Hobson.

MH: Well, you know, these are questions people want to know. Like how did Kramer end up in that trailer?

EK: Yeah. I think he was transported there by visiting angels.


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 08/18/2004 at 11:10 AM | Categories: General -

Speakers Corner Scores The Mercury Living Presence

The first release in this monumental series comprises a three-LP box with music of the 20th Century. The three original releases are excellent recordings and are rarely found in second-hand shops. Consequently, they are extremely expensive.


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 10/03/2003 at 11:14 AM | Categories: General -

Fantasy, Inc. Now Does SACD

Fantasy, Inc., the great independent label that holds all of the cards when it comes to the most coveted master tapes in jazz, has entered the SACD arena. Fantasy had licensed several titles to Analogue Productions for SACD release.


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 07/22/2003 at 11:17 AM | Categories: General -