C’est le plus grand mystère du Seigneur des Anneaux, et il n’est pas dans les films !

Personnage emblématique dans les écrits de Tolkien, l'énigmatique Tom Bombadil est absent de la trilogie du "Seigneur des Anneaux" réalisée par Peter Jackson. Mais pourquoi ? L'interprète de Pippin a une explication. De tous les personnages qui peuplent les pages du Seigneur des Anneaux, ou plus largement les écrits de J.R.R. Tolkien, Tom Bombadil fait…

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Dealer Event: Customer Appreciation in Newport Beach, California

Saturday September 14th from 6 pm–10 pm, Excel Audio in Newport Beach, California, will be hosting its second annual Customer Appreciation night. In attendance will be representatives from Wilson Audio, D’Agostino, Luxman, Clearaudio, and Impex Records. The featured system will be the Wilson Audio Alexxes with Master Subsonic Subs driven by D’Agostino electronics with vinyl…

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Recording of October 2019: Woodstock: Back To The Garden – 50th Anniversary Experience

Click:HPMC HEMC HEC FactoryVarious Artists: Woodstock: Back To The Garden – 50th Anniversary Experience Rhino Records A 587817 (10 CD). 2019. Andy Zax, Brian Kehew, reissue prods; Dave Schultz, reissue mastering; Eddie Kramer, Lee Osborne, engs. TT: 12:42:23 Performance ***** Sonics *** Fifty years, man! By the time you read this, the dates will have…

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Roksan Record Player, Rotel Electronics, Monitor Audio Speakers, Nordost Cables

Making their North American debut in the Rotel/Monitor Audio room were Rotel’s P5 preamp, with built-in 32- bit/768kHz DAC ($CAD5299), and 1080Wpc M8 mono amps ($CAD18,000/pair). Speakers were Monitor Audio Gold 300s, said to employ technology trickled down from the company’s flagship Platinum ll model. The source consisted of the Roksan 20 Plus turntable ($CAD5300)…

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