Hoisted on your own petard?

After completing a PhD in electrical engineering at Imperial College London, Floyd E. Toole joined Canada’s National Research Council (NRC), where he would stay for more than 26 years doing audio-related research. He continued his research at Harman International after leaving the NRC in 1991. When Toole left Harman in 2007 (footnote 1), Harman kept…

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AMG Viella Forte turntable and 12JT tonearm

German engineering acumen and machining excellence—acknowledged and admired worldwide—are nowhere to be seen on AMG’s flagship Viella Forte turntable and new 12JT tonearm. That’s because, while what’s on the surface is cosmetically and mechanically well-turned, the design features and precision engineering that set AMG’s turntables and tonearms apart are inside and hidden from view. Nothing…

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