Monthly Archives: July 2010

A Star is (Incessantly and Unnecessarily) Born

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Scott Foglesong

In 1983 a friend and I attended the screening of the reconstructed version of the Judy Garland/James Mason A Star is Born, a movie made the year I was born. Not being a star myself, I understand that the title … Continue reading →

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Can It

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Scott Foglesong

Today I’m going to play audio reviewer; my subject is headphones. For whatever reason, I have a goodly number of cans sitting around the house. My everyday home-listening headphones are exalted high-end puppies, Sennheiser HD 800s—top of the line from … Continue reading →

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A Likeable As You Like It

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Scott Foglesong

There’s a nifty new video out from Opus Arte of a production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It at the reconstructed Globe. It’s given the whole-hog authentic performance—in daylight, with actors in casual period costumes, musicians in the gallery above. … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Dissolving Book

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Scott Foglesong

I came across a strangely disconnected article on the subject of e-books. I read the thing through several times and came out of it confused as to the author’s intent and confounded as to any useful content. If I had … Continue reading →

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Comments and Manners

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Scott Foglesong

About a week ago I posted an article here in which I questioned whether live, acoustic music is the only possible criterion for evaluating audio reproduction. I wasn’t conducting a serious study, but rather sharing some observations that were triggered … Continue reading →

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