May 2006
Monthly Archive
Red Rose Music by Mark Levinson, Audio Site of the Day
Posted on May 06 2006 | Tagged as: Site of the Day
Red Rose Music: Red Rose Music (RRM) audio equipment is for people who love music and film, and appreciate the finest quality of sound, construction, and design. For decades of trouble-free high-end audio performance.
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Yumm. This is one of those online show-rooms (there are many!) where you get to ogle magnificent high-end audio gear and gawk at the remarkable prices ($50,000 US for the Revelation Reference loudspeaker). The Red Rose lineage is impressive, as this home theater oriented equipment is designed by the famous Mark Levinson (no longer associated with the brand that bears his name): solid state and tube amps of all kinds, fine high-end loudspeakers, and exotic audiophile speaker wire.
eClassical, Audio Site of the Day
Posted on May 04 2006 | Tagged as: New Sites, Site of the Day
eClassical: World’s largest classical MP3 music store. Crystal clear audio quality, easy to use, any MP3 player, burn CD’s, no restrictions. Catalog of music from top international classical labels. Low prices.
eClassical is something of a dark horse in the paid music download marketplace. Unlike many (all?) of the “tier 2″ sites, eClassical does not copy the Apple iTunes model - iTunes being the one and only “tier 1″ paid digital music service. eClassical carves out its own modest niche by offering high quality MP3 files of outstanding repertoire from small independent classical labels, mostly Scandinavian and European sources. It offers quirky music selection typical of a genuine indie service, and it offers low prices. The weekly special packages are particularly good value at $5.99 for up to 3 hours of fine music (I’m listening to this week’s Debussy piano works package, drawn from the audiophile BIS label, as I write this). Highly recommended.
Zone Music, Audio Site of the Day
Posted on May 01 2006 | Tagged as: New Sites, Site of the Day
Zone Music and Recording: New and vintage guitars, basses, amps, keyboards, software, drums, sound systems and a 24-track recording studio. 45 minutes north of San Francisco in Cotati, CA. Fun environment, friendly staff.
I’ve never shopped here, of course, but if I were a Bay-area musician I’d sure want to check them out! The web site gets the point across clearly that these guys enjoy doing what they do. And they’ve got a recording studio on site. Where better to get good advice shopping for band equipment?
