Ken Kessler

From the VaultTurntables, Arms & Cartridges
Star Potential
Ken Kessler  |  Mar 24, 2022  |  Published: Apr 01, 1997  |  0 comments
hfnvintageThere's a glowing new object in the hi-fi galaxy – the Quasar turntable. Ken Kessler makes space for a deck with a sound as sweet as sugar

Gorgeous. That's the word I kept hearing, every time someone noticed the Quasar LE turntable while it was in for review. And one of the first to utter it was the owner of a Michell Orbe, itself no canine. What these individuals cooed over is one of the prettiest LP spinners to come along since the first Oracle. And that's one hell of an antecedent.

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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, February 2022
Ken Kessler  |  Mar 03, 2022  |  0 comments
This month we review: Etta James, Fàshiön Music, David Newman and Bobby Womack.
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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, February 2022
Ken Kessler  |  Mar 03, 2022  |  0 comments
This month, we review: Michael Nesmith, Allman Brothers Band, Help Yourself and Gerry Rafferty.
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From the VaultPre/Power Amplifiers
Transistors Versus Tubes
Ken Kessler  |  Feb 24, 2022  |  Published: Mar 01, 1992  |  0 comments
hfnvintageThe irrepressible Antony Michaelson is at it again, with pre and power amps from Michaelson Audio and Musical Fidelity. Ken Kessler listens

Upon my taking delivery of the review samples of Da Vinci, about which I was warned in mid-summer 1991, company founder Antony Michaelson launched into his usual tirade about the high-end, with barrels of venom for American ballbuster amps in particular.

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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, January 2022
Ken Kessler  |  Jan 31, 2022  |  0 comments
This month we review: Jeff Beck, Nina Simone, Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass and Link Wray.
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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, January 2022
Ken Kessler  |  Jan 31, 2022  |  0 comments
This month, we review: Patricia Barber, Tom Petty, Trio Mediæval and Now Yearbook 1983.
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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, December 2021
Ken Kessler  |  Dec 30, 2021  |  0 comments
This month we review: Rod Stewart, Terry Callier, Joni Mitchell and Ladies Choice - The Pen Of Swan Records.
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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, December 2021
Ken Kessler  |  Dec 30, 2021  |  0 comments
This month, we review: The Yardbirds, Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul, Ringo Starr and Tina Turner.
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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, November 2021
Ken Kessler  |  Nov 30, 2021  |  0 comments
This month we review: Paul Simon, William Bell, Jim Messina & His Jesters and Suitcase Sam.
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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, November 2021
Ken Kessler  |  Nov 30, 2021  |  0 comments
This month, we review: Jeff Beck, The Black Crowes, Mickey Dolenz and Mick Fleetwood & Friends.
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