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The Audio Psychic of Lily Dale | The Far Corners
I haven’t been home in a while, dear readers, and for obvious reasons. I have also been keeping a very low profile during my travels because it is not a good time to have a […]
Articles by Modest I. Predlozheniye
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The Ear Hair Revolution | The Far Corners
There was a time, dear readers, when I would have been embarrassed to talk about my personal struggles with ear hair. I am still self-conscious about the excessive hair in my nostrils and my shoulders […]
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My Pal Puddy | The Far Corners
Hello my dear readers! Again I have been negligent in keeping up with my audio travels but I think if you watch Channel One you know exactly why it is important not to visit your […]
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The Little Girl Who Was Out of Phase | The Far Corners
Words and photographs by Modest I. Predlozheniye Hello, my dear readers! By the time you read this it will be Halloween in the United States. I love this holiday even though it is a distinctly […]
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Habana Hi-Fi | The Far Corners
by Modest I. Predlozheniye Hello, my dear readers! Have you survived the winter? Back in my home near the Smelyy Mountains, I was suffering from a bit of cabin fever and I found my half-frozen […]
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The Far Corners: The EmoStream Music Server
By Modest I. Predlozheniye I have a dark secret that I have been hiding from you for many months now, dear readers. My Linn LP-12 Sondek turntable has been collecting dust back in my tiny […]
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The Far Corners: The Infinitad Tonearm Project from Mota Audio
By Modest I. Predlozheniye No one speaks of Uruguay, which is a shame. It is such a delightful little country, my dear readers, and it is well worth your tourist dollars if you are so […]
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The Far Corners: Ova Audio SCE Loudspeaker Treatments
By Modest I. Predlozheniye “Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan’s egg.” –Hans Christian Andersen “Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles […]
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The Far Corners: Intraoperative Brain Mapping for Audiophiles
By Modest I. Predlozheniye Ah, dear readers! How have you been? Old Modest has spent the last few months traveling extensively through North America and has been collecting wonderful stories from the high-end audio frontier. […]
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The Far Corners: The 2017 Gibraltar Audio Show Report
By Modest I. Predlozheniye One of my favorite places to visit in all the world is Gibraltar since it is the intersection of so many different cultures. Where else can you stand on British soil […]
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The Far Corners: Getting Deep into the Groove with the Spoltaire Phono Cartridge
By Modest I. Predlozheniye “If you knew you could play your favorite album or the most valuable record in your collection and have it sound more beautiful than you have ever heard before with more […]
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The Far Corners: The Skin Effect and Albania’s Organike Cables
By Modest I. Predlozheniye I love visiting the Albanian coast in early summer. From the alluring scent of tangerines and olive oil that permeates the islands of Ksamil to the sounds of the Gheg and […]
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Far Corners finds Hot Treasures: Svecheniye 12AX7 Vacuum Tubes
By Modest I. Predlozheniye It is easy to get caught up in the latest trends in audio, especially when you travel the world as I do. I see a lot of new technology applied to […]