My HiFi stories
From my first homemade speaker to the system I listen to today: my personal story of listening to music.
Michi Path MK1 — part 1: from an inspiration to a speaker of my own
Part 1 of my story about building the Michi Path MK1. The cabinets are currently being made by the cabinetmaker; assembly, crossovers and tuning will follow in later instalments.
Topics: HiFi · Series: Michi Path MK1
Tidal, Spotify and the playlist question — When listening to music becomes a small science
How a new streamer, the search for perfect sound and a little artificial intelligence led to a rather extensive playlist collection.
Discovering music a second time — Part 2
But the really interesting thing about this whole development is something else: the more intensely I return to HiFi, the less it is actually about HiFi for me.
Discovering music a second time — Part 1
Lately, I have been noticing more and more often that I suddenly rediscover songs I have known for 30 or 40 years. Not because the songs have changed, but because I have — and, above all, because of the way I listen to music today.
Topics: HiFi · Klipsch · Speaker building · McIntosh · Series: Discovering music a second time · Sony Walkman
The most expensive record of my life — RY X
I am a huge RY X fan. I think his live album from the Royal Albert Hall is sensational.
Le Petit after Jean Hiraga — building my speakers, part 2: the little diva
The first note was the moment I had been working towards since Christmas. Until then, my Le Petit speakers had mainly been a project made of wood, veneer, felt and quite a lot of dust. Now they had to show whether all that work would also pay off when I listened to music.
Topics: Full-range speakers · DIY · Fostex · HiFi · Jean Hiraga · Speaker building · Le Petit · Series: Le Petit
Le Petit after Jean Hiraga — building my speakers, part 1
I was 15 when I built my first speakers with a good friend of my mother. They were even three-way speakers. Many years later, the idea of turning individual components into something for listening to music would catch up with me again.
Topics: Full-range speakers · DIY · Fostex · HiFi · Jean Hiraga · Speaker building · Le Petit · Series: Le Petit