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KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY
№ 155

GEORHE MCHAEL
Faith A.D. 2026

Faith is George Michael’s debut solo album, released in 1987. The album, featuring hits such as Father Figure and Monkey, cemented his status as a solo artist, selling over 25 million copies and winning numerous awards, including a Grammy. Its latest reissue was released on February 20.

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No. 246 November 2024

No. 246 November 2024

KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY № 148: SILTECH MASTER CROWN » POLAND ⸜ Krakow

KSS Test by WOJCIECH PACUŁA translation by Marek Dyba images by Tomasz L. Lechowski No 246 November 1, 2024 ⌈ Motto: One more time, Siltech has surpassed the boundaries of the audio technology and is presenting the revolutionary Master Crown. Engineered to deliver an unbeatable performance and musicality → www.SILTECHCABLES.com ⌋ HOWEVER I INTENDED TO OPEN THIS TEXT, however I tried to think about it, sooner or later it always came down to the matter of the price of the new cables. After all, the interconnect, speaker cables and the three AC power cables we listened to cost a little over 1,200,000 PLN. ⸜ Siltech Master Crown before they were plugged in, Triple Crown behind them And, believe me, I have tried at least six different openings. And I've tried it not because it's a problem, at least for those with money, ...

No. 245 October 2024

No. 245 October 2024

KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY ⸜ meeting № 147: J.Sikora STANDARD MAX SUPREME 15th ANNIVERSARY ⸜ visit in Lublin » POLAND / Lublin

KRAKOW Text by WOJCIECH PACUŁA Translation Marek Dyba Images by Tomasz L. Lachowski SONIC SOCIETY October 1, 2024 ⌈ A test pressing is a vinyl record created during the production process to ensure the quality and accuracy of the final product. It serves as a quality control step before mass production begins. Test pressings are made in limited quantities and are typically sent to artists, producers, record labels, and other key stakeholders for evaluation and approval. ⸜ What Is A Test Pressing?, → ATLASRECORDS.co.uk, accessed: 9.09.2024. ⌋ THE AWAY MEETING of the Krakow Sonic Society had been luring in intergalactic space for quite some time. The first time the proposal for such an event came from Marcin Ostapowicz, head of JLAY, JCAT and XACT, during the 136th KTS meeting, back in 2022. At that time, he suggested that we ...

No. 241 June 2024

No. 241 June 2024

KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY № 146: STREAMING SERVICES: Spotify, Tidal and Qobuz, when listening to Aavik SD-880 File Player » POLAND / Krakow

Krakow Sonic Society Text and and transcription from the tape WOJCIECH PACUŁA Images by Tomasz L. Lachowski, „High Fidelity” № 146 June 1, 2024 ⌈ 'Streaming service': This is a place on the Internet (websites or apps) that gives free or paid access to content. The most popular services currently are those distributing movies and tv series (Netflix, HBO, etc.), music and podcasts (Spotify, iTunes, Google Music, Google Podcast): source: → FLESZ.amu.edu.pl, accessed: 13.05.2024 ⌋ STREAMING SERVICES have become modern radio broadcasters, at least that's how I see it. Classical radio, with presenters, schedule, and even commercials, exists and is doing surprisingly well. Which should be treated as a positive surprise. Also, sales of physical music media, thanks mainly to the vinyl renaissance, seem to be stable and ...

No. 239 April 2024

No. 239 April 2024

KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY ⸜ meeting № 145: POLSKIE NAGRANIA (Polish Recordings label) on SACD, with Damian Lipiński onboard » POLAND/Kraków

Krakow text and transcription from the tape WOJCIECH PACUŁA translation Marek Dyba Photos by "High Fidelity" Sonic Society April 2, 2024 ⌈ SUPER AUDIO CD is a format created to replace Compact Disc. It offers high-resolution stereo and multi-channel sound (up to 6 channels). Conceived as an archival format, it has become a de facto audiophile format. Last year the first discs belonging to the Polish rock archive of all time were released. ⌋ DAY "ZERO" FOR THE SERIES in question happened on September 29th 2023. At the time, five Czesław Niemen albums (˻ SERIES 1 ˺) were released. They were: Dziwny jest ten świat (1967), Katharsis (1976), Idée Fixe (1978), Niemen Enigmatic (1970) oraz Niemen vol. 1 and Niemen vol. 2 (Marionetki) (1972 | 1973). On October 20th five more albums in the ˻ SERIES 2 ˺ hit ...

No. 238 March 2024

No. 238 March 2024

KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY № 144: THREE BLIND MICE, or Japanese record labels (yesterday and today) » POLAND / Kraków

Krakow introduction and transcription from tape by WOJCIECH PACUŁA translation Marek Dyba photos Tomasz Lechowski, Jaromir Waszczyszyn, "High Fidelity" Sonic Society March 1, 2024 ⌈ KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY is an informal group of music lovers, audiophiles, and friends meeting to learn something new about audio products, records, music, etc. The idea for KSS was born in 2005, although its roots go back several years. This is the 144th meeting within its framework. ⌋ THE WORLD OF JAPANESE MUSIC PRODUCERS is impenetrable for Westerners. We know something about it, we have heard some things, but this knowledge is not certain, and the information we have heard is not entirely reliable. Let's face it - we know far less about this part of the musical world than the Japanese know about us. As an example of how residual the information we have is, one can check, ...

No. 237 February 2024

No. 237 February 2024

KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY ⸜ Meeting № 143: ALFRED VASSILKOV and Estelon Aura in Kraków » POLAND/Krakow

Krakow Introduction and transcription from tape WOJCIECH PACUŁA translation Marek Dyba images Tomasz Lechowski, “High Fidelity” Sonic Society February 1, 2024 ⌈ KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY is an informal group of music lovers, audiophiles, friends, meeting to learn something new about audio products, recordings, music, etc. The idea for KSS was born in 2005, although its roots go back several years. It is its 143rd meeting. ⌋ CALLING 17,500 EUR SPEAKERS "affordable" may seem like a gross exaggeration. After all, it is, at the exchange rate of January 4th 2024, almost 76,000 zlotys! In the high-end, however, everything is contextual, and price most so. And that's because, although the next on the price list, and so far the „entry-level” one, the YB Mk II already costs 23,300 euros, and for the top-of-the-line Extreme ...

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