27th November 2014
It’s been a long time since we received a new small loudspeaker from Totem, and in the Kin Mini they have a real star at only £449.
Measuring just 9 inches tall, the Kin is rather petite, with the considerable attraction of being able to place these in areas other speakers wouldn’t fit, and still get a remarkably large soundstage for such a size of speaker. They are flexible in where they are positioned for maximum imaging.
These funky little loudspeakers are available in white or black satin, both Edinburgh and Glasgow stores have the Kin Mini on demonstration now.
For more information see the Totem website >>
If you want a little more on the bass side, there is also a Kin subwoofer too.
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30th January 2015
Both Loud & Clear stores, Edinburgh & Glasgow now have Devialet on permanent demonstration.
Why not book to test one of these fantastic looking and sounding groundbreaking systems. We have available the 120, the 200 and can also set up the Ensemble system with the Atohm GT1 speakers (pictured in our Edinburgh store) or a mighty 800 dual mono system for the high-end audiophile.
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24th January 2015
Just a first announcement that there will be an Amy Duncan gig at The Mill, Loud & Clear Edinburgh on the evening of 7th March 2015. Full details to follow but this is a charity gig and will be a fabulous night. Numbers are very limited so please register your interest asap.
24th March 2015
So, I’ve mentioned The Parlor Mob (only 3 times now) before. I may even have said that they weren’t all that great at communicating (maybe by today’s social media standards) what was happening in their world.
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13th March 2015
A pop-up record shop from Clym’s Records at Loud & Clear Edinburgh.
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5th February 2015
I’m writing about The Parlor Mob for a third time here.
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22nd January 2015
Gig Finder for promoting gigs in and around the Edinburgh area.
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10th December 2014
I was lucky enough to be among the 2000 (or so) people that crammed themselves into Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, eager to spend a cold, wet Saturday night with Ben Howard and his amazing band. We’d had to wait a while since falling for his amazingly soulful sound but it was absolutely worth it. The venue was perfect. Even […]
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9th December 2014
Here are our hours of opening over the festive period. We would like to wish all of our customers and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
up to and including Tuesday 23rd, normal hours
Wednesday 24th 10am – 3.30pm
Thursday 25th CLOSED
Friday 26th CLOSED
Saturday 27th 10am – 5.30pm
Sunday 28th CLOSED
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28th November 2014
A number of years ago, I discovered these guys via a recommendation based on other music I was listening to at the time. And as I’m always looking for my next fix of new music, I decided to give them a try. I was surprised to find that they had already been around for a […]
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12th November 2014
We are delighted to announce the arrival of the MOON 380DSD. This new DAC from MOON offers the facility to play DSD files which can be delivered direct to the DAC chip in native format.
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23rd October 2014
Hello People and apologies for the lull in communication recently. There have been a lot of non-music based activities going on in the background but we’re finally back in live music mode! So, with the clocks going back this weekend, you’ve got almost a full week to recover and then… Join us at The Liquid Room, […]
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16th October 2014
This week, I have mainly been having my mind blown (again) courtesy of Swedish medieval-jazzy-folk-prog-metallers Opeth. We made the journey down to Nottingham’s historic Rock City venue where we had opted to do a meet’n’greet with the band. Which was fun. And the show that followed was a rapturous two hour extravaganza that zig-zagged through almost […]
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12th September 2014
When I first wrote about The Parlor Mob back in May 2012, nothing could’ve prepared me for what came next. There I was, waiting for them to announce their plans for more music or a world domination tour, but what I and all the other Mob fans actually got was…radio silence. They had never been […]
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29th August 2014
Like most people who have heard of/about them, I was anticipating something new and exciting from Royal Blood’s self-titled debut album. We caught the last part of their set on the NME tour earlier this year and were immediately impressed. Likewise when they appeared on Jools Holland. I just wasn’t sure if, as a two […]
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19th August 2014
Loud & Clear Edinburgh are delighted to announce that we are the only dealer in the UK to have the brand new KEF Reference series on demo.
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15th July 2014
I’m so glad that we stumbled upon Crown at The Maverick Music Festival in San Antonio earlier this year (you can read that story here). Their own list of influences includes The Beatles, Led Zep, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, My Morning Jacket and Queens of The Stone Age, which you can hear (along with others) throughout their first […]
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1st July 2014
I’ve been infatuated with Interpol for a long time. Ever since I came home late from a gig, tuned into (now long defunct) music tv channel The Amp and stumbled upon the ever so slightly creepy video for hit single ‘Evil’. Playing in the background, I soon found myself drawn to it firstly by the music […]
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28th June 2014
Each Saturday morning in July we will be hosting our Saturday Morning Sessions from 10am till 12pm.
Pop in and enjoy a coffee and croissant, whilst checking out our newest arrivals.
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26th June 2014
There’s an amazing festival happening this weekend. No, not Glastonbury (although, that’s happening also apparently). I’m talking about Scotland’s very own premier rock and metal festival, Les-Fest 2014. Now in it’s third year, it has moved to the new and quite frankly beautiful location of Wiston Lodge, South Lanarkshire making it less than a hour […]
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17th June 2014
I had never heard of A Liquid Landscape before running into them when they supported Crippled Black Phoenix at the Liquid Rooms a couple of weeks ago. My first impression was ‘great name’. And they didn’t disappoint with their emotive live sound either. Now that I’ve had time to digest their ‘Nightingale Express’ album, I […]
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5th June 2014
Loud & Clear join up with Classic Album Sundays at the Glasgow Jazz Festival from 26th to 29th June
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20th May 2014
This week sees two outstanding bands gracing Edinburgh’s very own Liquid Rooms with their musical goodness. On Thursday 22nd, you could choose to spend the evening with one of the finest four-piece guitar bands on the planet. Ladies and Gentlemen all the way from Austin, Texas (and also to be seen on Jools Holland this […]
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16th May 2014
So as mentioned in my previous post, I think it’s about time us music lovers took action and helped to create the kind of live music scene that we want for Scotland. And there are some tools at our disposal to help achieve that. First up is local networking site Meetup. This allows people to […]
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14th May 2014
The Glasgow store features Neil Young’s Harvest for Classic Album Replay on 29th May.
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9th May 2014
Dear Music Lovers of Edinburgh (& beyond), Those of you who’ve read my blog before (if you haven’t and you’re interested, you can view it here), may have noticed that I travel quite a lot for live music. This is not because I like travelling. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve had some good times on […]
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7th May 2014
For those of you who’ve been in the shop in the last couple of months, you will have noticed the new artwork adorning our rooms. From Martin’s funky and colourful illustrations, to Lauren’s quirky Rocket sculptures, Orains’ stunning felt piece and Bill’s poetic oil paintings. There is something for everyone, with prices ranging from £20 […]
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6th May 2014
Baroness came recommended by the Ancient VVisdom guys (I reviewed them here) when we met in Austin last year. For some reason, it took me a while to get round to checking them out. But I’m glad I did. Things almost ended very badly when the band were involved in a nasty tour bus accident […]
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30th April 2014
Loud & Clear Edinburgh have set up base at an additional location in the Central Highlands. We hope that by next year we will be able to welcome you for demonstrations.
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29th April 2014
So it was a biggy that sparked our last minute dash to the US of A. If you’ve seen my previous review of Tool (you can view it here) you’ll know that I was already champing at the bit for another album and therefore a tour, back in 2012! As you can imagine, I let […]
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22nd April 2014
So, we decided on a bit of a whim to organise another music based road trip to The States. It was mainly to see one band in particular (more of that to come in my next post) but also being able to attend The Maverick Music Festival was what nailed it in the end. We’ve […]
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15th April 2014
So, after a great trip Stateside (more of that to come soon) we came home feeling a little deflated but knew that we had a triple dose of delectable Polish rockers Riverside to help soften the blow. Then, a couple of days before it was all due to kick off, I opened an e-mail that I […]
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3rd April 2014
Pentland Jaguar F-TYPE Coupe Launch | 3rd & 4th April We will be on hand at the launch events for the new Jaguar F-TYPE Coupe at Pentland Jaguar in their Perth and Edinburgh showrooms. The Perth event is on April 3rd from 5 till 7pm, the Edinburgh event is from 4 till 6pm on April 4th. We will be […]
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30th January 2014
February’s Classic Album Replay in the Glasgow store is one of the best selling jazz albums of all time – Herbie Hancock “Headhunters”.
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8th January 2014
Both store now have the new Rega Saturn-R CD-DAC player on demonstration now.
Not only is the Saturn-R an impressive CD player, it’s also a fully functioning DAC as well. So, you can have the best of both worlds; by still playing CDs and stream from computer or hard drive without compromising either.
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4th January 2014
Loud & Clear and Classic Album Sundays join together again to present Lou Reed “Transformer” at The Berkeley Suite, played on a Linn system.
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24th December 2013
The Edinburgh shop will be open the following hours only over the holiday period Tues 24th Dec 10-4 Fri 27th Dec 10-5 Sat 28th Dec 10-5 Fri 3rd Jan 10-6 Sat 4th Jan 10-6 Wishing you a Merry Christmas & very Happy New Year!
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24th December 2013
The Glasgow shop will be open the following hours only over the holiday period Tues 24th Dec 10-4 Fri 27th Dec 10-5 Sat 28th Dec 10-5 Fri 3rd Jan 10-6 Sat 4th Jan 10-6 Wishing you a Merry Christmas & very Happy New Year!
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12th December 2013
Meridian has just launched their new high-end Prime headphone amplifier.
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4th December 2013
Both stores have a wide selection of headphones in stock from the likes of STAX, HiFiMAN, KEF, Grado and Sennheiser.
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26th November 2013
Join us on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th December (10-6pm) at the Mill for our Pre Christmas get together. Enjoy mulled wine and nibbles whilst you listen to live music from our pal, Mark Corbett on Saturday afternoon at 3.30pm. There will also be some great offers on a selection of perfect Christmas gift ideas for you and your family. […]
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26th November 2013
Well, my weekend turned out to be somewhat of a musical extravaganza. First up was a trip down to Leeds for my second helping of Editors this year and as they were at their usual dynamic-tour-de-force best, it made the journey well worthwhile. Here is a good example of how they continue to up their game […]
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15th November 2013
Music On Vinyl is a vinyl only record label that releases high quality 180g LP and 7″ vinyl pressings of titles licensed from a wide range of record companies and artists who control their own repertoire. These are both re-issues of classic titles, or a simultaneous vinyl release to compliment a CD/DVD release, all marketed under the Music […]
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12th November 2013
Who remembers grunge?! Pearl Jam do. Starting in the Seattle area of Washington State in The US, the movement was driven by bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains. The scene was at its peak when Pearl Jam released their classic debut album back in ’91 and it’s easy to see how they got […]
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7th November 2013
This month’s Classic Album Replay in the Glasgow store is Bob Marley & The Wailers “Uprising”.
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15th October 2013
So, Franz Ferdinand are back. Where have they been you say? From the ‘mugshots’ on the right you might assume ‘jail’?! But before their recent hiatus they were pretty much selling out huge venues all over the world. That’s right, although we love them here the music scene can be quite fickle and they had […]
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8th October 2013
I thought Drenge sounded dreadful when I heard their album being advertised on TV a couple of months ago (the sound of their name didn’t help either). But when I saw them perform on the Jools Holland show recently, I was happy to admit how wrong I had been to judge them on a poorly […]
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1st October 2013
Dead Meadow have always boggled my mind. But having just spent the last two evenings with them at gigs in both Glasgow and Edinburgh, my ears have joined in as well now. Last night’s show at Sneaky Pete’s was phenomenal. Here they are performing a psychedelic swamp blues number from their new record ‘Warble Womb’ (I […]
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19th September 2013
The Glasgow store has taken delivery of its new season stock of Pioneer’s heavyweight AV receivers: SC-LX87 and SC-LX57.
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17th September 2013
By the time you read this, I will already have (once again) travelled up and down the country just to see The Black Angels perform live. Twice. Possibly three times if I have the strength for it. Please visit here for as good an explanation as I can give of why. My advice is to scroll […]
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10th September 2013
It feels like Foals have been around forever. Cast your mind back and I’m sure you’ll recollect them bursting onto the music scene with super-catchy math-rock classics like ‘Cassius, it’s over!’ That was back in 2007 and since then, an unbelievable work ethic coupled with a steadfast musical integrity has seen them take on (and […]
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3rd September 2013
I thought everything was bigger in Texas. So I was surprised by how small legendary venue The Mohawk in Austin was when we visited it earlier this year. The welcome however, was huge. It was late afternoon and when we spoke to order a drink, the barman (followed by the security guy) said ‘No way! […]
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29th August 2013
Both stores are stocking some exceptional integrated amplifiers from the likes of MOON, Rega, Primare and Naim. Here’s the line up.
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28th August 2013
Loud & Clear and Classic Album Sundays bring you Jimi Hendrix “Electric Ladyland” on the 45th Anniversary of its release.
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27th August 2013
You may have heard me mention Black Mountain once or twice, maybe even three times (but hey, who’s counting?!). Well, I can’t help it if Stephen McBean rocks my world with almost everything he touches. And not content with the behemoth that is his day job he’s also involved in a few side projects and […]
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22nd August 2013
The new addition to the ProAc Response series, the D30Rs, are every bit as good as we imagined they’d be, and at a price point that we hadn’t had from ProAc before.
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20th August 2013
Let me begin by clarifying one thing. Editors DO NOT sound like a Joy Division/Interpol tribute band. Those comparisons were made (via lazy journalism) early on in their career and regurgitated so often that they’ve struggled to escape from them since. There are similarities. Four blokes, a distinctive bass heavy guitar sound, a tall, skinny baritone-voiced […]
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16th August 2013
Meridian have launched their new super mini DAC, Director. The perfect way to boost the performance of any computer or networked system.
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13th August 2013
I first saw Ben Howard perform on a music chat show a few years back. Sitting on a stool with his guitar, all blue eyes and floppy hair, I assumed that he was the music industry’s latest boy band reject. But that notion was thrown straight back in my face as I quickly realised that I […]
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9th August 2013
We don’t often copy and paste from a web site but thought that on this occasion we would use the words of the manufacturer to describe this highly unique system.
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6th August 2013
On the way to Austin Psych Fest (please see my last post), we decided to take a slight detour via Dallas. This was mainly because Black Mountain were playing a gig there a couple of nights beforehand and we decided that we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to see them twice in quick succession. But […]
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30th July 2013
Music festival season has taken me back to April this year when we made the trip over to Austin Psych Fest for the second year running. We hadn’t planned to, until we saw the first wave line-up announcement in December. With some great bands already listed (Black Mountain, Warpaint, B.R.M.C and of course, The Black […]
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23rd July 2013
On Friday 9th and Saturday 10th August Diverse Vinyl is open for business at Loud & Clear in Glasgow
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19th July 2013
Loud & Clear is proud to introduce the Elicit-R. The brand new high performance integrated amplifier from Rega.
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6th July 2013
Music at the Mill returns on the 16-17-18 August! Featuring a girls-only night, an Audiophile Question Time and a Classic Album Sundays session.
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4th July 2013
The Glasgow store will be having a launch event for Linn’s new Akubarik loudspeakers on Thursday 18th July
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28th June 2013
Loud & Clear are joining up with Classic Album Sundays again to host 7 sessions at this year’s Glasgow Jazz Festival from 26th to 30th June.
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28th June 2013
The Glasgow store are joining up with Linn again on Thursday 11th July to present another Linn Lounge. This month the featured artist is Nile Rodgers and Chic. We’ll be telling the story behind the band, playing their tracks and watching live performances through a Linn Klimax system. Linn’s custom build PA speaker system will […]
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25th May 2013
Check out this great documentary from City Radio, about Classic Album Sundays. Featuring our very own John Carroll from the Edinburgh store, and Allan Boyd and Andrew Pirie from the Glasgow store, it tells the story of how Classic Album Sundays were born and how they have caught on around the world. https://soundcloud.com/cityradioglasgow/classic-album-sundays
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20th May 2013
Join us on Thursday 23rd May to hear “The most exquisite digital front end “ – dCS’s new super 4 box Vivaldi
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20th May 2013
Join Linn and Loud & Clear at Glasgow’s stunning West Brewery for Linn Lounge presents Led Zeppelin on Thursday 13th June at 7pm.
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3rd May 2013
This month’s Classic Album Replay in the Glasgow store is New Order’s “Power, Corruption & Lies” on Thursday 16th May.
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30th April 2013
After the success of our last factory visit in March, we are organising another at the end of May.
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24th April 2013
Classic Album Sundays with Loud & Clear Hi-Fi present Stravinsky’s “The Firebird” and “Rite of Spring” on Sunday 19 May.
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23rd April 2013
Classic Album Sundays and Loud and Clear Glasgow present Talking Heads “Remain in Light” on Sunday 28th April at The Berkeley Suite.
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10th April 2013
The Glasgow store has the new super funky all-in-one Linn Sneaky DSM on demonstration now.
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9th April 2013
We have a weekend dedicated to Linn to celebrate their 40th anniversary coming up. Friday 12th April is all about digital streaming, with Saturday dedicated to turntables – with a debut for Linn’s new reference cartridge, Kandid!
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9th April 2013
I know that words like ‘genius’ tend to be over/misused these days (along with a whole load of others) but there are times when I think it’s warranted. And I don’t think it would be inappropriate to use it when describing a musician like Mariusz Duda. He is the bass playing frontman for Polish prog-rockers […]
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19th March 2013
Riverside were mentioned to me by a fellow fan of music (you know who you are) and although I had checked out their previous efforts, I hadn’t really connected with what they were doing. Until now. This music fan mentioned during an exchange of e-mails that he was spinning their new record (yes, the actual […]
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15th March 2013
Naim’s award winning NAC-N 172 XS Preamplifier / Streamer is one of our favourite products from Naim’s new streaming range.
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12th March 2013
Forming from the remnants of other bands might be how Quest for Fire came by their ‘stoner rock’ tag. It’s a bit of a lazy generalisation and not all that accurate as far as I’m concerned. However, second album ‘Lights from Paradise’ could be labelled as stoned rock. With a psychedelic chaser and a side […]
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11th March 2013
On Friday 29th March 2013 from 4.00pm to 8.30pm. Come along to Loud & Clear Edinburgh and enjoy our Design Evening, hosted by Totem Loudspeakers
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9th March 2013
The Glasgow store celebrates Linn’s 40th anniversary with a series of events starting with a factory tour, and two open days to showcase Linn’s DS and turntable systems.
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7th March 2013
Classic Album Replay this month features Prince and the Revolution “Purple Rain”
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5th March 2013
The Kloot might not ever rock your world. They’re more likely to buy you a pint and tell you a bad joke. But that’s the point. They sound like the kind of guys that you could easily spend a Saturday night down the pub with. That’s not to say that their music isn’t top quality stuff […]
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26th February 2013
You may not have heard of Hexvessel. Neither had I until I read about them recently in a back issue of Prog magazine, who made it sound interesting enough for me to give it a try. And I’m glad I did. 2011’s ‘Dawnbreaker’ was the solo effort of English born singer/songwriter Mat McNerney (aka Kvohst) […]
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23rd February 2013
Join us on Saturday, March 2nd when Hi-Fi journalist, Roy Gregory will host a seminar and demonstration on how to get the most from your system. In order to get an idea of what this event is all about you can check out this article from Roy’s Blog on The Audio Beat which features notes […]
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19th February 2013
Whilst checking out the list of bands on the line-up for last year’s Austin Psych Fest, I stumbled upon Federale. After a quick listen and some online investigation, I became a little confused as what I was reading didn’t quite match up with what I was hearing and it wasn’t long before I figured out that […]
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12th February 2013
I first became aware of The Biff when a loved one gave me their first two albums to try, on the premise that I might agree to attend a gig with him. I wasn’t sure, even after several listens whether I liked them or not. I can probably put that down to the fact that I […]
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11th February 2013
Meridian has announced the introduction of its Explorer, a pocket-sized high-resolution USB DAC that delivers best-in-class sound from any computer.
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1st February 2013
Classic Album Sundays is back in Glasgow with Loud & Clear on Sunday 24th February. This month the LP is Miles Davis – Kind of Blue.
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25th January 2013
Discover a totally different approach to music streaming. Loud & Clear Edinburgh invite you to join us at The Mill for an evening of music via the extraordinary MOON MiND music steamer.
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16th January 2013
We’ve just taken delivery of the new Rega RP8 Turntable – the first of their new “skeletal” designs. A stunning looking and sounding player!
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14th January 2013
Classic Album Replay in the Glasgow store on Thursday 24th January is Kraftwerk’s seminal “Autobahn”.
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29th December 2012
Loud & Clear wish all of our customers and friends a very happy Christmas and a great new year!
Opening Hours 2012 – 2013
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18th December 2012
A lot of people will remember Supergrass as a bit of a ‘comedy’ band, which is partly true. They did have a great sense of humour. But have a closer look and listen to their back catalogue and you might be surprised by how much great stuff they wrote. A particular highlight for me was […]
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12th December 2012
Big Sound from a ludicrously small box – the Foxl Platinum at £209 is the worlds best sounding pocket sized portable speaker. Enjoy with any music source with a 3.5mm headphone jack or stream wirelessly with a Bluetooth phone – mains powered or up to 20 hours battery life. http://store.soundmatters.com/foxl-intro.html Can those old […]
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11th December 2012
It’s time for another ‘support band incident’. And probably one of the best. Because the headline band sucked (no names and I’m sorry, but you did) so it was a relief that we at least left with these guys ringing in our ears. All the more surprising because most of the time, we avoid getting […]
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8th December 2012
Isol-8 are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of mains conditioners. From the reference Substation products to the more affordable Powerline blocks; both stores can help improve your current system.
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4th December 2012
I didn’t know that there was a big ska meets punk scene in Liverpool back in the early 2000’s. Maybe there wasn’t. But if there was, it was probably down to The Dead 60’s. Starting out in their teens, they changed their name twice and recorded a couple of EP’s, a session for John Peel […]
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27th November 2012
Over the last few years, there has been a spate of bands ‘reforming’ but (I won’t name any names) not always successfully or for the right reasons. Over the next few weeks, I would like to give a mention to some that I wish had never split up in the first place. First up, some […]
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20th November 2012
I’m late with this post. Mainly because I still haven’t recovered from my first Opeth ‘live’ experience last week. And I’m not sure I ever will. So by way of an explanation, I would like to share this with you. Apologies in advance if it has the same affect on you that it has had […]
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13th November 2012
For most people, Mr Jack White III doesn’t need much introduction. He is the singer-songwriting, multi-instrument playing musician and producer who fronted popular Detroit garage duo The White Stripes, collaborated with Brendan Benson on The Raconteurs as well as rocking the role of drummer in The Dead Weather. Somehow he also found the time to move to Nashville […]
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12th November 2012
Just a little reminder that the Edinburgh shop will be hosting an event with Simple Audio, STAX & Hi-Fi Man on Friday the 30th November, 5pm-8pm & Saturday the 1st December, 10am-5pm.
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6th November 2012
We sometimes forget to tell our customers a few facts about how special some of our products are at Loud & Clear. We have now been dealing with Focal for 12 years and continue to be the exclusive dealer for both the Utopia and ElectraBe ranges of product
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6th November 2012
When good musicians hit their stride and comfort zone in a band, some have a tendency for starting side projects that allow them to stretch their creative wings in other directions. Say hello to Mr Maynard James Keenan. Not content with a 20+ year career in massively popular ‘art-metal’ band Tool (you can read my […]
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4th November 2012
We are now stocking Musical Fidelity’s new in-ear monitor headphones, and they’re pretty darn good!
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30th October 2012
When 3 members of German stoner rock band The Great Escape began jamming together they planted the seeds of what was to become My Sleeping Karma. When the main project disbanded in 2006, they drafted in the help of a keyboard player to allow them to expand on the instrumental sound that they had created […]
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26th October 2012
Classic Album Sundays with The Blue Nile “A Walk Across The Rooftops” at The Berkeley Suite on Sunday 25th November
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25th October 2012
Exclusive Event Thursday 22nd of November from 6pm – 9pm Iain Baird of jewellery designers Lugh would like to invite you to an exclusive preview of his autumn collection. Also on the evening, award-winning jewellery designer Ishbel Watson will be exhibiting her latest designs. Both designers will be available to talk about their work and […]
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23rd October 2012
There are some good reasons to likeThe Cosmic Dead. One, they hail from Glasgow (but let’s not hold that against them) so are homegrown talent. Two, they are funny (please refer to their website/facebook page for proof of this). And three, because they rule. They also have a great work ethic. With 3 releases in […]
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16th October 2012
Naim have launched their reference network streamer, the NDS, and also introduced a power supply upgrade, DR, that lifts the performance of power supplies from the HiCap to the 552 PS
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15th October 2012
It’s official. I’m in love with a ‘Swedish Death Metal’ band. And they’ve been hiding themselves in full view, just waiting for me to fall for them. I’ve been aware of them for a while but the genre tag made it difficult for me to get past the growling vocals. So after catching a couple […]
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9th October 2012
A few years ago Loud & Clear brought you the Black Ravioli Pad. Now with constant development the Black Ravioli Sticky Pad has taken over from the original pad.
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9th October 2012
At one point there were seven members in Diagonal and, as demonstrated on their self-titled 2008 debut, they each brought their own influence to the sound. It’s a mind boggling blend of jazz, folk, psychedelia and prog (please note: prog is not a dirty word) and it sounds so authentically retro it’s like it’s been […]
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4th October 2012
This month’s Classic Album Replay in the Glasgow shop is Donald Byrd “Places and Spaces”. Thursday 25th October at 7pm.
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2nd October 2012
I’ve been trying to write a piece about Black Mountain for a while now but haven’t been able to find the words to describe them. Or even how to start. It all began for me when a loved one said that they had found a track on a new album that they thought I would […]
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25th September 2012
Ben Chasny has an incredible work ethic. Either that or he never sleeps. Having now released 12 albums under his solo moniker of Six Organs, he’s also managed to collaborate with other bands and musicians too numerous to mention. Born in L.A., the family moved to Northern California when his disillusioned Father returned from service […]
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23rd September 2012
We join forces with Classic Album Sundays once again to bring Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” to Glasgow at The Berkeley Suite on Sunday 30th September.
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19th September 2012
Loud & Clear are teaming up with Classic Album Sundays to host listening sessions at The National Audio Show on 22nd & 23rd September.
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18th September 2012
We were delighted to see that one of our favourite products, the MOON 310LP phono stage, walked away with Outstanding Product Award in the November 2012 issue of Hi-Fi News.
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18th September 2012
If you had told me a few years ago that I would soon be listening to a well known American ‘alternative metal’ band, I would have applauded the comedian in you. Now not only have I listened to and bought their entire back catalogue (most on both CD and vinyl), I’m also a member of their ‘Collective […]
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14th September 2012
The Glasgow shop is now the proud owner of one of the most iconic of British hi-fi products – The Keith Monks Record Cleaning Machine.
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11th September 2012
Travis Meeks was born into a musically gifted family and although painfully introverted, found his voice after learning to play guitar at the age of 9. It was a long time before he was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome and it’s possible that he found creating music therapeutic and an easier way of communicating with the […]
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4th September 2012
To say that these guys can be a challenging listen is probably putting it mildly. The first time I heard them, I wanted to run from the room screaming. So when I was asked if I might accompany a loved one to a gig, I agreed but was filled with a sense of dread and […]
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30th August 2012
The Glasgow shop has the funky looking and fantastic sounding Minipod Mk2 and Micropod SE Active loudspeakers on demonstration now.
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28th August 2012
After discovering them via a friend, Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth became a fan of Steve Wilson’s Porcupine Tree. And when metal fan Wilson was given an Opeth album a few years later he knew that the two had to meet up for what was to become a beautiful musical ‘bromance’. Since then, Wilson has overseen […]
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21st August 2012
Loud & Clear are delighted to have the award winning new mini monitor from KEF the LS50. Winner of EISA European Loudspeaker 2012-13.
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20th August 2012
This month’s Classic Album Replay, at the Glasgow shop on Thursday 23rd August, is Parliament “Mothership Connection”.
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16th August 2012
Naim have recently launched the upgraded Uniti 2 all-in-one player. We’ve got it on permanent display, so pop in for a listen. The performance is seriously impressive from a one box player.
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14th August 2012
Our very own Allan Boyd was at a special screening at BBC Scotland, Pacific Quay of selected highlights from the Olympics filmed bv NHK in 8k Super High Vision with a 22.2 channel surround sound system.
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14th August 2012
When you hear singer/guitarist Jason Simon’s vocal style, it’s easy to assume that Dead Meadow are just another ‘psychedelic stoner rock’ band. And whilst being under the influence might enhance the experience for the listener, it would surely make his phenomenal guitar work almost impossible. Often achieving the illusion that they are more than just a […]
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14th August 2012
A long time in the making and with a lot of obstacles to overcome on the way, the very existence of Junip’s first full length release ‘Fields’ is mainly due to the patience, persistence and friendship of the musicians involved. Jose Gonzalez and Elias Araya grew up together in Sweden and started playing in their […]
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13th August 2012
The Mill at Loud & Clear are hosting a full weekend of live and vinyl replay music on Friday 17th to Sunday 19th August. Including Diverse Vinyl’s pop-up shop and Classic Album Sundays.
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11th August 2012
Zodiac Gold is Antelope’s flagship USB D/A converter, providing exquisite audiophile sound. Loud & Clear again lead the way in providing you the chance to have a full demo of this product at The Mill in Edinburgh.
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4th August 2012
Johnnie adds another cracker to his long line of specialist tonearms. Based on the Rega RB251, the new RB7 uses the Rega yoke and back section, but combines this with the outstanding Audio Origami PU7 arm-tube, headshell rear weight and stub.
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31st July 2012
Even if you don’t recognise the name, you probably know at least one Wolfmother song from either TV or radio. When their debut was released in 2005, it was difficult to escape the cries of “WOOOMAN!” (from the song of the same name) or a catchy riff from one of their classic sounding rock tracks. […]
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31st July 2012
Now that summer has (hopefully) finally arrived, we’ll need an appropriate soundtrack to accompany it. Enter Syd Arthur. No, not just one bloke but four very talented young men. These guys have been rattling around on the outskirts of ‘favourite new band’ territory for a while now, honing their live sound which by all accounts […]
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26th July 2012
Classic Album Sundays is joining forces with Loud & Clear for its debut in Edinburgh. Playing Pink Floyd “The Dark Side of the Moon” from beginning to end on a high-end MOON system.
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25th July 2012
Great news, we have just received our first delivery of the VPI 16.5 Record Cleaning Machines.
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20th July 2012
Hear Your Records As You Have Never Heard Them Before, Thursday 26th July from 4pm – 8pm, at the Glasgow shop. With a John Coltrane album replay at 7pm.
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17th July 2012
The Glasgow shop has just taken delivery of the rather lovely looking new Linn Kiko streaming music system.
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17th July 2012
I see lead Singer/Songwriter of Arbouretum, Dave Heumann as a type of messenger. The progressive psychedelic folk type. And if you allow yourself to become completely immersed in their sound, especially on last album ‘The Gathering’, you might find their remarkable ability to create stories and imagery with their music an experience bordering on meditative. […]
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17th July 2012
What you see, isn’t always what you get. Otherwise, my first encounter with MMJ via their Okonokos dvd might have been a full aural assault on my ears by some hairy bottomed metal merchants. Instead, I was treated to exactly what I wasn’t expecting. Starting out with a slight reggae feel (which put me straight on the back […]
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15th July 2012
Demystifying Music Streaming, Thursday 19th July from 4pm – 8pm, at the Glasgow shop. With a Dexter Gordon album replay at 7pm.
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13th July 2012
Summer time at Loud & Clear is sadly not all about lounging by the pool! We have been busy testing and researching some great products for our shops. Full details will be noted on individual items as we receive them. For now, click to find out some of the new products.
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3rd July 2012
We have taken delivery of the new reference MOON phono stage, the 810LP. The best phono stage ever?
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3rd July 2012
Sully Erna’s musical life began at the age of 3 with a drum kit and it was an interesting journey that saw him rise up to become one of the best multi-talented frontmen that today’s rock scene has to offer (take a bow Dave Grohl also). But music was in his blood and most people he […]
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3rd July 2012
Starting out as the bedroom side project of some restless musicians in Portland, Oregon I can only assume that Grails now inhabits not only the rest of the house, but the garden (including the shed) as well. To say that they are an extremely eclectic and prolific bunch would be underplaying it a little. As […]
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21st June 2012
The Glasgow shop is having a music streaming open evening in conjunction with Linn Products and Totem Acoustic on Thursday 28th June. We’ll be demonstrating how fabulous these systems sound, and answering all your questions too.
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20th June 2012
This month’s classic album at the Glasgow shop is Talking Heads “Stop Making Sense” on Thursday 21st June. The LP plays at 6.30pm.
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19th June 2012
The music industry used to be a nightmare to deal with. Record labels dictating what you could/couldn’t do and then dropping you like that hot potato. But there are occasions when I think they did some bands a huge favour. Amplifier is one of those. Suddenly finding themselves without a record deal after their second […]
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19th June 2012
A number of years ago, the BBC’s Reading Festival coverage included a red button multi-screen service (whatever happened to that?) and these guys really stood out against the other bands on offer. It was early days for them and they were a little rough around the edges, even having to re-start a song they messed […]
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14th June 2012
Simple Audio is the new affordable HD music system designed here in Scotland.
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5th June 2012
These guys haven’t had it easy, both personally and professionally. Not that you would know it from listening to them. And the fact that they’re still making music, including setting up their own record label, is testament to how much it means to them. For their last studio album ‘The Cold Still’, producer Ethan Johns took […]
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5th June 2012
With a few notable exceptions, I’ve never been a big fan of female singers. It’s just not my thing. And there have been precious few women that have reached out to me musically in many years of listening. Until quite recently. They are called Warpaint. And these ladies have it all. Despite having connections to […]
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1st June 2012
For a limited period Meridian are offering customers the opportunity to purchase a complete Meridian high performance compact audio system comprising Audio Core 200, DSP3200 loudspeakers and S3200 speaker stands for only £4,000.00
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1st June 2012
Rocket Juice and The Moon is name of the new “supergroup” of Damon Albarn, former Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ Flea.
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24th May 2012
Driven by my own passion for the music of Bob Marley, Loud & Clear Edinburgh will present ‘Catch a Fire’ on glorious vinyl during this year’s record shop & music weekend in August at Bonnington Mill, and that’s just the start of it!
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24th May 2012
It’s the moment we have all been waiting for – the new Nordost Norse 2 range of cables have arrived!
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23rd May 2012
The newest, deepest addition to the Sonos family arrives: the Sonos SUB.
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22nd May 2012
The new Rega RP6 turntable retailing at £798, in a variety of different piano gloss colour finishes, puts down a serious marker at this price point.
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17th May 2012
Loud & Clear in Glasgow is one of the latest Linn Klimax dealers in the UK.
Klimax is the pinnacle in the Linn range, with stunning looks adding to the exceptional sound quality of each component.
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16th May 2012
Classic Album Replay – Augustus Pablo “King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown”.
Thursday 24th May from 7pm till 8pm in the Glasgow shop.
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15th May 2012
There’s been talk of rock music dying out. Obviously, no one has told The Parlor Mob this. And it wouldn’t matter even if you did as they’re not the kind of band who follow rules. Or fashion. Their modern take on a classic rock sound is so refreshingly authentic that you would swear they had […]
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15th May 2012
Wolf People, (or the Funky Folksters as I frequently refer to them) came to me via a collection of snippets called ‘Tidings’. I can’t remember what drew me to it in the first place. Possibly the cover, which shows a group of old reel-to-reel tape recorders and amplifiers. Or maybe the fact that it was […]
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4th May 2012
Get FREE Studio Connections cables with any Moon purchase during May!
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2nd May 2012
After hearing all the internet chatter about the super new top plate for Linn’s iconic Sondek LP12 from new company, Tiger Paw, we have finally got our hands on one!
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25th April 2012
We are looking forward to hosting this event, in Glasgow on Thursday 10th of May and in Edinburgh on Saturday 12th of May.
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24th April 2012
Brothers Jennings, Van and Lain Carney grew up on a farm in rural Virginia and after some well travelled life experience each, came together to form Pontiak. These guys are the real deal, not only writing but recording and producing their own music on their own terms. And now, they even do it all in […]
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24th April 2012
It’s really difficult to express just how much The Black Angels mean to me, personally. So I’ll just say that they’re absolutely my favourite band. Ever. I bought their magnificent debut album ‘Passover’ after reading a short review which made it sound ‘interesting’ but nothing could have prepared me for the impact they would have […]
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18th April 2012
To celebrate the Ruby Anniversary their creative partnership, Meridian is releasing a special limited 40th Anniversary Edition of Meridian’s most advanced audio replay system.
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13th April 2012
Thursday the 19th of April from 7pm til 8pm
This month’s Classic Album Replay is Portishead “Dummy”.
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3rd April 2012
Experience a new cinematic adventure with Epson’s EH-TW9000 top-of-the-range Full HD projector with brighter, high definition 2D and 3D viewing.
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3rd April 2012
JVC have introduced the world’s first HD up-converting home theatre projectors that display 2D HD content with almost 4 times the resolution of HD.
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3rd April 2012
I heard somewhere that White Denim had been awarded the ‘Best Live Act’ award at Austin’s famous SXSW festival more than any other band. I wouldn’t be surprised if that were true. Last year’s quietly released ‘D’ made it into the top 10 of a lot of ‘Best of 2011’ lists. And with good reason. […]
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3rd April 2012
There are a few rumours surrounding Crippled Black Phoenix. Most of them started by the band themselves. This may also be due in part to the many people that have been through their revolving door of members over the last few years. Starting out as a collaboration of like minded musicians who were either in […]
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30th March 2012
A new addition to both Edinburgh & Glasgow comes in the form of Raidho. A Danish high end loudspeaker manufacturer.
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1st March 2012
Loud & Clear in Glasgow are delighted to welcome John Nilsen of Audio Origami fame to the team as our newest turntable specialist.
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10th February 2012
New arrivals from Scandinavia’s finest are the Primare CD22 compact disc player and I22 integrated amplifier DAC.
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6th January 2012
Linn announce a fantastic offer to kickstart 2012, get a free Linn DS rooms with Linn DSM Systems purchased.
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5th January 2012
Hollywood comes to Glasgow, imagine watching Indiana Jones in your very own Temple of Doom.
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