You drive and drive and drive. And drive. And at some point, when you think you’ve reached the end of the world (at least the end of the European Union), the Slovakian town of Prešov appears – 800 kilometers east of Dresden and 150 kilometers west of Ukraine. I had …
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On-site listening test: Peak Consult Dragon Legacy outstanding loudspeaker
This article creates a new genre at LowBeats: the on-site listening test. With these articles we want to gain an assessment of particularly expensive (or heavy) components that we don’t bring into our listening room – precisely because they are too expensive, too heavy or both – but which are …
Read more »50 years of Backes & Müller: always active against the current
50 years of Backes & Müller: In the 70s, 80s and 90s of the last century, there was hardly a name in German (loudspeaker) hi-fi that fascinated fans more than that of Backes & Müller: The active speakers from the Saarbrücken-based loudspeaker manufacturer had a virtual subscription to the reference …
Read more »Media researcher Dr. Christofer Jost in an interview: Apple & Co want to take control of music
Dr. Christofer Jost is one of Germany’s most respected media researchers. He researches and teaches at the University of Freiburg (Baden-Württemberg) at the Center for Popular Culture and Music and at the Institute for Media Culture Studies. LowBeats interviewed him (Winter 2023) – and had a few pressing questions for …
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