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Kaki King Talks Up Surround Sound, “Live at Berklee,” and the Value of Both Good and “Dead” Guitar Strings

BY MIKE METTLER – SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

If there’s one thing you can predict about the iconoclastic avant-guitarist Kaki King, it’s that the only thing you expect her to do next is that she’ll do the unexpected, every time.

Over in my Audiophile column on Digital Trends, Kaki and I discuss her restless creative nature, including the philosophy […]

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Steely Dan’s Walter Becker on Surround Sound & Recording Techniques

BY MIKE METTLER – SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker passed away at age 67 on September 3, 2017, leaving behind a hi-res-oriented recorded legacy virtually unmatched by any other contemporary recording artist. As the saying goes, we may never see/hear his likes again.

To that end, we here at The SoundBard are proud to […]

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