We audiophiles so frequently get caught up in the pursuit of perfection that some have attempted to rebrand high-end audio as "perfectionist audio." But is it even possible for a single piece of audio gear, let alone an entire audio system, to attain perfection when there's no common agreement as to what "perfection" means? It's easier to cue up a Nirvana track than to find the way to audio nirvana.
"Roberta Flack has Lou Gehrig's disease and can no longer sing," Béla, my visiting friend, yelled from the guest bedroom. The news rekindled in me the same mixture of sadness and foreboding I get every time I read about the decline or death of an iconic musician who rose to fame during my aeonian youth.
Here's a quick look at who's on the 2023 Formula 1 schedule, how long those contracts for each circuit run, and which venues could be candidates to fall off the schedule.
Formula One has decided to axe the Chinese Grand Prix from its racing calendar for 2023 with the country s strict Covid lockdowns making it impossible for the sport to return.