What were your top musical discoveries of 2024?
Looking for music that was new to you and your collection that lit you and your system up last year.
Here’s my list:
Vinyl -
UHQR version of Steely Dan “Asia”
Original Master Recording of Grateful Dead’s “Workingman’s Dead”
Digital files -
Mac Miller “Circles”
Iron & Wine “The Shepherds Dog”
Jacob Collier “Djesse Vol.2”
Mokave “Afrique”
Skrillex “Quest for Fire”
Beyonce “Cowboy Carter”
CD -
Sinead O’Conner “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got”
This is at least what is top of mind.
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ARCHORA / AIŌN Album by Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir, Eva Ollikainen, and Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Þorvaldsdóttir (Thovaldsdottir) is a pretty recent discovery of mine too. I am not usually a fan of the Spectralism school of classical music, but her stuff is so haunting and beautiful, with great building tension and intensity, that it sucks me in. |
@devinplombier -- Nice. I love old school Infinity speakers. I'm not certain, but I believe those Infinity utilized the Watkins Dual-Drive Woofer. I grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee, and was frequently found at Watkins Stereo Center, an Audio store founded by Bill Watkins, Sr. Watkins developed and patented the unique Dual-Drive Woofer that he later sold to Infinity. I believe they were in the RS-II.
https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/william-h-bill-watkins-a-true-american-audio-innovator/ |
I haven't pulled any of the woofers but I think you are correct. I recall reading they are Watkins Dual Drive. Thanks for the link. Watkins is still in business in Kingsport TN. They will refoam, realign and thoroughly check Infinity woofers like in my RS-II for $85 a piece as I write this (10" size). Good to know!
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@devinplombier -- You are welcome, again. Yes, Watkins Stereo is still churning along. Bill Watkins, Sr., passed away as you saw in the Absolute Sound obituary, but his son Bill Watkins, Jr., is carrying the torch. They are located in the same corner location on the outskirts of Downtown Kingsport since I first went there in 1977. And yes, they will still do work on speakers, especially when people find their Holy Grail models, the WE-1 and WSC-1A. Bill, Sr., was a great guy, and Bill, Jr., is also very nice to work with.
They are a small niche shop, selling Watkins speakers, Certain Klipsch speakers, VPI Scout 21 turntables, Oracle Origin turntables, U-Turn Orbit Turntables, and certain Yamaha amps. For certain not a store crammed with too many choices.
If you are ever in the market for a set of Bookshelf Speakers, I highly recommend checking out their newest addition, the award winning Generation 4 speakers. Amazing speakers.
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