Alan Dante Sets dB Drag Racing World Record With 180.5dB

Alan Dante from Lorton, Virginia, set a new world record on August 31st in a dB Drag competition with a 180.5dB peak using a single Digital Designs subwoofer. Dante’s concrete filled Volvo contained a Digital Designs 9918Z 18″ subwoofer receiving 26,000 watts of power from four Stetsom 7KD amplifiers. To power all that action Dante used 15 Powermaster 16 volt batteries and a Flux Capacitor. We can’t even begin to...

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Basis Audio Unveils $150,000 Work Of Art Turntable

Basis Audio has done it. They have created one of the most expensive turntables ever. For $150,000 (Yes, that’s three zeros after the 150 —Ed.), you can own what Basis describes as the “Work Of Art” turntable. Basis claims The Work of Art is the “ultimate statement of precision, performance, and the art of analog playback” — well, for 150 large it better be! The turntable is sculpted from...

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