A Lighthouse, Two Nikons, and One Frozen Transparent Employee

Location: Nubble Lighthouse, York, Maine

Temperature: Mild, just above freezing

Purpose: Get a photo for the Transparent Christmas card for 2009

Will we use this photo above? You'll find out next Christmas for sure! :)

-Amy, the frozen photographer

MM2 Technology — Best Pick for 2009

Robert Harley, editor-in-chief of The Absolute Sound, talks about the importance of cabling and mentions Transparent MM2 Technology specifically in the recently released "TAS Buyer's Guide, Winter 08/Spring 09."
"The right choice of loudspeaker cables and interconnects can bring out the best performance from your system," RH advises.
Robert Harley mentions Transparent MM2 Interconnect and Speaker Cable among his best picks in the cable category for 2009. He's heard about Transparent's new MM2 Technology and it's ability to take Transparent cables at all price points and performance levels to new heights of spaciousness and dynamics. An RH review is forthcoming!

Ice storm shuts down Transparent Friday, Dec 12th

While we are all safe and sound, all of us here have been affected by the ice storm on Friday.Thankfully most of us are veterans of New England weather so we have generators. Lisa, our Head Lab Technician, took these photos.

HighEndNews.com picks Transparent's RXL speaker cable!

Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:24:18 +0200
To:
Subject: A REVIEW
Hello Brad,
I'm glad to tell you that we have tested four top quality speaker cables in Highendnews.com. Transparent Reference XL did the finest job! Please visit our website http://www.highendnews.com/ and check it (Speaker Cable Quartet from the Top). I hope you'll find it useful.
Best wishes and Merry Christmas,
Keijo Tanskanen
Highendnews.com

Our best Christmas party yet

Well we all were in the spirit tonight. Don't know if it was the X-mas atmosphere, the amazing catering, the wines or just good company but everyone was cheerful for sure. The kids playfully fought over watching WALL-E or the now-classic Polar Express on the big screen Sony. I think we had a crowd of about 50 and the party lasted almost four hours! Merry Christmas everyone! :)

Symphony night - Lauridsen/Adams/Mendelson/Williams

Josh, Brad, Rich and Amy attended the Portland Symphony Orchestra's Veterans Day tribute.
Pieces by Morton Lauridsen, John Adams, Mendelson and Vaughan Williams. Rich enjoyed the first choral piece by Lauridsen. Brad especially enjoyed the voice of Canadian soprano Tracy Dahl in the Williams piece. The Portland Press Herald commented on the Williams' performance:

"Dona Nobis Pacem" was performed with stunning power"
"an outstanding performance"
"the standing ovation it deserved"
"[the audience] may have been stunned by its power"
"The orchestra was at it's best"
Full review here: http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=221663&ac=Go

HiFi Centre, Vancouver

HiFi Centre in Vancouver recently added Reference with MM2 technology to their main system for their grand re-opening. Igor Kivritsky, their store owner wrote, ”I just wanted to let you know that we had a fantastic show and the Reference Cables definitely did their part.... WOW what an improvement! The system before was pretty darn good but the Reference cables took it to a totally new level.”

Rockport Technologies Visit November '08

Andy Payor from Rockport Technologies brought down some big speakers for us to listen to today: Altairs! 515 pounds each, 52"Hx20"Wx35"D. We always enjoy visits from Andy!

More info about Rockport here: http://www.rockporttechnologies.com/