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4’33”: John Cage’s revolutionary “silent” musical piece

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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John Cage's 433

An anechoic chamber is a room where there are no sounds in the room. John Cage visited one and heard two distinct sounds: his nervous system and blood circulation. There's no such thing as a silent environment, you're always hearing something. U-turn Audio builds their turntables by hand with hundreds of configurations available.

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