Month: March 2013

Squackett: Pop-Prog Rock Master Class CD Disappoints in 5.1

Audiophile Music • One Comment

Mark Smotroff gets Squaketted, but not in surround.

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Yes’ Going For The One on HDTracks

Audiophile Music • 3 Comments

And how does HDTracks' Yes album, Going For The One stack up? Mark Smotroff gives you the 411......

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A Gamble That Worked Out

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Steven Stone's excellent EBAY adventure, where he discovers, once more, that sometimes sellers don't tell the whole truth......

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Beach Boys: Surfing in Stereo

Audiophile Music

Surf’s Up! And Beach Boys fans have a lot to Smiley Smile about, according to Mark Smotroff…

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Is Audiophilia a Team Sport?

Audiophile • 5 Comments

Steven Stone wonders if the fractious nature of audio commentary is the result of too many fans......

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Record Collecting 3.0: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Audiophile Music

It's not all chocolate bon-bons and found treasures for record collectors as Mark Smotroff is all too willing to admit......

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What’s an audiophile?

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Roger Skoff asks the question – What’s Your Answer?

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How Much Difference Do Earpads Make?

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Steven Stone looks at what replacing the earpads on a pair of Stax Headphones can do......

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Jimi Hendrix: People, Hell and Angels Redux

Audiophile Music

Last Week Kevin Poore weighed in on the new Hendrix release. This week it's Mark Smotroff's turn......

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My Five Favorite Audio Apps

Digital

Here are Steven Stone’s five “must-have” Apps that he never leaves home without…

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Don’t Call the Fire Dept Yet

Audiophile Music

Alicia Keys' latest doesn't quite light up Charles Andrews life......

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Part 4 of the mono series – How to totally blow your image!

Analog

Here's the final installment of a four-part series by Roger Skoff - And now, the latest and greatest thing yet... Mono......

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Jimi Hendrix – People, Hell & Angels

Audiophile Music

Kevin Poore goes nuts over the latest Hendrix album…

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Moody Blues: Music Made For Surround

Audiophile Music • 8 Comments

If you like the Moody Blues, you need to read Mark Smotroff's look at their multi-channel 5.1 offerings....

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How Head-Fi Made My Portable Stax Usable Again

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Steven Stone had an ancient pair of Stax SR-001s that he never used. A tip on Head-Fi changed that......

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An Essential Blu-ray: Pat Metheny’s Orchestrion

Audiophile Music • 3 Comments

For Friday, Mark Smotroff looks at Pat Metheny’s latest on Blu-ray…

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Part 3 of the Mono Series – No half-dollar? Need to make change?

Analog

Here's the third of a four-part series by Roger Skoff - And now, the latest and greatest thing yet... Mono......

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Why Audiophiles Need to Care About Room Acoustics

Room Acoustics • 9 Comments

Art Noxon, President of Acoustic Sciences explains why room acoustics matter....

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What A Difference An LP Makes

Audiophile Music • 4 Comments

Mark Smotroff looks at vinyl re-releases from Sam Philips, Jeff Buckley and The Flaming Lips.

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Tame Impala – Lonerism

Audiophile Music

For Kevin Poore's first contribution the Audiophile Review, he looks at Tame Impala's Latest release......

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