Dylan's Side Tracks Puts Rarities On Right Track

Dylan’s Side Tracks Puts Rarities On Right Track

January 31, 2014• Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff tracks Dylan’s new 200-gram Side Tracks rarities LP compilation

Secret Knowledge

January 30, 2014• Cables

Roger Skoff takes a look at patents and whether they can help with an audiophile's buying decision...

The Grammys – Another Year, Another Show…

January 29, 2014• Audiophile Music

Steven Stone looks at why he watches the Grammys, every year, no matter what......

Curing The Vinyl Collector’s Bug Without Going Broke

January 28, 2014• Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff lets you in on some recent bargains he’s found…

A Bad Idea For An Award

January 27, 2014• News

Steven Stone looks at the problems inherent in some awards......

A Teacher’s Musical Contribution and the Real Cost of Music

January 25, 2014• Audiophile

Paul Wilson looks at the costs and the rewards of high-performance audio......

The Beatles: Yesterday, Today… and Now

January 24, 2014• Audiophile Music

Lifelong Beatlefan Mark Smotroff decides to not to buy the latest Beatle box set. Here’s why….

Gray Research Tables For Playing Black Discs

January 23, 2014• Analog

Ever Hear of Gray Transcription turntables? Roger Skoff fills in some details......

Setting Up Two Systems In One Day

January 22, 2014• Reference Speakers

Steven Stone does double audiophile duty......

Lost 60s Psych Pre-Heavy Metal Garage Gems From Sundazed Sale

January 21, 2014• Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff gets all psychedelic and groovy…

Metadata – The Last Frontier

January 20, 2014• Audiophile

Steven Stone looks at what he thinks is the reason for the hipster vinyl renaissance......

The Death Of Physical Media?

January 18, 2014• Digital

Paul Wilson ruminates on the present and future of physical media......

An Everyman’s Review: TrondheimSolistene

January 17, 2014• Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff looks at a classical release from 2L…

Change An Attitude and Change An Industry?

January 16, 2014• Audiophile

Roger Skoff ruminates on "audiophile guilt" and what it would take to end the apologies about price......

Buck ‘Em!

January 15, 2014• Audiophile Music

And now for something different...Steven Stone does a book review......

No Cure For Music Collector’s Fun Bug

January 14, 2014• Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff looks at some of his favorite obscure and reissued albums…

Calling a POS a POS

January 13, 2014• Analog

Steven Stone wonders when and how much to push when a friend contemplates buying a sub-par turntable... ...

The Continuing Cable Saga

January 11, 2014• Cables

Paul Wilson looks at whether cables "make a difference." The short answer is YES......

The Soft Sell Conclusion: Opening Closed Ears to Zappa Music

January 10, 2014• Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff has a Zappa album for folks who don’t usually like Frank Zappa’s music…

Another View of CES

January 9, 2014• Audiophile

Roger Skoff Looks at why we go to CES......

Month: January 2014