Purposeful Murkiness

April 30, 2014• Audiophile Music

Steven Stone looks at the new HDTracks version of EmmyLou Harris’ Wrecking Ball…

Pure Audio Velvets: An Epic Howl at 96/24 Resolution

April 29, 2014• Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff finds legendary Velvet Underground Blu-ray dubiously awesome......

How Big is Your Music Library?

April 28, 2014• Digital

Steven Stone wonders if there is a point when big becomes "too big"......

How Much Does A High End System Cost?

April 26, 2014• Audiophile

Paul Wilson finds that some questions about audio are harder to answer than others…

Mickie’s Most : Animals ‘n Hermits On Fab Sounding SACDs

April 25, 2014• Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff finds audiophile pop solace in rare SACDs by The Animals and Herman's Hermits...

Why “Double Blind” Testing Can’t Work For Audio

April 24, 2014• News • 3 Comments

Roger Skoff takes another look at the Technoids' most sacred cow...

Getting Ready For Axpona

April 23, 2014• Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Steven Stone reveals what he considers essential gear for Axpona…

From The Music Pulpit: Musings On Record Store Day 2014

April 22, 2014• Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff waxes ecstatic on why every music enthusiast should be happy about the ongoing success of Record Store Day... ...

Recording Audiophiles

April 21, 2014• Audiophile

Steven Stone wonders why so few audiophiles make their own recordings......

What Ever Happened To Rock Operas?

April 19, 2014• Audiophile Music

Paul Wilson looks at his favorite rock operas…

Beck’s Morning Phase Soars ‘n Sparkles

April 18, 2014• Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff grooves on the Pallas-pressed 180-gram LP of Beck's latest ...

Get A Grip

April 17, 2014• Analog

Roger Skoff takes a look at platter mats and record clamps......

Two HDTracks Winners

April 16, 2014• Audiophile Music

Steven Stone looks at two excellent and reasonably-priced new releases from HDTracks…

From the Archive: Wolfgang’s Vault Vinyl Stevie Ray Vaughan

April 15, 2014• Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff makes musical amends and finally gets down with Stevie Ray Vaughan......

We Want The Airwaves – Hipsters From The Past…

April 14, 2014• News

Steven Stone looks at a documentary about the Boston music scene that he was a part of... ...

A Tribute To Arthur Smith

April 12, 2014• News

Paul Wilson looks back on a guitar great…

Lost Gems: Discovering Audience

April 11, 2014• Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff connects with Audience thanks to vinyl!...

Could Sir Isaac Have Been Wrong?

April 10, 2014• Subwoofers

Roger Skoff looks at spikes and Newton's third law of Physics......

The Sony HAP-Z1ES Two Months In

April 9, 2014• Digital

Steven Stone looks at the Sony HAP-Z1ES player after living with it for awhile…

Lost Surround Classics From Townshend, Hancock and The Flaming Lips

April 8, 2014• Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff extends an audio-only Blu-ray wishlist to the industry for reissue of some lost 5.1 gems most missed back in the day......

Month: April 2014