Author: Mark Smotroff

Mark Smotroff is a freelance writer and avid music collector who has worked for many years in marketing communications for the consumer electronics, pro audio and video games industries, serving clients including DTS, Sega, Sony, Sharp, AT&T and many others. www.smotroff.com Mark has written for EQ Magazine, Mix Magazine, Goldmine/DISCoveries Magazine, BigPictureBigSound.com, Sound+Vision Magazine, HomeTechTell.com and many others. He is also a musician / composer whose songs have been used in TV shows such as Smallville and Men In Trees as well as films and documentaries. www.ingdom.com Mark is currently rolling out a new musical he's written: www.dialthemusical.com.

Can You Own Too Much Gear?

Audiophile, Audiophile News, News

Paul Wilson looks at the wisdom in collecting a lot of audio gear... ...

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Discovering Maia Sharp Via Mercy Rising CD, Vinyl, Streaming

Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News

Mark Smotroff explores a new artists who isn’t really new…...

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Why Was I Disappointed With Andrew Hill’s Blue Note Tone Poet Vinyl?

Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

I don’t think Rudy Van Gelder was 100% perfect as a recording and mixing engineer.  There, I said it… Don’t get me...

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Alex Chilton With The Hi Records Rhythm Section Live Concert On Vinyl, Digital & CD

Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

The notion of reviewing a live set in a small club by a band doing cover tunes is not exactly the stuff audiophiles or most music fans...

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Herbie Hancock’s My Point of View, Blue Note Tone Poet Vinyl

Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

I recently picked up a new reissue of one of Herbie Hancock’s earliest solo records as a group leader, My Point Of View. This release...

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Now That It Is Digital, Should You Toss Your OG Vinyl?

Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

Some of us long term, old school vinyl collectors are often aware of a phenomenon that happens in the marketplace for hard to find...

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Tomita In Quadrophonic: Surround Sound Was Made For This Music

Surround Sound, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, SACD/DVD-Audio

Back in the 1970s when I was a teenager just getting into music I remember hearing some recordings by Japanese synthesizer wizard, composer...

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Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band, 50th Anniversary Live Session Blu-ray

Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Vinyl

In 1970 John Lennon released an album called Plastic Ono Band which was quite shocking to most fans of The Beatles’ music; noted for...

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Sweet New Indie Soul EPs By James Holvay, Grey & The Hit Me Band

Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News

Have you heard the new hit track by a new super group called Silk Sonic, pairing Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak, “Leave The Door...

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John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band 50th Anniversary Boxed Set, Part 2: The Surround Sound Mix

Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Surround Sound

Welcome to the second part of my exploration of the fine new 50th Anniversary super deluxe boxed set celebrating John Lennon’s...

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John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band 50th Anniversary Boxed Set, Part I: The Stereo Remix On Vinyl & Blu-ray Disc

Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Vinyl

Before I even opened the package, the first thing I noticed about the new 50th Anniversary edition of John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band...

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Are Super Limited Editions Vexing The Vinyl-verse?

Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl

I get it… Times are tough and everybody is struggling to make a buck and a dime… and vinyl is a hot and highly visible...

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