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.

Kitka’s Brilliant Harmonic Blend Brings Joy To Dissonant Times

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff finds inner harmony in harmony ...

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Streaming Vs. Radio: What is Gained and What is Lost?

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Mark Smotroff misses his childhood magic transistor radio radio... ...

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Is Resonance Records’ “Bill Evans – Evans in England” Official Bootleg An Audiophile Purist Dream?

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Mark Smotroff ponders the significance of a fan-made underground recordings

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Is The Audiophile High Resolution Music Business Jumping The Shark?

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Mark Smotroff wonders if audiophiles shall ever learn from the past? ...

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Billy Joel Live at Carnegie Hall Reviewed On First Time Vinyl, Tidal

Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff wants to like a Record Sale Day release more than he does…

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Does Sleep Deprivation Impact Your Audiophile Listening Experience?

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Mark Smotroff looks at how sleep can affect your sound preferences... ...

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s Wedding Album 50th Anniversary Edition Reissue, Reviewed

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff reconsiders an experimental vinyl landmark... ...

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Why Should You Bother To Educate Audiophile Progeny?

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Mark Smotroff supports "edjumacation" for the aspirant music enthusiast... ...

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Lou Reed’s Ecstasy Reviewed on Record Store Day Vinyl & MQA Tidal Streams

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Mark Smotroff gets ecstasy from vinyl or streaming…

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Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Vinyl, Tidal Stream, Reviewed

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Mark Smotroff is pleased enough with the new reissue to purge his original LP ......

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Guided By Voices: Pre-Release EP Series Teases New Album “Warp And Woof”

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff is ever-wow'd by GBV's cottage industry......

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Bob Dylan’s Blood On The Tracks Test Pressing, Record Store Day Edition, Reviewed

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Mark Smotroff finally gets a Dylan “holy grail”…

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The Guitar World According To Frank Zappa, First Time Vinyl Record Store Day Release

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff revels in a cassette he missed back in the day......

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Velvet Goldmine: Classic ’90s Glam Rock Soundtrack Reviewed On First Time Vinyl, CD & Tidal

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Mark Smotroff is a 20th Century Boy with 21st Century leanings ...

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Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Boxed Set Reviewed, Part Two

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Mark Smotroff could have been a Zappa groupie…

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Coltrane ’58 (Part 2): The Prestige Recordings Reviewed on 180-gram Vinyl, Tidal

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Mark Smotroff enjoys Traneing back to 1958 ......

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