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.

Loss For Words: Is CD Quality Lossless or Lossy?

SACD/DVD-Audio

Mark Smotroff splits digital hairs to make a point…

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Record Store Day Review: Lumpy Gravy Primordial by Frank Zappa, on Vinyl and Tidal

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff misses Record Store Day but survives with a little help from industry friends......

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Review: The Best of Muddy Waters on Tidal, Vinyl

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff gets his feet all Muddy......

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Review: Led Zeppelin’s How The West Was Won on Blu-Ray and Tidal

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff flies a dirigible of Blu-ray joy…

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Review: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Cheek To Cheek on CD and Tidal

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff wraps his head around two legends......

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Review: Thelonious Monk’s French Film Soundtrack on Vinyl and Tidal

Audiophile Music • One Comment

Mark Smotroff gets to Monk one way or another.......

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Review: NRBQ’s Classic Debut Reissued, Remastered on CD, Vinyl and Tidal

Audiophile Music • 3 Comments

Mark Smotroff takes a ride on the newly refurbished Rocket #9…

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New Music Discovery: Mammal Hands on Tidal, Download, Vinyl

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff discovers new music from England offline......

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Review: The Beatles’ George Harrison Tribute Concert on Blu-ray, Vinyl, Tidal

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff revisits a modern concert classic in formats old and new......

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Review: Grizzly Bear’s Shields, Painted Ruins on Tidal Streaming

News

Mark Smotroff tries to review new music via a stream......

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Demo Worthy: Roger Kellaway Cello Quartet on CD, Tidal & Vinyl

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff considers demo disc alternatives…

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Ru-Jac Records Retrospective Review on CD and Tidal Streams

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff boogies to that Baltimore beat......

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Pre-Eric Carmen: The Choir’s Unreleased Artifact Album Reviewed on CD and Tidal

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff goes ’round the Raspberry bush…

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