Audiophile Music

Music is the fuel for the race car, and all audio enthusiasts need new records, albums, downloads and other musical goodies to make their systems sing. Audiophile Music includes music on Compact Disc, SACD, Blu-ray, Vinyl, Download, HD Music Download and beyond. Some audiophiles even have copies of analog master tapes for their systems.

 

On this page, find insightful posts on the day’s most relevant topics when it comes to Audiophile Music.

High Resolution Americana From Chris Whitley and Dave Alvin

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Mark Smotroff dusts off some high-rez Americana on SACD and DAD for you audiophile crate diggers…

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Record Store Day 2014 : Color Vinyl Bounty

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Mark Smotroff likes listening in living color......

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Tommy The Movie on Blu-ray: Mid-70s Madness Under a Microscope

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Mark Smotroff re-considers Tommy : The Movie on Blu-ray...

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Tommy The Movie on Blu-ray: Mid-70s Madness Under a Microscope

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Mark Smotroff re-considers Tommy : The Movie on Blu-ray

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Bruce Springsteen’s High Hopes Revisited

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Paul Wilson looks at Bruce Springsteen's latest in context with his earlier work......

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Record Store Day Gems : Jeff Lynne’s The Idle Race

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Mark Smotroff revels in an LP re-issue that is arguably the birthplace of the sound which later coalesced in The Electric Light...

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Record Store Day Gems From Z to Z

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Mark Smotroff enjoys some British Invasion nirvana thanks to Record Store Day reissue of a classic by The Zombies…

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Dracula Restored Spooks Anew With Kronos/Glass Soundtrack

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Mark Smotroff rediscovers the joy of a good sounding scare on Blu-ray......

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Purposeful Murkiness

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Steven Stone looks at the new HDTracks version of EmmyLou Harris' Wrecking Ball......

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

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

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

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

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From The Music Pulpit: Musings On Record Store Day 2014

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

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What Ever Happened To Rock Operas?

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Paul Wilson looks at his favorite rock operas…

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Beck’s Morning Phase Soars ‘n Sparkles

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

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Two HDTracks Winners

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

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

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

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Lost Gems: Discovering Audience

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

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Lost Surround Classics From Townshend, Hancock and The Flaming Lips

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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......

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3D Concerts Makes A Lot of Sense: Kraftwerk Live

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Mark Smotroff sees a bright future for live concerts in 3D and in surround sound!

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Will Lean Back Listeners Drive Streaming Music Growth?

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According to a recent study ergonomics trumps sound quality when it comes to adding new listeners to streaming and subscription music...

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