New CD Reviews for 6-1-12
It’s new music Friday again! Fresh releases from blues legend Albert King, bluegrass master Larry Stephenson, Nickel Creek Alumnus Sara Watkins, folk duo Elenowen, and slide guitar specialist Sonny Landreth are among this week’s new recordings…
New CD Reviews for 5-18-12
This weeks’ new releases include a jazz album that combines trumpet with Kora, a pair of singer-songwriter projects, a folk trio and an acoustic duo. Enjoy…
Three More Fine Albums From 2002
Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and JerryGarcia. Three names whose music should be in every roots and Americana music fan’s collection. Here are a trio of Steven Stone’s album reviews from ten years ago…
An Interview With a Living Breathing Mastering Engineer
What does a mastering engineer do, exactly? Audiophile Review decided to ask a working pro…
C-O-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N
That’s a dirty word in audiophile parlance, but finding a recording that doesn’t have some compression is pretty darned hard…
Yes, 192/24 Files Do Sound Better
How can Steven Stone make such a bold statement? Easy, he’s been using and making high-resolution recordings for years…and comparing the results.
Three Great Acoustic Albums From 2002
Part of Audiophile Review’s continuing efforts to bring you music that you may have overlooked the first time around, Steven Stone finds three more gems that should be in your collection.