What If There Were One Set of Audio and Music Rules?

December 24, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile

Dan Penn’s Great New Living On Mercy Album Finally On Vinyl

December 23, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Several months ago I reviewed a new pre-release CD by Dan Penn, the legendary composer, musician and producer. He is the composer behind...

Why You Need To Hear Monty Alexander’s Love You Madly

December 22, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

On the last Record Store Day event of 2020, several fascinating archival jazz releases were issued which I previewed (click here to read...

High Resolution Streaming McCartney III on Qobuz and Tidal

December 21, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

When Does Performance Clash with Convenience?

December 18, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile

If there is one immutable truth in high performance audio it is the desired goal for sonic excellence by manufacturers. It doesn’t...

Best of 2020: All You Need Is Love and Music!

December 17, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music • One Comment

It feels like we’re in a sort of home stretch getting through this year. 2020 has been such a strange and unsettling time. ...

Orange Sunset: Funky Soul Jazz Essentials From The Jazz Dispensary

December 16, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Charlie Brown, Vince Guaraldi, Santa Claus & Martians On Holiday Vinyl

December 15, 2020• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News

I should have known better,” sang The Beatles at one point… I really know better than to have bought this, but the photo...

Jackie McLean’s “It’s Time!” On Blue Note Tone Poet Vinyl vs. Original

December 14, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

This kind of review is hard, pitting a vintage recording from 50 years ago against a new reissue. There are so many reasons why the...

Is There A Split Brewing in High Performance Audio?

December 11, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile • 2 Comments

Elton John’s Jewel Box Part II : Deep Cuts and More

December 10, 2020• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News

Elton John’s Jewel Box — a multi-disc collection curated by the artist himself — is a rare set which provides powerful...

Bill Evans Live at Ronnie Scott’s

December 9, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

One of the big surprises from the third Record Store Day celebration this year came from the good folks at Resonance Records: a previously...

Elton John’s Jewel Box Part I : The B-Sides

December 8, 2020• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News

Esoteric Recordings Makes Good On Chris Squire Surround Mix In New Blu-ray

December 7, 2020• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News

Esoteric Recordings Delivers On Chris Squire Surround Mix Blu-ray ...

New Music

December 4, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Ashley Lockheed & Chris Rottmayer – “So In Love” Timucua Arts Foundation Vocalist, bandleader and recording artist...

Did I Need To Buy Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach’s Painted From Memory on Mobile Fidelity Vinyl and SACD?

December 3, 2020• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News • One Comment

New Nickel Creek Vinyl Shines New Light on Classic Progressive Alt-Folk Country Bluegrass Band

December 2, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Through all the fads and phases of popular music — from early rock ’n roll to K-pop — there seems to always have been an...

Oh By Jingo… Do You Need Bowie’s Metrobolist On Vinyl vs Streaming Hi Res On Qobuz & Tidal?

December 1, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile Music

My DJ friend Dave mentioned to me the other day in an online conversation that he thought David Bowie’s 1970 album The Man Who Sold...

Zappa Documentary & Soundtracks Shine New Light On Legendary American Composer, Guitarist, Innovator

November 30, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Getting to Know Your Audio Room

November 27, 2020• Room Acoustics, Audiophile, Audiophile News • 2 Comments

“Play the system, hear the room.” Those words resonate in my head as if spoken by some evil sorcerer bent on driving me...

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