The Carpenters: Making The Leap From Singles to Surround Sound

June 3, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News, SACD/DVD-Audio • One Comment

Mark Smotroff looks at the best and most original Carpenters’ singles re-releases…

Why Experimenting With Your System System Is A Good Thing

May 28, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile News, News

As an audiophile, I suspect I am one of a brood of enthusiasts who like to tinker with their systems. I find it somewhere between...

Why Did I Almost Not Review A New Guided By Voices Album?

May 27, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff realizes that some ear candy requires more time to digest…...

Can You Establish A Career-Long Musical Reputation With One Cup Of Black Coffee?

May 26, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff reconsiders a pop jazz vocal legend…

Peyton, Patton, The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame & A Vinyl Continuum

May 25, 2021• Vinyl, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, News

Mark Smotroff connects some musical dots… ...

Exploring Gil Evans’ Out Of The Cool, New Impulse Records Acoustic Sounds 60th Anniversary Reissue

May 18, 2021• Vinyl, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, News

Mark Smotroff gets a kick from that modern jazz…...

Why Did I Spend 40 Dollars On One Album By Brazilian Jazz-Fusion Maestro Hermeto Pascoal?

May 13, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff has no problem justifying certain expenses…

Yesterday’s Tomorrow: Live Greatest Hits You Probably Missed From North Carolina, In Concert on CD, Tidal and Qobuz Streaming

May 12, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News

Mark Smotroff digs into that vintage Winston-Salem sound…...

Can You Own Too Much Gear?

May 7, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile News, News

Paul Wilson looks at the wisdom in collecting a lot of audio gear... ...

Discovering Maia Sharp Via Mercy Rising CD, Vinyl, Streaming

May 6, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News

Mark Smotroff explores a new artists who isn’t really new…

Reconsidering A Zappa Tribute Covers Project In Surround Sound, SACD

May 5, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, News, Quadrophonic, SACD/DVD-Audio

Mark Smotroff breaks down why some tributes work better than others…...

New Music Friday

April 30, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News

Vinnie Riccitelli Octet – “For The Record” Self-Released Born in 1926 in Yonkers, NY, Vinnie Riccitelli has literally...

Alex Chilton With The Hi Records Rhythm Section Live Concert On Vinyl, Digital & CD

April 28, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

Herbie Hancock’s My Point of View, Blue Note Tone Poet Vinyl

April 27, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

I recently picked up a new reissue of one of Herbie Hancock’s earliest solo records as a group leader, My Point Of View. This release...

Now That It Is Digital, Should You Toss Your OG Vinyl?

April 22, 2021• Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

Some of us long term, old school vinyl collectors are often aware of a phenomenon that happens in the marketplace for hard to find...

Island Records’ Vinyl Series Volume One Delivers Hits & Perspective

April 20, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

Why Reviews Are Important

April 16, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, News

In the early years of high performance audio, the hobby, predominately, was most aptly characterized as local. Dealers were in almost every...

Reconsidering Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live at Knebworth, England 1976, Blu-ray

March 31, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray Disc, News

I see now where I screwed up as a mid-1970s teenager in my appreciation for Lynyrd Skynyrd. Then, “Southern Rock” was almost as...

Tina Brooks’ The Waiting Game Worth The Wait For Blue Note Tone Poet Vinyl

March 15, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, News • 2 Comments

What Should Happen to the Legendary Tower Records on Sunset Boulevard?

January 24, 2019• News • 17 Comments

Jerry Del Colliano gets nostalgic......

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