Yes’ Super Deluxe Edition 1LP/4CD/1Bluray Set Celebrates Landmark 1971 Hit Album Fragile With New Wilson Stereo, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround and Dolby Atmos Remixes, Plus Grundman Remasters and Previously Unreleased Tracks

June 28, 2024• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc, Digital, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Atmos, SACD/DVD-Audio, Surround Sound, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff explores the new 4CD + Blu-ray super deluxe edition of Yes’ landmark 1971 release, Fragile…

Listening Report: Robert Fripp’s Exposures 32-Disc Boxed Set (Part 3, Live Frippertronics & More)

June 29, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc, Quadrophonic, SACD/DVD-Audio, Surround Sound

Mark Smotroff wraps up his deep dive into an academia-worthy artistic profile… ...

Listening Report: Robert Fripp’s Exposures 32-Disc Boxed Set (Part 2, Exposure, Under Heavy Manners, Dolby Atmos/DTS HDMA Surround & More)

June 24, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc, Quadrophonic, SACD/DVD-Audio, Surround Sound

Mark Smotroff continues his very deep dive into a massive artistic profile… ...

Listening Report: Robert Fripp’s Exposures 32-Disc Boxed Set (Part 1, A Frippertronics Primer, Surround Sound & More)

June 20, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc, Digital, News, SACD/DVD-Audio, Surround Sound

Mark Smotroff takes a very deep dive into an academia-worthy artistic profile…

Listening Report: Elton John’s Madman Across The Water 50th Anniversary Boxed Set Preview (Part 3: The Hi Res Surround Sound & Stereo Mixes)

June 10, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Compact Disc, SACD/DVD-Audio

Mark Smotroff wraps up his deep dive into a favorite album’s expanded edition…...

How Do You Describe Poor Sound Quality In Words?

February 16, 2022• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc, High End Audio, News, SACD/DVD-Audio, Streaming, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff takes language seriously… ...

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…

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…...

Tomita In Quadrophonic: Surround Sound Was Made For This Music

April 21, 2021• Surround Sound, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, SACD/DVD-Audio

Back in the 1970s when I was a teenager just getting into music I remember hearing some recordings by Japanese synthesizer wizard, composer...

Cecil Holmes’ Soulful Surround Sounds on Quadrophonic SACD

March 30, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Quadrophonic, SACD/DVD-Audio, Surround Sound

The Frank Zappa Documentary Part II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack On CD

March 24, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, SACD/DVD-Audio

In part one of my review series we explored the new Blu-ray edition of the Alex Winter’s terrific new documentary about Frank Zappa...

The Frank Zappa Documentary Part I: The Blu-ray Disc

March 23, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Blu-ray Disc, SACD/DVD-Audio

Some of you may remember that last year I was very excited to review a video documentary by producer director Alex Winter about one of my...

Hendrix Live In Maui, Part 1: The Vinyl Experience

March 16, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, SACD/DVD-Audio

The Band’s Stage Fright 50th Anniversary Boxed Set, Pt. 2: Surround Sound Blu-ray & CD

February 24, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, SACD/DVD-Audio

In Part One of my review of the new super-deluxe edition of The Band’s 1970 release called Stage Fright, we explored the new Stereo...

The Band’s Stage Fright 50th Anniversary Boxed Set, Pt. 1: Vinyl

February 23, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, SACD/DVD-Audio

The new super-deluxe edition of The Band’s 1970 release called Stage Fright is both a celebration of the original album and an...

Classic Rick Derringer SACD Rocks In Quadraphonic Sound

February 22, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, SACD/DVD-Audio

Santana / Coltrane Collaboration Shines On Quadraphonic SACD

February 18, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, SACD/DVD-Audio • 2 Comments

Unless you happen to follow uber-niche enthusiast forums on the Internet, chances are you haven’t heard about a somewhat new series...

Steven Wilson’s The Future Bites Is Tasty On Blu-ray Disc

February 16, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, SACD/DVD-Audio

The Future Bites is the new album by Steven Wilson, the now near legendary producer composer performer musician and all around progressive...

John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, Acoustic Sounds Series Remastered Vinyl Reissue

October 19, 2020• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, SACD/DVD-Audio

Mark Smotroff doesn’t want to make a choice… even a wee tiny bit…

Steven Wilson Makes Tears For Fears’ The Seeds Of Love Flower In 5.1 Surround Sound

October 12, 2020• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, High End Audio, SACD/DVD-Audio • One Comment

Mark Smotroff appreciates a richly produced labor of love... ...

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