2nd Edition
Analog To Digital Converter Files Identified, Converters Profiled
Thanks to everyone who participated and voted as well as to Yarlung Records for allowing us to excerpt the superb sounding Smoke and Mirrors recording. Here are converter capsules that include the identities of the converters used to produce each file.
The Beach Boys: The First Five Analogue Productions Reissues
Only one of them had actually ridden a surfboard. They weren’t hot rodders or drag racers and by the time the group formed in 1961 lead vocalist Mike Love was already 20 years old and arguably more a man than a “boy”.
Tone Arm Geometry 101
This drawing explains tone arm basic geometry. Thanks to Wally Malewicz for providing it. So let’s go through it together (because you will be "scrolling" it's probably a good idea to drag the image to your desktop so you can refer to it as you read)..
Fozgometer Owner Alert !
If you own and use a Fozgometer to set azimuth you must calibrate the unit or your results will not be accurate. I had stopped using my Fozgometer and instead was setting azimuth using a digital oscilloscope, which is 100% accurate and also gives you precise crosstalk voltages.
Brothers In Arms at 45rpm From Mobile Fidelity (updated 3/7/15)
Born out of desperation (hence the name), with the release of its eponymous debut album containing "Sultans of Swing", Dire Straits was an instant commercial success. Cynics at the time said the tune made Dylan safe for average folks.
Analog to Digital Converter Shootout: Which Sounds Best? (All Files Now Corrected and Available)
Ed. note: ALL of the files are now as intended including "File 6" thanks to a replacement A/D converter from that company. So please listen to all files and vote for your favorite! lOne more note: there is a very low level of 60Hz hum, not really audible other than on headphones. This is a trade-off I accept because of the open sound of the cable compared to better shielded cables that are not as open.
"Garage Sale" Find Has QRP Adding 13 Additional Record Presses! (Now Video Enhanced)
Quality Record Pressing announced today that thirteen additional presses will soon go online at its Salina, Kansas facility after discovering them recently lying dormant in a Chicago warehouse.
1st Edition
Electric Recording Company Unleashes Mighty Mahler's 9th Symphony
If you think audio reviewers can be grouchy, search opinions of this performance of Mahler's 9th Symphony, his final complete work before passing away at age 51.
"You Say Turntable Sales Are Up....There Are No Statistics To Back This Up"
It was twenty years ago, but not today. Close enough though. I was rummaging through some old files when I came upon a letter I'd received from Gary Shapiro, who is now President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, the group that among other things, runs the annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Buying Used Records? A Cautionary Tale!
After reading analogplanet's Bruce Springsteen box set coverage a well-known audio designer excitedly came up to me at last December's L.A. and Orange County Audiophile Society Gala. "That review prompted me to look for a mint original copy of Born to Run and I was lucky enough to find two sealed copies" he told me, "so I'm going to send you one of them."
Alvin Brothers Unlock Key to Big Bill Broonzy
What can these two tow headed little brothers pictured on the cover know about Big Bill Broonzy? Obviously plenty as you'll hear on this inspired collaboration--the Alvin brothers' first together in almost thirty years.
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