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Roger Skoff at the LAOC Audio Society Gala, 2024 (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) Roger Skoff writes about the cost of building a system On one of the audiophile groups on Facebook, I just read a post where some guy wrote in and said he's got a turntable that cost whatever number... Read More »

This article by Marshall Nack originally ran in Issue 28, 2006, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online.  True confessions. I've seen guys sidle up to the Kharma Exquisite-Midi speakers and... Read More »

Nagra is a brand of portable audio recorders manufactured since 1951 in Switzerland. Starting in 1997, it also offers high-end equipment for the audiophile community (...). The Kudelski Group's original product, Nagra recorders are now developed, manufactured and sold by an independent company, Audio Technology Switzerland S.A., based in Romanel-sur-Lausanne. en.wikipedia.org, accessed: 3.01.2024. The founder... Read More »

Is music recorded on shellac discs lost to us, unless we have the right turntable? Mr. Hisao Natsume, founder of Sakuraphon, has an answer to this—transfer to CDs. We are telling you about his record label, his life and shellac records. Sakuraphon CD – Japanese producer of reissues of historical piano recordings with high-fidelity transfer,... Read More »

The title of this posting says it all. The Rhino High Fidelity Series continues to amaze! These limited numbered edition 33 rpm LP reissues are all pressed on super quiet 180-gram vinyl pressings from Optima in Germany. They offer the coolest high gloss, heavy weight gatefold "tip-on" style jackets and each has a custom designed... Read More »

High Definition Tape Transfers continues to make available excellent new releases of classic albums. Here are a few recent arrivals that have been brightening my days. Frank Sinatra, Only the Lonely. HDTT 1958 2025 (DXD, DSD256) HERE Only the Lonely is one of Frank Sinatra's most iconic albums, released in 1958 by Capitol Records. Known... Read More »

An Affirmation of the Concept of Grace I can already envision the angry Comments: Herr Doktor Marks: We hereby award you the Prize for the Most Completely Outrageous Clickbait Trash-Post of the Week! I reply: Nicht so schnell! Please read my headline carefully. I am not claiming that the Grateful Dead were a "Christian" rock band,... Read More »

The Audio Engineering Society show has been going on for many, many years, and for a long time was the only audio engineering show in the world. Because of its history, it has a number of unique features that you won't find at NAMM or the Tonmeistertagung. It's split between a scientific conference with papers... Read More »