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Recent Finds No. 66 HDTT Further Extends Its Treasure House of Great Performances in Superb Sound Quality

Rushton Paul — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:58:10 +0000

I've noted before that the offerings available in the HDTT catalog are a treasure house of the great recordings from the golden age of stereo. Yet again, Bob Witrak brings to us six new releases that further expand that marvelous library of great performances in some of the best sound quality in which these recordings... Read More »

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First Recording from Bert van der Wolf's High Street Studio Shows Off Superb Acoustics

Rushton Paul — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:05:20 +0000

I have been waiting for the chance to hear a recording made in Bert van der Wolf's new High Street Studio in Heerewaarden, Netherlands—a performance hall and recording studio inside a converted church. Bert has described this building as an incredible find with wonderful acoustics. In the conversion process, those inherently excellent acoustics have been... Read More »

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New Pure DSD256 from Analog Tone Factory and Jerome Sabbagh

Rushton Paul — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:21:10 +0000

Stand Up! Jerome Sabbagh, Ben Monder, Joe Martin, Nasheet Waits. Analog Tone Factory 2025 2026 (Pure DSD256, Stereo) HERE When tenor saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh released Stand Up! on vinyl and open reel last year, I remember thinking, I hope he gives us a Pure DSD256 transfer from that half-inch 30ips master tape. Now he has!... Read More »

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So, You're Planning to Sell Your Collection of LPs?

Rushton Paul — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:20:38 +0000

A time for downsizing may come in your life, as it did in mine. If you've spent decades enjoying vinyl, you may find yourself staring at shelves upon shelves of records that, sooner or later, will need to find a new home. In my case, that meant more than 8000 LPs. When we moved to... Read More »

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Recent Finds No. 65 New HDTT Offerings That Belong In Your Collection

Rushton Paul — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:47:04 +0000

HDTT continues to release recordings of historical significance that are treasures to hear once again, and all in excellent sound quality. We have five classical recordings that deserve a place in every classical music collection. And three jazz recordings of interest, with the Sonny Stitt and Paul Gonsalves album, Salt and Pepper, beyond outstanding. Enjoy.... Read More »

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Recent Finds No. 64 NativeDSD Releases Pure DSD256 Audio Treasures

Rushton Paul — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:01:41 +0000

Over the years I've freely admitted to being something of a sound nut. I revel in recordings that feel transparent, timbrally truthful, and utterly convincing in their portrayal of natural acoustic space. For me, the deepest listening pleasure comes from acoustic instruments captured in real environments, without artifice. With that in mind, I'm delighted to... Read More »

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Recent Finds No. 63 HDTT Continues Knocking it Out of the Park

Rushton Paul — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 23:01:05 +0000

I admit to getting utmost pleasure from the outstanding releases Bob Witrak continues providing to us via his High Definition Tape Transfers catalog. As I've said before, his extensive offerings are like wandering into a treasure room filled with some of the greatest classical and jazz albums ever released. I'm delighted to have these opportunities... Read More »

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Recent Finds No. 62 Exquisite Releases at NativeDSD

Rushton Paul — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:05:57 +0000

In this issue, we have some exquisite new albums at NativeDSD, led by a new Pure DSD256 release from Cobra Records with a fascinating program for solo piano. And two new releases from the creative artists partnering with Brendon Heinst at TRPTK, and more. I hope you will find something to further explore. Flowers We... Read More »

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Recent Finds No. 61 From Bert van der Wolf

Rushton Paul — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:27:18 +0000

Yes, you know by now that I keep track of Bert van der Wolf's recording projects. I've been holding my reviews of the two releases below because I keep hoping to add yet a third release along with them—wishfully the first release from Bert's new High Street Studio recording studio, HERE. But, alas, while Bert's... Read More »

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Arturo Delmoni Legendary Violinist in a Wonderful Reissue from HDTT, with Free Sample Download

Rushton Paul — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:31:53 +0000

One of my all-time favorite violinists is Arturo Delmoni, who has recorded far too infrequently. Here we have an opportunity to hear him performing in a superb reissue of his recording Music for Violin and Guitar. Originally released by Athena Records in 1993, this reissue is a significant sonic improvement over the original CD-only version... Read More »

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Recent Finds No. 60 HDTT Shares Some Superb New Releases

Rushton Paul — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:45:30 +0000

Bob Witrak, founder and mastering engineer for High Definition Tape Transfers (HDTT), continues to astound me with the quality of his releases. Those of us who value recordings from the "golden age of stereo," and who are obsessive compulsive about obtaining the best sound quality possible, owe Bob a great debt of gratitude for his... Read More »

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When Good Enough is Not Enough: Cobra Records Producer's Choice Vol. 2 in Pure DSD256, with Free Sample Download

Rushton Paul — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:06:49 +0000

Producer's Choice, Vol. 2. Cobra Records 2025 (Pure DSD256-Direct Mixed, Stereo) Edit Master Sourced (To be released December 12 at NativeDSD) Cobra Records' 25th Anniversary celebration continues with the release of Producer's Choice, Volume 2. And it is phenomenal. Earlier this year, I wrote with enthusiasm about the release of Volume 1 which included selected... Read More »

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Recent Finds No. 59 NativeDSD Continues With Interesting New Releases

Rushton Paul — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 23:46:14 +0000

My meanderings in music over the past few weeks have surfaced some nice releases at NativeDSD, with quite varied selections to share. We have three new Pure DSD releases from Hunnia Records, APSoon Records, and Octave Records (good to see them back in the Pure DSD game). And we have music ranging from the Suites... Read More »

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One-Mic Recording: Rediscovering the Art of Natural Sound

Rushton Paul — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:53:03 +0000

I have long valued recordings that use a single stereo microphone (or microphones whose capsules have been closely spaced) because of their authenticity, immensely precise and stable imaging, and overall greater "true-to-life" representation of the musicians when performing within a natural acoustic environment. Getting it all right is not easy, it does not just happen... Read More »

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An Exciting New Release from Yarlung Records in Pure DSD256 with Quartet Integra Performing Beethoven, Ligeti, and Lefkowitz

Rushton Paul — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 22:06:11 +0000

Whenever I get to hear something that is so supremely good, and so delightfully performed, with such insight and richness, I feel it warrants a immediate sharing with you. This new Yarlung Records Pure DSD256 album, released today, is such a recording. Can you tell I'm excited about it? Yes, indeed! You need to hear... Read More »

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BigRibbons - a New Label To Keep Your Eye On, With Free Sample Download

Rushton Paul — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:23:31 +0000

What a pleasure to hear of a new label with audiophile aesthetics emerging from the greater Los Angeles commercial music community! This was my immediate reaction when I first started talking by phone with Ryan Sillifant, producer, mastering engineer, and performing artist for a new label, BigRibbons, launched by Wes Dooley, founder of AEA Microphones... Read More »

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Anna Fedorova Returns with Liberté in this New Recording by Jared Sacks

Rushton Paul — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:28:07 +0000

Anna Fedorova is, to me, one of the most exquisite pianists performing today. Her interpretative skills are subtle, inventive, and completely engaging. And her technical skills are simply amazing. When she performs, I just slide into a very happy place listening to her. Her most recent release is delightful. Liberté, Anna Fedorova, Orquesta Sinfónica de... Read More »

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Recent Finds No. 58 More Nice Adventures with NativeDSD

Rushton Paul — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:00:23 +0000

Once again we have a full measure of excellent recordings released in recent weeks. If I didn't like them, I would not write about them. And I do like these very much. They start off with an outstanding new recording of trumpet concertos from the inestimable Tine Thing Helseth and Lawo Classics, then some very... Read More »

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Yarlung Pure DSD256 Reissues from the Master Tapes Continues with Orion Weiss

Rushton Paul — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:05:19 +0000

As Yarlung Records celebrates its 20th Anniversary, founder Bob Attiyeh is reissuing in Pure DSD256 some of the 15ips 2-track tape recordings made in earlier years. We've previously seen released David Fung's Evening Conversations (HERE) and coming before long will be Ciaramella's Music in the Court of Burgundy. But now we have this very excellent... Read More »

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Recent Finds No. 57 A Few Special Treasures From HDTT

Rushton Paul — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:32:10 +0000

Bob Witrak continues to find really nice recordings to release over at HDTT. This time around we have a Basie/Ellington Redux reissue, a Coleman Hawkins album transferred from the original Crown Records 15ips master tape, an excellent Fritz Reiner Living Stereo reissue, plus three albums that I've had in my Pure DSD256 From Analog Tape:... Read More »

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Voluptuous Sounds from Analog Tone Factory in Pure DSD256, with free sample download

Rushton Paul — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:39:56 +0000

Analog Tone Factory is a label new to me but it has been releasing some very nice all analog albums on high quality vinyl and transfer to analog tape for the past few years. Their LPs have already received very high recommendations in the audiophile press, but since I've been away from vinyl for half... Read More »

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Recent Finds No. 56 More Excellent Releases Found at NativeDSD

Rushton Paul — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:38:12 +0000

Offered for your perusal are thoughts on six releases to be found at NativeDSD. Included are two outstanding performances of Prokofiev's symphonies by Gianandrea Noseda and the LSO (the Fourth and Sixth); a first recording from Jared Sacks' newly opened residential recording studio in Pure DSD256, giving us a glimpse of more nice recordings to... Read More »

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Superlative Brahms and Goldmark From Ning Feng and Channel Classics

Rushton Paul — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:33:31 +0000

Every now and again a recording comes along that is of such supreme quality, that I simply must stop and tell you about it. It deserves a special stand alone article. And this performance by Ning Feng, recorded by Jared Sacks, is such a release. Read on... Brahms & Goldmark Violin Concertos, Ning Feng, Konzerthausorchester... Read More »

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Bodacious! A Great New Release From Sound Liaison in Pure DSD256

Rushton Paul — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:09:02 +0000

Oh yes! I am excited about this. I am in love with this. Why? Because this is what audio should be. Frans de Rond, founder and recording engineer for Sound Liaison has released a stunning new album in Pure DSD256 with Carmen Gomes Inc. It is phenomenal. It is clarity, purity and utter transparency at... Read More »

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Recent Finds No. 55 Some Special Treats from HDTT

Rushton Paul — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:50:06 +0000

Bob Witrak has been busy in recent weeks releasing a nice assortment of albums. Among them is an outstanding set of Bruckner's music in modern recordings from the excellent recording engineer, John Proffitt, and provided to HDTT by John directly from his edit master files. Also included below is a marvelous Lewis Layton recording of... Read More »

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