Falla – The Three Cornered Hat Ballet; La Vida Breve: Interlude and Dance Teresa Berganza, mezzo/Suisse Romande Orchestra/Ernst Ansermet
Manuel de Falla was one of Spain’s most popular 20th century composers. This rousing 2-LP set from ORG shows why. His Sombrero de tres picos (or Three-Cornered Hat) is a spirited ballet with clear echoes of its flamenco roots, beginning with opening olés and castanets. Read More >
Ataulfo Argenta/London Symphony Orchestra – Espana!
Most classical devotees know that Espana! features legendary Spanish conductor Ataulfo Argenta leading the London Symphony Orchestra in a program of so-called “Spanish” blockbusters. Read More >
Dead Can Dance – Spiritchaser and Into the Labyrinth
Mobile Fidelity handled the SACD remastering of these albums a few years ago with excellent results. If you are a Dead Can Dance fan and into vinyl, these records are guaranteed to please. For those not completely familiar with MoFi’s new Silver Label, its LPs are still pressed at RTI in California and under the same conditions as the imprint’s 180g Original Master Recordings—with the same skilled people at both ends of the process. Read More >
Boston – Boston
Another ubiquitous 70s rock record, Boston’s self-titled album garnered the band a monumental legion of fans that had no idea that it would take the band almost a decade to release a sophomore album. Read More >
Grand Funk Railroad – We’re an American Band
Few rock anthems received more airplay during the 70s (and, for that matter, in the 80s) than “We’re an American Band.” The song remains a classic-rock radio staple. As one of Todd Rundgren’s earliest production efforts, this Grand Funk Railroad record has less of the signature Todd “sound” than his later attempts, but that’s a debate for internet forums. Read More >
Silent Running Audio’s Ohio Class XL+² Equipment Platforms Conquering the final frontier
If you haven’t fully addressed vibration control in your audio system, that means you still have a final frontier to conquer. Read More >
NAD PP 3i Phono Preamplifier
Now that it costs about $75 to gas up your car, a $199 phono preamplifier is a real bargain, especially one that digitizes your vinyl collection via the onboard USB connection.. If that isn’t enough, the NAD PP 3i even has a line input so that you can digitize your cassette collection (and 8-tracks). Read More >
Red Wine Audio Ginevra LFP-V Edition Phono Preamplifier
When “Perfect Sound Forever” debuted in 1983 in the form of the CD, I doubt that anyone seriously imagined the LP would still be with us in 2011. The compact disc immediately ignited an analog/digital debate among hardcore audiophiles, and while true believers on each side are still holding tight, it’s the CD, not the LP, whose future remains uncertain. Read More >
Red Wine Audio: A Brief History and Factory Visit
While I’ve worked in the high-end audio business for more than 30 years, I haven’t visited many factories. I’m always fascinated by audio designers, and have interviewed hundreds of engineers, but most of my chats were done over the phone. Read More >
Octave MRE 130 Monoblocks Scalable Performance
Merely mentioning that you still listen to vinyl records in casual conversation amongst non-audiophiles almost always invokes a raised eyebrow. Read More >
Audio Research PH 6 Phono Preamplifier
As you might guess, a company like Audio Research doesn’t stay at the top of the heap by making willy-nilly model changes just for the sake of cranking out a new box. Read More >
Canned Heat – Boogie With Canned Heat
Complete with groovy 60s psychedelic album art, Canned Heat’s second album is anything but. It’s pure blues, containing perhaps the band’s most memorable tune, “On the Road Again,” featuring great guitar and harp work that comes through loud and clear on this reissue. Read More >
XTC – Skylarking
The feud between producer Todd Rundgren and XTC, which transpired during the recording of Skylarking, has been exhaustively covered in myriad articles and in several books over the past two-plus decades. Read More >
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