Analog
De La Soul – 3 Feet High and Rising
Sounding like they were taped via a cassette recorder placed in front of an AM radio, the original digital and LP copies of this hip-hop classic sound positively dreadful, with not much useful information above about 5khz. Read More >
Phasemation PP-1000 MC Phono Cartridge
My quest for the Phasemation PP-1000 cartridge started four months ago, when I was perusing photos from a good friend’s recent excursion to Asia and the exotic analog setups he saw on his journey. Read More >
Gary Numan – 78/79 Box Set
A relative newcomer to the reissue scene, British-based Vinyl 180 is concentrating on a small stable of artists from the 80s and 90s that are thankfully anything but traditional audiophile fare. Read More >
Faust – Faust So Far, Faust IV
No discussion of Krautrock would be complete without Faust, the legendary band started in 1970 and produced by Uwe Nettelbeck. The devotion of collectors and fans becomes clear the moment you log in to eBay and try to purchase original copies of the group’s early works. Read More >
NEU! – NEU!, NEU 2, NEU 75, NEU 86
Fresh from seeing NEU! founder Michael Rother at this year’s ATP festival, revisiting the studio remasters from this pivotal German duo that first worked together in Kraftwerk (his creative partner, Klaus Dinger, passed away in 2008) was a true pleasure, particularly considering how many bands NEU! inspired. Read More >
Foreigner – Foreigner
The good news is that this is by far the best that Foreigner’s self-titled album will ever sound. Digital lovers interested in the SACD and analog enthusiasts after the vinyl are in for a sonic treat. Read More >
Kate Bush – Hounds of Love
Audio Fidelity’s recent release of Kate Bush’s biggest record is a definite audiophile triumph. These days, while everyone is listening to Eva Cassidy, Patricia Barber, and the like, it’s easy to forget about one of contemporary pop’s most innovative female vocalists. Read More >
Grateful Dead – The Warner Brothers Studio Albums
If you are even a casual Grateful Dead fan, you should click on the album cover shown here and immediately buy this box set. Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering by Chris Bellman, the fellow responsible for the outstanding Neil Young box set released earlier this year (and too many other great audiophile pressings to count), this collection of the Dead’s first five studio albums is a must. Read More >
Audio Research REF Phono 2
In the past two years since the Sooloos music server has entered my life, I must admit that the music-lover side of my personality has been dominating my audiophile side. Read More >
McIntosh C500 Control Center
McIntosh has always built preamplifiers that define the term “input flexibility,” which is why I always refer to them as control centers. Read More >
Furutech GT40
I always enjoy teasing our publisher about the validity of five-figure gear and his recent obsession with the dCS Paganini stack. Read More >
Kate Bush – The Sensual World
Following up its excellent remaster of Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love, Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray turn in another winner with this new version of The Sensual World, the subsequent album in the singer’s catalog. Read More >
Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington – Ella and Duke at the Cote D’Azur
Somewhere between the original 2LP set and 1998 “Full Concert Release” on Verve, we have Mosaic’s 3LP set of Ella and Duke at the Cote D’Azur. The audiophile imprint’s new version encompasses the two original records plus the Duke Ellington album Soul Call, produced from the same French concerts recorded live to two-track tape in Juan-les-Pines between late June and July, 1966. Read More >
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