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“Best Of” Lists and Rage Bait: Enough Already
Quad Quads and Plasmatronics Tweeters: An Extraordinary System Comes to Life
My Impressions of AXPONA 2026, Part One
Piano Prodigy Jude Kofie Releases His Debut Album On Octave Records
CanJam NYC 2026 Show Report: Heady Sound, Part Two (with Harris Fogel)
More Fun in the Sun: Florida Audio Expo, Part Two
Pianist Ryan Benthall Explores Jazz Realms and Far Beyond With Divine Sky
Harvard Gets a High-End Audio Education
Quick Takes: Anne Bisson, Sam Morrison, The Velvet Underground, and the Stooges
CanJam NYC 2026 Show Report: Heady Sound, Part One
Listening to Prestige: The History of a Vitally Important Jazz Record Label
Passport to Sound: May Anwar’s Audio Learning Experience for Young People
Seth Lewis Gets in the Groove With Take a Look Around: a Tribute to the Meters
Studio Confidential: A Who’s Who of Recording Engineers Tell Their Stories
Your Editor’s Tips for Attending Audio Shows
T.H.E. Show New York 2025, Part Two: Plenty to See, Hear, and Enjoy
Otis Taylor and the Electrics Deliver a Powerful Set of Hypnotic Modern Blues
Capital Audiofest 2025: Must-See Stereo, Part One
Talking With Recording Engineer Barry Diament of Soundkeeper Recordings, Part Two
T.H.E. Show New York 2025, Part One: A New Beginning
Quick Takes: Eddie Daniels, The Secret Trio, Anette Askvik, Zack Lober, Jane Ira Bloom
Recording Engineer Barry Diament of Soundkeeper Recordings: Striving for Natural Sound
1! 2! 3! 4! Surrounded by the Ramones in Dolby Atmos!
Recording Engineer Barry Diament of Soundkeeper Recordings: Striving for Natural Sound
World Fusion Meets Flamenco in Gratitude from Steve Mullins and Rim of the Well
Talking With Musician, Composer and Record Label Maven David Chesky, Part Two
We’re Audiophiles, and Deserve Some Respect!
EveAnna Manley Passes the Torch With the Sale of Manley Labs
Musings About AI, Audio, and Music
Talking With Musician, Composer and Record Label Maven David Chesky, Part One
Confessions of a Setup Man: An Unexpected Audiophile Upgrade
Quick Takes: Stjernebru, Ola Onabulé and Nicolas Meyer, and Patricia Barber’s Modern Cool on Impex
Buzz Me In: Inside the Record Plant Studios, a Book Review
The Kinks – The Journey, Part 3, and an Interview With Drummer Mick Avory
Talking With Yair Raz of Speaker Maker Innovo Audio Designs
It’s a Gas: Restoring the Legendary Hill Plasmatronics Loudspeakers
AXPONA 2025: Bigger and More Bustling Than Ever
Book Review: The Musical World of Paul Winter
Florida Audio Expo 2025, Part Two: The Sound of Music
Kraftwerk Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Autobahn With New Reissues
Steely Dan’s Katy Lied, Reissued by Analogue Productions: It Feels So Good
Florida Audio Expo 2025: First Impressions (With More to Come)
Talking With Triad Magnetics: Demystifying the Science Behind Audio Transformers
Vinyl: The Most Improbable Comeback of the 21st Century (with Larry Jaffee)
An Informative Encounter with DALI Speakers
Listening to Miles Davis and Birth of the Blue at a Temple of Jazz
Two Magnificent Holiday Albums From 2L Records: Yule and Fred over jorden
Capital Audiofest, Part Two: More Thoughts and Observations
Capital Audiofest 2024, Part One: The Trend is Clear
Analogue Productions Reissues Genesis: Nursery Cryme
AES 2024 Show Report: The Future of Audio, Today
Jamie Howarth of Plangent Processes: Making Recordings Sound Better, Part Three
Jamie Howarth of Plangent Processes: Making Recordings Sound Better, Part Two
Jamie Howarth of Plangent Processes: Making Recordings Sound Better, Part One
James Lee Stanley Reflects on Life, Love and Living in New Album The Day Today
Sing and Dance With Frank Sinatra on Impex Records 1STEP LP: An Historic Masterpiece, Reissued
Copper’s Alón Sagee: In Memoriam
Dare to be Different: The Story of WLIR-FM and a New Music Revolution
AXPONA 2024, Part Two: Audio in Abundance
AXPONA 2024: A Really Big (Audio) Show, Part One
Making Speakers Smaller and Better With MEMS Technology: Talking With Moti Margalit of Sonic Edge
Octave Records Releases the Newest in The Art of Hi-Fi Series With Volume 4: Strings
Remembering Audio Retailing Legend Andrew Singer
Jazz Trumpeter Gabriel Mervine Releases Two New Albums on Octave Records
Behind the Scenes at Florida International Audio Expo: Talking With Founder Bart Andeer
CanJam 2024, Part One: Diversity in All Things Headphones
Streamline HiFi’s Steve Morris: Bringing Audio Consoles Into the Modern Age
How I Fell In Love With Korean TV Soundtracks
Creating a Musical World With the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
Magnepan’s Jim Winey: In Memoriam
Octave Records Releases Live at Nocturne II by the Tom Amend Trio
Folk and Soul Meet Bluegrass: Octave Records Releases Sturtz: Live at Roots Music Project
Billy Joel Exhibit Debuts at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame
Stenheim Unveils a New Speaker at New York’s Famed Power Station Studios
Rhino High Fidelity: A Vinyl Series to be Reckoned With
Analogue Productions Reissues Genesis: Selling England by the Pound
Capital Audiofest 2023: A Show Grows in Maryland (with Harris Fogel)
Long Island’s Audio Den Opens a New Listening Room
The Kinks: The Journey – Part 2: Wrapping Up a 60-Year Career Retrospective
High-End Audio Luminary Michael Fremer Produces His First Record Album
200 of Your Editor's All-Time Favorite Songs
Guitarist Ana Vidović Performs a Spellbinding Selection of Classical Works on Live at Hampden Hall
A Tract About Cataracts: Staving Off Retirement, Part Two
Frankie Goes to Hearing Aids: Staving Off Retirement, Part One
Guitarist Enmanuel Alexander Shines With Jazz/Funk Radiance in Off the Cuff – Live at Meadowlark
USound and MEMS: Making High-Quality Micro-Speakers a Reality
Pianist Erik Deutsch Takes a Journey Through Jazz History With Decades, Octave Records’ Latest
The Kinks Begin a Retrospective Journey
Remembering Copper’s Dan Schwartz: A Friendship That Went Deep
Impex Records Invites Me to Patricia Barber’s Nightclub
Contemporary Classical Music from Octave Records: Conversations by Composer Gustav Hoyer
Dave Rusan of Rusan Guitarworks: Builder of Prince’s Cloud Guitars and Audio Enthusiast, Part Two
Dave Rusan of Rusan Guitarworks: Builder of Prince’s Cloud Guitars, Part One
Octave Records Releases Its First Live Album: Jazz Trumpeter Gabriel Mervine’s Live at Nocturne
Confessions of a Record Collector, Part Three (Copper)
Even More Rock Album Mini-Reviews (Copper)
The Grand Opening of the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame
Talking With Elliot Goldman of Bending Wave USA, Part Two
Talking With Elliot Goldman of Bending Wave USA, Part One
Talking With Dan Mackta of Qobuz
Confessions of a Setup Man, Part 15: Avoiding Burnout
Talking With Larry Jaffee of Making Vinyl, Part Two
Talking With Larry Jaffee of Making Vinyl, Part One
150 Favorite Rock Albums: More Mini-Reviews
The Latest from Octave Records: Mini Brazilian Beasts by Pianist Carmen Sandim
How AXPONA Got Its Groove Back, Part Three
How AXPONA Got Its Groove Back, Part Two
How AXPONA Got Its Groove Back, Part One
Copper and PS Audio’s WL “Woody” Woodward: In Memoriam
Confessions of a Setup Man, Part 14: The Reluctant Reviewer
The Spreckels Organ: A Historic Musical Treasure, Part Two
The Spreckels Organ: A Historic Musical Treasure, Part One
Who Decides What’s Good or Bad? And, Some Mini-Reviews
From Rock to Schlock: 150 Desert Island Albums
Confessions of a Setup Man, Part 13: Engineering Complex
Seeking Clarity About Transparency
Confessions of a Record Collector, Part Two
Octave Records Releases The Complete Bach Cello Suites by Zuill Bailey
Chris Brunhaver, PS Audio’s Head Speaker Designer
Confessions of a Record Collector, Part One
Copper Listens to Copper: Stockfisch Records’ DMM Dubplate Vol. 1
Octave Records Goes Jazz: Gabriel Mervine's Say Somethin'
Confessions of an Audiophile Setup Man: Failed Experiments
Talking With Audiophile Archive and Grading Services
Will a Perfect Audio System Ever Exist?
EveAnna Dauray Manley of Manley Labs, Part Two
EveAnna Dauray Manley of Manley Labs
Confessions of a Setup Man 11: Can A System Be Too Good?
Interview With Steve Guttenberg: the Audiophiliac, Part Two
Interview With Steve Guttenberg: the Audiophiliac, Part One
Confessions of a Setup Man, Part 10: No Direction Home
Hearing Loss and the Need for High-End Audio
Gayle Sanders of Eikon and MartinLogan, Part Two
Talking With Gayle Sanders of Eikon Audio and MartinLogan
Confessions of a Setup Man, Part Nine: Inconsistency
Confessions of a Setup Man, Part Eight: Too Hot to Handle
A Visit to Audio Classics: Vintage Vibe, Modern Mojo
Talking With Carl Marchisotto of NOLA Loudspeakers
Confessions of a Setup Man, Part Seven: You Can't Have It!
Confessions of a Setup Man, Part Six: Sinister Stairways
Introducing Octave Records: Audiophile Sound, Benefiting Musicians
How I Met Buck Dharma of Blue Öyster Cult
The Incalculable Influence of Kraftwerk
In Memoriam: Victor Goldstein
Getting It Wrong: Confessions of a Setup Man, Part Five
Audio Companies Respond to COVID-19
You're Grounded! Confessions of a Setup Man, Part Four
Haunted: Confessions of a Setup Man, Part Three
Bang, Zoom! Confessions of a Setup Man, Part Two
Confessions of a Setup Man, Part One
My Life with Harry Pearson of The Absolute Sound
James Lee Stanley: Musical Survivor
New York Audio Show Report 2019, Part Two
New York Audio Show Report 2019, Part One
Capital Audiofest 2019 Show Report
Interview with CoolCleveland.com at AXPONA 2019 (video)
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