Music
“Beethoven Pleads The Fifth” Won’t Stay Silent
Since the pandemic hit, most of us are just trying to make it from one day to the next. A small few of us are making it easier for everyone, through music, through the fight […]
Month: August 2020
Occasional Podcast
A Beginner’s Guide To Digital Audio
The simplest path to destination isn’t always the best, in digital audio and in life. Summer road trips amidst a pandemic drive the idea home. Sure, you can wake up from a mid flight nap […]
Components
Manley Labs Snapper Monoblock Amplifiers | REVIEW
“What are those light bulb things?” My roommate asked that as he bent over the Manley Labs Snapper Monoblock Amplifiers with his camera in hand. The downtown Los Angeles skyline tinted the sky charcoal grey […]
Nan Pincus
The Golden Spinning Wheel: Classical Music Radio Keeps Bringing Us Back to Life | RADIO SCHMALTZ
Czech composer Antonín Dvořák wrote a series of fantastical tone poems in 1896 that are some of my favorite short pieces in the classical canon. One called The Golden Spinning Wheel tells the tale of […]
Cables & Power
Furutech NCF Clear Line Power Supply Optimizer | REVIEW
See if this takes you back. There’s a device you can buy that you can plug into any AC outlet in a room, and it transforms the sound of your hi-fi system. Sound familiar? There […]
Announcements
Andover Introduces SpinStand: A Compact Stand for Audio Components and Records
ANDOVER, MA (PTA) — Andover Audio is set to launch their new SpinStand ($169) which is designed for turntables, records, and beyond. But there’s more to the story here as it concerns Andover Audio. Andover […]
Music
Raphael Pannier Quartet, Faune | The Vinyl Anachronist
Current mood: there are two kinds of jazz musicians, those who have ideas and those who tell you about someone else’s ideas. There’s nothing wrong with the latter group, of course–these are the historians, the […]
Music
Two From Sharon Isbin and Zoho Records | The Vinyl Anachronist
This isn’t the first time I’ve seen a performer release two or more albums simultaneously–I still have my LP copies of Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons around here somewhere. It’s also […]
Announcements
Now Listen Here to Host Hi-Fi Listening Event with VPI Industries, and Joseph Audio
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA — Big news just in from Now Listen Here of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They’ve created a unique “scaled-down” audio show experience. The event aims to deliver a true high-end listening experience while […]
Music
Aimee-Jo Benoit & Trio Velocity, Borjoner | The Vinyl Anachronist
Some of you may have noticed that I don’t spend a lot of time talking about individual songs when I review albums. Occasionally, but not a lot. Perhaps that’s because I grew up listening to […]
Announcements
BREAKING: Audio Research Corporation Under New Ownership
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (PTA) — Big news in the world of hi-fi. Just recently we announced the launch of Audio Research’s new book celebrating their 50th Anniversary (linked here) and before that Marc Phillips’ review of […]
Music
CeCe Gable, More Than a Song | The Vinyl Anachronist
What is it about the female voice? What makes it so vital to audiophiles, so effective at telling us everything we need to know about our audio systems? Over the years I’ve brought this up […]
Music
Anson Wright, Only Love | The Vinyl Anachronist
Anson Wright isn’t an ordinary jazz guitarist. When you look at the bios and press sheets from the record company on most jazz musicians, you’ll find a detailed account of the day the performer decided […]
Announcements
Pacific Audio Fest Secures Location for 2021 Audio Show
SEATTLE, WA (PTA) — It was announced on Facebook yesterday by Lou Hinkley, founder of the Pacific Audio Fest that the show has signed on the dotted line (Are dotted lines even a thing any […]
Music
Wolfgang Lackerschmid and Chet Baker, Ballads for Two | The Vinyl Anachronist
This new LP reissue of Wolfgang Lackerschmid and Chet Baker’s Ballads for Two comes at a perfect time for my reviewing schedule. The sound quality–a very clean, wet and open capture of Lackerschmid’s vibes and […]
Analog
Sumiko Songbird Low Output MC Phono Cartridge | REVIEW
In reviewing the Sumiko Songbird phono cartridge, the little brother/sister to the Sumiko Starling I reviewed in The Occasional, I encountered somewhat of a dilemma. Is it wise to start off with the flagship product […]
Announcements
Audio Research to Release Book for 50th Anniversary
MAPLE GROVE, MN — I’ll be honest. I’d probably buy this book just because Ken Kessler wrote it. Enclosed below a press release and more juicy book photos. Enjoy! Press Release Enclosed AUDIO RESEARCH RELEASES […]
Audiophile Journal
What the hell is Resistor Magazine?
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Not a single audio show goes by where someone doesn’t ask me… “What’s Rafe Arnott up to these days?” It’s been since the spring of 2018 when Rafe Arnott departed […]
Music
Class M Planets, Ravenswood | The Vinyl Anachronist
When it comes to the messy, disorganized state of things after my move from Rochester to Portland, there’s been one constant–Class M Planets and their new album Ravenswood. I liked this music the first time […]
Announcements
Audiovector R 6 Series Loudspeakers
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Launching in just a few weeks, and yet I can’t wait to see the new Audiovector R 6 Series in person. Tremendously sexy, the new R 6 Series from Audiovector promises to […]