Thorens TD-1601 Turntable | REVIEW
Which Thorens turntable is your favorite? The idler-driven TD-124, a sixty-year-old design that can compete with today’s finest? The TD-125 for its superb [...]
Articles by Marc Phillips
Nicholas Brust, Frozen in Time | The Vinyl Anachronist
After a week of decidedly avant-garde recordings that glance off the side walls of contemporary jazz, Nicholas Brust and his latest album, Frozen in Time, are a needed [...]
Samuel Leipold, Viscosity | The Vinyl Anachronist
Samuel Leipold and his album Viscosity reminds me of the first few times I tried to play guitar. My best friend had learned how to play when he was young, piano too. Every [...]
Zen Zadravec, Human Revolution | The Vinyl Anachronist
My first impression of Zen Zadravec‘s piano, processed when I first received Human Revolution a few weeks ago, is nearly the same right now. Zadravec, born in Winnipeg, [...]
Florian Arbenz and Greg Osby, Reflection of the Eternal Line | The Vinyl Anachronist
I’ve mentioned that I love getting review requests directly from performers, usually because I see the passion in their appeal. It’s direct and unfiltered. This [...]
What Happens In a Year, ceremonie/musique | The Vinyl Anachronist
What happens in a year, indeed. We all have our 2020 stories of bad luck, the things that happened to us IN ADDITION TO all of the things happening to us all. Mine is [...]
Sonus faber Lumina III Loudspeakers | REVIEW
After spending the first 24 hours with the new Sonus faber Lumina III loudspeakers, here’s what I came up with. First, imagine you’re not an audiophile. You’re just a [...]
The Moore-McColl Jazz Society, Electric Fantastic | The Vinyl Anachronist
The long-lasting appeal of old-fashioned blues rock, full of blistering riffs from hollow-bodied Gibsons, Hammond B-3s and the mandatory three-piece horn section, the kind of [...]
Madre Vaca, Winterreise | The Vinyl Anachronist
Just a few days after writing a review on jazz arrangements for Prokofiev, I’ve stumbled upon another CD in the review pile that takes classical compositions and [...]
Naim Audio Mu-so 2nd Generation Wireless Music System | REVIEW
The Naim Audio Mu-so changed the way I listen to music. That’s not hyperbole, a ready-made pull quote that Naim can use in their print ads. A few years ago, I was [...]
