Audio Research CD6 SE Compact Disc Player/DAC | Review
When’s the last time you heard a new CD player and thought wow, this sounds terrific? I’m not talking about digital in general or a DAC, but a one-box CD transport/DAC [...]
2L recordings
Linear Tube Audio ZOTL40, microZOTL Pre | Review
“These ‘uns are a little bit different,” Scot Hull told me in that almost impenetrable Northern Maryland drawl of his. It was almost a warning—he knew I loved the [...]
Apollo Chamber Players, Within Earth | The Vinyl Anachronist
My love for the classical string quartet has been neglected for the last few years. It seems like the only new releases I receive are occasional titles from 2L [...]
2L Recordings’ Tomba Sonora | The Vinyl Anachronist
Choir recordings from 2L Recordings tend to be a special treat. Since Morten Lindberg loves to record in spacious Norwegian churches, these releases tend to be pure exercises [...]
Trio Taus, Mozart’s Divertimento KV 563 | The Vinyl Anachronist
I can always count on 2L Recordings when it comes to challenging me intellectually, through complex musical themes, or helping me to bask in the beauty of some of the finest [...]
Tove Ramlo-Ystad, Fryd | The Vinyl Anachronist
I tried to tell you about this new release from 2L Recordings before the holidays, but I just ran out of time. Fryd, from choir conductor Tove Ramlo-Ystad and her singers, [...]
Nikolai Medtner, Skazki | The Vinyl Anachronist
One of the most exciting things about reviewing 2L Recordings‘ new release of five Nikolai Medtner compositions for solo piano, other than the fascinating music itself, [...]
Martin Logan and Benchmark | CAF 2019
It was with some apprehension that I entered the Martin Logan and Benchmark room at the 2019 Capital Audiofest. I took one look at the room set-up and said to myself,. [...]
Schola Cantorum, Trachea | The Vinyl Anachronist
Trachea, from the Norwegian choral group Schola Cantorum, seems like the latest “voices-in-a-church” release from 2L Recordings, something very much in line [...]
Oslo Kammerkor, Veneliti | The Vinyl Anachronist
In terms of choral performances, the Oslo Kammerkor (Chamber Choir) and their performance of Orjan Matre‘s Veneliti is very different than the last 2L Recording I [...]
