What’s better than spending thirty-minutes of your Monday afternoon to watch an outstanding new documentary from Chad Kassem that takes us deep behind the curtain of Acoustic Sounds (website). In this mini-documentary we get a […]
A quick note before getting to George Russell. Although I’m a big fan—and consumer—of LP reissues, it sometimes seems as if a sizeable segment of the reissue market consists of a relatively limited selection of […]
By means of introduction to the Rega P10 turntable, let me start by saying that I work as a mastering engineer. For some time, I’ve wanted to upgrade my current turntable, a Rega P3, to […]
The Story There are two types of people in this world: 1) Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. 2) I say that because they say a picture is worth a thousand words, and this article […]
In business, it can be advantageous to cut out the middle man. In vinyl record production, too, less can be more. The latest mini-trend in the audiophile world is one-step recordings, which eliminate two parts […]
If you’ve ever heard of Chad Kassem, you know he’s a pillar of the vinyl resurgence, owner and founder of Acoustic Sounds and many other related ventures. If you’ve ever heard Chad Kassem speak, you […]
A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook “Success is 5% perspiration and 95% getting your name out there.” -Albert Einstein Often the reason I get from dealers and manufacturers who have already “arrived” at their place […]
Black Friday is upon us again. And once again, we have deals. I say, we have deals! [I’ll update this as they come in] Woo Audio is offering 10% off of everything, with free shipping, […]
“I mostly put out what I like,” Chad Kassem, owner of Salina, Kansas-based Acoustic Sounds was explaining to a couple of audio fans as I entered his ground-floor room during the second day of RMAF […]
By John Stancavage When I walked into the spacious, ground-floor Acoustic Sounds room at RMAF, head honcho Chad Kassem had just cued up Dave Brubeck’s jazz chestnut “Take Five.” As often as this track gets […]
Acoustic Sounds Celebrates it’s 25th Anniversary. It’s been a story really unlike any other – Chad Kassem is sent by the courts from Lafayette, Louisiana, to Salina, Kansas, to seek sobriety. It’s 1984. Living in […]
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