vinyl

The high price of Vinyl: Electric Recording Co. releases Music for Viola & Cello at $385 USD

August 17, 2017

Paying £300 ($385 USD) for an LP is just not raising eyebrows the same way it might have even just a year or two ago. Rare vinyl prices, or limited-edition pressings are going through the roof, and even the less-rare recordings of rock’s [...]

DVL Audio Album of the Month for August – Julius Lester

August 13, 2017

This is the second in a monthly series of album reviews I will be doing for DVL Audio here in Canada. I’ll be heading out to a local record store in Vancouver, digging through the bins, and coming up with an intriguing LP to discuss here on [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: The Voice That Is launches a Tidal wave

July 29, 2017

You can say two things for certain about high-end audio dealer Doug White: He has terrific ears and is very discerning. White runs The Voice That Is, a Philadelphia-based shop. He is a fixture at most of the big shows, and is one of those exhibitors [...]

Grado Labs Introduces Their Finest Cartridges: EPOCH and AEON

July 25, 2017

Received some rather interesting news out of Brooklyn, NY today. Grado Labs has some brand new phono cartridges! Grado Epoch: $12,000; August 2017 Grado Aeon: $6,000; Early 2018 From the press release: The Brooklyn Company Kicks Off The Lineage [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: MoFi masters the art of audiophile pressings

July 18, 2017

Glancing at the deep stacks of vinyl albums in the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab room at the Los Angeles Audio Show, I could only think of two things: When do these guys go on lunch break, and how fast could I get a dolly up here? Indeed, seeing [...]

DVL Audio Album of the Month for July – Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio

July 16, 2017

This is the first in a monthly series of album reviews I will be doing for DVL Audio here in Canada. I’ll be heading out to a local record store in Vancouver, digging through the bins, and coming up with an intriguing LP to discuss here on [...]

Black Sabbath announce The Ten Year War: Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set with MQA high-res

June 22, 2017

Black Sabbath fans rejoice. BMG is tooling up for a September release of eight Sabbath LPs on 180-gram coloured vinyl that all have been re-mastered by Andy Pearce from the original tapes. Oh, and did I mention the wearable USB Crucifix that will be [...]