Most serious vinyl collectors know this rule of thumb of vinyl pressings: without any further information, you want to own the first issue from the country of the original recording. That is most likely to guarantee that you’re getting a copy made from the original master tape. The assumption here...
California Audio Show – Oakland, July 28-30, 2017 The California Audio Show will be celebrating its 7th year when it opens its doors on July 28th at the Hilton Oakland Airport in Oakland, CA. The Bay Area’s only show skipped a year as organizers paused. The show is the brainchild...
The Cliffwood Turntable is the new “entry-level” turntable from VPI Industries. That’s not to say that you’ll see hordes of Generation Z music lovers standing in Urban Outfitters weighing a Crossley in one hand and a VPI in the other. Rather, Cliffwood appears to be the entry-level to VPI in...
Los Angeles Audio Show 2017 It Was 20 Year Ago Today… The new reissue of Sgt. Pepper had me thinking about other things that change over 20 years. I attended my first audio show next to LAX in 1997, 20 years ago. It was toward the end of a 10-year...
Shinola launches the Shinola Runwell, a collaboration with VPI Today VPI Industries announced the result of their collaboration with Shinola, the Shinola Runwell turntable, made in America. The table launches in November, 2016, with a $2500.00 MSRP, including cartridge and phono stage. “After two years of work, blood, sweat, and tears our...
George Counnas, President of California-based Zesto Audio introduces the Zesto Andros Tessera 4-input phono preamplifier at the 2016 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. The Tessera was part of a highly musical system also featuring all Zesto electronics, a Merrill-Williams turntable, and WyWires cables. For more information on the Andros Tessera, visit Zesto: http://www.zestoaudio.com/andros-tessera/...
American Made Audio member Burwell and Sons makes gorgeous horn loudspeakers using vintage components in modern hand-finished speaker cabinets. In this video, Gordon Burwell (Senior) talks with American Made Audio about his speakers and subwoofers at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2016. Learn more about Burwell & Sons at http://www.burwellspeakers.com
Edit: Adding show coverage here: Burwell and Sons Horn Loudspeakers RMAF 2016 Zesto Audio Andros Tessera Phono Preamplifier RMAF 2016 American Companies to Watch at RMAF 2016 October once again graces us with her shorter days, longer nights, harvest moons and the country’s largest audio show. The Rocky...
Music Matters Jazz has announced their final round of new Blue Note Records vinyl reissue titles, and it’s a whopper. For many years, Music Matters has been crafting the definitive Blue Note reissue series, with sound quality that rivals or even exceeds the originals. Now, the last titles are being...
Updated 6/30/2016 with details from VPI press release VPI Industries knows how to keep its friends happy, or at least its Facebook friends. The company has taken to sharing an inside look at new products online via the social networking site. If Elon Musk can announce major Tesla initiatives on...