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Kevin Fielding explains how to interpret measurements so you know when action is warranted, what deserves priority, and when it’s reasonable to stop trying to fix things and simply enjoy the music.
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Vinyl’s “warmth” isn’t magic—it’s mastering. This deep dive dismantles the format debate, showing how mastering choices, not media types, shape sound. CD may be technically superior, but the real battle lies in the mix.
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Claude Lemaire continues his series on records that transformed the pop and rock music landscape, organized by year of release.
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Though deaf, Beethoven didn’t compose in a void—he relied on audiation, tactile feedback, a rigorous compositional method… and bone conduction?
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Octave Records’ latest release, Otis Taylor and the Electrics, offers some very powerful music from the trance blues master.
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In the aftermath, the facts calcified into legend. One quote, in particular, metastasized across tabloids and biographies: “I couldn’t do it myself, so I had him do it for me.”
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Rob Schryer checks out some of the world’s finest audio gear at Bliss Acoustics’ special event.
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From our expert classical music critic—a must-hear collection of some of the best Christmas-inspired recordings.
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This 2025 holiday gift guide charges through sub-$400 audiophile gems, spotlighting beryllium-kissed headphones, Chi-Fi IEM overachievers and Andrew Jones–tuned speakers, sketching a lineup that sounds far pricier than its festive price ceiling.
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Robert Schryer finds himself unexpectedly swept away by NuPrime’s IDA-9, a sleek, compact powerhouse whose rich, dynamic sound belies its price.
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Claude Lemaire continues his series on records that transformed the pop and rock music landscape, organized by year of release.
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Here are a few more tasty nuggets of wisdom about playing in a rock band from someone who’s been there: Frank Doris. This time, Frank highlights the importance of rehearsing—because if you don’t rehearse, you’re gonna suck.
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A hundred years ago, Uncle Jimmy Thompson’s 1925 fiddle tune on WSM birthed the Grand Ole Opry—and a generation later, even Elvis couldn’t crack its reverent, rustic stronghold.
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Bob Bachelor leads the Lyric Theatre Singers’ Candlelight Christmas 2025, blending gospel, choral classics, and a South African carol in a concert series that promises joy, reflection, and rich seasonal harmony.
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Harpist Valérie Milot and audiophile label 2xHD have teamed up to create Valérie’s new, out-of-this-world recording, Nebulæ.
