One of our good customers has started a blog which he calls
A GUIDE FOR THE BUDDING ANALOG AUDIOPHILE
Robert Brook recently conducted an interview with me. Please to enjoy.
Guest Commentaries from Robert Brook
Saxophone Colossus: Rediscovering Sonny Rollins’ Masterpiece with 4 Decades of Pressings
Hot Stampers of Sonny Rollins’ Albums in Stock
More on Saxophone Colossus
One of our good customers has started a blog which he calls
A GUIDE FOR THE BUDDING ANALOG AUDIOPHILE
Below is a link to a comparison he carried out with a few pressings of Sonny Rollins’ classic Saxophone Colossus, including the DCC, the OJC, and one of our Hot Stampers.
We will have some comments to add to his down the road. For now, please to enjoy.
Saxaphone Colossus: Rediscovering SONNY ROLLINS’ Masterpiece with 4 Decades of Pressings
Miles Davis Kind of Blue – Sizing Up Two Very Different Sounding Pressings from the ’70s
More on Kind of Blue
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Below is a link to a comparison Robert Brook carried out with a few pressings of Miles Davis’ Masterpiece, Kind of Blue.
KIND OF BLUE: Discovering the RIGHT SOUND for Miles Davis’ MASTERPIECE
Led Zeppelin III – Hot Stampers vs. The World
Letters and Commentaries for Led Zeppelin III
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Below is a link to a comparison Robert Brook carried out with various pressings of Led Zeppelin III.
Led Zeppelin 3: Audiophile Record Collecting During the Trump Era
The Classic has of course been a member of our Hall of Shame on the site since the day it came out. We have a section on this blog for records that don’t sound good (the case with the Classic) or have weak music (definitely not the case!), which can be found here.
Classic Records
was an awful record label from day one. The link above will take you to some of our reviews of their rock records.
We also have sections for their jazz and classical offerings.
Muddy Waters Folk Singer – Vintage Vinyl Vs the Analogue Productions Modern Remaster
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Below is a link to a comparison Robert Brook carried out between two pressings of Folk Singer.
I will post a few comments down the road.
Muddy Waters’ Folk Singer: Analogue Productions Takes On the ’70’s Repress
I have never heard the AP pressing, and have no plans at this time to play one, mostly because not a single one that I have heard on my system was any better than awful.
You can read some of my reviews here:
The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds: Analogue Productions Takes on the Hot Stamper
One of our good customers has started writing a blog which he calls
A GUIDE FOR THE BUDDING ANALOG AUDIOPHILE
Below is a link to a comparison Robert Brook carried out between two pressings of Pet Sounds – the Analogue Productions pressing and one of our Hot Stampers.
I have never heard the AP pressing, and have no plans at this time to play one, mostly because not a single one that I have heard on my system was any better than awful.
You can read some of my reviews here:
I wrote a very long review of their disastrous Tea for the Tillerman which you may find of interest:
Cat Stevens / Tea for the Tillerman – This Is Your Idea of Analog?
Turntable Set Up Guide Part 1: Why You Need to Do It Yourself
One of our good customers has started writing a blog which he calls
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Below you will find a link to an article about turntable setup in which I am quoted on the subject. I would have loved to write something along these lines myself, but never found the time to do so.
Robert Brook took the job upon himself and has explained it well, so if you would like to learn more about turntable setup, I encourage you to visit his blog and read more about it.
Turntable Set Up Guide Part 1: Why You Need to Do It Yourself