Having heard the entirety of all 13 cuts on Between Heaven and Earth digitally, I can unequivocally say that Witt’s expressive songwriting, singing, and piano playing, coupled with Henry’s widescreen ...

This drawing explains tone arm basic geometry. Thanks to Wally Malewicz for providing it. So let’s go through it together (because you will be "scrolling" it's probably a good idea to drag the image ...

A legacy brand in cartridge production, Sumiko may be best known — at least amongst the crowd I hung with back in the day — for their Sumiko Blue Point No. 2. The Blue Point was a moving coil (MC) ...

When Heart emerged in the mid-’70s with their hugely successful debut LP Dreamboat Annie, you could immediately hear how brilliantly they rode the fine line between loving homage and unabashed ...

Back on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, AP editor Mike Mettler and I shared our respective Record Store Day 2026 experiences, along with assessments of some of our purchases that day. (Go here for a ...

Here's 100 recommended all-analog LP reissues worth owning. The video runs two hours so unless you are masochistic, you might want to watch in shorter segments but covering 100 LPs took time! Plus ...

Three acoustic-driven rock records — one from the 1960s, and two from the 1990s — have recently gotten the Vinylphyle audiophile treatment from UMe. As most regular AP readers likely know, the ...

I’m always on the lookout for new and better tools to help with my installations, and over the years, WAM Engineering, a.k.a. WallyTools, has made some of the most innovative aids to help nail the ...

Originally released on Tamla on August 28, 1973, Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On LP was a landmark recording that resonated with audiences at the time of its release, and it has continued to do so for ...

It was a new day yesterday, and it’s an even newer day now. Yeah, I swapped “even newer” for “older” in the latter half of that borrowed Jethro Tull lyric — but I feel somewhat justified because of a ...

The Esoteric Grandioso T1 turntable uses a completely new drive system, designed to combine all the advantages of the various existing systems with none of the downsides. The T1 drive system can be ...

Today, Hana announces the late-September 2026 release of the MK II version of their E Series nude-elliptical moving-coil (MC) cartridges, but I already got my hands on the first EH MK II! I’m not ...