Fact it, it’s all about applied science. “I was unscrewing the back of everything in the house — the stereo, the television, the table radio, my sister’s hairdryer. That’s when my mother sent me to ...

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) ...

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 ...

While I was repeat-playing a 120g 1979 Deutsche Grammophon disc of Maurizio Pollini playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat with the Vienna Philharmonic, Karl Böhm conducting (DG LP 2531 194 ...

Something About Him: Tom Scholz, lost in thought and doing what he does best, behind the board. Photo by Ron Pownall, courtesy Boston and Impex. As soon as you hear those distinctive, fade-in opening ...

In the bicentennial year of 1976, progressive pioneers Yes were arguably at the top of their game in terms of their accumulated fanbase and sales clout. Rebounding from December 1973’s excellent but ...

At Audio Advice Live 2026, The Sound Organisation’s Rick Williford talks about the gear in this room at the show, which includes Rega’s Planar 6 RS turntable, Elex MK4 integrated amplifier, and Aya ...

Live from SouthWest Audio Fest 2026, Ken Micallef shares shots of turntables, tonearms, and cartridges from the likes of Garrard, Döhmann, Pure Fidelity, Dual, Hana, Supatrac, and many more. (You may ...

Allnic, Kang Su Park’s company’s name, is a portmanteau of “all” and “nickel,” a tribute to the material in the transformer cores he uses in his equipment, often referred to by the trade name ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the early 1990s, two incredible albums were issued by Jellyfish, a group of musicians emanating from San Francisco’s Bay Area. For a moment in time, Jellyfish successfully encapsulated all that was ...