Vinyl
McIntosh C500 Control Center
McIntosh has always built preamplifiers that define the term “input flexibility,” which is why I always refer to them as control centers. Read More >
Furutech GT40
I always enjoy teasing our publisher about the validity of five-figure gear and his recent obsession with the dCS Paganini stack. Read More >
Kate Bush – The Sensual World
Following up its excellent remaster of Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love, Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray turn in another winner with this new version of The Sensual World, the subsequent album in the singer’s catalog. Read More >
Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington – Ella and Duke at the Cote D’Azur
Somewhere between the original 2LP set and 1998 “Full Concert Release” on Verve, we have Mosaic’s 3LP set of Ella and Duke at the Cote D’Azur. The audiophile imprint’s new version encompasses the two original records plus the Duke Ellington album Soul Call, produced from the same French concerts recorded live to two-track tape in Juan-les-Pines between late June and July, 1966. Read More >
Little Feat – Waiting For Columbus
Little Feat is a lot like the Dave Matthews Band in several regards. At heart, the group was a jam-oriented band comprised of excellent players. And just as every 90s frat party seemingly required a few Matthews records, so, too, did every 70s college soiree demand at least two Little Feat albums. Read More >
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – Indestructible
Big, bold jazz demands big, bold grooves. Music Matters delivers that and more on Indestructible. The record starts with a giant drum thwack from Art Blakey and, immediately, the opening “The Egyptian” roars out of the speakers. Read More >
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