Donald Fagen - The Nightfly - Yesteryear Vinyl 2
Donald Fagen – The Nightfly – Yesteryear Vinyl Another classic yesteryear album from my wife’s extensive collection of well used vinyl! This 1982 Warner Brothers release, 92.3696-1, was mastered by Masterdisc, NYC. It was recorded and mixed entirely on 3M digital 32 track and 4 track machines at Soundworks Digital […]

Donald Fagen – The Nightfly – Yesteryear Vinyl

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Vinyl Albums Of Yesteryear – 10cc My First Live End Dead End 8 Track Control Room Yes, that is me, well at least my back view, in 1984 as a Lecturer at Salford College of Technology School For Music, at its Adelphi annexe in the UK. It was my first […]

Vinyl Albums Of Yesteryear – 10cc

HDMI Data Rate Calculator
HDMI Data Rate Calculator It has come to my attention that many readers would like to know how to simply calculate their HDMI data rates for all the different configurations that are now possible with 4K and HD. I have presented several tables to show these rates but they are […]

HDMI Data Rate Calculator

The Rise Of Skywalker – Blu-ray 4K Review           Disney/Buena Vista 2019 PG13 | 2hrs 21 min | Sci-Fi | Fantasy | Action | Adventure HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Native 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 […]

The Rise Of Skywalker – Blu-ray 4K Review

Turntable Motor Noise and Vibration In my earlier post on turntable designs we took a look at the different drive techniques used to spin the platter. Lets take a slightly more detailed look at the effects of the motor design that is used to drive the more popular belt drive […]

Turntable Motor Noise and Vibration

VPI Produces Coronavirus Protection Products VPI Industries, a New Jersey based high-end turntable manufacturung firm will manufacture and distribute hand sanitizer, face shields and intubation hoods all free of charge in the US. This family-run company has temporarily downed tools and repurposed its factory to produce a range of personnel […]

VPI Produces Coronavirus Protection Products

Bohemian Rhapsody - 4K Blu-ray Review
Bohemian Rhapsody – 4K Blu-ray Review         20th Century Fox | 2018 PG13 | 2hrs 14 mins | Music | Biography | Drama HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | HDR10+ | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2.39:1 […]

Bohemian Rhapsody – 4K Blu-ray Review

Ariston RD11E - My Loss! 3
Ariston RD11E – My Loss! I thought that after 40 years I would just relate a heart felt regret to my readers and how I got onto the audiophile bandwagon. At the tender age of 23 and an entrenched “radio ham”, I visited a friends home amateur radio shack and […]

Ariston RD11E – My Loss!

Linn Karousel LP12 Bearing Upgrade
Linn Karousel LP12 Bearing Upgrade Probably the most iconic turntable of all time, the Linn Sondek LP12, can now have its bearing upgraded for the first time in almost 27 years. Linn commented saying that the Karousel bearing “will improve the performance of every Sondek LP12 turntable ever made”. Karousel, […]

Linn Karousel LP12 Bearing Upgrade

Maleficent:Mistress Of Evil – Blu-ray 4K Review
Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil – Blu-ray 4K Review         Disney/ Buena Vista | 2019 PG | 1hrs 59 min | Adventure | Family | Fantasy HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Aspect […]

Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil – Blu-ray 4K Review

Record Store Day 2020 UPDATE – Postponed until Saturday 20th June. On Saturday April 18th June 20th, Record Store Day is back for its 13th year with over 450 new vinyl releases, including new material from Christine and the Queens, Paul McCartney, Primal Scream and My Chemical Romance which will only […]

Record Store Day 2020

5G Connects Everything To Everything Introduction Well yes, I have to admit I still use my original Apple iPhone 3GS. It’s still a really reliable cell phone with text and e-mail. I have never needed anything else and I certainly do not want to be available 24/7 with others continually […]

5G Connects Everything To Everything

Gemini Man - Blu-ray 4K Review
Gemini Man – Blu-ray 4K Review           Paramount Pictures | 2019 PG13 | 1hrs 57 mins | Action | Adventure HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Native 4K | 2160P60 | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 1.85:1 Aspect […]

Gemini Man – Blu-ray 4K Review

Wireless Connectivity 101. What Is It? Introduction Some may say that this is an obscure post for an audio and video web site. Well, for better or worse wireless communication will eventually supplant most of our cabling, that includes many of those HT cables that you joyfully plug up to […]

Wireless Connectivity 101. What Is It?

Dire Straits Dire Straits - Review Update
Dire Straits Dire Straits – Review Update               Vinyl surface noise: 5 Dynamic Range: 4+/5 Stereo Imaging: 5- Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 5           Update 2/28/2020 This is just a brief update to the albums full review that […]

Dire Straits Dire Straits – Review Update