Jelco Tonearm Manufacturer Closes So far this is just a strong rumor, but the Jelco web site and various industry professionals are indicating that there are problems ahead. Has the Ichikawa Jewel Company – the Japanese manufacturer behind Jelco, which has been manufacturing phono cartridges, tonearms and turntable accessories for almost a […]

Jelco Tonearm Manufacturer Closes

Carole King – Tapestry – Yesteryear Vinyl Tapestry is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Carole King. It was released in 1971 on Ode Records and produced by Lou Adler. It is one of the best-selling albums of all time, with over 25 million copies sold worldwide to date. The […]

Carole King – Tapestry – Yesteryear Vinyl

Network Cables & Switches - Myths & BS
Network Cables & Switches – Myths & BS Introduction I have worked at the pointed or origination end of audio and video all my professional life (40+ years) from professional recording studios to professional radio and TV broadcast and production. So I couldn’t let the following comments evaporate into the […]

Network Cables & Switches – Myths & BS

TOTO - Yesteryear Vinyl
TOTO – Yesteryear Vinyl TOTO was an American rock band from Van Nuys, LA, the town in which I first lived when I moved to America in 1993. Just in time for the 1994 Northridge earthquake that virtually totaled my newly purchased home. Luckily I had taken out earthquake insurance……but that […]

TOTO – Yesteryear Vinyl

Roxy Music -Avalon - Yesteryear Vinyl 2
Roxy Music – Avalon – Yesteryear Vinyl Avalon is the eighth and final studio album by English rock band Roxy Music. Released in May 1982, by E.G. Records, it was recorded between 1981–1982 at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, the Power Station, NYC and was mastered by Robert Ludwig […]

Roxy Music – Avalon – Yesteryear Vinyl

RSD 2020 Update
RSD 2020 Update I suppose it was only to be expected. Record Store Day 2020 that had been re-schedulled for June 2020, due to the Corona Virus, has now been cancelled and replaced with three “RSD DROPS” of limited edition vinyl records. The records on the official Record Store Day release […]

RSD 2020 Update

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