Audio files are delivered to Spotify from distributors all over the world and are often mixed/mastered at different volume levels. We want to ensure the best listening experience for users, so we apply Loudness Normalization to create a balance. It also levels the playing field between soft and loud masters. Louder tracks have often been […]
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2022 was a great year for music in general, and the album in particular. It was a year of sensational debuts from acts as diverse as Wet Leg and Gabriels, global superstars such as Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar released some of their finest work after a lengthy break, and there were some real returns to […]
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Naim Records was created by Naim founder Julian Vereker in 1993. The label combines his love for music with his quest to deliver the best sound quality, from the studio to the listening room. Naim Recs has traditionally given a voice to musicians whose music may not have had the chance to be heard by […]
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Mick Abrahams was the original guitarist for Jethro Tull and featured heavily on This Was.. He left the group to form Blodwyn Pig a successful blues/jazz influenced progressive rock group. All Tore Down was recorded live in 1993 and features the classic Tull track Cat’s Squirrel. It’s Only Love All Tore Down Lies Billy The […]
“Some six or so years ago, the Linn Asak cartridge set new standards for imaging and soundstage reproduction. I can remember the first time I heard an Asak in a system using Quad ESL-63s—I had never experienced such depth of soundstage and solidity of imaging from anysystem, and that with Quad amplification! The Asak was relatively […]
Having owned many good turntables in my audiophile life I am still wondering why not one of the modern designs of the last 20 years is able to beat the sound qualities of an EMT 927. New designs may offer some advantages like multiple armboards, more than one motor or additional vibration measurements etc. but […]
” We currently use ReplayGain, which was the most recognized standard for calculating loudness when Spotify first started. In the future, we plan to use a new standard for calculating loudness, called ITU 1770 (from the International Telecommunication Union). This defines the integrated LUFS (Loudness Units Full Scale) measure, and it’s what we recommend you […]
Whenever I read articles or questions on this topic….the answer always seems to rest solely on finding the Resonant Frequency of the particular tonearm/cartridge in question? As long as it lies between 8-12 Hz…..you have a good match. RF= 159 / sqrt ((eff. mass + cart weight + fastener weight) x (compliance)) RF: resonant frequency […]
“Dear friends: who really needs an MM type phono cartridge?, well I will try to share/explain with you what are my experiences about and I hope too that many of you could enrich the topic/subject with your own experiences. For some years ( in this forum ) and time to time I posted that the […]
Looking for a starter system in classified for a good friends daughter. If I have to buy a cart/stylus what and where from? I have a couple of AT bodies with green and yellow styluses that could be replaced and an Ortofon VSM 10E that also needs the stylus replacing. Never looked for this type […]
Hi hoping to be spoon fed some nuggets of advice on grounding from a knowledgable fishie or 2 My turntable has a grounding wire attached to the underside of the bearing assembly, as well as the more traditional ground wire alongside the tonearm cable. I have 2 issues to try and fix – one is […]
I read a lot about vinyl being superior to compact disc but is this real true? How does one measure this scientifically? People say they prefer the “warmer” or “more natural” sound of vinyl and claim they hear a more detailed reproduction. The first part is a preference and as to the second is it […]