ELLA FITZGERALD: Sings Duke Ellington (2CD)

  This release contains Ella Fitzgerald’s complete small group studio sides from her celebratedalbum devoted to the music of Duke Ellington. Complementing them, CD2 of this set presents a selection of small-group live performancesshowcasing Ella singing Ellington tunes at a wide variety of venues between 1950 and 1961. Includes 16-page booklet with memorabilia and the […]

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Tangerine Dream: The Official Bootleg Series Volume Two – Palais des Congres, Paris March 1978 & Palast der Republik, East Berlin January 1980 (4CD Box Set)

A 4 CD CLAMSHELL BOXED SET FEATURING OFFICIAL BOOTLEGS OF TWO CLASSIC TANGERINE DREAM CONCERTS FROM PARIS IN 1978 & EAST BERLIN IN 1980 THE SECOND SET IN AN OFFICIAL BOOTLEG SERIES APPROVED BY TANGERINE DREAM INCLUDES ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH NEW ESSAY   Formed in Berlin in September 1967 by Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream are […]

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AUDIO INSIDER

Don’t just roll over

You know the old saying if at first you don’t succeed…well, it’s a good one when it comes to the upgrade process. As audiophiles, we like to occasionally upgrade our equipment. Some of us more than others. (By the way, the second batch of Audiophile hats are in and start shipping today!) We read the reviews, we […]

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AUDIO INSIDER

ETHAN WINER: This is a video version of my workshop “Lies, Damn Lies, and Audio Gear Specs” from the October 2013 AES show in NYC

ETHAN WINER: This is a video version of my workshop “Lies, Damn Lies, and Audio Gear Specs” from the October 2013 AES show in New York City. Panelists are Ethan Winer, Mike Rivers, Scott Dorsey, and David Moran. This video explains how the fidelity of audio equipment is assessed and measured, and is an offshoot […]

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AUDIO INSIDER

PREAMPS: It’s easy to ignore the cumulative degradation of equipment where each piece in the chain adds a bit of flavor not natural to the source – but preamps may be the worst of the lot.

One of our customers was upset because he loved the sound of our phono preamplifier directly into his power amplifier but then not so much when he inserted his preamp between the phono stage and his amp. His question, naturally, was this: if my preamp sounds great by itself and the phono stage sounds great […]

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