Kategori: AnalogPlanet

The optiks — er, sorry, the optics are always good whenever we get to see some new gear from preamp...

In a moment that truly signifies the end of an era, the passing of 1960s psychedelic music legend, Rock &...

If you’re gonna name a company whose raison d’être is to focus on celebrating all the joys of the resurgent...

Some like it hot and some sweat when the heat it on, as the saying goes — at least that’s...

Time for another exclusive AP sneak preview! Check out Ken Micallef’s unboxing video of HumminGuru’s cool new EZ Vinyl Record...

In August 1978, Akron, Ohio’s groundbreaking conceptual art rock band Devo released their Warner Bros. debut, which boldly posed the...

Welcome to the first installment of New Wax Wednesday for 2026! I already have plenty of great 2026 releases to...

Leave it to Victrola to come up with an all-in-one entry-level offering for budding, budget-minded vinyl lovers — i.e., just...

Happy 2026, everyone! We hope the holidays treated you well, and that you got all the cool new analog gear...

Since we ended 2025 with a review of one of the two best-selling jazz albums in history (which you can...

Klaudio presented at least one of their turntables at Capital Audiofest (a.k.a. CAF), including one in the Jaguar Audio room...

In the world of high-end audio, turntable design is defined by strict minimalists, creative maximalists, and those who refuse the...

In the 60 years since its initial release in 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas has become not only a family...

Welcome to Part 2 of our annual, year-end Best LPs extravaganza! As I noted at the outset of Part 1...

Oh, where did the time go. . .? It’s been yet another year of acquiring, archiving, cleaning, spinning, and listening...

The two albums being reviewed today are exciting prospects for us here at AP, because they also happen to be...

Although Capital Audiofest showcased plenty of high-priced, high-end equipment this year, not all of the gear on demo at the...

Mobile Fidelity have been on quite a tear of late. If you received the annual Music Direct catalog in your...

Bi-coastal Alma Music & Audio presented no fewer than five demo rooms at Capital Audiofest this year, with one of...

Texas rock-funk keyboard legend and composer Edgar Winter once wrote, “I’ve heard it said there’s beauty in distortion.” Besides it...

Tis the season, just like the header says! Yesterday (December 11, 2025), I visited the Buffalo & Erie County Public...

Certain gear manufacturers have a knack for choosing a company name that perfectly, and most viscerally, describes what they’re all...

Tori Amos is the type of artist who relishes pushing the creative envelope at practically every turn, and she went...

At Capital Audiofest 2025, Audio Note UK showed an enjoyable demo system that they designated a level “4/5” setup that...

Fern & Roby’s Christopher Hildebrand not only brings distinctive turntables and other hi-fi gear to shows like Capital Audiofest (a.k.a....

A new super deluxe edition box set celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Rolling Stones’ April 1976 LP Black and...

It’s always refreshing to see young blood making a clear impact on the world of new vinyl — and this...

Time for another sneak preview! Check out Ken Micallef’s unboxing video of Pear Audio’s nifty-new Kid Howard Blue turntable, via...

There were plenty of European turntables seen and heard at Capital Audiofest 2025 — and Nashville-based dealer Gestalt Audio, who...

Welcome to December, my fellow analog-o-philes. Since we are now also in the prime of the holiday season, we here...

Hello from the front lines! I rallied to take part in Record Store Day here on November 28, 2025. I...

Before we all drive and/or fly off to our respective Thanksgiving festivities for the long weekend ahead, I wanted to...

Hello and welcome to Part 2 of my Capital Audiofest show report! Let’s get right to it! J.SIKORA / COMMAND...

At the musical crossroads of high fidelity and 1960s pop music, there are often significant discrepancies that can hinder many...