"The Capitol Definitive Sound Series 60th anniversary one-step of the Beach Boys' seminal 'Pet Sounds' will be the final, authoritative version of 'Pet Sounds' now and forever," writes @michaelfremer . "You will hear deeply into the mix in ways that previous versions did not go. The timbral balance is also ideal. Heretofore hidden elements within the mixes will appear in plain audio sight: harmonies, layer upon layer of instruments. And the ones you're familiar with will have greater clarity and texture."
Read the review at the link in bio.
#thebeachboys #petsounds #petsounds60 #thebeachboyspetsounds #brianwilson #carlwilson #denniswilson #aljardine #tonyasher #mikelove #wallofsound #vinyl #capitoldefinitivesoundseries #definitivesoundseries #onestepvinyl #allanalogvinyl #audiophilevinyl #vinylreissue #neotechvr900d2 #michaelfremer #trackingangle
"@technics_global ' $6599 SL-1200GME direct drive turntable is a fitting final statement and tribute to one of the greatest turntable lines ever conceived of and executed for more than 50 years," writes @michaelfremer . "It combines the best of everything that Technics has developed over the past decade, even further improving upon the drive system... around this price, there are only a few turntables that can be considered competitive."
Read the review at the link in bio.
#technics #technicssl1200 #technicssl1200gme #sl1200 #sl1200gme #turntable #recordplayer #directdrive #directdriveturntable #hifi #hifiaudio #highendaudio #hifigear #michaelfremer #trackingangle
"At $788,000 per pair, the new @wilson.audio Autobiography loudspeaker is the most expensive product in the company's history, though it consists of 1800 individual parts and is Wilson's most time-coherent loudspeaker yet," reports @michaelfremer . "Recent developments in CNC machining and 3D printing—as well as human ingenuity— have allowed the design team to perfect driver alignment precision in three-dimensional space while simultaneously producing unprecedented locked stability and vibration control among the speaker modules... Numerous Wilson owners have already made the purchase and it's more than likely that the technological advances will 'trickle down' to less costly loudspeakers in the company's lineup."
Read the full coverage from Michael Fremer and Jacob Heilbrunn at the link in bio.
(Pictured L-R: Sheryl Lee Wilson, Daryl Wilson, and Wilson Audio director of sales Peter McGrath)
#wilsonaudio #loudspeaker #hifispeakers #hifiloudspeakers #highendaudio #wilsonautobiography #wilsonaudioautobiography #floorstandingspeakers #hifi #hifiaudio #hifigear #michaelfremer #jacobheilbrunn #trackingangle
"ZZ Top's third album, 1973's 'Tres Hombres,' continues to find new audiences wanting to both 'boogie down' and draw close to the southern ether," writes @michaelfremer . "The new @analogueproductions 45rpm UHQR definitely pushes the mid-bottom end, which adds some warmth almost to the point of making the kick drum the star of the show... The louder you crank it, the better it sounds, but how it sounds will definitely be system dependent."
Read the review at the link in bio.
#zztop #billygibbons #bluesrock #boogierock #southernrock #classicrock #uhqr #vinyl #vinylreissue #vinylboxset #audiophilevinyl #michaelfremer #trackingangle
"As the first time that this album has been cut from the sequenced 1/2" 30ips analog masters, the Definitive Sound Series one-step of @blink182 's 'Enema Of The State' is indeed the best it's ever sounded, though it’s still a sterile sounding mix without much depth," writes @malachi__lui . "That’s just what this album sounds like, and mastering engineer Chris Bellman struck the perfect EQ balance between clarity and weight without trying to add 'texture' or 'richness' or 'space' that isn’t and shouldn’t be there."
Read the review at the link in bio.
#blink182 #enemaofthestate #tomdelonge #markhoppus #travisbarker #poppunk #skatepunk #vinyl #audiophilevinyl #vinylreissue #onestepvinyl #definitivesoundseries #definitivesoundseriesonestep #trackingangle
"The $29,000/pair Trenner & Friedl RA v3 loudspeaker feels less like a conventional hi-fi product and more like something shaped by lived experience—through recording sessions, late-night listening, and an understanding that music is not just a collection of sonic artifacts but a continuous, breathing event," writes Ken Redmond. "This is not a speaker voiced for effect. It is voiced for coherence, for tonal integrity, and with the intent to develop a long-term relationship between the listener and their music."
Read the review at the link in bio.
#trennerandfriedl #trennerandfriedlrav3 #hifispeaker #loudspeaker #loudspeakerreview #hifiaudio #hifigear #audiophile #highendaudio #trackingangle
"Hearing a Geese melody is akin to watching a drunk party-goer riding a mechanical bull, but the bull is on stage at the ballet," writes @abigaildevoe . "Though the mix on the band's 'Live At Third Man' album is conservative and struggles to balance Cameron Winter's voice with literally everything else going on, the record itself can handle Geese’s controlled chaos."
Read the review at the link in bio.
#geese #geeseband #thirdman #thirdmanrecords #thirdmanblueroom #liveatthirdman #cameronwinter #vinyl #directtoacetate #livealbum #albumreview #trackingangle
Today, @umgcatalog announced two 60th anniversary reissues of @thebeachboys seminal 'Pet Sounds,' including a Definitive Sound Series One-Step cut from the 1972 Reprise copy master—likely to be the best surviving mono source. "This tape matches perfectly with the 1972 and 1976 releases cut at Artisan Sound and it's not been touched for decades and sounds spectacular," writes @michaelfremer . "I have a test pressing and I promise you it's the best sounding version of 'Pet Sounds' you will ever hear."
Read more at the link in bio.
#thebeachboys #brianwilson #petsounds #thebeachboyspetsounds #psychedelicpop #baroquepop #sunshinepop #progressivepop #vinyl #onestepvinyl #definitivesoundseries #dssonestep #definitivesoundseriesonestep #vinylreissue #audiophilevinyl #monovinyl #michaelfremer #trackingangle
"The new half-speed master of Talk Talk's seminal 1988 classic 'Spirit Of Eden' is the best yet and isn't likely to be bettered," writes @michaelfremer . "It has the depth and delicacy of the original DMM cut, but wider dynamic range, greater transparency, richer instrumental timbres, and improved spatiality."
Read the review at the link in bio.
#talktalk #spiritofeden #talktalkspiritofeden #postrock #markhollis #artrock #experimentalrock #vinyl #halfspeedmastering #halfspeedmastered #metropolismastering #audiophilevinyl #vinylreissue #michaelfremer #trackingangle
"Everything played through the Wilson Audio TuneTots supplemented with a pair of the LōKē subwoofers ($9000 each) sounded familiar and, within reason, correct," writes @michaelfremer . "Turning on the LōKē subs made the walls disappear and new spaces appear, depending upon the recordings. Turning off the subs made all of this vanish, leaving a pair of very fine, small two-way TuneTots inhabiting a wall space."
Read the review at the link in bio.
#wilsonaudio #wilsonaudioloke #subwoofer #subwoofers #highendaudio #hifiaudio #hifigear #audiophile #highendsubwoofer #subwooferreview #michaelfremer #trackingangle
"'Make-up Is A Lie' is one of the most careless, uninspired records of Morrissey’s entire career," writes @malachi__lui . "Most of his records at least have some sort of overarching worldview or point to make; this new one is a scattered collection of songs, few of which are lyrically or musically invigorating... Morrissey’s social criticisms have become less biting, and his emotions less defined."
Read the review at the link in bio.
#morrissey #thesmiths #sirerecords #warnerrecords #vinyl #newmusic #alternativerock #poprock #makeupisalie #newalbum #albumreview #trackingangle
Today (March 7) would've been Love frontman Arthur Lee's 81st birthday. In commemoration, we publish Harvey Kubernik's interview with Love guitarist Johnny Echols, who recounts the recording of Lee's masterpiece, Love's 'Forever Changes.'
Read the interview at the link in bio.
(Pictured: Harvey Kubernik's copy of 'Forever Changes,' signed by Arthur Lee)
#arthurlee #arthurleelove #loveband #loveforeverchanges #johnnyechols #interview #psychedelicrock #classicrock #psychedelicpop #baroquepop #summeroflove #vinyl #classicvinyl #classicalbum
