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Author Archives: Tom Gibbs

Topping E70 Velvet DAC: Bringing Delta-Sigma Playback of Native DSD to a Higher Level

Back in February, I received a series of unsettling emails from Dalibor Kasac, my contact at Euphony Audio in Croatia, telling me about a discovery they’d made concerning how ESS Pro delta-sigma DAC chips process native DSD. And that Euphony had gotten a couple of the new Topping E70 Velvet DACs that incorporated the newest… Read More »

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Classic LPs from Miles and Monk Herald a New Era for Original Jazz Classics by Craft Recordings

Berkeley based Fantasy Records built their early reputation in the 1950s with classic LPs from Dave Brubeck, Cal Tjader, Gerry Mulligan, and Vince Guaraldi. Many of those LPs were pressed on red and blue translucent vinyl, and they became immensely popular with record buyers. I’ll never forget finding a sealed copy of Vince Guaraldi’s Jazz… Read More »

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LSA Signature 60 Monitor Loudspeakers

Living Sound Audio (LSA) is the in-house brand of Underwood HiFi, a company that’s nearly legendary in audiophile circles. Walter Liederman, Underwood HiFi’s “big kahuna”—hey, the dude lives in Maui, for heaven’s sake—was a perpetual fixture on the Atlanta audio scene for decades. Walter was a partner in Atlanta-based HiFi Buys for 23 years prior… Read More »

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Naiu Laboratory Ella Mark 3 Class ND Stereo Amplifier

  Naiu Laboratory is a German-based manufacturer that’s been in existence since the late 1990s. It’s the brainchild of Mircea Naiu, who also designed the proprietary circuit employed by their only current model, the Ella Mark 3 stereo amplifier. Naiu refers to this technology as Class ND, which is an acronym for “Naiu Digital.” Naiu’s… Read More »

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Craft Recordings Record Store Day LP Releases for April, 2023

Craft Recordings is bringing an impressive slate of limited-edition LPs to stores for 2023’s first celebration of Record Store Day (RSD), which takes place on Saturday, April 22. Craft’s noteworthy offering of rarities and specialty releases are just a smattering among the hundreds of records from a multitude of record labels. Craft’s seven releases include… Read More »

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Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf LP Reissues from Craft Recordings

Jazz Dispensary is Craft Recordings’ house label that mines from the riches of Concord Music’s jazz, funk, soul, and fusion recordings from their Prestige, Fantasy, and Milestone imprints from the mid-60s through the mid-70s. While many of their releases are compilation mix-ups of classic grooves from the period, Jazz Dispensary’s Top Shelf series highlights rarities… Read More »

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Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf LP Reissues from Craft Recordings

Jazz Dispensary is Craft Recordings’ home label that mines from the riches of Concord Music’s jazz, funk, soul, and fusion recordings from their Prestige, Fantasy, and Milestone imprints from the mid-60’s via the mid-70’s. While lots of their releases are compilation mix-ups of basic grooves from the interval, Jazz Dispensary’s Top Shelf collection highlights rarities… Read More »

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Barbra Streisand Live at the Bon Soir on Impex Records SACD

How do you spell diva? Barbra Streisand has been a brash, larger-than-life, irrepressible talent throughout her career, whether on Broadway, the big screen, or in the recording studio. Her amazing voice, her physical presence on stage and in front of the camera, and her prowess behind the microphone has helped win her an astonishing array… Read More »

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Barbra Streisand Live on the Bon Soir on Impex Records SACD

How do you spell diva? Barbra Streisand has been a brash, larger-than-life, irrepressible expertise all through her profession, whether or not on Broadway, the large display screen, or within the recording studio. Her wonderful voice, her bodily presence on stage and in entrance of the digital camera, and her prowess behind the microphone has helped win her an astonishing array… Read More »

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A Journey Rediscovered: Bill Evans’ Classic You Must Believe In Spring on Craft Recordings’ SACD

I used to be a longtime subscriber to the now defunct Audio journal; across the midpoint of 1981, whereas thumbing by means of the file assessment pages, I got here throughout two albums that caught my eye. The first chronicled Glenn Gould’s autumnal re-interpretation of The Goldberg Variations; the second documented the posthumous launch of Bill Evans’ You Must Believe… Read More »

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