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2014 New York Audio Show
Plants. That’s what made the difference between heavenly and hellish-sounding […]
- by Alan Taffel
- Oct 17th, 2014

2014 Golden Ear Awards: Alan Taffel
CH Precision C1 Linestage/ DAC and A1 Power Amplifier$32,975; $37,475 […]
- by Alan Taffel
- Oct 03rd, 2014

Download Roundup – Beck: Morning Phase
Morning Phase finds Beck, the ever-restless singer/songwriter/producer/ instrumentalist, in the […]
- by Alan Taffel
- Aug 19th, 2014

The Attention-Span Gap
Every month, it seems, this magazine and other industry oracles […]
- by Alan Taffel
- Aug 06th, 2014

Download Roundup – The Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed
For the purpose of this article, I chose Let it […]
- by Alan Taffel
- Jul 14th, 2014

The Clash in High-Res
In their heyday—roughly the late-70s to early 80s—the Clash, with […]
- by Alan Taffel
- Jun 25th, 2014

Comparing SACD to a DSD Download: A Follow-Up Report
In Issue 242 of The Absolute Sound I compared the […]
- by Alan Taffel
- Jun 13th, 2014

Download Roundup – Janis Joplin: Pearl
The original CD of this superb blues-rock standard—sadly, Joplin’s last […]
- by Alan Taffel
- May 12th, 2014

Download Roundup – Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
In 1990, this legendary work finally received the golden-gloved CD- […]
- by Alan Taffel
- Apr 21st, 2014

Download Roundup – Michael Jackson: Bad
When we reminisce about MichaelJackson in his prime, most of […]
- by Alan Taffel
- Apr 07th, 2014

Download Roundup – Wilco: The Whole Love
A new Wilco album is cause for high expectations, and […]
- by Alan Taffel
- Mar 27th, 2014

Rotel RCD-1570 CD Player, RC-1570 P7 Preamplifier, and RB-1552 Mk II Power Amplifier
Once upon a time, the audio forces of America, Britain, […]
- by Alan Taffel
- Mar 18th, 2014