High Fidelity

A peek at equipment and releases designed to boost your audio enjoyment.

Audio Fidelity’s gold CDs put the label in a class by itself

October 31, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

What makes a compact disc collectible? Packaging? Great sound? For Audio Fidelity founder Marshall Blonstein, it’s a combination of those things, but ultimately, it’s the sound that matters. ►

Okki Nokki offers its own spin on record cleaning

October 12, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 1

Those records you just bought probably need a good cleaning. So how can you get them ready to play quickly and easily? Okki Nokki may be the answer. ►

How to get better sound from vinyl records

September 6, 2011 | ebradley | 1

How do you get better sound from your vinyl records? One way to achieve higher fidelity is to purchase better equipment, such as upgrading a turntable, tonearm, cartridge, phono preamps. Or, you can tweak your current system with these four accessories for analog setups. ►

Turntable standouts at AXPONA 2011

April 21, 2011 | princep | 0

At this year’s AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) in Atlanta (April 14-17), Goldmine picked some standout turntables to show off via Web video. ►

Blu-ray music video albums to debut at Axpona 2011

February 18, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

If you love music and top-shelf audio technology, be sure to snag a ticket for the 2011 Audio Expo North America event to be held April 14-17, 2011 in Atlanta. ►

Rhino’s crop of 180-gram LP reissues are sure to please

October 27, 2010 | princep | 0

It has been a great spring and summer for reissue vinyl releases. Rhino Records have kept the presses busy with a banquet of 180-gram LPs, sourced from the original analog masters. ►

Bring those dirty records back to life with Spin-Clean

September 18, 2010 | princep | 0

Company offers an easy-to-use solution for vinyl lovers ►

Zappa delighted in breaking new ground in sound

August 18, 2010 | princep | 0

Zappa was a pioneering artist in many ways, including the use of 16-track technology before The Beatles. ►

The perfect phono cartridge can make all the difference

July 11, 2010 | princep | 0

Boost your audio setup with one of these budget-friendly options ►

Windham Hill Records: the forgotten audiophile label

June 14, 2010 | princep | 1

Will Ackerman founded Windham Hill as a guitar-playing carpenter, with no reason to believe that his roster of eclectic — and wildly talented — musicians would achieve widespread popularity ►