Here is the top 10 most popular album reviews of 2025. Notably, Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here enters the chart at number 6, following its recent review for its 50th anniversary. I would also like to sincerely thank you for your support and feedback throughout this year, and over the past five years asContinue reading “TOP 10 most popular albums of 2025”
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TOP 10 most popular albums of 2024
Here are the Top10 most popular reviews in 2024, Thank you all for your support and feedback. We can see that among the top 10 albums of 2024, 9 have a Dolby Atmos version like the top 10 albums of 2023. Dire Straits – On Every Street MOFI vinyl record 45 rpm SACD and CDContinue reading “TOP 10 most popular albums of 2024”
Jerome Sabbagh – Heart – Enjoy the ambience of the studio at home – Review – (Test: Pure analog vinyl record AAA, Digital download, True Master Tape copy)
This is Jerome Sabbagh‘s new album “Heart”, following on from “Vintage” (reviewed here), released in 2023.For this new album, Jerome remains faithful to pure analog recording and reproduction, as we had already seen with “Vintage”.But, for this new album, Jerome wants to capture the quinquecence of the live sound, so no recording on an analogContinue reading “Jerome Sabbagh – Heart – Enjoy the ambience of the studio at home – Review – (Test: Pure analog vinyl record AAA, Digital download, True Master Tape copy)”
Jerome Sabbagh – Vintage – Pure analog production – Review (Test: digital files 24 bits 192 kHz, vinyl limited edition AAA and copy master Tape)
The audiophile’s dream of quality production, mastered in pure analog, from recording to reproduction on analog vinyl and tape, is what we’re about to discover with this superb album from Jérôme Sabbagh.
Nathan Davis – The Hip Walk – Review – (Test: Vinyl AAA, Tape Horch House (Reel to reel) and Tidal Max Flac 24 92 ). Is the tape still the reference?
The Hip Walk was recorded in 1965 and is considered one of Nathan Davis’ best albums. Jimmy Woode (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums) and Francy Boland (piano) also played on this album. It’s been a while since I wanted to add a test of an album including a magnetic tape in comparison with vinyl and aContinue reading “Nathan Davis – The Hip Walk – Review – (Test: Vinyl AAA, Tape Horch House (Reel to reel) and Tidal Max Flac 24 92 ). Is the tape still the reference?”
TOP 10 album reviews in 2023 – and the list of the 111 albums reviewed.
Here are the Top10 most viewed reviews in 2023, Thank you all for your support and feedback. We can see that among the top 10 albums of 2023, 9 have a Dolby Atmos version, compared with only 4 albums in the top 10 of 2022. Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon Box,Continue reading “TOP 10 album reviews in 2023 – and the list of the 111 albums reviewed.”
Kirsten Edkins – Shapes and Sound – Review (Test vinyl AAA, Amazon, Qobuz Download 24 bits 176.4 kHz) – Cohearent Records label
Kirsten Edkins’ album “Shapes & Sound” was recorded for the launch of a new record label Kevin Gray’s Cohearent Records by award-winning recording engineer Kevin Gray. The album was recorded all analog / all tube in Gray’s new studio, Cohearent Recording. It was released on January 24, 2023 on the Cohearent Records label. So thisContinue reading “Kirsten Edkins – Shapes and Sound – Review (Test vinyl AAA, Amazon, Qobuz Download 24 bits 176.4 kHz) – Cohearent Records label”
Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells – Review (test : vinyl, vinyl quadraphonic, vinyl Abbey Road, Amazon UltraHD and Tidal Dolby Atmos, HDCD, SACD, SACD 4.0, Blu-ray stereo, quad mix, 5.1 mix and Dolby Atmos, 50th anniversary, SDE)
“Tubular Bells” is Mike Oldfield’s first studio album, released in 1973. This emblematic album is often considered a pioneering work of progressive music. This is an opportunity to compare the new mixes produced for the 50th anniversary (stereo, 5.1 and Dolby Atmos) with original and other mastering. The emblematic track, “Tubular Bells Part One”, becameContinue reading “Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells – Review (test : vinyl, vinyl quadraphonic, vinyl Abbey Road, Amazon UltraHD and Tidal Dolby Atmos, HDCD, SACD, SACD 4.0, Blu-ray stereo, quad mix, 5.1 mix and Dolby Atmos, 50th anniversary, SDE)”
Pure analogue vinyl – AAA (news)
Helloas we saw in the previous review of Beethoven’s 7th symphonie reissued by Deutsche Grammophon on vinyl discs in pure analogue : The Original Source. The record we tested was made from a 4-track quadraphonic master tape that was mixed in stereo. If you’re interested in other discs, Deutsche Grammophon has just put some newContinue reading “Pure analogue vinyl – AAA (news)”
Beethoven Symphonie N°7 : review of the new release vinyl pure analog (AAA) and Dolby Atmos vs original vinyl, SACD and streaming
To celebrate its 125th anniversary, Deutsche Grammophon is reissuing a number of vinyl albums in pure analog from analog master tape : The Original Source Series. It’s now almost 50 years since the release of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony. Entirely realized in analog, Deutsche Grammophon’s choice of quadraphonic versions (the quadraphonic version downmixed in stereo) showsContinue reading “Beethoven Symphonie N°7 : review of the new release vinyl pure analog (AAA) and Dolby Atmos vs original vinyl, SACD and streaming”