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Happy 2026, everyone! We hope the holidays treated you well, and that you got all the cool new analog gear and LPs on yo...
05/01/2026

Happy 2026, everyone! We hope the holidays treated you well, and that you got all the cool new analog gear and LPs on your respective wishlists, and then some! Seeing how we’re all about how to best spin that precious vinyl of ours, what better way to start the new year than by looking at a great way to clean those new — and used! — LPs before that very first needle drop (not to mention all those repeated playbacks that will surely follow, for that matter). And thus, we give you HumminGuru’s EZ vinyl record washer, which is a logical, and quite affordable, entry point for anyone just getting into the art of LP cleaning. . .

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Since we ended 2025 with a review of one of the two best-selling jazz albums in history, it is only appropriate — and re...
02/01/2026

Since we ended 2025 with a review of one of the two best-selling jazz albums in history, it is only appropriate — and remarkably timely! — that we begin 2026 by reviewing a most important 180g 2LP update of the other album of such esteemed, 5x-platinum-selling lineage: Miles Davis’ August 1959 Columbia landmark, Kind of Blue. The offering of a new, definitive audiophile version of Kind of Blue from Analogue Productions — one that is based on the much-sought-after speed-corrected edition originally issued by Classic Records in 1995 — is certainly big news, so read Mark Smotroff’s review to see if this new Kind of Blue release is worthy of getting in your hands and onto your turntable ASAP. . .

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In the final installment in our Capital Audiofest 2025 show report series, Julie Mullins checks out the always amazing K...
31/12/2025

In the final installment in our Capital Audiofest 2025 show report series, Julie Mullins checks out the always amazing Klaudio Magnezar turntable and other cool gear in Jaguar Audio’s room. . .

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In the world of high-end audio, turntable design is defined by strict minimalists, creative maximalists, and those who r...
30/12/2025

In the world of high-end audio, turntable design is defined by strict minimalists, creative maximalists, and those who refuse the confines of traditional geometry altogether. The late Tom Fletcher was one such man. Fletcher’s table designs debuted in the 1970s at Nottingham Analogue, and, eventually, at his own company, Fletcher Audio — and his design wisdom is very much in evidence in the way Pear Audio Analogue constructed their all-new Captain John Handy turntable. Read Ken Micallef’s review to see if the Pear Audio Blue Captain John Handy table meets or exceeds Fletcher’s design aesthetics. . .

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In the 60 years since its initial release in 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas has become not only a family tradition, but...
26/12/2025

In the 60 years since its initial release in 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas has become not only a family tradition, but also something of a musical heirloom that gets passed on through the generations, thanks to its universally appealing TV special and — of course — its gorgeous, perfect soundtrack LP by Vince Guaraldi. As part of its 60th anniversary celebration, A Charlie Brown Christmas just received a wonderful new 200g 45rpm 2LP UHQR update from Analogue Productions, and its aural rewards can easily be enjoyed throughout the year. Read Mark Smotroff’s review to see why the new UHQR edition of A Charlie Brown Christmas is well worth getting now for 365-day enjoyment purposes. . .

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Welcome to Part 2 of our annual, year-end Best LPs extravaganza! As we noted at the outset of Part 1 yesterday (December...
24/12/2025

Welcome to Part 2 of our annual, year-end Best LPs extravaganza! As we noted at the outset of Part 1 yesterday (December 23), it’s never been easy paring down our favorite LPs to the final selections for these best-of listings, but we do feel we’ve done our measured best after sifting through the multiple hundreds of LPs we spun throughout the course of 2025 in order to represent the top-tier of what we’ve heard on vinyl this year. In the aforementioned Part 1, we — and by “we,” we mean a) Mike Mettler, our ever-faithful AP editor, and b) our chief LP reviewer, Mark Smotroff — covered our Top 10 favorite archival/reissues LPs. And now, read Part 2 to see what our Top 10 new LPs of the year are. . .

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Oh, where did the time go. . .? It’s been yet another year of acquiring, archiving, cleaning, spinning, and listening to...
23/12/2025

Oh, where did the time go. . .? It’s been yet another year of acquiring, archiving, cleaning, spinning, and listening to LP after LP, and box set after box set — and sometimes, even some EPs and 45s got into that mix as well! Naturally, before the big mid-week holiday festivities take over our front-of-mindsets, we here at AP feel it’s the exact right time to determine the best of what we’ve heard on vinyl during the past 12 months — and we’ll be covering our favorites of the year in two installments. Between the two of us — i.e., 1) Mike Mettler, your intrepid AP editor, and 2) chief LP reviewer, Mark Smotroff — we have listened to multiple-hundreds’ worth of albums on vinyl in 2025 apiece, so check out Part 1 to see what our 10-plus favorite archival reissue LPs of the year are. . .

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The two albums we’re reviewing today are exciting prospects for us here at AP, because they also happen to be the first ...
19/12/2025

The two albums we’re reviewing today are exciting prospects for us here at AP, because they also happen to be the first two offerings from Interscope Records/Capitol Records’ new Definitive Sound Series (a.k.a. DSS). DSS releases partake in the vaunted One-Step process, and this new series’ initial offerings couldn’t be more different. Said inaugural DSS releases are 180g 2LP One-Steps for a) alt-rock supergroup A Perfect Circle’s smash-hit May 2000 debut Mer de Noms, and b) ex-N.W.A rapper/producer Dr Dre’s mega-platinum debut solo release, December 1992’s The Chronic. Read Mark Smotroff’s review to see why both of these DSS entries bode quite well for what’s to come in this exciting, ongoing series. . .

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In Part 7 of our Capital Audiofest 2025 show report, Julie Mullins heads to a room helmed by Hi-Fi Lite in order to chec...
18/12/2025

In Part 7 of our Capital Audiofest 2025 show report, Julie Mullins heads to a room helmed by Hi-Fi Lite in order to check out a SOTA Turntables turntable fitted with a Rega tonearm and Audio-Technica USA stylus. . .

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Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab have been on quite a tear of late. Besides their consistent slate of Original Master Recording...
18/12/2025

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab have been on quite a tear of late. Besides their consistent slate of Original Master Recordings (OMRs), they’ve also been making a mark with their Ultradisc One-Step releases — most especially with the ongoing UD1S 180g 45rpm 2LP OMR Van Halen reissue series. Read AP Editor Mike Mettler’s combo review of all five UD1S VH OMR LPs, as well as his exclusive interview about how they came to be with MoFi President Jim Davis and MoFi mastering engineers Rob LoVerde and Shawn R. Britton. . .

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In Part 6 of our Capital Audiofest 2025 show report, Julie Mullins takes in the full scope of the new Luphonic Labs GmbH...
16/12/2025

In Part 6 of our Capital Audiofest 2025 show report, Julie Mullins takes in the full scope of the new Luphonic Labs GmbH & Co. KG R3 turntable and other cool gear she experienced in more than one of the rooms that were presented by Alma Music & Audio. . .

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The Velvet Underground & Nico LP released on Verve Records in March 1967 — featuring hypnotic model-turned-chanteuse Nic...
13/12/2025

The Velvet Underground & Nico LP released on Verve Records in March 1967 — featuring hypnotic model-turned-chanteuse Nico along with guitarist/vocalist Lou Reed, violist/bassist John Cale, rhythm guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer/percussionist Mo Tucker — is arguably one of the most influential recordings in rock & roll history. Read Mark Smotroff’s review to see if Republic/UMe’s new all-analog 180g Vinylphyle edition of this important, historical LP is able to corral the beauty inherent in its intersection of delicacy and distortion to a degree worthy of repeat spins. . .

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