Monthly Archives September 2010

SHM-SACD – super-expensive, but how super is the sound?

The problems facing the music industry are well-known: the CD market is fast disappearing thanks to digital downloads, both legal and illegal, and income gained from downloads does not look likely to match that lost from CD. But what about the niche market for recordings of superior quality? Universal Music Japan has come up with [...]

The who’s music brilliantly discussed

Ever wondered what Tommy is really about? Curious about those odd Who tracks like Dogs and Circles? Interested in what reviewers at the time thought about the Who’s classic tracks? Or where to get the best-sounding versions? I highly recommend this discussion on Steve Hoffman’s forum, and especially the contributions by a Norwegian called Chris [...]