Back to 1987 levels of popularity for vinyl sales in the US over CD Writing today in 2023 on the topic of how to care for your vinyl records at home, turntable platter mats and stylus brushes might seem an out-of-date obsession of an era of music centres and a pre-digital world. Nevertheless, the endurance […]
For the Record: Photography & the Art of the Album Cover
Fri 08 Apr 2022 – Sun 12 Jun 2022 at The Photographers’ Gallery (TPG) London AQ highly recommends a trip to, The Photographers’ Gallery (TPG) London, at the gateway of Soho for a rare and special exhibition of 200 vinyl album record covers exploring the connection with the photographers and the visual artists behind the […]
Dinah Washington: What a difference a day makes! Produced by Clyde Otis. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. UDCD 698.
Writer: Phil Brett It is a shame how underrated Dinah Washington is, especially amongst the sniffier elements of the jazz clan, because her gusty, gossip influenced voice made her songs of even a mundane standard sound quite wonderful. She may never have been an Ella Fitzgerald or a Billie Holiday but still she has a […]
Marco Fullone: Of music and optimism
AQ interviews Marco Fullone, DJ, Radio host, music designer and brand ambassador to Solid Steel Italy, makers of exceptional audiophile furniture. Post the first and the current second waves of the coronavirus in Europe, we discover a man of warmth, knowledge and positive ethos. Optimism and the love of music are messages to gain from […]
Rogers LS3/5a Classic
Save the best for last Our German correspondent, Christian Bayer listens to the new Rogers LS3/5a model of the older Rogers LS3/5a model he fell in love with decade ago. His personal choice of the best speakers in the world is a little improved with new Panzerholz stands to boot. The best just got better. […]
Crafted Analogue: Acoustand Evolution Turntable
“Now’s the Time” was written in 1945, Parker’s audience would have understood. Equally, white racists probably wouldn’t have, and that would be no bad thing. Phil Brett, AQ AQ’s Jazz editor Phil Brett, wrote a special report linking the Civil Rights Movement and Jazz in the US. Historically artists such as Charlie Parker referenced the struggle for […]
American legends: VAC amplifiers and Von Schweikert loudspeakers
Christian Bayer, takes a music trip down memory lane for AQ as part of our series of articles on American Audio today. It’s legends time An audio match made in heaven: VAC amplifiers and Von Schweikert loudspeakers How do we define a legend? The Cambridge dictionary offers an explanation that fits our bill: “Someone very […]
Viva Audio Egoista 2A3 headphone amp
AQ’s German corresponded reports on his “unforgettable” love from Italy. My long encounter with the Viva Audio Egoista 2A3 headphone amp, Christian Bayer. A live performance is our only reference Amedeo Schembri Do you remember when you met the love of your life for the first time? Looked into her eyes and felt butterflies all […]
Charlie Parker: The Savoy 10 inch LP Collection
AQ’s Jazz editor, Phill Brett raises the spirits in these dark times from the BeBop music of Charlie Parker, with mono recordings transcending the times from the 40s to our times today. great music, like all art and culture, can bring light to darkness, raise the spirits and to give hope This August, is the […]
ALBERT VON SCHWEIKERT: Portrait of an American speaker artist
AQ magazine explores with a new series of journal and magazine articles the world of the fine art of audio made in America today. No better place to commence than with the exceptional loudspeakers by Von Schweikert Audio. “All about the emotions of the music”, Albert Von Schweikert Albert von Schweikert, a musician, a Cal-Tech […]