Miles Davis Kind of Blue on Vinyl- A Cornerstone for the Shelf
Miles Davis- Kind of Blue (1959) is the sort of record people mean when they say “jazz on vinyl” without thinking too hard: a…
Bang & Olufsen Beogram 1000: What It Is, Why It Matters
Beogram 1000 is the name people still reach for when they mean “old Bang & Olufsen turntable with the furniture manners.” It…
Tinyl Play Pro: Memphis-Style Belt-Drive Turntable With Bluetooth & Built-In Speakers
Tinyl’s Play Pro is a belt-drive turntable built to read as Memphis design furniture as much as hi-fi: loud red, yellow, and blue…
Marantz TT-15S1: The Turntable as Frosted Sculpture
The first time you see a Marantz TT-15S1 in a daylight room, you notice the wrong thing first- not the cantilever, but the volume of…
US Vinyl Sales Cross $1B Wholesale (RIAA 2025): What the Numbers Mean
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) publishes the closest thing the public gets to an official scoreboard for US recorded…
TRETTITRE TTT-LP3: A Wall-Mount Turntable That Glows Like a Light
TRETTITRE is pushing a TTT hardware line that treats physical media like room furniture instead of a black box on a shelf. The headline piece…
Audio-Technica AT-LP70X vs AT-LP60X: Stepping Up the Automatic Deck
Audio-Technica sells two fully automatic belt-drives in the same lane: the long-running AT-LP60X and the step-up AT-LP70X. Same pitch —…
What Is a Tonearm? Geometry, Setup & How It Affects Vinyl Sound
The tonearm is the mechanical bridge between your turntable’s pivot and the stylus in the groove. It has to hold the cartridge at the…
What Is a Vinyl Record? History, How It Works & Playback (Complete Guide)
A vinyl record is a flat rotating disc carrying a spiral groove modulated with analog audio. A stylus rides that groove; a cartridge turns…