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TBVO Addendum

Still Bill TBVO Update

When new editions of classic albums are released, audiophiles rightly obsess about the source. For pre-digital recordings, it's assumed that the original master tape is the best source for any new remaster. But as the new Still Bill CD/SACD from MFSL shows, that's not always the case. If you want to find out why, scroll to the bottom of my Still Bill TBVO to read the newest update:    
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"Hello Baton Rouge": Talking The Nightfly, TBVO, and Audiophilia

A month or so ago, I had the pleasure of talking with Alex of BadDanTakes, the hugely popular Steely Dan-themed Twitter account. BadDanTakes has been central to the recent "Danaissance," so much so that Alex was featured in Rolling Stone.   Alex invited me on his podcast to talk about Donal Fagen's The Nightfly, which was the subject of perhaps my favorite TBVO:     Along the way, we discussed my TBVO series, why Steely Dan's music is so often used to test speakers and
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TBVO Update Appendix - Crosby, Stills, & Nash S/T

I just posted an update to my TBVO on Crosby, Stills, & Nash's self-titled debut album. This update adds the recently-released Mobile Fidelity dual-layer CD/SACD to the mix. While it's a solid mastering, it didn't really come close to knocking the crown from Joe Gastwirt's 1993 mastering. While ADC technology has improved dramatically in the intervening decades, this isn't the first time that an old Redbook CD has topped more recent hi-res masterings. The same was true for Cat Stevens's Tea
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TBVO Appendix: Pharoah Sanders Karma

In the course of researching my recent TBVO on Pharoah Sanders's album Karma, I tracked down two digital rips of the original vinyl release. However, I didn't mention them in the TBVO.   Why?   At times, I've used vinyl as a sort-of shadow comparison in order to see how the digital masterings compare to the original mastering, particularly if that original mastering was lauded. I did this for the TBVO on Steely Dan's Aja. I don't do this often, however, because I've found tha
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