You do realize that audio has been a space where open formats (vinyl, tape, PCM encoding of all sorts, etc.) Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled. The other data here: https://www.similarweb.com/website/theabsolutesound.com/#overview. Me and my "ilk" constitute a sizeable portion of AP and SR's readership. The visible space of website real estate being absolute number one issue. The Explorer, which explicitly promised MQA decoding doesn't do MQA? VDOMDHTMLtml> Michael Fremer | Stereophile - YouTube Michael Fremer, Editor of AnalogPlanet.com, and Contributing Editor to Stereophile, gives us a tour of his listening room and. The listener then has to meld his/her interests to what's on offer. For example in the Baird "Eagles" thread it would be nice to know how many of the most aggrieved parties have long histories here, or histories at all. I think the whole family of websites here (AP, SP, SV, HFN) need big design changes. Some people do, of course. Who does not? Sure, you may have drove me a little nuts on occasion, but I'll always be thankful to you for introducing me to the music of Haruomi Hosono. It's a feedback system - the editor and the other staff can see our opinions is all. Art Dudley's Listener Magazine was distinctly reflected his personality and perspective. He's rarely right about anything so the last word I'd use about his writing is "informative". What MQA gear and what MQA encoded acoustic recordings and then MQA encoded electronic music recordings were you auditioning? I just took a look at the TAS website and its a semi-dead zone teeming with non-updated content and tumbleweeds bouncing past. I am sure Paul Miller was bleeding euros/pounds with Analog Planet. It would go a long way towards making me more coherent. Didnt knew. He must have money if he lives in Manhatten and has a pair of Wilson Alexias (?) I am personally withholding judgement on this particular aspect of the story until listening tests can be done on a much wider and diverse range of recordings, but the preliminary results are not promising. Expensive stuff. I'm with you. Its nothing to do with the integrity of the journalist. With the stipulation that similarweb.com is not used by major publishers (Adobe's Omniture and Google Analytics are the industry standards) and is not necessarily reliable, I will give the TL:DR on what these numbers mean (with the caveat that this is my opinion and is speculative). I'm in the UK. US ranking 101,232, Category rank 1,465 (I bet that's too broad a 'category. It's why so many young people are tuning in to vinyl, and helps explain why just today, as I write this, it was announced in the UK that, for the first time, revenues from sales of vinyl exceeded those from downloads. This is Akira Ishibashi from ONZOW LABO. These buyers, BTW, are almost 100% male. "Hear it the way the artist intended", "sounds like the master tape", etc. That is not an argument about audiophile quality, it is an argument about sales. Its a new era here at Analog Planet, starting today. Irrespective of the circumstances of his departure, at least a thank you to Michael was in order. I see you have now changed your complaint about MQA to print magazines' desire for readers. At present, the plan for rolling out MQA/Tidal is to do so at the existing price of Tidal HiFi ($20/mo.). Why? "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" offers new insight into American serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer's murders. 3-5 days later, the USPS delivers the recording to my home. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Independence would be welcome, as nowadays hardly any reviewer who further wants to get those few insanely limited and expensive releases for free, which are hardly catchable for us normals, will do anything than praise them, no matter how good or bad they partly are. You are right, I tried google So even on the SQ level MQA already has problems as it promised to be "back wards compatible" and it appears (at this early stage) that it is only if you are willing to take a small SQ hit. MQA lives near Naim Audio UK. So I am curious! No thanks! Websites exist to be updated with content. it only exists in your mind. Same song. So after bringing down my box of vinyl records from the attic, I really got into it again. Dahmer lured the young teen back to his apartment on the premise of taking naked pictures. We certainly see this on sister site Stereophile, where this week we have 5,000 little Axpona squibs from (also contributing editor, not full-time employee) Jason Victor Serinus. I'm not sure what you're thinking of, but it's not MQA. As for you, working class people like myself fight as hard as possible to stop wage theft by corporations through unions. And English. John Renbourn "Sir John A Lot Of"Talk Talk "Spirit of Eden"Louis Armstrong "Satchmo Plays King Oliver"The Rolling Stones "Sticky Fingers"John Lewis and Sasha. I was not aware of this site-similarweb-and thanks for introducing it to the cave dwellers like me. ken Micallef would be a natural replacement IMO. It will of course be sold (especially in the beginning) as a SQ improvement, which clearly it is with past recordings (it is an open question whether it is going forward). If this is correct, those of us who haven't bought MQA certified equipment are going to be listening to inferior versions of music we buy or stream, once it is MQA encoded. I have to say some of you guys take this stuff way too seriously, it's just infotainment. My wife would not consider what I do "cheap", but in the realm of the real recording world I know what I own cannot compare to what they use and create. Anything that improves sound quality and keeps file sizes down is a remarkable thing. Yes, you could describe concerns over this as "pushback", but that is what happens when you try to control/manage the very road (and not just try to sell us another car to drive upon it). We now need a semblance of stability for the masses (or what passes for that) of hi fi enthusiasts to come. (Nor has the site's editor.) Cant say who was right, who was wrong. I played it on my Macbook and found it sound quite inferior to the 24/96 version (without proper decoding). When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, Regarding musical content, it would be nice if things diversified beyond typical classic rock and more conservative forms of jazz. MQA could possibly make the recording process less complex if engineers can better hear what they're recording. If the poor Claude Nobs has a fire in his house, guess what will he take first with him? It may not display this or other websites correctly. The Bill of Rights is, in essence, a list of stuff the government can't proscribe. Its what I found also recently with the Essence line. I have a hunch internal POLITICS played a role with his departure. Let's hope we can see a new a fresh direction with better content! You are the best friend of all records lovers. My question is: Why are you guys in the audiophile press not talking about this? I do not think there's much a person can do but live with--or delete--a download that did not work out as intended. Gotta love the comment boxes here. The multitude of other writers on AnalogPlanet now makes more sense. The entire album is a product of the Universal Music Group. Not a lot of entertainment value left at Stereophile. Nothing again that artists, but Liu recently reviewed the 50th anniversary release of What's Going On 7/10 for music. New editor is unreadable and also often doesn't seem to make any sense. Regarding phono HW reviews, it needs to be comparative with various other references, not just nice text about one product reviewed (as all other reviews are just nice text about every HW reviewed anyway). Repertoire and Breadth is Everything in the End: I can do a phone-book drop of the Penguin Guide to Classical CDs (2001 edition). Anybody knows the real reasons? Even the ads seem out of place a bit. But: My issue with Lui isn't that he isn't an audiophile. Over time, excitement only survives on variety. (Photo: John Atkinson). Obviously Fremer and Esposito dont agree. It wouldn't surprise me if he thought they were stealing his idea. I know i know, you cant "measure your feeling".." Feel the music!". I have followed Michael Fremer since i was a kid in tha 90's , From his articles in the stereo rag's that i so enjoyed reading , To his crusade for vinyl records and wanting to show the world that they sounded better than CDs, He has dedicated his life to getting good analog sound, And though he will be missed dearly i have no doubt that Malachi and Mike M share his passion and will keep AP going strong for years to come, The guys running this site are not just going to get bored with their records and sell them all, They have passion and love for this hobby you can see in the way they write,,, Looking foward to reading,,. Advertisements are merely noise (but I accept we all, magazine writers included, have to make a living). Obviously whoever is running this business only cares about the print magazine and selling little banner and side ads. 200 years worth of experience covering the analog universe. Thus I have to repeat that Meridian can expect a certain amount of cynicicism. Don't underestimate his following or his influence or his knowledge and his ability to describe how equipment sounds in a smart, witty style. Quite frankly, few UK HiFi enthusiasts take them seriously - they produce high-priced 'lifestyle' gear only. If MQA makes it even better that is something. I hope his reviews on Absolute Sound will be interesting. I do want to offers some constructive comments https://www.similarweb.com/website/analogplanet.com/#overview, https://www.similarweb.com/website/theabsolutesound.com/#overview. Often this is done by not reviewing it at all of course, which is almost as useful as a poor review.. This site will miss you, but I will follow you to trackingangle. The AXIOM tonearm from acoustical systems (footnote 1)the company prefers lowercasehas been on my To-Review list since I spotted it at Munich High End more than a few years ago, but for one reason or another, that never happened. Sorry - Claude Nobs is a character in a song called Smoke on the Water by a rock n roll band called Deep Purple. It's why we have progress. this can result in this site earning a commission. It's hard to read for this middle-aged guy with astigmatic eyes. Every piece of equipment and every song was MQA. Not that I ever used the word anyway. Mobile DATA charges are STILL far too high for the average teenager and listening to just ONE 'CD equivalent' 44.1 file (approx. No. not sure what the case with that is, but hopefully some of it's available on the internet archive. he's certainly a Neo liberal centrist who doesn't enjoy Trump's form of white supremacism, but that's as close as left as he's going to get. he was fired for age (like I was fired over a VPN.) I worked with him once when I was in charge of the Turntables Guide at Wirecutter, and then I made it a practice to never work with him again. Analog Corner Interviews Michael Fremer | Jan 10, 2023 | First Published: May 01, 2017 | 0 comments In November 2016, the Berlin Philharmonic made a stunning record-release announcement: a boxed set of all four Brahms symphonies, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, on six LPs, recorded and mastered direct to disc in September 2014. Good to have choices though Arivaderci Analog Planet. May sound snobby but its a fact. Location: Texas Fremer can certainly help TAS's video presence. the Amazon Associates Program via amazon.com. I would have guessed much lower for TAS. This way we avoid raising the ire of the editors as well as posters thinking they can offer up any comment they feel. It's not a criticism of Mr. Mettler. Engineer by training, trial lawyer by choice. As for Stuart, he is constantly producing so called "White Papers" (as if he thinks calling them that gives them some 'scientific' value) while producing products that do not stand out in any way. And I think you are confusing 'High End' with 'High Priced'. If both Ill second a previous comment: Wish him the best. (OK, I know that's old-fashioned, but still.). My car did not start - I want my first amendment rights. But my error makes me wish that this site would indicate the number of posts from a given moniker with each comment. The same can be said of the clunky out dated interface and look of the sites. Michael Fremer re-introduced me to what music is supposed to sound like; his witticisms separate him from the pack of other reviewers and experts and he was always personable and informative whenever I'd reach out to him directly. I'm going to miss Michael, especially his videos in which he walks through his huge collection of records and reviews some of the legendary recordings he owns. Not the end, just a new chapter. I'd see if Herb Reichert would be willing to write some content. This is fact whether the claims of sonic superiority, or improvement to generic stuff, are true or not. Age is amazing: 60% were 44 and younger! You might as well call this Positive Analog Feedback, or Analog Sound. Ive intermittently subscribed to both publications in the past but The Absolute Sound has just gone pedal to the metal on everything I dislike in full-on subjective megabucks high end coverage with zero measurements and rampant luxe idolatry. When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, And ML? Sayonara y Adios ! And I'm sorry to see folks taking aim at Malachi - he's a superb writer, and simply has his own opinions about music, as we all do. Meridian is a 'fringe of a fringe'. Is the Onzow zerodust problem the main reason for the dismiss? It would enable less to be more, because engineers would not have to add or recreate if they knew what they wanted listeners to hear was on the recording to begin with.". But clearly TAS is adding more original content so we will have some interesting times ahead as the competition between SP and TAS heats up. Im looking forward to the elimination of the dogmatic Kanye is god the greatest artist ever perspective. They get their income from "keeping the pot boiling" and advertisments. For now I didnt saw something really interesting there. Bandwidth and disc space is cheap and the cost is ever reducing". The rest of the system comprised a Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems power amplifier. Malachi deserves way more respect than some people are showing him. So what? When you have no show roundup articles with analysis of what's going on and instead have dozens of articles where each of them mentions the vendors in one room at a show, and the vendor names are in the headline, what one seems to be doing there is keyworking for Google search, probably in a bid to drive page views. Finally, I could visualize Jarrett playing a piano in three-dimensional space, and the space behind it. I'm happy for anybody that can make a living doing what they enjoy. In the biz (again), we call this lack of engagement. He appears to be very successful at any rate. And perhaps calls into question the incrementally of AP.com? As long as you're focusing on bringing GREAT sounding records to your audience's attention, I will stay tuned. No, MQA is not and can not be a "win-win". Is it any wonder that Young walked away from MQA? you should consider forming one at your job, they're wonderful! We had to find another place Come on, Meridian, what's up? @TheKevster maybe? Mike Mettler | Jun 16, 2022 It's a new era here at Analog Planet, starting today. (Apologies for not turning my head fast enough to catch who was speaking.) Maybe MF can loosen up the tight attitude on that magazine. As for Malachi: lad, you are bright, a good communicator (for your age) and getting better. Him being a significant part of this and clearly his reduction in content recently may be why viewer ship is down. Whatever. I dont know much about it, but I am excited to see what develops. My issue is that he's consistently written reviews of mediocre albums. You download, you own it. I wish Mr. Fremer and Mr. Mettler well, and look forward to seeing what they write going forward. He's also the hardest working 74-year-old I know. It's pretty awful. I'm sure he's doing fine, and he's already working hard on his next 'endeavour'. My mind couldn't get engaged with it, which was disturbing, because it didn't make sense. You like him, that's great & you cheer him on. Show the guy some respect at bare minimum, though really he deserves our kindness. I think Stereophile and Analog Planet leave TAS in the dust as far as quality of content is concerned -- TAS has been little more than press releases. As I have explained in these comments before, overall I think you guys are somehow (I don't have an explanation for it) a little too close to the products and industry you report on. I'm afraid you're incorrect. John Atkinson, commenting from a recording engineer's perspective, praised "the increased clarity of the spatial relationships between the players and the surrounding hall ambience. Sure, there are always the "armchair critics" but that is always the case. For him the Gryphon combo have Prat in spades. This aspect of the hobby is about gear. When McGrath heard the MQA version, he literally chuckled with delight at the difference. If you don't like it, you can put it up for sale on Amazon. But it is a significant output of a group whose music I enjoy. Oddly that tide is changing, but at least I have a choice. Is he the guy with the $250k speakers in a library type room full of albums? However, taking it back to SQ, I believe you when you describe what you heard and it is important, however we have a case where one of the central promises has turned out to not be true - namely, when you play an MQA file through a non-MQA DAC you don't get "slightly better" or even "the same" - you in fact get "slightly worse" (though I admit this will not effect the 99% because they do not have playback chains that can resolve the difference between 128mp3 and 16/44 - just ask NPR). June 16, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook Announcements 2 Fremer, lost to Bill Evans A known digital junkie and nap enthusiast, Michael Fremer, is getting the band back together (insert sliding needle scratch) wait, what? It (in my opinion) likely means that AV Tech's network of sites is at best treading water in a difficult marketplace. MQA is a multifacted beast technically but also commercially. My email mentioned on my latest post was send to this address,MFremer@analogplanet.com A final option, particularly if you want to help out your local community, is to donate the CDs to a local thrift store or local library. Its a pity, especially as the Stereophile team is very stable overall. Some days it seems we're nearly there. He wrote it's an end of an era. ", who (clueless beyond what he has been trained to say) will answer "you need it for music". No, I can't hear as well as I did 30 years ago, but my listening is better than ever. At audio events held by the Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society, I'm usually called on to speechify about one thing or another, or to roast an honoree at one of the Society's December Galas. According to Stuart, MQA technology will make any MQA-encoded recording sound better, even without an MQA decoder. If it's reasonably popular recording--except for the purchaser/seller in question--you can expect to sell the disc, recover part of your expenditure, and move on. If there's something I don't want to read I don't click on it. I don't even understand your first post. I can't believe some of the nasty comments I'm reading here. Good luck. The recordings use less space. I wish Mike Mettler all the best! This, if it succeeds will put up the overall prices of things. I know personally I wouldn't even be writing in this industry if it weren't for Malachi acting as a role model of sorts. funny i always thought this was fremer's website. Stereophile? I hope these changes not a sign that multiple axes are about fall at Stereophile, too.. Gilad Tiefenbrun of Linn gets it, he refers to the "damage" (his word) such formats cause in an interview at the recent CES. Not from my reading of them. I dont need musical opinions so much, as we all have them ourselves long enough. Well, at least The Absolute Sound is getting a good analog writer for a change. Our reactions, as you can imagine, were in line with our observations about the Jarrett track. His criticisms of digital were relevant back in the 80s, but certainly not now. Malachi is outstanding making music reviews, but nobody knows more about all analog hardware. nutsfortubes I am not a number, I am a free man! Going forward, Analog Planet remains a vital part of the AVTech Media family that also includes Stereophile, Hi-Fi News, Hi-Fi Choice, Home Cinema Choice, and Sound & Vision, and we will continue to bring you the finest analog-driven content there is. Discussion in 'Audio Hardware' started by DaleClark, May 27, 2022. Mike Mettler could tell this in his article, too. thought fremer came across as a bit of a bully so to speak. We say it's a revolution and thus it is!!!" Wilson Audio Sasha II loudspeakers, and Transparent cabling. "I especially like the tuba," said John Atkinson. It could be a place for great discussion, and it sometimes is that. Though maybe it doesn't matter because the only question facing any blog or rag in this space is how to get younger and no one seems to have an answer yet. Had not heard anything since. Though they DO have their uses. https://www.similarweb.com/website/audiosciencereview.com/#overview. So the 'masses' (of which we are of course a part when we are doing anything other than listening to our expensive systems) will be put off the 'hi res' rabbit hole even more than they are now. Just curious wiped from the web by Stereophile corporate, all his contributions to AudioStream gone completely. Of course its independent of the fact its analog or digital. That's all. What I am reading here and many times before last year about MQA makes me hope that it will be a more consistent way to deliver the real musical experience (from recording & mastering to playback i.e. The cost was stiff even at the accommodation price (at retail, the CH Precision P1 and its optional X1 power supply are $31,000 and $17,000, respectively, footnote 1), but I decided I could afford it, and bought it for myself as a 70th-birthday present. I read "The Atlantic" for political and social commentary, not for reviews of Pro Ject TTs. Michael Fremer has left to pursue other endeavors, and we wish him well. ", McGrath, in turn, said, "Listening to my recording with MQA literally brought tears to my eyes, because it was the first time I could hear what I heard in the hall. He was "opinionated"! He will be writing for The Absolute Sound and a revival of his pre-AnalogPlanet magazine, which is trackingangle.com. Isn't he like 15? If Stuart and Co made a better mousetrap, they will be appropriately compensated by the market. From LR: John Atkinson, Peter McGrath, Bob Stuart, Jason Victor Serinus, and Michael Fremer. Those are big shoes to fill AND a valuable resource for readers. Mr LUI deleted my comment. Collectively speaking, at last count, we have well over (yep!) Glad you will be bringing fresh energy and a new perspective. I HAVE downloaded the MQA encoded Marianne Thorsen 'Mozart' track from 2L and on my non-MQA equipment it sounds inferior to the regular track. It's not "histrionics" to examine what you are posting. @TheKevster maybe? New Michael: keep it fresh, keep it real, keep it about the music and the analog experience and all will be well here. Gotta look up the court index ! The P1 can be ordered as a stereo preamp for $31,000; add $17,000 for the identically sized X1 power supply. he also made the mistake of having ML review the old sacred boomer jazz totems. if we all just thanked Mikey, ML et al for their work up to this point and wish everyone success in the future? Technology excites the senses. Like you I am a fan of Mickey, specially the Analog corner on Stereophile that I was reading each month since 2002. I prefer to read music media reviews from people who listen to them on top level high end gear, as judgements strongly vary depending on what level of gear and tweaked out room/placement the reviewer hears it. https://www.analogplanet.com/content/show-newport-2015-wrap, https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/winyl-guru-puts-new-spin-on-old-sounds/676037/, Stereophile's Jim Austin disagrees w Atkinson; says tubes have something that can't be measured, Active Speakers Better? After all, isn't this the exact same goal that Neil Young was pushing with Pono? Why are we here? It might. I understood you to be saying that bandwidth is cheap and that there are across the board, significant licensing fees with MQA. If you scroll to the bottom of this page you will see that AP is the last of the many spin-off websites and it too will go the way of the Dodo. Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service. And I'm ok with that. In this, they will have artists and labels on board because of the DRM potential of a closed format like MQA. Personally, I don't think Meridian as a company has what it takes to turn our audio future into what our video world is like (not matter how much support they get from an uncritical and naive "audiophile" press). I just find it a bit disrespectful to the company that is opening the plant. Lots of back peddling. That is definitely not my experience, almost worse than MP3! Do you own this gear? I am optimistic about MQA based on what I have read. What's a little snippet of side conversation you heard in the Meridian room during the Montreal show? Vinyl records are his life, and when everyone else went over to the other (digital) side, decennia ago, Michal stubbornly chose for the 'analog' side. In the writing biz, "contributing editor" means the person is not on staff, i.e., not a full-time employee. i'd just like to clarify that i'm no longer affiliated with analogplanet as a writer, and will be joining michael fremer's new site trackingangle.com. As you know you have a tough act to follow. "It sounds far closer to what the piano can do," he said. Joining us were recording engineer Peter McGrath, also of Wilson Audio, who contributed several tracks; Winai Pawitwatana, a consummate music lover whose company, Deco is the distributor for Wilson, Meridian, and other high-end brands in Thailand; and several members of the MQA team. Also heard were a Meridian 818 digital controller, which included the streaming endpoint, USB and MQA decoder. I recently built, on a fortunate trip to Half Price Books, a 1/3 complete collection of Syro Gyra recordings for $38.00. I am sort of flabbergasted, as there is SO MUCH to see past the (no doubt real) SQ improvements MQA brings. Really, dude? trackingangle.com has a mailing list for when the site launches, and there's also a trackingangle youtube channel. Let's put SQ aside and assume everything Bob says is true (that he really is a benign researcher and not trying to sell us something) what about the giant gorilla in the room: The fact that MQA is a LEGAL ENTITY in a way that other "audio products" are not? BROADLY I don't disagree with anything you say. How 'bout hoping for the best for all? First up was a before/after comparison of McGrath's recording of the Escher String Quartet and pianist Ben Grosvenor performing a Dvorak Piano Quintet. 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