“A lot of us came to this business because of sound quality…” – Bernie Grundman

~ 16:50 into Steely Dan Aja UHQR w/ Fagen, Grundman, Schnee, Kassem, Kaplan: Discuss Recording and Reissue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZdcOb2OnyY CHAIRMAN AT THE BOARD book on Amazon The album “Aja” by Steely Dan is widely regarded as a landmark album in the realm of jazz-rock and fusion music. Released in 1977, “Aja” represents a high point in … Read more

The indefatigable Preston Nichols explains what not long ago was “the next step in digital sound” on this planet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbwvqVh-qWE “It’s true, [vacuum tubes sound better than transistors] because the vacuum tube produces…life energies.” — 37:45 in   From the comments — “…I saw tapes of Preston at a Tesla society  conference. With scientists in the audience he was able to break down quantum psychics formulas on a black board from memory. Some of … Read more