everything hi-fi Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/willie-colon-hector-lavoe-good-bad-ugly-vinyl-review/ https://www.ecoustics.com/music/willie-colon-hector-lavoe-good-bad-ugly-vinyl-review/#respond Sat, 31 Oct 2026 18:48:28 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/willie-colon-hector-lavoe-good-bad-ugly-vinyl-review/
Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe and Yomo Toro return in Craft's all-analog Fania vinyl reissue. Does The Good, the Bad and the Ugly still sound this good?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/music/willie-colon-hector-lavoe-good-bad-ugly-vinyl-review/feed/ 0 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/frank-sinatra-wee-small-hours-tone-poet-vinyl-review/ https://www.ecoustics.com/music/frank-sinatra-wee-small-hours-tone-poet-vinyl-review/#respond Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:48:59 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/frank-sinatra-wee-small-hours-tone-poet-vinyl-review/
Frank Sinatra's In the Wee Small Hours gets the Blue Note Tone Poet treatment. Does this $40 audiophile vinyl remaster beat a vintage pressing?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/music/frank-sinatra-wee-small-hours-tone-poet-vinyl-review/feed/ 0 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/allman-brothers-at-fillmore-east-vinylphyle-review/ https://www.ecoustics.com/music/allman-brothers-at-fillmore-east-vinylphyle-review/#respond Sun, 01 Nov 2026 23:19:37 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/allman-brothers-at-fillmore-east-vinylphyle-review/
Statesboro Blues? More like audiophile bliss. The Allman Brothers Band’s At Fillmore East returns on 180g Vinylphyle vinyl.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/music/allman-brothers-at-fillmore-east-vinylphyle-review/feed/ 0 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/thee-sinseers-love-stories-album-review/ https://www.ecoustics.com/music/thee-sinseers-love-stories-album-review/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:20:29 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/thee-sinseers-love-stories-album-review/
Thee Sinseers’ Love Stories delivers irresistible East L.A. soul, gorgeous harmonies, and vintage R&B magic. Even the vinyl packaging deserves applause.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/music/thee-sinseers-love-stories-album-review/feed/ 1 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/blink-182-enema-of-the-state-one-step-vinyl-review/ https://www.ecoustics.com/music/blink-182-enema-of-the-state-one-step-vinyl-review/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:14:25 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/blink-182-enema-of-the-state-one-step-vinyl-review/
Does blink-182’s Enema of the State deserve a $100 One-Step vinyl pressing? Our review weighs the sound, mastering, and audiophile packaging.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/music/blink-182-enema-of-the-state-one-step-vinyl-review/feed/ 0 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/bob-marley-roots-rock-reggae-hammersmith-1976-vinyl-review/ https://www.ecoustics.com/music/bob-marley-roots-rock-reggae-hammersmith-1976-vinyl-review/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:40:21 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/bob-marley-roots-rock-reggae-hammersmith-1976-vinyl-review/
Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 1976 Hammersmith performances come alive on vinyl. Does this newly mixed archival release capture the magic?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/music/bob-marley-roots-rock-reggae-hammersmith-1976-vinyl-review/feed/ 0 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/herbie-mann-hold-on-im-comin-rhino-quadio-blu-ray-review/ https://www.ecoustics.com/music/herbie-mann-hold-on-im-comin-rhino-quadio-blu-ray-review/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:57:35 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/herbie-mann-hold-on-im-comin-rhino-quadio-blu-ray-review/
Herbie Mann’s Hold On, I’m Comin’ returns on Rhino Quadio Blu-ray with a vintage quad mix transferred from commercial reel tape. Does the live magic survive?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/music/herbie-mann-hold-on-im-comin-rhino-quadio-blu-ray-review/feed/ 0 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/james-taylor-gorilla-quadio-blu-ray-review/ https://www.ecoustics.com/music/james-taylor-gorilla-quadio-blu-ray-review/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:41:21 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/james-taylor-gorilla-quadio-blu-ray-review/
Is a “yacht rock” classic worth reconsidering in four channel surround?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/music/james-taylor-gorilla-quadio-blu-ray-review/feed/ 1 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/jazz-samba-encore-verve-acoustic-sounds-vinyl-review/ https://www.ecoustics.com/music/jazz-samba-encore-verve-acoustic-sounds-vinyl-review/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:19:44 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/jazz-samba-encore-verve-acoustic-sounds-vinyl-review/
Stan Getz and Luiz Bonfá’s 1963 bossa nova classic gets a lush, dead-quiet Verve Acoustic Sounds 180-gram vinyl reissue that comes remarkably close to an original pressing.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/music/jazz-samba-encore-verve-acoustic-sounds-vinyl-review/feed/ 2 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/beatles-rubber-soul-60th-anniversary-blu-ray/ https://www.ecoustics.com/music/beatles-rubber-soul-60th-anniversary-blu-ray/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2026 22:51:13 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/music/beatles-rubber-soul-60th-anniversary-blu-ray/
The Beatles’ landmark Rubber Soul gets new Giles Martin stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes on Blu-ray. The results are richer, clearer and immersive, if somewhat cautious.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/music/beatles-rubber-soul-60th-anniversary-blu-ray/feed/ 3