Archive for LPs – Page 2
Stereophile gets excited about our LPs
Thanks to Stereophile for the great writeup! We’re getting pretty excited about our LPs coming out on Friday, but it’s great to see that others are too! We’ve seen the excitement on Facebook and Twitter, and so we wanted to share some of the great inside information that Stereophile was able to get out of the RR team. From Sterophile: In 2005, when RR became aware of the vinyl resurgence, they searched throughout North America,…
Reference Records LPs Are Ready!
Reference Recordings LPs: The Reference Mastercuts Series TWO NEW RELEASES September 2, 2011 For many years, RR has been searching the world over for the best possible vinyl mastering, plating and pressing facilities so we could re-enter the LP market. We now have a production chain that will allow us to produce LPs to meet our high standards and satisfy our demanding customers, who have been waiting for these LPs for a long time! Assembling…
Come See Reference Recordings at T.H.E. Show
Reference Recordings will be at The Home Entertainment Show (T.H.E.) this weekend (6/3-5) in the Marketplace/Catalina Ballroom! Make sure to stop by the Los Angeles & Orange County Audio Society Hospitality room on the 2nd floor beforehand and get a $5.00 off coupon available for any purchases at the RR booth! Exclusive: At T.H.E Show, RR will be selling the not-quite-released album from The Concord Chamber Music Society, and for the first time in more…
The LP Report Featuring Paul Stubblebine
We have spent a LOT of time and effort rebuilding and tweaking a vintage record mastering lathe and preparing a fall launch for LP titles from RR. For years, we tried other lathes and mastering methods but finally decided the only way to get the sound we want was for Keith Johnson to collaborate with Paul Stubblebine, and build a dedicated half-speed lathe to our quality requirements. We finally see the light at the end…
A Fun Timeline by J. Gordon Holt
We just wanted to share this fun timeline published originally by J. Gordon Holt of Stereophile Magazine. We just thought some timeline perspective would be fun as we prepare to roll back out LPs this year and as we prepare to launch our very first…we can’t spoil that surprise yet sorry… Where We Are and How We Got Here By J. Gordon Holt • March, 1982 As another Consumer Electronics Show rolls around, we are…
100th Posting! News and Announcements from Reference Recordings
So, for our 100th posting, we thought we would enlighten our readers with some plans for the new year and beyond, as well as let you know what we’re up to right now! 1. It is 2010, and RR is now 34 years old and still getting better. Of course we have exciting new recordings in progress- watch for news as the year goes on about NEW artists for RR and NEW musical styles (Blues,…
Reference Recordings News
For those that don’t follow us on Twitter (@RefRecordings), we decided we would catch you up on some important happenings at Reference Recordings. The first and most exciting is that Reference Recordings is working on the equipment to make LP releases again. That is very good news for those analog lovers out there. And of course, the reason that this is such a major undertaking for us is that we make sure that the quality…