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It’s beginning to look a lot like. . . holiday vinyl. Tis that time of year when holiday music is in the air, and there is no shortage of holiday vinyl to go around for any and all of your holiday listening proclivities and/or gift-giving needs. Read Part 1 of Mark Smotroff’s holiday LP roundup to see which of these eight featured new vinyl releases could make their way onto your “nice” list for listening and/or gifting this year. . .

We’re going back to the future, if you will, with Part 9 of our Capital Audiofest 2024 show report. In this installment, Julie Mullins reports on what she saw and heard from Command Performance AV’s ‘80s-themed room at the show, which featured modern-day gear from J.Sikora, Aidas, Lyra, Doshi Audio, Audiovector, REL Acoustics, Cardas Audio, and HRS. . .

In the Beatleverse, it is generally well known and quite accepted that the mono mixes of the early Beatles recordings are considered superior to the stereo counterparts for many reasons. Thus, a new box set assembling 21st century recreations of the U.S. Beatles albums in their original monaural sound has a special sort of appeal — and that’s where the 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono 180g 8LP box set, which was released by Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe on November 22, 2024, comes into play. Read Mark Smotroff’s review to see if The Beatles’ 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono 180g 8LP box set is fab enough to put on your holiday-purchase list, or if you should buy each album individually. . .

Hope everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving break! We’re now back on track to lean into December with Part 7 of our Capital Audiofest 2024 show report. In this installment, Julie Mullins reports on what she saw and heard from Archer High Fidelity, Cambridge Audio, Audio-Technica, and Analysis Plus. . .