

Acoustic Sounds Office Tour With Chad Kassem
Enjoy
the Music.com and Enjoy the
Music.TV presents to you our tour of the Acoustic Sounds offices. We join owner Chad Kassem as he takes us through their impressive offices, including their historic turntable room and incredible vinyl vault! Editor and Creative Director of
Enjoy the Music.com and Enjoy the Music.TV, Steven R. Rochlin, mans the camera as we explore Acoustic Sounds main office
facility. Quality Record Pressings (QRP), part of Acoustic
Sounds, is a vinyl record pressing plant located in Salina, Kansas, launched by Chad Kassem in 2011. QRP is known for its commitment to producing some of the highest quality audiophile pressings
available. QRP uses three different types of record presses - Toolex Alpha, SMT, and Finebilt - all equipped with modifications that have never been tried in the record pressing
industry. These presses allow for greater control over the pressing process, ensuring consistent
quality. QRP focuses on producing records with exceptional sound quality.
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Acoustic Sounds Office Tour With Chad Kassem.

All Things Must Pass: The Rise And Fall Of Tower Records
Thanks to Gravitas Movies you can now
enjoy this special documentary about Tower Records.
For this week's Film Friday Enjoy the Music.com is featuring
All Things Must Pass: The Rise And Fall Of Tower Records. Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with 200 stores, in 30 countries, on five continents. This documentary, directed by Colin Hanks, is about the rise and fall of this once great retailer. Many music lovers within the world are familiar with Tower Records, the company that
advertised its East 4th Street and Broadway New York City location as "The Largest Record-Tape Store in the Known World". This documentary also offers insights into the critical upheavals in the 21st-century recording industry and music
business.
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All Things Must Pass: The Rise And Fall Of Tower Records.

February
High-End Audio Review Magazine & FIAE Show Report
Our February 2025 Review Magazine continues Enjoy the
Music.com's celebrating 30 years of service to music lovers, audiophiles, and immersive sound enthusiasts alike! We are truly grateful to you, our longstanding loyal readership, and newcomers too. This month we're showcasing historic audio gear reviews and articles during our past 30 years. Be sure to read Roger Skoff's "The Future Of Our Audiophile Hobby Part 1" where he writes about where we've been, where we are today, and the possibilities of where high-end audio is
going in the future. The spectacular Florida International Audio Expo 2025 show begins February 21st and we look forward to seeing you
there! We wish our longtime international friends a prosperous Lunar New Year. As always, in the end what really matters is that
you... enjoy the music!
---> February
High-End Audio Review Magazine
& FIAE 2025 Show Report.

ROHM
BD34301EKV MUS-IC Series 32-bit/768kHz DAC
ROHM has announced their second generation MUS-IC Series chip, with the BD34301EKV featuring 32-bit / 768kHz Hi-Res Audio and DSD capabilities. Seeking to provide an authentic listening experience to music lovers and high-end audiophiles alike, the ROHM BD34301EKV aims to ensure expansive spatial reverberation, extreme quietness, and extensive dynamic range while fully preserving the natural tones and textures of acoustic musical instruments. The BD34301EKV is a 32-bit high-end sound quality stereo audio digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with excellent numerical performance (SNR 130 dB, THD+N -115 dB) that is suitable for high-end audio. Favorite sound is selectable by switching two kinds of digital FIR filters (Sharp Roll-Off and Slow Roll-Off). PCM I/F supports up to 768kHz, and DSD I/F fully supports up to 22.4 MHz. Developed as part of
ROHM's high-grade MUS-ICT series, the company's pinnacle of audio ICs, this DAC seeks to excelled the expectations of high performance demanded by high fidelity audio equipment
enthusiasts.
---> ROHM BD34301EKV MUS-IC Series 32-bit/768kHz DAC.

AXPONA 2025 High-End Audiophile
Event In April
AXPONA 2025 (Audio Expo North America) is set to take place from April 11th through 13th at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in Illinois. This annual event is for audiophiles and features a wide range of high-fidelity,
high-performance audio gear. Over 200 rooms will let you listen and assess the equipment being presented.
An extensive AXPONA 2025 show report for longtime Enjoy the Music.com
enthusiasts will showcase the latest and greatest audio equipment from top audio brands. For personal audio, the Ear Gear Experience (akin to CanJam shows) is a dedicated area for headphones and personal audio gear, including open-back, closed-back, and in-ear monitors (IEM). There's also an Expo Hall & Record Fair that will have stereo hi-fi audio accessories, vinyl LP turntables / record players, various cable manufacturers, and
more.
---> AXPONA 2025 High-End Audiophile
Information And Show Report.

Spotify Gets Dismissal Of MCL Lawsuit Over Reduced Royalty Payments
In an unfortunate legal victory, Spotify has sucesssfully won the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the Mechanical Licensing Collective
(MLC) over reduced royalty payments. MCL is a nonprofit organization designated by the USA Copyright Office to collect digital mechanical royalties in the United States pursuant to the Music Modernization Act of 2018. The lawsuit, which began last May, alleged that Spotify's introduction of an audiobooks bundle to its premium subscription resulted in a substantial decrease in royalty payments to
songwriters. The MLC claimed that Spotify had "unilaterally and unlawfully" reduced the royalty rate by as much as 50% without any
warning. However,
USA District Judge Analisa Torres ruled that Spotify's bundling strategy was supported by "unambiguous"
regulations.
---> Spotify Gets Dismissal Of MCL Lawsuit Over Reduced Royalty Payments.

Bristol Hi-Fi Show
2025 Audio/Video/Immersivephile Event
The Bristol Hi-Fi Show, the UK's largest and longest-running hi-fi event, is set to return for its 36th edition from Friday, February 21st to Sunday, February 23rd, 2025. This year's show promises to be an audio lover's dream, featuring exclusive product launches, exciting demos, and special offers. A highlight of Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025 is the unveiling of new products from various
European manufacturers and distributors. Attendees will have the opportunity to
immerse themselves within the lasted technology is electronics, loudspeakers, cables, accessories and more. This event will also feature exclusive deals and special offers, including half-price entry for students and emergency workers on Sunday after 2pm. Additionally, attendees can enter a competition to win £10,000 worth of hi-fi
equipment.
---> Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025 Audio/Video/Immersivephile
Event.

Dan D'Agostino MAS
Momentum Lifestyle Integrated Amplifier w/DAC & Audio Streaming Review
Only for music lovers, because that is the MLife's raison d'être – to enable the listener to revel in
one's love of music.
Review By
Tom Lyle
Many
audiophiles are familiar with the name Dan D'Agostino, by virtue of him being
the founder, CEO, and chief engineer at Krell which he founded in 1980. The
products made by Krell, which included everything from power amplifiers to SACD
players and speakers, were some of the best high-end components available. In
2009 he was ousted by investors that he invited into the company because
they thought the company should change direction. Almost immediately after
leaving Krell, he formed Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems. On a personal note, when I first became
interested in audio in the 1970s the common wisdom at that time, and for quite a
while after that, was that all power amplifiers that measure the same, sound the
same.
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Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems Momentum Lifestyle Integrated Amplifier w/DAC & Audio Streaming Review.
Oracle Audio Delphi MK VI Turntable Review
A first-class turntable with incredibly advanced power supplies.
Review By
Tom Lyle
My first "real" turntable after years of listening to
crummy mass-market contraptions was an AR ES-1. Mounted on its arm-board was a
Grace tonearm, but I eventually upgraded to a Magnepan model, which as it turned
out was not really an upgrade but merely a move sideways. At the time I was
listening to the AR table in my humble high-end system I was also spending lots
of my audiophile hours with the now legendary Herb Papier, the maker of the
Tri-Planar tonearm. He became, for lack of any other term, my analog and
high-end mentor. Eventually he sold me his original version of the Oracle
Delphi, which was one of his first "modern" high-end tables that he owned, of
which he spent many hours and a good sum of money modifying.
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Oracle Audio Delphi MK VI Turntable With SME V Tonearm Review.
Abyss AB-1266 Planar Magnetic Headphones
Review
The journey is the destination.
Review By
Dave Hanson
The practice of building a home system and tweaking it to
perfection is a time-honored tradition among music lovers and audiophiles. And I'm not just talking about buying equipment and is plainly evident within my
review of the Abyss AB-1266 headphones and you'll soon learn. It's about
perfecting the angle of the speaker. Damping the reflective surfaces of the
room. Perhaps even rewiring the electrical sockets in search of that last one or
two percent. Few understand this practice better than Joe Skubinski of JPS
Labs, a man who has built a name for himself in the world of high-end cables. A
close listen to other JPS designs such as the Aluminata Power Cable ($3999)
reveals a prodigious level of attention to detail at every stage of the build.
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Abyss AB-1266 Planar Magnetic Headphones Review.

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