Magnetic Fidelity

15/12/2023

My article, “Original Vinyl Pressings or Re-pressings – How Do You Choose?”, has been published in avguide.ch in Switzerland, in the German language.

Originally published in Copper issue #190 in English and later in the Analogue Audio Association Switzerland magazine, Summer 2023.

Viele Schallplattensammler geben deutlich mehr Geld für die Erstpressung eines Albums aus, als für eine spätere Neuauflage. Aber was bedeutet das eigentlich? Ist eine Erstpressung qualitativ besser?

24/05/2021

Directly from tape to DSD: Have a look at our high quality releases:
https://www.nativedsd.com/label/magnetic-fidelity/
Storewide Spring Sale until Friday!

04/02/2021

New Copper Column by J. I. Agnew:
" The Story of a Vintage Piano, Part the First

[...] One of the most difficult instruments to record in a realistic manner is the piano. There are two basic reasons for this, the first one of which is related to the nature of the piano itself. It has one of the widest musical ranges of any instrument, with an 88-key piano extending from a low A at 27.5 Hz to a high C at around 4,186 Hz. These frequencies only represent the fundamental, but the piano is naturally rich in harmonics, extending to very high frequencies. Most domestic listening systems cannot reproduce 27.5 Hz, nor can they reproduce very high frequencies accurately, even if these were captured in the recording, which is questionable in itself. Moreover, a skilled pianist can get a very wide dynamic range out of a good piano, challenging the capabilities of both recording and playback equipment. [...] "

Copper Magazine

25/08/2020

Latest Copper Magazine column by J. I. Agnew, revealing the recording industry's psychodrama. Enjoy.

Copper Magazine

15/08/2020

20% Off Album of the Week - DSD Rock
Our album of the week is Planet Geisha from rock group Lunar mgc
"The rare November supermoon is certainly one for the record books, not since January 25, 1948, has a full moon come this close to Earth". During this rare lunar event and a bone-shaking earthquake, a recording session with Lunar Mgc took place at Magnetic Fidelity The new album is a 100% analog Direct-to-Master recording on magnetic tape using vacuum tube equipment, and a psychedelic path to planet Geisha.
The Lunar Mgc trio is Apostolis Michalopoulos (Guitar), Nikos Aggelopoulos (Bass), and Dimitris Kounatiadis (Drums) and calls their music style "Psychedelic Piu Rock", phonetically referring to the high-spirited and dreamy guitar sounds that make a singing voice obsolete. In this purely instrumental album, it is the guitar that sings its song in a universal language.
Planet Geisha is available at the Native DSD Music
Store in Stereo DSD 128 and DSD 64. Save 20% through August 21, 2020, with offer code AOTW.

02/08/2020

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