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Meet Ryan Lewis of Kindercore Vinyl

Written by: VR Staff

Meet Ryan Lewis, president of Kindercore Vinyl in Athens, Georgia. Kindercore started pressing vinyl on October 31 of 2017. In this quick interview, Ryan talks about the ins and outs of pressing and the common misconceptions people have about what it takes to make a record.

Your Local Record Store: Permanent Records in Los Angeles, California

Written by: VR Staff

We visited Lance Barresi of Permanent Records in Los Angeles in July and talked the joys (and the small pains) of running a record store. Permanent has curated an excellent selection, has fun in-store show, and a store cat! You know how we feel about record store cats. Lance also works on an excellent series […]

Black Circle Radio – Blue Note Review Unboxing – Blue Note Records Subscription Service – Jazz on Vinyl

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Mitch Anderson of Black Circle Radio shares his Blue Note Records unboxing. “Very excited about this brand new service from Blue Note Records. It’s a twice a year subscription service and they hold nothing back when it comes to packaging and delivering an experience. Wow.”

Zach Cowie, Emmy Nominated Music Supervisor

Written by: VR Staff

The second in a three-part video series of interviews with Emmy nominated music supervisor, DJ, and record collector Zach Cowie. In this video, Zach talks about his long-standing love of vinyl, the problems with vinyl reissues, and keeping his collection from turning into a hoarding situation. Check out our Youtube Channel to watch parts 1 […]

Michael Lavorgna – Artist & Former Editor of AudioStream

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Michael Lavorgna, artist and former editor of AudioStream sat down with us in his listening barn in New Jersey to talk about vinyl and computer audio. The value of music streaming, why he loves Roon, and what he thinks of people who say analog music isn’t as good as digital (spoiler, he disagrees and thinks […]

An Interview With Mastering Engineer Kevin Gray of CoHEARent Audio

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Kevin Gray, mastering engineer at CoHEARent Audio, is regarded as one of the best vinyl mastering engineers working right now. We sat down with Kevin in his LA studio to talk about how he got into mastering, the importance of audio source, and his history with vinyl records.

Written by: Dave Tesch

Record Jackets 101 with Rob Maushund

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Ever see terms like direct-to-board or “old style” thrown around to describe a record jacket? What about when you shop in a record store? Do you ever wonder why some album jackets are heavier? Or why reissues and originals of some titles are different from each other? Rob Maushund of Stoughton Printing sat down with […]

In Living Stereo – New York City

Written by: VR Staff

Meet Steve Mishoe, owner of the hi-fi store In Living Stereo in New York City. We spoke to Steve about building a starter vinyl system, why people should work with dealers to create audio systems, and how the vinyl resurgence has affected turntable sales.

noho sound in New York City

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Ron Kain of noho sound in New York City shared his audiophile philosophy and why he thinks people need to invest more in their home listening experience. Carve some time into your life and listen to a record already!

John Devore – Record Collector and Speaker Designer, Devore Fidelity

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We sat down with John Devore of Devore Fidelity in Brooklyn, New York, to talk about his first records, speaker design, and the importance of listening parties.

Murat Aktar – President of Sterling Sound

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Sterling Sound has been on the top floor of the Chelsea Market building since the late 90s, but all that is about to change. We sat down with Sterling Sound’s president Murat Aktar to talk about Sterling’s history, their upcoming move out of NYC, where they are going, and why so many music production and […]