Viewing by month: July 1999
Stereophile returns to Blue Heaven
In September of last year, Stereophile recorded Rendezvous: Jerome Harris Quintet Plays Jazz at BHS. Engineer/ Producer John Atkinson was so happy with the results of this recording, he returned in May to record a classical quintet featuring Antony Michaelson on clarinet.
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Acoustic Sounds, APO visit Chicago
The long-awaited HI-FI show set the stage for some ground-breaking firsts for Acoustic Sounds and APO.
Owner Chad Kassem divided his time between two key points of interest
during the May show. At times his focus was the Acoustic Sounds booth,
where appearances and candid performances by APO recording artists Jimmy
D. Lane, Eomot RaSun, Jimmie Lee Robinson and David "Honeyboy" Edwards
occured while audiophiles browsed the Acoustic Sounds' "record store".
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Blue Heaven Studios equipped for DVD
It's the biggest debate in audio news. Everyone is torn between the formats, DVD or DSD, and the arguments are sound.
"At Blue Heaven, we are not for or against DVD or DSD. In fact, both formats sound much better than conventional compact disc," says Chad Kassem, owner. "Our choice to utilize DVD has nothing to do with comparing the sound qualities. It's based on the fact that video is not available on DSD, so choosing between the formats is not an issue. We are documenting history and believe it is necessary to film the event in addition to capturing the music in the highest quality sound possible."
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