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Mike Mettler  |  Mar 17, 2026

The latest wax stats are in, and the vinyl business is booming. Yesterday, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) released their 2025 Year-End Recorded Music Revenue Report, which confirmed that vinyl sales surpassed $1 billion ($1B) in the U.S. alone in 2025, a figure that also accounts for nearly 50% of our favorite format’s global revenue total. Read on to see just how much, and for how long, vinyl has continued to dominate the physical format marketplace. . .

Mike Mettler  |  Mar 16, 2026

British manufacturer Wilson Benesch have long been known for honoring the concept of time when it comes to naming their high-end products, and their latest turntable takes it to the next time zone, er, level. Meet the Greenwich turntable, which is the gateway model into Wilson Benesch’s GMT series platform that centers around the ALPHA–OMEGA direct-drive architecture that it shares with the company’s prior, top-tier Prime Meridian and GMT One tables. Read on to see all the features and specs of Wilson Benesch’s quite impressive Greenwich table. . .

Mark Smotroff,  |  Mar 13, 2026

Miles Davis would have been 100 years old this year, and in celebration of that most momentous centennial milestone, Columbia/Legacy have returned one of the most requested, pivotal, and iconic live performances in the artist’s storied career to the marketplace: The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965, a 10LP box set reissued on January 30, 2026. Read Mark Smotroff’s review to see why this historically important collection deserves both its reputation and its rightful place in your collection. . .

Julie Mullins  |  Mar 13, 2026

If there’s an “SL” in the name, it’s a good bet that it designates a Technics turntable. To add to their SL line, the longtime turntable maker recently announced a new table representing updates to the previous SL-1500C model: namely, the SL-1500CS turntable. Read Julie Mullins’ report to see all the features and specs for the new SL-1500CS table. . .

Mike Mettler  |  Mar 11, 2026

So put me on a highway, and show me a sign. If you know your Eagles music, then you know that’s a key line from the quintessential California band’s “Take It to the Limit,” one of the hit singles from June 1975’s chart-topping One of These Nights LP. Well, the sign is this: Rhino has just announced that One of These Nights (Deluxe Edition) will be released as a 3LP set on May 1, 2026. Read AP editor Mike Mettler’s preview to see what additional material fills out this must-have collection. . .

Mike Mettler  |  Mar 09, 2026

There’s nothing wrong with flying solo — or, in the case of the noted British manufacturer Vertere, make that an all-caps SOLO flight. What we mean by that is, Vertere have just announced their SOLO moving coil (MC) cartridge, which the company says is intended to bring out the best in mono LP playback. Read on to see all of the Vertere SOLO cart’s features and specs. . .

Mark Smotroff,  |  Mar 06, 2026

Fans of Beck David Hansen know that this multitalented singer/songwriter, producer/performer is something of a musical chameleon who delivers his music cross-pollinated in rock, folk, Latin, hip-hop, and even symphonic sounds. This all made his triple-Grammy-winning February 2014 Capitol LP Morning Phase all the more of a surprise, as it was a lush slow-moving, ambient-flavored, acoustic-driven masterpiece that commands rapt attention from listeners. The new Definitive Sound Series (DSS) reissue of Morning Phase from Fonograf/Capitol now makes it easier than ever to kick back and just float upstream with Beck’s music. Read Mark Smotroff’s review to see all the reasons why the DSS edition of Morning Phase is a must-have. . .

Mike Mettler  |  Mar 05, 2026

When we say Rega gear has a certain “aura” about it, most of you know what we mean. Besides the British company’s top-notch turntables, Rega also make top-tier phono preamps, including their reference-level (wait for it) AURA moving coil (MC) model. Springboarding from a circuit derived from the AURA, Rega’s new AOS MC phono preamp has been designed as a fully adjustable unit to support a wide range of MC carts and offer sufficient gain for low-output designs. Read on to see all the features and specs of the AOS MC phono-pre. . .

Mike Mettler  |  Mar 04, 2026

He kept his eyes open all the time, and he also shot a man in Reno just to watch him die (or so he said). Of course, we’re talking about the one and only Johnny Cash, whose 1957 debut album on Sun Records, With His Hot and Blue Guitar, has just received a 180g 45rpm all-analog 1LP upgrade from Intervention Records. Read AP editor Mike Mettler’s review to see why Intervention have once again worked their unique analog magic with another vintage classic LP. . .

Ken Micallef  |  Mar 02, 2026

The JBL Spinner BT turntable may very well be among the least expensive tables ever to land a review on AP. Belt-driven and built around a black MDF plinth, the Spinner BT sports a die-cast aluminum tonearm with removable headshell, adjustable counterweight, and adjustable anti-skating — features you don’t always find at its price point. Read Ken Micallef’s review to see if the Spinner BT table is able to punch well above its weight. . .

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