Ken Kessler

Investigation
Top 20 Soundtrack albums
Ken Kessler  |  Feb 02, 2026  |  Published: Feb 01, 2026  |  0 comments

Bob Dylan, fire-breathing dragons and a certain bespectacled wizard... Ken Kessler spotlights 20 recent stage and screen soundtrack albums available on vinyl and SACD

Who can explain the raft of ultra-desirable, super-luxurious soundtracks released this past year or two? If anyone thought the genre – once a dependable source of demo LPs and tapes for audiophiles – was past its best, this batch is so on trend that one can only imagine an invasion of Gen Zers taking control. Soundtrack albums have made a comeback and I for one am not complaining.

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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, February 2026
Ken Kessler  |  Feb 01, 2026  |  0 comments

This month we review: Emma Smith, Genesis, Alanis Morissette, The Pentangle

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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, February 2026
Ken Kessler  |  Feb 01, 2026  |  0 comments

This month we review: Van Halen, Christone Kingfish Ingram, Stone Temple Pilots, and Supertramp

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Disc PlayersFrom the Vault
Wadia 6 CD player
Ken Kessler  |  Jan 04, 2026  |  Published: Jan 01, 2026  |  0 comments
hfnvintageIs this the end of the two-box era? Ken Kessler auditions an integrated CD player promising superior sonics to go with its stunning build

Sexy hardware – strange use of the term ‘sexy’. But Wadia’s new CD player is sleek in a catwalk model/Euro-chic way, the same reasons why a hot Italian V12 can be regarded as sexy. More accurately, the Wadia 6 is severe, a mere glance at its styling, finish and hewn-from-solid build quality telling you that it’s no toy. You don’t have to lift it to know that it’s chunky... like 35lb worth of chunk.

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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, January 2026
Ken Kessler  |  Dec 11, 2025  |  Published: Jan 01, 2026  |  0 comments

This month we review: Det Norske Jentekor, Genesis, Humble Pie, Michael Jackson

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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, January 2026
Ken Kessler  |  Dec 11, 2025  |  Published: Jan 01, 2026  |  0 comments

This month we review: Spinal Tap, Alanis Morissette, Fleetwood Mac, and Jeff Beck

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Investigation
Top 20 Various Artists albums
Ken Kessler  |  Nov 26, 2025  |  Published: Dec 01, 2025  |  0 comments

Various artists sets keep the variety levels high and boredom at bay, while being the perfect way to discover new artists and genres. Ken Kessler spins 20 of the latest

Compilations featuring various artists come in a number of flavours, but nearly all of the serious ones are intended to provide overviews of genres or eras, while others show off a label’s catalogue. Ever since the first great various artists sets of the 1970s, especially 1972’s Nuggets chronicling US garage rock and the one-hit wonders it engendered, the levels of research have been dazzling.

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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, December 2025
Ken Kessler  |  Nov 21, 2025  |  Published: Dec 01, 2025  |  0 comments

This month we review: Rock Workshop, Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Brian Nova, Steely Dan

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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, December 2025
Ken Kessler  |  Nov 21, 2025  |  Published: Dec 01, 2025  |  0 comments

This month we review: Donovan, Alanis Morissette, Lonnie Johnson with Elmer Snowden, Joni Mitchell

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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, November 2025
Ken Kessler  |  Nov 06, 2025  |  Published: Nov 01, 2025  |  0 comments

This month we review: Stella Cole, The Boneshakers, Jethro Tull, and Doug Kershaw

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