The Fidelity Exchange

➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎶 Drew Baird talks with Dr. Curtis Peoples of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) about audio archiving and music preservation. Hear how he built the Southwest Music Archive and helped rescue 4,500 master tapes from a West Texas barn, why tape baking and sticky shed matter, why he trusts analog tape over digital files and CDs, how flat 96/24 transfers work, and a new song inspired by Joe Ely. Plus Joan Baez and Doc Watson tapes, Lubbock music history, and vinyl care. 🎧 *EXPLORE CURTIS'S WORK* ➕ Curtis Peoples Collective (his music, archive consulting and appraisal) — https://peoplescollective.com ➕ Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) — https://arsc-audio.org ➕ Curtis at CU Boulder Libraries — https://libraries.colorado.edu/curtis-peoples *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #TheFidelityExchange #MoonAudio #AudioArchiving #AnalogTape #RecordedSound #MusicPreservation #JoeEly #ARSC @curtispeoples7995

➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎚️ 3x GRAMMY-winning mastering engineer Bob Boyd (Ambient Digital) joins Drew to break down why that "96K" file might be fake, how a hybrid analog + digital workflow holds up on deadline, and why the mic, preamp, and converter (not the cable) are often the real bottleneck. Bob also walks through mastering the same song for vinyl, streaming, Tidal, and Qobuz, why tape still beats digital for warmth, and shares stories from 35 years mastering CeCe Winans, TobyMac, Blake Shelton, and Crowder. 🎙️ *SHOP THE VIDEO* ➕ Audeze LCD-X Headphones — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/audeze-lcd-x-headphones?el=youtube ➕ Black Dragon Headphone Cable — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/black-dragon-headphone-cable-v2?el=youtube ➕ Bronze Dragon Headphone Cable — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/bronze-dragon-headphone-cable?el=youtube *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #MasteringEngineer #HiResAudio #GrammyWinner #AmbientDigital #AudioEngineering #MusicProduction #BobBoyd #MoonAudio @BobBoyd1

➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎶 Kevin Moll of Skylabs Audio joins The Fidelity Exchange to talk vintage gear, why his shop chooses service over full restoration, and the obsession that keeps every collector hooked. 🎧 *SKYLABS AUDIO* ➕ Skylabs Audio Website — https://skylabsaudio.com/ ➕ Skylabs Audio YouTube — @skylabsaudio *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #VintageAudio #SkylabsAudio #HiFi #VintageStereo #AudiophileLife #MoonAudio #RecordCollector #TheFidelityExchange

➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎶 Wattson Audio's new phono preamp blends a pure analog signal path with digital-domain precision, delivering studio-grade accuracy without sacrificing analog character. Founder Alexandre Lavanchy joins us to talk through the design, plus his path from building loudspeakers as a student to engineering for CH Precision, and the scrap-aluminum story behind the Emerson Digital's compact size. 🎧 ➡️ *READ MORE* – https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice/wattson-audio-amplifiers-streamers-more?el=youtube ✨ *SHOP THE VIDEO* ➕ Wattson Audio Madison Phono — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/madison-phono-precision-phono-stage?el=youtube ➕ Wattson Audio Madison Streamer — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/wattson-audio-madison-streamer-le?el=youtube ➕ Wattson Audio Madison Amplifier — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/wattson-audio-madison-amplifier?el=youtube ➕ Wattson Audio Madison Power S — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/watson-madison-power-supply?el=youtube ➕ Wattson Audio Emerson Digital Network Bridge Endpoint — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/emerson-digital-bridge-endpoint?el=youtube ➕ Wattson Audio Emerson Analog Network Bridge Endpoint — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/wattson-audio-emerson-analog-network-bridge-endpoint?el=youtube *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #WattsonAudio #MadisonPhono #CHPrecision #SwissEngineering #Audiophile #AnalogVsDigital #HiFiPodcast #MoonAudio @wattsonaudio

➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎶 From Quebec TV star to globally loved jazz singer, Anne Bisson opens up about raw recording, vinyl's comeback, and the wild story behind her worldwide audiophile fanbase, straight from The Fidelity Exchange. 🎤✨ 🎧 *ANNE'S MUSIC* ➕ Anne Bisson — Blue Mind — https://www.annebisson.com/en/product/blue-mind-en/ ➕ Anne Bisson — Portraits & Perfumes — https://www.annebisson.com/en/product/portraits-perfumes-2/ ➕ Anne Bisson — Four Seasons in Jazz: Live at Bernie's — https://www.annebisson.com/en/product/four-seasons-in-jazz-live-at-bernies-2/ ➕ Anne Bisson — Guilty Pleasures — https://www.annebisson.com/en/product/guilty-pleasures-2/ ➕ Anne Bisson — Be My Lover — https://www.annebisson.com/en/product/be-my-lover-2/ ➕ Anne Bisson — The Essentials — https://www.annebisson.com/en/product/the-essentials-2/ *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #AnneBisson #JazzSinger #Audiophile #TheFidelityExchange #VinylRevival #JazzMusic #RawRecording #MoonAudio @AnneBisson

➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎶 Pour House Raleigh runs a live venue, record shop, and the Triangle's first vinyl pressing plant — built from scratch with no playbook during COVID. Adam taught himself steam, hydraulics, and mechanics from the ground up while Lacie managed operations and planning. Their "stage to turntable" approach lets bands play the venue, record the show live, and press it straight to vinyl. J. Cole even stopped by. Plus: the 180g myth busted and why a vinyl record has a smaller carbon footprint than a Domino's pizza. 🎧 *FROM THIS EPISODE* ➕ Pour House Pressing — pourhousepressing.com ➕ Pour House Record Shop — pourhouse­recordshop.com ➕ Pour House Music Hall — thepourhousemusichall.com *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #VinylRecords #RecordPressing #VinylCommunity #LiveMusic #PourHouse #PourHousePressing #StageToVinyl #VinylRevival @thepourhousemusichall

➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎙️ NC mastering engineer Kevin McNoldy has worked on records from Dave Matthews to the Talking Heads — and he once caught a George Harrison mistake hidden in a 40-year-old mix. 🎵 *LEARN MORE ABOUT KEVIN* ➡️ MASTERING — https://cphonicmastering.com/ ➡️ MIXING — https://kevinmcnoldy.com/ *FEATURED PROJECTS* ➕ Kira Takei — https://open.spotify.com/album/23e2OsmMVJpsc7UMyNjNT6?si=GVcskcPGQxa4dhNAvbHyWw ➕ Four Thirty Four — https://open.spotify.com/track/0Wsgiuchkta9jiKnXS90E5?si=e83ef841c2614084 ➕ Rachel Clearman — https://open.spotify.com/track/0QN3naep7JTkxbPVPk5KFZ?si=a30487a8973e4612 ➕ Rising Above Helene — https://www.risingabovehelene.com/ ➕ Robin and Linda Williams — https://youtu.be/8GQUs7UTcPc ➕ The Gentri Brothers — https://open.spotify.com/album/2Z5zMisW6TxdCSEnPgs0c8?si=sbWB43jYR9qg9V79RcMrXA *SHOP THE VIDEO* ➕ Silver Dragon Premium USB Cable — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/silver-dragon-premium-usb-cable?el=youtube ➕ Silver Dragon Headphone Cable — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/silver-dragon-headphone-cable-v3?el=youtube ➕ Black Dragon Headphone Cable — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/black-dragon-headphone-cable-v2?el=youtube *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #TheFidelityExchange #MoonAudio #MasteringEngineer #CphonicMastering #AudioEngineering #TalkingHeads #DaveMatthews #GeorgeHarrison

➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎶 Chad Kassem built the world's most trusted audiophile record label from scratch in Salina, Kansas — pressing, mastering, and releasing vinyl the way it was meant to sound. 40 years in and he's still chasing perfection. 🎧 🎉 Acoustic Sounds also is celebrating 40 years with the Vinyl Summit — October 15-17, 2026 in Salina, Kansas. Live music, pressing plant tours, mastering demos, record dealers, and more. Don't miss it! 🎟️ Vinyl Summit Tickets & Info — https://www.vinylsummit.com/ *FEATURED ALBUMS* ➕ Muddy Waters — Folk Singer (180g) — https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/105482/Muddy_Waters-Folk_Singer-180_Gram_Vinyl_Record ➕ ZZ Top — Tres Hombres (UQHR) — https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/192721/ZZ_Top-Tres_Hombres-UHQR_Vinyl_Record ➕ The Who — Tommy (UQHR) — https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/197501/The_Who-Tommy-UHQR_Vinyl_Record ➕ The Who — Who's Next (UQHR) — https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/197508/The_Who-Whos_Next-UHQR_Vinyl_Record ➕ The Who — My Generation (180g) — https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/103005/The_Who-My_Generation-180_Gram_Vinyl_Record ➕ The Who — Live at Leeds (1/4" IPS Tape) — https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/197507/The_Who-Live_At_Leeds-14_Inch_-_15_IPS_Tape *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #AcousticSounds #VinylRecords #VinylReissues #Audiophile #QualityRecordPressings #TheFidelityExchange #MoonAudio @acousticsoundsks

➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube ➡️ *READ MORE* – https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice/inside-impex-records-how-abey-fonn-builds-the-worlds-most-painstaking-vinyl-reissues?el=youtube ✨ Impex Records founder Abey Fonn reveals what it truly takes to make an audiophile reissue right 🎵 — and drops an exclusive new release 💿 nobody has heard yet. Costly, but never expensive. 🎶 *FEATURED ALBUMS* ➕ Barefoot Adventure by Bud Shank — https://impexrecords.com/barefoot-adventure/ ➕ Famous Blue Raincoat by Jennifer Warnes — https://impexrecords.com/famous-blue-raincoat-180-gram-lp/ ➕ Friday Night in San Francisco by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucia — https://impexrecords.com/friday-night-in-san-francisco-numbered-limited-edition-180g-45rpm-2lp/ ➕ Getz/Gilberto (1-Step) by Stan Getz & João Gilberto — https://impexrecords.com/getz-gilberto-1step-180g-45rpm-lp/ ➕ Holiday in Brazil by Bud Shank — https://impexrecords.com/bud-shank-holiday-in-brazil-180g-33rpm-lp/ ➕ Le Grand Jazz by Michel Legrand — https://impexrecords.com/legrand-jazz-180-gram-45rpm-2lp/ ➕ Music for Abandoned Heights by John McLaughlin — https://impexrecords.com/john-mclaughlin-music-for-abandoned-heights-180g-33rpm-lp/ ➕ Saturday Night in San Francisco by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucia — https://impexrecords.com/saturday-night-in-san-francisco-180g-lp/ ➕ Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra (1-Step) by Frank Sinatra — https://impexrecords.com/sing-and-dance-with-frank-sinatra-1step-180g-45rpm-2lp/ ➕ The Hunter by Jennifer Warnes — https://impexrecords.com/the-hunter-180-gram-lp/ ➕ The Lark by Jascha Heifetz — https://impexrecords.com/the-lark-lp/ ➕ The Well by Jennifer Warnes — https://impexrecords.com/the-well-45-rpm-180-gram-lp/ ➕ Variations by The Doug Webb All-Star Group — COMING SOON! *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #ImpexRecords #AbeyFonn #AudiophileVinyl #TheFidelityExchange #MoonAudio #VinylCommunity #AnalogAudio #JazzFusion @ElusivediscInc

➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA NOW* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube ✨ 🎶 Grammy-winning mastering engineer Brent Lambert opens up about the loudness wars, vinyl prep, the state of streaming, and why he walked away from Spotify. The full chain — from session to speaker. 🎧 ➡️ *LEARN ABOUT OUR FAVORITE STREAMING SERVICE* – https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice/sound-wars-5-ways-we-tested-qobuz-vs-the-competition?el=youtube ✨ *BRENT'S WORK* 🎙️ The Kitchen Mastering – https://www.kitchenmastering.com/ 🎙️ Tipitina's Records Club – https://tipitinasrecordclub.com/ 🎙️ Follow Brent – https://www.instagram.com/thekitchenmastering/ *SHOP THE VIDEO* ➕ Moon Audio Silver Dragon Interconnect — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/silver-dragon-interconnect-cable-v2?el=youtube ➕ Moon Audio Gold Dragon Interconnect 25th Anniversary — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/gold-dragon-premium-interconnects?el=youtube ➕ Moon Audio Silver Dragon Phono Cable — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/silver-dragon-phono-cable?el=youtube ➕ Moon Audio Silver Dragon Headphone Cable — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/silver-dragon-headphone-cable-v3?el=youtube *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #TheFidelityExchange #MoonAudio #MasteringEngineer #VinylMastering #LoudnessWars #HiFiAudio #KitchenMastering #AudioEngineering @thekitchenmastering7164