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The iconic Hotel Chelsea sign adorns the front of the building on 23rd Street If the walls of The Hotel Chelsea had ears, they would be able to solve mysteries...
On the Record with Guillermo Paleo of Waterloo in ATX
Vinyl Picks and Local Sounds From The Live Music Capital of the World Five years before South By Southwest started as a modest gathering of artists and music people, Waterloo...
Top Record Stores in San Diego
Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash Given San Diego’s rich music scene, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that a vibrant vinyl culture flourishes here. Looking at the city throughout...
On the Record with Molly Nutter, President of ByGeorge
Where Luxury Fashion, Lifestyle and Music Meet in Austin, Texas. Austin has long been a magnet for creatives of all types. Musicians have flocked to the city for decades,...
Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash Few things are better than pulling out a vinyl record for an intimate listen. In our digital age, it's a relief to slow down....
Wrensilva Presents: The Records That Made Me with Ludwig Göransson
Ludwig Göransson drops the needle on the motion picture soundtrack for Oppenheimer, which received a Golden Globe this year for Best Original Score for a Motion Picture. When Oscar-winning composer...
There are several prongs to the “does vinyl sound better” debate, with arguments rooted in sound quality and listener experience. Though “experience” isn’t necessarily directly tied to sound, the tactile...
Cleaning the record needle of a Ortofon 2m Red MM Cartridge on Wrensilva turntable. Vinyl naturally has a sound that feels more organic and “present.” Little crackles and pops are...
New Tones for the Ultimate in HiFi Listening
The M1 and The Standard are now available in new finish options. 2024 ushers in three new finish combinations for the M1 and The Standard, and the opportunity to...
A Brief History of Vinyl Records
Galt Museum & Archives/Flickr Commons Vinyl records brought music listening to living rooms in a revolutionary way. The mass market availability and multi-track format, coupled with the evolution of home...
Wrensilva Presents: The Records That Made Me With A-Trak
In 1997, 15-year old Alain Macklovitch from Montreal became the youngest winner of the DMC World DJ Championship. Devoted to a love for hip-hop, A-Trak found himself scratching hip-hop in...
The Best Record Stores for Shopping Record Store Day 2024
The Record Store Day (RSD) concept was sparked by a passion for independent record shops and the culture that they support. There truly is something special about how a...
For a gift-giving moment that will deliver on luxury and sophistication, consider VIP concert tickets, equipment, rare vinyl and a HiFi console that will take listening to a whole new...
On the Record with Vinyl Junkies
Records and community in South Park, San Diego Tim Mays (@mrmazee) has been a stalwart in the San Diego music scene for decades. His club, The Casbah, provided a launch...
Wrensilva Presents One Record: Stirring Up Memories of Marley with Island Records’ Chris Blackwell
Light bounces off the walls of the bright Wrensilva Listening Studio in West Hollywood, and sparkles through glasses of golden Blackwell Rum punch. With rum punches in hand, friends and...
Connecting over cocktails with Death & Co.’s Dave Kaplan
It’s all about the prep Autumn weather beckons fall flavors. As we lean into pumpkin spice season, we turned to Death & Co. founder Dave Kaplan for some tricks and...
How to Start, Build & Preserve a Vinyl Collection
Your record collection provides the soundtrack to your life, and if you take good care, it will last forever. If you have some vinyl already, maybe you want to expand...
Crate Digging with the World's Top Vinyl Record Collectors
For some, the thrill of finding an original pressing of an obscure bossa nova record is not far off from winning the lottery. Crate digging in a record store or...
On the Record with Vinyl Shop Moldy Toes
A Classic Rock Record Shop Sells Analog Gems of All Genres Moldy Toes owner and founder Tom Rule felt like something was missing in San Clemente. To him, that missing...
Building The Perfect Harmony in a HiFi Record Console
“Does it sound good?” was the central question percolating in the minds of the Wrensilva audio engineers as the team built their first all-in-one record console. Turns out, good was...
At Wrensilva®, gathering with loved ones is a focus when designing our products. The end result - gorgeous consoles that sound even better than they look and easily plug and...