The single most important figure (imo) in the vinyl LP reissue business.

Great video. Thanks for posting.

I have been purchasing LPs from Chad for a LONG time - early 90's? And he even called me personally after I purchased my VPI TT from him. Analogue Productions IMHO, are the premier vinyl mastering and pressing operation in the world. Albums are flat, noise-free and the sound is excellent, Chad spares no expense at getting it right. RTI is one of the best pressing plants anywhere - I have a bunch of them, and have sent back only one. Much, Much, Much better than Optimal and the terrible job they are doing for OSS. Hopefully Optimal is getting their act together. In any case, Chad has done an incredible job and between Chad and Mikey, we have our bases covered. 

My own experience is that the carefully selected reissues I’ve been buying generally sound superb, and that’s in comparison with the few duplicates in my preexisting collection and the used records I’ve bought. I won’t buy any reissues that aren’t represented as all analogue, and I’m generally buying trusted sources like Analogue Productions, Blue Note and then occasional Rounder. 
 

Regarding Chad, he used to answer the phone back in the pre-Internet days. The last time I spoke with him was after I’d bought the AP Miles Davis Sketches of Spain. I’d returned two copies because of spindle holes that were too small to go over my spindle, and called to return the third. Chad picked up, we talked about it and he told me to take a round file and enlarge the hole little by little, and said if that didn’t work out to return that one and he’d find one with a usable hole. Great guy. And a great sounding record that I play often. 

Interesting stuff

Chad's home setups

Chad Kassem's Home Hi-Fi Systems

If you're in Manhattan on Thursday, November 6th, you can catch Chad and Michael Fremmer at Innovative Audio from 4pm-8pm!!!

https://innovative.nyc/rsvp-all-analog