Analogue Productions Ultimate Analogue Test Record

Editors' Choice Award Winner 2024 - The Absolute Sound Magazine

"A Must Have"

In order to create The Ultimate Analogue Test LP, Analogue Productions consulted many experts in the field, including mastering engineers, audio experts, turntable experts and audiophile listeners. The result is a test record that reaches an unparalleled level of achievement.

Award-Winning Performance

The Ultimate Analogue Test LP won an Editors' Choice Award 2024 from The Absolute Sound magazine.

"Amazingly well-conceived as well as manufactured to the highest standards, The Ultimate Analogue Test LP is the new reference in test discs. It’s loaded with useful test signals that are encoded with high precision, and the record is pressed on 180-gram virgin vinyl."

Previously, this LP won Editors' Choice Awards from The Absolute Sound dating back to 2008. "The disc is indispensable for anyone who is dedicated to the most accurate adjustment of his LP playback system and thus the best sound," notes Harry Pearson, former TAS Editor.

"A 'must-have' for any analog enthusiast," reports Robert Harley in The Absolute Sound, October 2008. "This new disc has been meticulously assembled in collaboration with some of the world's greatest technical experts in record cutting.

Not Your Average Test Record

When Barry Wolifson from Sterling Sound in New York City called Analogue Productions with the same idea of creating the ultimate test record, he and Analogue Productions' audio expert Clark Williams began to brainstorm and research ideas until they were both completely satisfied with what should go on the record.

Most of the test records in the past have been made to test a variety of equipment. This test record excludes silly cannon shots, typewriters, voices on one channel and other useless fluff. Instead it specifically addresses your turntable and cartridge. It’s designed to provide the basic test signals necessary to calibrate a turntable or cutting lathe as simply as possible. Most of the signals have specific implications, but it is certainly possible to use them in any number of novel ways.

"The speed stability of this test record is outstanding and below the measurable threshold, that's what it's supposed to be," raved audiophile legend Harry Weisfeld, founder of VPI Industries. "With most test LPs, the speed is erratic caused by off center holes and warps in vinyl. I have over 40 test records and for most functions they are useless. You made a great test LP, I used it to set up and measure my new Rim Drive and without it most of the testing would have been useless. It's unbelievable, there is no wavering."

"My Highest Recommendation"

"I have to give my highest recommendation to this record – a must have for any audiophile!" reports Dr. Christian Feickert, founder of Feickert Analog Products.

The tracks include reference tones, frequency sweeps, VTA adjust, wow and flutter test, anti-skate test, pink noise, silent groove, and more.

The Ultimate Analogue Test LP was pressed at Quality Record Pressings on 200 gram vinyl.

An Audiophile Favorite

"To compare with my previous Ultimate Analogue test LP. I also have Cardas Mk1 and Hifi News Record Mk1, but of these three I rate the Ultimate Analogue test LP as most useful," reports TA, vinylengine.com, June 5, 2017.

"The one from Analogue Productions, The Ultimate analogue test LP,is very good and I believe still available for $50 new," observes monkeyboy vinylengine.com, June 22, 2018.