TrueResAudio

Discover what's worth hearing

A new magazine for music explorers

Most music publications help you keep up with the world of music. TrueResAudio exists for something different: helping you discover albums you'll genuinely love living with.

Reviews, recommendations, and album picks shaped by one question: is this release worth your time? Built for people always searching for the next album they can't wait to hear.

Jazz, classical, with an occasional detour, but always in search of releases worth spending time with.

Release Radar

New and upcoming releases and reissues worth knowing about

A listening room built for the way we, music explorers, actually discover new music

The Listening Room is the private, member-only heart of TrueResAudio that brings together reviews, album discoveries, picks, digital edition comparisons, and listening reflections into one carefully curated resource.

REVIEWS

Reviews worth spending time with

New releases, catalogue recordings, and overlooked editions examined through the same question: is this something genuinely worth living with?

RARE FINDS

Overlooked recordings and catalogue discoveries

Unusual reissues, forgotten performances, and recordings worth hearing that too often disappear into the noise.

MASTERING PICKS

A growing reference for collectors

Different digital editions can change the listening experience entirely. The Index helps you understand which versions are worth your time.

DISPATCH

Sent directly to your inbox, too

Fortnightly Dispatch with what's recent in the Listening Room plus discoveries, overlooked recordings, albums I cannot stop returning to, and field notes.

Next dispatch·19 July 2026

Latest from the Listening Room

Recently Reviewed Albums

Feebles, Fables, and Ferns

6/27/2026

Jazz

Feebles, Fables, and Ferns

Mick Goodrick, Fred Hersch

J.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV 1007-1012 (Arr. for Viola)

6/27/2026

Clasical

J.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV 1007-1012 (Arr. for Viola)

Marc Sabbah

Feed the Fire

6/16/2026

Jazz

Feed the Fire

Helen Marks

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Why TruResAudio is Different

Five principles that guide every review, recommendation, and album pick.

Music discovery at the center

Reviews, finds, picks, and edition notes all exist to help you discover more records worth living with.

Private and exclusive

The best of TrueResAudio lives in the member-only listening room, creating a focused space built for music discovery rather than casual browsing.

One point of view

Everything is filtered through the same ears, making it easier to learn what resonates with you and what doesn't.

Good albums over more albums

New releases, forgotten catalogue recordings, edition notes, and unexpected finds, all chosen because they deserve your attention.

Independent and member supported

No advertising. No affiliate pressure. Just one listener helping another find more records worth living with.

Letter from the Editor

There is a moment I suspect you know so well.You settle into your chair, hit play, and let the music unfold. And somewhere between the opening notes and the fade out, you know that's ... it.

Pawel Grabowski

The music has drawn you in. The outside world has faded away, your worries and fears are gone, and before the first song is even over, you know you'll be coming back.

I have been chasing that feeling for years. Across new releases and forgotten catalogue recordings. Across labels, editions, and performances that reveal themselves only after you spend time with them. Because there is nothing more satisfying than finding an album that earns a permanent place in your library.

But the hunt should not be this hard. Good recordings are scattered across stores, forums, reviews, and endless new releases. Great albums disappear into the noise.

You get there eventually. But you do it alone, and you miss things.

That's why I launched TrueResAudio, a home for listeners like you and me to give us a place where we can find more recordings worth living with, without spending the hours searching across stores, forums, and scattered reviews.

Every review, recommendation, and discovery starts with one question: is this an album worth living with?

Some records I cover are brand new. Others have been quietly waiting on a forgotten shelf for decades. My job is simply to help you find more of them.

If this sounds like you, come and have a look around. I think you will feel right at home.

Pawel Grabowski

Founder and Editor, TrueResAudio

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