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09-01-2025 | By Tom Gibbs

Rhino Entertainment and Warner Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Elektra Records with Cool Limited Edition LP Releases

Rhino Entertainment and Warner are celebrating the 75th anniversary of iconic label Elektra Records with twenty limited edition LP reissues and releases as part of the Elektra 75 Vinyl Collection. Albums in the series include a mix of 140 and 180 gram LPs, with many of them pressed on really cool colored-vinyl! The Elektra 75... Read More »

09-01-2025 | By Robert S. Youman

New Vinyl That Somehow is not Getting the Luv and Attention That is Deserved! Check Out These True Treasures From Wilco, Dan Fogelberg, Joni Mitchell, Cory Weeds, and Duke Ellington/Ray Brown

Wilco, A.M. (Rhino High Fidelity) I am a Chicago guy, and I have been a long term loyal fan of Wilco since the very beginning of the band. Wilco was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of the alternative country group Uncle Tupelo, after Jay Farrar's departure that same year to form Son Volt.... Read More »

09-01-2025 | By Editors at Positive Feedback

EAR 890 Amplifier

This article by Robert Levi originally ran in 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online.  I've always liked tube amps. That said, there are a lot of things about tube... Read More »

08-29-2025 | By Rushton Paul

Miles Davis "Milestones" in Pure DSD256 from HDTT, and It is Gorgeous

Every now and then, something really special comes our way. And today it has. A new release from HDTT of Miles Davis' album, Milestones, in a gorgeous, sonically luscious Pure DSD256 transfer. I hope you will forgive this fresh new article after so many others right in a row. But I wanted you to hear... Read More »

08-23-2025 | By Rushton Paul

Musings on Music and Media and Life's Transitions

Musing here... As I listen the the HDTT release of Sonny Rollins' Way Out West in the DXD mastering of the tape transfer HERE, I was prompted to think about what different listening experiences there are between media. Listening to vinyl (which I did for decades) is one experience, listening to reel-to-reel tape another. And now, listening to ultra-high... Read More »

08-05-2025 | By Tom Gibbs

Audio Advice Live 2025: An Ambitious Regional Audio/Visual Showcase Evolves into a Major High-End Audio and Consumer Electronics Show

Audio Advice Live 2025 took place August 1-3, in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel. I hadn't been to Raleigh in over sixteen years, and I have to admit—I honestly didn't recognize it at all, it's grown so very much! Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina and its second largest city;... Read More »

07-02-2025 | By Wojciech Pacuła

Enlighten Me! - A Few Words about the Reliable UberLight Frame

In 2021, the Canadian company Reliable Corporation presented the Uberlight Flex lamp for audiophiles who use turntables. It had the shape of an elongated tube with LEDs attached to a flexible "neck." The company drew on its many years of experience in the production of lamps used to illuminate sewing machine workstations. On February 18th, the... Read More »

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RECENT HARDWARE REVIEWS

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PS Audio Stellar DAC

08-29-2025 | By Dean Seislove

Kapow! Right in the noggin! Wobbling like a UFO saucer in the finest Ray Harryhausen tradition, the record sailed crazily in the air, then jetted straight into the hapless boy's forehead. Score! A direct hit! The lesson here... Read More »

The Premier of Two Extraordinary...

08-18-2025 | By Robert H. Levi

Bob Levi, a portrait. (Photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) I am delighted to have the first opportunity to experience the perfected Schumann Generator S1 and the Inline Speaker Signature Silver for the... Read More »

RAY Tubes Shootout: Reserve KT88's...

08-17-2025 | By Tom Gibbs

When Nelson Wu, CEO of RAY Tubes offered earlier this year to send a full complement of RAY Select and Reserve tubes for evaluation in my PrimaLuna EVO 300 tube integrated amplifier, I jumped at the chance. I've never looked... Read More »

The Power and Precision of ATC...

08-15-2025 | By Juan C. Ayllon

Backdrop loudspeaker drivers image courtesy of ATC Like a surgeon's scalpel, the ATC SCM40A loudspeaker is a serious instrument, deftly cutting through sinew, fat, and bone to the heart of music with surgical precision and... Read More »

Zu Audio Method Bookshelf...

08-12-2025 | By Dean Seislove

A colleague once postulated that audio gear invariably sounds like the people who make it. The line of thinking goes that, if the person is big and bold, then their speakers look and sound the part. High-energy, constantly... Read More »

Node Audio SS-1 Component Support 

08-05-2025 | By Marshall Nack

While browsing the photo gallery on the Node Audio website, I came across a group shot of five finely crafted, elegantly designed objects. They appeared to be variations on a theme, but what was the theme—what were they... Read More »

A Clean Sweep? A Look at the iSonic...

08-01-2025 | By Juan C. Ayllon

It seems a lifetime ago. For my side hustle as a mobile DJ, I honed my beat-matching and mixing skills with a pair of Technics 1200 turntables at home to apply on the road with a Pioneer CMX-3000 Dual DJ CD player, but after... Read More »

Waters on the Hardware: The Gingko...

07-23-2025 | By Dean Waters

The Maestro himself! (Portrait and image processing by David W. Robinson) My LP life When writing audio reviews, reviewers are often called on to describe things we readily hear that aren't always easily quantifiable. We use... Read More »

Aurender's A1000 Network Music...

07-22-2025 | By Tom Gibbs

Over the course of the last twenty-five-years, I've carved out a fairly satisfying niche in audio journalism. One that finds me most often focused on reasonably priced gear that frequently performs beyond its price... Read More »

Follow-up: Vera-Fi Audio's Line...

07-14-2025 | By Tom Gibbs

When Mark Schifter hooked me up with the first two devices from Vera-Fi Audio's new trio of power conditioning equipment, I simply wasn't prepared for the dramatic differences they made to my all-analog system. That system... Read More »

Waters on the Hardware: The...

07-11-2025 | By Dean Waters

Dean Waters:  a portrait at home  (Photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) Not long ago, I penned an article reviewing the Dejitter It Switch X product (HERE) and how it can substantially enhance the audio... Read More »

ONO Tone Labs a3 Standmount...

06-21-2025 | By Tom Gibbs

ONO Tone Labs is a new loudspeaker manufacturer based in Kahului, Maui, in Hawaii, and is the brainchild of Dustin (or if you prefer, "Dusty") Vawter. Dustin has been involved in audio design and production for over 35... Read More »
Ortofon MC X20 Phono cartridge
Ortofon MC X20 Moving Coil Phono...

06-21-2025 | By Ed Kobesky

Hard to believe, but the first time I reviewed an Ortofon cartridge for PF was way back in the fall of 2008 (read it HERE). The company had just introduced their then-new 2M series of affordable moving magnets that were... Read More »

XACT S1 EVO Music Server

06-19-2025 | By Marshall Nack

The formula is simple. If you voice the component in a way that resonates with enthusiasts, odds are it's going to take off. What's left is securing media coverage to sustain consumer enthusiasm. I was not surprised to see... Read More »

Vera-Fi Audio's Line Noise Black...

06-16-2025 | By Tom Gibbs

Mark Schifter and the geniuses at Vera-Fi Audio have done it again, and their new group of AC power optimization products may be the company's most important product launch to date. A little over a week ago, and following a... Read More »

RAY Tubes Select 12AT7 Dual Triode...

06-12-2025 | By Tom Gibbs

In my recent review of the Advance Paris A12 Classic integrated amplifier, I was smitten with its great looks and retro-cool vibe, but it also proved to be a superb all-around performer. And its impressive range of features... Read More »
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As is my custom, I like to give you a "sneak peek" into my upcoming Positive Feedback feature reviews, which in this case is ...

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Greetings friends, I hope you are well. 🙂 Most of you know I'm a huge fan of Ward Marston's record label, and the importan...

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Greetings friends, I hope you are well. 🙂  I hope you were one of the fortunate ones to attend the Pacific Audio Fests, y...

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Greetings friends, I hope you are well! 🙂  I’m progressing in learning about the performance capabilities of the Gold N...

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Greeting friends, I hope you are well! 🙂 It's been an astonishingly busy time of late, but all is well, and I'm thoroughly...

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E241: Børresen Acoustics T5 SSE Preview By

Today, I’m presenting a preview of the pinnacle model of the latest Børresen Acoustics T series lineup, the majestic T5 Silver Supreme Edition, including a...

E240: Announcing the audio analyst© Merchandise By

I have finally settled on and set up a print-on-demand store to offer branded merchandise for those subscribers and followers who want to show their support for my...

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Lots of news today…including some exciting very affordable electronics from Fosi Audio, and a new loudspeaker from Von Schweikert Audio, the VR.thirty. And,...

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The latest additions to the Audionet Scientist Series, the new Mach linestage and the Schrödinger mono amplifiers are under examination in my reference system. At...

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Today’s episode had its genesis some while ago, over a listening session with one of my closest friends and industry colleagues, Maurice Jeffries. Today, I’m...

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