Audio 360, Author at Positive Feedback https://positive-feedback.com/author/audio-360/ A Creative Forum for the Audio Arts Thu, 23 Jul 2015 16:51:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 The Passing Of a Legend - Harry Pearson... From the Heart of Michael Mercer https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/2185/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/2185/#respond Fri, 03 Jul 2015 02:33:11 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=2185 It is with heavy hearts that we must share with you the sad news of the passing of a legendary man. Last night, the evening of November 4th, Harry Hall Pearson Jr. passed away peacefully in his home in Sea Cliff, NY, at the age of 77.

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Ethan Wolf: Our Man in Sweden Part I - How it All Began https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/ethan-wolf-our-man-in-sweden-part-i-how-it-all-began-2/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/ethan-wolf-our-man-in-sweden-part-i-how-it-all-began-2/#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2015 19:35:47 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=1228 As personal audio enthusiasts, most of us have a decent portable rig to get us through the day.

Occasionally, it becomes our only rig for days (or weeks) at a time during business trips or vacations. However, we always sleep soundly knowing that we'll come home to our reference rigs - eventually - where bliss awaits. But what if there was no home rig to come back to?

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Ethan Wolf: Our Man in Sweden Part I - How it All Began https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/our-man-in-sweden-part-1/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/our-man-in-sweden-part-1/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2015 21:41:03 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=766 As personal audio enthusiasts, most of us have a decent portable rig to get us through the day. Occasionally, it becomes our only rig for days (or weeks) at a time during business trips or vacations. However, we always sleep soundly knowing that we'll come home to our reference rigs - eventually - where bliss awaits. But what if there was no home rig to come back to?

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Review: Matrix M-Stage HPA-2 https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/the-matrix-m-stage-hpa-2/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/the-matrix-m-stage-hpa-2/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2015 21:34:48 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=760 Matrix Audio is a Chinese manufacturer of amps and DACs that have garnered global praise in the last few years. The original M-Stage was their breakout hit in the West. It caused some waves on Head-Fi (lots of heavy discussions) with its stellar performance and optional DAC addition

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Ethan Wolf: Our Man in Sweden Part II - Expectations https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/our-man-in-sweden-part-2/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/our-man-in-sweden-part-2/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2015 21:31:17 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=757 A new life awaited me. From everything that I've read, this would be an entirely new lifestyle, one that that wasn't about working the extra hours towards more money, one that focused on enjoying life to the fullest extent possible. And, for me, one filled with excitement

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Review: Matrix Mini-I Pro https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/the-matrix-mini-i-pro/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/the-matrix-mini-i-pro/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2015 21:26:53 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=754 The moment the Matrix Audio Mini-i Pro landed on our doorsteps and we took a listen, we knew that you guys (our readers) had to hear about it

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Ethan Wolf: Our Man in Sweden Part I - How it All Began https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/ethan-wolf-our-man-in-sweden-part-i-how-it-all-began/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/ethan-wolf-our-man-in-sweden-part-i-how-it-all-began/#respond Sat, 08 Nov 2014 20:26:33 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=2488 As personal audio enthusiasts, most of us have a decent portable rig to get us through the day.

Occasionally, it becomes our only rig for days (or weeks) at a time during business trips or vacations.

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V-MODA XS Goodbye M-80. Hello XS https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/v-moda-xs-goodbye-m-80-hello-xs/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/v-moda-xs-goodbye-m-80-hello-xs/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:57:54 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=2907 A short while ago Arly approached Val Kolton, the CEO of V-MODA, in hopes of securing two review samples for himself and Ethan concerning his new headphone, the XS. Val Kolton, always interested in feedback of his products, immediately agreed.

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McIntosh Brings the Bizness! The Statement MHA100 Headphone Amp/DAC https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/mcintosh-brings-the-bizness-the-statement-mha100-headphone-ampdac/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/mcintosh-brings-the-bizness-the-statement-mha100-headphone-ampdac/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:55:39 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=2904 In the days leading up to CES 2014, McIntosh extended a special invitation to Audio360 to check out a prototype of their upcoming headphone amplifier: the MHA100. Having reviewed their D100 digital preamp just prior to CES, and having found it most worthy, we were of course thrilled to accept the invitation.

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Can Your IEMs Save Lives? This One Did! https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/can-your-iems-save-lives-this-one-did/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/can-your-iems-save-lives-this-one-did/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2014 18:53:12 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=2901 Here at Audio360, we hear all kinds of wonderful stories from our fellow personal audio enthusiasts... stories of joy and delight at finding the perfect IEM to reach audio Nirvana.

It happens all the time, and we never get tired of hearing these tales (so keep your audio success stories coming).

But as heartwarming as those tales are, none of them can compare to the time we heard this:

"My IEMs helped save a man's life."

Come again?

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Review: MHDT Labs Stockholm 2 Jeff Day at Positive Feedback Online Was Right! https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/review-mhdt-labs-stockholm-2-jeff-day-at-positive-feedback-online-was-right/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/review-mhdt-labs-stockholm-2-jeff-day-at-positive-feedback-online-was-right/#respond Sun, 03 Aug 2014 18:50:59 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=2898 That might be hard to fathom, as we have all kinds of cool gear just laying around waiting for us to listen to it, right? Kevin has a few reviewers whom he admires for the way they describe their experiences with the gear and the music.

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Phonat Drops Some Dirty Bizness on Identity Theft EP https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/phonat-drops-some-dirty-bizness-on-identity-theft-ep/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/phonat-drops-some-dirty-bizness-on-identity-theft-ep/#respond Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:48:45 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=2895 Phonat has created a collection of tracks for the sonic adventurist, and it turns out to be a splendid audible journey.

From the first track to the last; the sounds ebb and flow, collide, mesh, slide and glide

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Nuforce Primo 8 https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/nuforce-primo-8/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/nuforce-primo-8/#respond Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:43:02 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=2886 Taken from the closing remarks of a Myspace blog post that Kevin thumbed out sometime in 2006, that serves as a reminder of how important portable audio is for so many people. Music fuels the soul. It is not something to be left behind when we leave the house. It's not furniture.

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Early Impressions: Woo Audio's WA7TP https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/early-impressions-woo-audios-wa7tp/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/early-impressions-woo-audios-wa7tp/#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:44:47 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=2889 Six months ago, we caught our first sight of Woo Audio's WA7tp prototype at CanJam 2013. It was unassumingly dressed in a faux WA7 enclosure, and plainly labeled as a "Prototype Tube Power Supply for WA7 Fireflies."

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T.H.E Headphonium at T.H.E Show in Newport - An Audio360 Show Report https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/t-h-e-headphonium-at-t-h-e-show-in-newport-an-audio360-show-report/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/t-h-e-headphonium-at-t-h-e-show-in-newport-an-audio360-show-report/#respond Sun, 06 Jul 2014 18:46:43 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=2892 Crunch!

That was the most prominent sound in my mind on my trip to The Home Entertainment Show in Newport Beach, California. The reverberating crunch of being solidly rear-ended at a stop light, late Thursday night, echoes throughout my sore muscles. The accident also punctuated what was to be a much-needed change of pace: less stress, more relaxation.

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Astrotec ax-30 https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/astrotec-ax-30/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/astrotec-ax-30/#respond Sun, 06 Jul 2014 18:41:27 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=2883 For several years now, Astrotec has been a name familiar to enthusiasts as a manufacturer of value-conscious, yet quality-engineered, balanced armature IEMs. This past year, they began shifting over to hybrid IEMs en masse.

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The Crystal Method by The Crystal Method Subtitle: Los Angeles is Crackin' https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/the-crystal-method-by-the-crystal-method-subtitle-los-angeles-is-crackin/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/the-crystal-method-by-the-crystal-method-subtitle-los-angeles-is-crackin/#respond Sat, 05 Jul 2014 18:39:39 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=2880 Los Angeles: A seething darkness, grimey with discarded dreams of souls hiding behind its glittering, welcoming facade. The consummate actress, as much a chameleon as the talent it spins into the world on the silver screen.

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iBasso DX50 Digital Audio Player https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/ibasso-dx50-digital-audio-player/ https://positive-feedback.com/uncategorized/ibasso-dx50-digital-audio-player/#respond Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:49:40 +0000 http://positive-feedback.com/?p=3409 We love our music at Audio360. Over the last two decades the mobile audio market heated up at an exponential rate thanks to companies such as Sony and Apple. Companies like these pioneered the industry.

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