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Today brings the fifth installment in my Heavy Rotation series, discussing two exceptional works, that are VERY different. Take a listen to what I have to share about them both.

Welcome to the reveal of my Fab Five, the five most accomplished, most musically engaging systems that I encountered at this year’s Capital Audiofest.

Today I want to talk about a few standout rooms that, as good as they were, didn’t make it into my Top Five for this year’s event. There can be only FIVE, after all! As stated in the episode, here are all the equipment listings, with pricing, for the rooms I talked about in today’s... Read More »

Today, I’m bringing you the first episode chronicling my visit to Magico to experience Alon Wolf’s crowning achievement, the M9 loudspeaker. All I will add further is that this visit turned out to be among the most amazing single listening experiences in my five decades in and around this industry.

Today, I am happy to introduce you to the amazing Dynamic Sounds Associates Phono III ($19,000), the most user-friendly, easiest to adjust, and most fully modifiable phono stage I have ever seen, regardless of price, offering not only world-class sonic performance, but an otherwise unmatched level of both convenience and flexibility. This is my current... Read More »

Today, my good friend and colleague, Maurice Jeffries, a gifted listener and writer, who currently contributes to Positive Feedback and Enjoy the Music, joins me once again in a discussion in my listening room. This time, we talk about listening, identifying, and understanding our own listening biases, and developing and making the most of our... Read More »

Some viewers of our first conversation here on the channel, “Episode 89: Andreas Koch and Digital Recording,” which was posted on September 25th of this year, suggested that the information he shared was not only utterly fascinating, but was actually revelatory to some.

With Heavy Rotation, Vol. III Episode, I focus on the release of “Saturday Night in San Francisco.” We as music lovers and audiophiles should consider ourselves so very fortunate to have been given yet another bite at the remarkable summit of performances from the stellar trio who gave us Friday Night in San Francisco some... Read More »

Now that the new Impex LP release of “Saturday Night In San Francisco” is shipping, Abey Fonn, the founder of Impex Records, joins us today to answer some of my questions, and to share some behind-the-scenes details about this remarkable recording.

Today’s guest is Dr. David W. Robinson, Editor-in-Chief of Positive Feedback, respected and renowned journalist, and my audio pal and colleague of some 25 years now. As we both have had extended listening time with game-changing KRONOS Discovery turntable and Resonance Suppression tonearms, we will discuss why we have both concluded that this combination of... Read More »

Today brings the second installment of my “Heavy Rotation” series where I cover a couple of records that have been stand outs for me since their release – the first in 1984 and the second in 1991. Both of today’s releases benefit from the superlative care and deserved attention they have received as relatively recent... Read More »

Today we meet another colleague and audio friend, Dr. Michael R. Bump, a musician, composer, and Professor of Music for approaching forty years. And he is an audio equipment reviewer! Think about what his experience as a musician, composer, and teacher may bring to the skill sets of a reviewer!

Today’s episode was both inspired by, and delayed a day later than usual, because of a several day’s visit from a relatively new audio buddy. Charlie Lein, of Virginia, a business owner, a dedicated and informed music lover, an audiophile, and a drummer, drops by my room to spend time in front of my world... Read More »

Impex Records will be releasing a companion recording to the iconic 1981 milestone live guitar trio record, “Friday Night in San Francisco,” by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and the late Paco de Lucia on July 1st. Here is my interview with guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola discussing this upcoming release.

With Audio Shows coming back online with the relaxation of the lockdowns and travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is exciting to see NEW SHOWS emerging. This week, I speak with the Director and the Manager of the Inaugural Pacific Audio Fest, that will be held in Seattle, Washington, July 29-31st of this... Read More »

Because I had been exposed to, and had come to understand, just what it was that Albert Von Schweikert had set out to accomplish with his loudspeakers, I have just taken for granted that everyone got it. Today I’ll explain what it was that convinced me to become a Von Schweikert Audio owner, for nearly... Read More »

Today I’m going to recap the “Fab Five” from AXPONA 2022, my choices of the five best sounding rooms from that amazing show. Now, to be fair, I DID NOT get into every room…it just isn’t possible with most any show, and especially with one this large.

In the early spring of 2020, I had a call with Andrew Jones in which he excitedly shared with me that he was going to be leaving ELAC and that he would have some very big news to announce by summer. Just weeks later, the COVID-19 lockdowns came and put everything, not just his plans,... Read More »

I recently installed the new KRONOS Discovery RS (Resonance Suppression) tonearm on my KRONOS Pro LE turntable in my reference system. Simply put, his new KRONOS Discovery RS tonearm presents the least colored, most articulate, concise, and authentic view into my recordings than any other tonearm in my experience, at any price!