Jeremy Kipnis, Author at Positive Feedback

From the Kipnis Studios (KSS) - A Cursory History of My Exploration into AC Power Filtration, Regeneration, and the Proximate Effect of Weird Enhancements on Audio Recording & Playback

Jeremy Kipnis — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:01:49 +0000

High end audio is one of those hobbies where there are a seemingly endless number of tweaks and refinements one can add to an existing stereo system, presumably to make it sound better. Who hasn't played around with isolation pucks or cables at some point or another? But often critics of audiophilia start out with... Read More »

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The State of the High End Audio Show

Jeremy Kipnis — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 17:33:34 +0000

Jeremy R. Kipnis & Bob Carver at New York Audio Show - Nov. 2016 As a teenager of 17, I was introduced to CES: The Winter Consumer Electronics Show by a close engineering and audiophile friend, Richard Mintel. Back then, this monumental event, taking place in Las Vegas from January 6-9, 1983 sprawled countless hotels... Read More »

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From the Kipnis Studios: The View From The Top - Essence for Hi Res Audio, the HDACC

Jeremy Kipnis — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 19:25:08 +0000

Introduction – The Illusion of "LIVE" Imagine something hard enough and it often materializes. About this time last year, I was engaged in several speaker reviews, most notably the Waterfall Audio Niagara Glass loudspeakers (see my review, HERE) and I thought to myself, "I wonder what effect the digital to analog conversion (DAC) stage and any step-up amplification... Read More »

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From the Kipnis Studios (KSS): The View From The Top - An Interview with Tommy O’Brien of Digital Amplifier Company

Jeremy Kipnis — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 15:10:39 +0000

Kipnis Studio Standard (KSS) - Stereo Loudspeaker & Amplifier Testing Array with (Left to Right) Ologe Model FIVE, Ceratec Effeqct Mk. IV, and Waterfall Audio Niagara, Hurricane, & Elora Evo Glass Loudspeakers being powered by the Golden Cherry Amps from Tommy O'Brien at Digital Amplifier Co. (plus Nero Barky von Schnauzer - my assistant). The tiny... Read More »

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From the Kipnis Studios: The View from the Top (Digital Amplifier Company DAC DAC) - Part 1 (HS = High Spec)

Jeremy Kipnis — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:06:04 +0000

"On a cost vs. sound quality basis (alone), Digital Amplifier Company DAC DAC may be the best digital to analog converter to come along in 3 decades; all the way back to the extremely costly & extraordinary $12,000 Stax DAC-X1t Vacuum Tube Output Reference D/A Processor (1989)!" Introduction There are an extremely wide range of choices... Read More »

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From the Kipnis Studios (KSS): Waterfall Audio – Glass Loudspeakers (Part 1 of 4) – Victoria Evo

Jeremy Kipnis — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 01:16:20 +0000

Common Beliefs "GLASS Speakers? Oh, they MUST sound bright and edgy!" "Anyone using GLASS to make a speaker has to be using it only as a gimmick." "I can see right through the speaker. So it must not be properly engineered since it needs stuff inside." Introduction One of the difficulties with high-end audio is... Read More »

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From The Kipnis Studios (KSS™) – The ART of Observation: Listening and Watching!

Jeremy Kipnis — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 05:42:38 +0000

Music & Film, Audio & Video, Learning & Understanding, Art & Life: "The Soundtrack" – A musical accompaniment created by the Gods! Often when I watch a film, the music portion of the soundtrack can take a back seat to the dialog and sound effects, which make up the better portion of what we experience sonically... Read More »

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At the Kipnis Studios (KSS)™: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Listening Room.

Jeremy Kipnis — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 08:12:39 +0000

Audiophiles are often use to trying many different methods and ways of thinking to improve the sound of their playback systems. One can find countless varieties of tweaks, accessories, and approaches to produce even small changes in the audibility of our favorite music and sound recordings. But one of the least understood of these is... Read More »

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Headphones as Heard From an Engineer's Perspective

Jeremy Kipnis — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 06:04:53 +0000

QUESTION: "What cans do you like to listen to? What do you hear as differences between speakers and headphones in terms of how they present sound?" ANSWER: "Good question. For myself, I use an ALO modded Grado 225 and Senn 600 for some recording work but I find the midrange on the Senn is not... Read More »

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