Norman Tracy, Author at Positive Feedback

Lone Star Audio Fest 2024

Norman Tracy — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:46:19 +0000

Our tribe of dedicated audiophiles and music lovers met up in Dallas Texas the weekend of June 7-9 for the seventeenth Lone Star Audio Fest. LSAF is designed and executed to be different from typical HiFi shows. The emphasis is placed on hosting a low-cost experience encouraging individual audiophiles, DIYers/Makers, startups and smaller companies to... Read More »

The post Lone Star Audio Fest 2024 appeared first on Positive Feedback.

Southwest Audio Fest 2024

Norman Tracy — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:54:25 +0000

I admit to being skeptical. In 2023 when Gary Gill and Lou Hinkley announced their plan to hold a new HiFi show called Southwest Audio Fest in Dallas Texas March 15-17, 2024 my first reaction was "does North America need another high-end audio show?" Apparently, it is not about needs, rather wants. And the Dallas... Read More »

The post Southwest Audio Fest 2024 appeared first on Positive Feedback.

Lone Star Audio Fest 2023

Norman Tracy — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 23:29:15 +0000

Lone Star Audio Fest held in Dallas, Texas, the weekend of June 2-4, 2023, was a big success. LSAF had been on hiatus since 2019, so it was with some trepidation that we awaited the reboot at a new hotel. As the exhibitor list filled and then the date arrived when we began to fill... Read More »

The post Lone Star Audio Fest 2023 appeared first on Positive Feedback.

Lone Star Audio Fest 2019

Norman Tracy — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 18:57:12 +0000

At times Lone Star Audio Fest seems like "Old Reliable." While other Hi-Fi shows struggle to survive or move upmarket pricing startups and enthusiasts out LSAF remains steady and accessible for both attendees and exhibitors. This year in year out consistency all the more impressive given the event is 100% the work of volunteers. In previous... Read More »

The post Lone Star Audio Fest 2019 appeared first on Positive Feedback.

Lone Star Audio Fest 2018

Norman Tracy — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 22:12:49 +0000

Lone Star Audio Fest the high-end audio show held annually for 14 years the first weekend of May in Dallas, Texas was a grand success this year. The ever-present enthusiasm of exhibitors and attendees was enhanced by the upturn in the economy. Veteran exhibitors further dialed in their demo systems and were joined by a... Read More »

The post Lone Star Audio Fest 2018 appeared first on Positive Feedback.

Universal Disk Players Placed on Endangered Species List

Norman Tracy — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 23:07:59 +0000

"May you live in interesting times." Legend has it that in ancient China this was a curse to be invoked against one's enemies to deprive them of a calm, simple life. The modern audiophile equivalent was the April 2, 2018 press release from Oppo's audio/video division announcing cessation of production of existing products and closing... Read More »

The post Universal Disk Players Placed on Endangered Species List appeared first on Positive Feedback.

Lone Star Audio Fest 2017

Norman Tracy — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:39:52 +0000

Passion, that one word sums it all up and answers many questions. Why collectively spend decades evolving a simple table radio into a complex collection of boxes and wires? Passion, to advance the state-of-the-art in home music reproduction chasing an absolute ideal of fidelity. Why spend hundreds of hours designing a product line of HiFi... Read More »

The post Lone Star Audio Fest 2017 appeared first on Positive Feedback.

Lone Star Audio Fest 2016 Show Report

Norman Tracy — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 20:25:34 +0000

We had a great time at Lone Star Audio Fest 2016. From my vantage point inside the event as an exhibitor and listener from Thursday afternoon through Sunday evening LSAF 2016 was once again any audiophile's candy store. The first paragraphs of my Positive Feedback report on LSAF 2015 (HERE) details the history of this... Read More »

The post Lone Star Audio Fest 2016 Show Report appeared first on Positive Feedback.

Lone Star Audio Fest 2015 Show Report

Norman Tracy — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 02:04:43 +0000

With the bluebonnets in bloom spring is a lovely time to travel in Texas. Bluebonnet the Lone Star state flower For music loving audiophiles no better excuse can be had for a springtime drive in Texas than the Lone Star Audio Fest held in Dallas, the first weekend of May for the past 11 years.... Read More »

The post Lone Star Audio Fest 2015 Show Report appeared first on Positive Feedback.