Paul Candy, Author at Positive Feedback

Duevel Venus Loudspeakers

Paul Candy — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 20:52:27 +0000

The Venus is the third Duevel speaker I have reviewed and sits directly in the middle of their lineup. Since I have heard at one time or another all of Duevel's models, the Venus just might offer the biggest bang for the asking price. Let's find out. As with all Duevel speakers, the Venus is... Read More »

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Audiomat D1 Transport

Paul Candy — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 01:22:07 +0000

You have not accidentally stumbled into the archives of PF. The subject of today's review is indeed a $9000 CD transport and the year is 2016 not 1996. Why would anyone buy such a thing now that CD is on the wane? Audiomat resides on a very short list of audio marquees that offer to... Read More »

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JCAT Reference USB and Reference LAN Cables

Paul Candy — Sun, 24 May 2015 21:12:39 +0000

The principals behind JCAT, Marcin Ostapowicz and Josef Piri are perhaps better known as the creative minds behind JPLAY, a Windows based music playback software program that I heartily recommend. JCAT is the hardware side of their venture which also includes some rather nifty computer audio components. Last year I reviewed JCAT's USB and LAN... Read More »

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Audiomat Maestro 3 DAC

Paul Candy — Mon, 25 May 2015 02:07:16 +0000

Based in France, Audiomat was started in 1986 by brothers Denis and Norbert Clarisse. Denis designs the equipment and Norbert manages the company. Their first product was a 50kg 20 watt OTL amp with 16 6AS7 triodes, two stages, no feedback, and run in pure class A. Several integrated amps and DACs followed which received... Read More »

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cruzefirst Maestro M1 Power Cables

Paul Candy — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 05:00:37 +0000

Aftermarket power cables are a variety of audio product that generally raises the eyebrows of many a hobbyist. I can't offer any technical proof of how a power cable could have any effect on music (although I could list several reasons why they possibly can't) but in my experience, they can and do have... Read More »

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Blue Circle TPX-120 Power Line Conditioner

Paul Candy — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 03:25:28 +0000

Several months ago I wrote about Blue Circle's FX-2 X0e PLC and was impressed enough to purchase my review loaner. When visiting Blue Circle's Gilbert Yeung at last year's TAVES he suggested I try his new balanced power based TPX120. The TPX120 is a plug-in balanced power module that offers 120W of filtered and balanced... Read More »

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Codia Acoustic Design Stage 3000 Duo Audio Rack

Paul Candy — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 04:05:49 +0000

My first experience with an audiophile rack was Grand Prix Audio's Monaco which blew my mind both in price and performance. Up until that point I knew that the material a component sat upon tended to alter its sonic signature to some degree and not always in a favorable manner. To my way of thinking... Read More »

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Blue Circle FX2 6 XOe Power Line Conditioner

Paul Candy — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 04:28:43 +0000

Blue Circle's Gilbert Yeung is one of high end audio's more colorful and unconventional characters. I can't think of another audio designer who would offer an amplifier with 2,000,000uF of power supply filtering and a 288 opamp output stage or a line of ridiculously inexpensive high performance products enclosed in ABS pipes. The latter is... Read More »

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