Stu McCreary, Author at Positive Feedback

Stu's Place - Ice Age Audio Power Cords, Interconnects and Speaker Cables

Stu McCreary — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:57:44 +0000

Intro - Some New Toys at Stu's It's been a while. Over two years by my reckoning. There's been a lot going on in my world, but hidden away, deep in my audio bunker, I've been doing a lot of modifying, tweaking, and after doing much careful listening, I've even picked up a few new... Read More »

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Stu's Place - Beneath the Planet of the Son of Tube Fest, or Manley Makes Me Mental with the SE/PP 300B

Stu McCreary — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 22:02:34 +0000

This article originally ran in Volume 5, No. 2 of Positive Feedback Back in the Tube Saddle Again It's been a while, hasn't it? A couple of loudspeakers and a DAC got in the way, but now I'm back with a big embrace of those thermionic devices that I've grown to love. Since our last... Read More »

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Stu's Space - The PS Audio Stellar M1200 Power Amplifier

Stu McCreary — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 23:11:19 +0000

I've long been a fan of both Tube amplifiers and Class D amplifiers, and here, finally, I get to check out their love child. Is it an illicit union, a chimera, or something completely new and wondrous to hear? I think a little history is in order. I was solidly in the solid-state camp long... Read More »

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PF's Rip Van Winkle Awakens - The Place Formerly Known as Stu's

Stu McCreary — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 20:52:50 +0000

Is He Rip, a Penny, or Moby Dick? Like the proverbial "bad penny," I keep turning up. I think our PF world could suffer another grizzled audio old-timer, so I've decided to make an inauspicious return to the fold. My reasons are many—some high-minded and altruistic, some low-minded and selfish. You needn't know which... Read More »

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The Von Schweikert Research VR-4 Loudspeakers

Stu McCreary — Sun, 31 May 2020 20:06:13 +0000

From Positive Feedback magazine in print, Vol. 5, No. 6, Summer, 1995 The prospect of doing the first review of a new loudspeaker from the hands of Albert Von Schweikert filled me at the same time with excitement and with anxiety. The excitement was understandable. I had owned and cherished a pair of his Vortex... Read More »

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The End of a Self–Imposed Audio Exile – The Return of “Stu’s Place”

Stu McCreary — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 05:12:00 +0000

I'm baaaack! Hey, this place looks really different. I like what you've done with the wallpaper and the new carpets. You look great too. You've gained a little weight and put on a touch of grey but I must say, it looks good on you—very distinguished. It's been thirteen years since I last graced the... Read More »

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