Wojciech Pacuła, Author at Positive Feedback

About Method - Or About What to Do When It Fails

Wojciech Pacuła — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:39:32 +0000

For a man who still retains spontaneity, truth will always remain a great word, at the sound of which the heart beats more vividly. W. F. Hegel, Lectures on the history of philosophy I don't know if you have noticed, but since the beginning of High Fidelity, we have tried to operate according to principles... Read More »

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Simplicity Offers a Lot of Possibilities

Wojciech Pacuła — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:51:59 +0000

About the fact that what is simple is better than what is complex. But also about the fact that thoughtless simplifying is a mistake. Listening to music should be a simple matter. It is, after all, about one of the basic ways of spending free time that humans have indulged in for a very long... Read More »

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Recording Technique RADAR – Random Access Digital Audio Recorder, PART 3: Music (2)

Wojciech Pacuła — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 20:35:43 +0000

The first fully functional HDD non-linear recording system, or how albums recorded using RADAR sound like Digital Sound Recording – method of preserving sound in which audio signals are transformed into a series of pulses that correspond to patterns of binary digits (i.e., 0's and 1's) and are recorded as such on the surface of a... Read More »

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Remastering - Esoteric Sound Works

Wojciech Pacuła — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:28:46 +0000

Remastering is a technique applied to improve sound quality. It can be done in digital or analog domain. There are few audio manufacturers who also release their own recordings. One of them, and probably the most interesting, is the Japanese Esoteric, which remasters classical music from the world's best labels. Esoteric is a brand owned... Read More »

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The Editors Series No. 35 - Andrija Curkovic of Hi-Fi Media

Wojciech Pacuła — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 19:28:20 +0000

The Editors is a series of interviews with audio magazine editors from all over the world—both printed and online magazines, and portals. It started on January 1st, 2012, and 34 interviews have been published so far—the one below is No. 35. Our aim is to make our readers more familiar with the people who usually... Read More »

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What's a Journalist For?

Wojciech Pacuła — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:25:06 +0000

At the 18th High Fidelity Anniversary In the past, before I started to work as a journalist, I heard several times from one of the audio distributors that audio magazines were "leeches" and "parasites." He said it deadly serious and pissed off. Which did not prevent him from partying, having fun, laughing and joking with... Read More »

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Audio Note Cobra Integrated Tube Amplifier

Wojciech Pacuła — Mon, 02 May 2022 16:28:17 +0000

Audio Note is a company founded in 1976 (company site says October 1979) in Japan by Hiroyasu Kondo. The first products hit the world markets in 1989. In 1997, the company split into two parts, Kondo Labs, focused on the Asian market, and Audio Note UK, responsible for Europe and the rest of the world.... Read More »

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The Editors Series № 34 - Roy Gregory

Wojciech Pacuła — Sun, 01 May 2022 16:21:27 +0000

The Editors is a series of interviews with audio magazine editors from all over the world—both printed and online magazines, and portals. It started on January 1st, 2012, and 33 interviews have been published so far—the one below is No. 34. Our aim is to make our readers more familiar with the people who usually... Read More »

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The Editors Series 33 - Jim Austin of Stereophile

Wojciech Pacuła — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 22:32:28 +0000

№ 33 of High Fidelity's "The Editors Series" of interviews. "The Editors" is a series of interviews with editors of audio magazines from all over the world—both printed ones, as well as online magazines and portals. It started on January 1st 2012 and 32 interview records have been published so far—the one below will be... Read More »

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RADAR - The First Fully Functional HDD Non-linear Recording System

Wojciech Pacuła — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:47:40 +0000

Part 1: TECHNOLOGY Or why a recording is not a document and what does it mean DIGITAL SOUND RECORDING – method of preserving sound in which audio signals are transformed into a series of pulses that correspond to patterns of binary digits (i.e., 0's and 1's) and are recorded as such on the surface of... Read More »

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Acoustic Revive RWL-III Absolute Acoustic Panel

Wojciech Pacuła — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:06:06 +0000

Acoustic revive is a Japanese company founded in 1997 and run by Mr. Ken Ishiguro-san. It specializes in audio cables and anti-vibration accessories, but it also offers innovative products, the ideas of which are most often inspired by the University of Tokyo. We are testing one of the products used to correct room acoustics, the... Read More »

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Alesis ADAT - 30 years of Digital Recorder that Revolutionized the Music Industry, Part 2

Wojciech Pacuła — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:47:05 +0000

Part 2: RECORDINGS In the 1990s, the music industry moved from reel-to-reel recorders, both analog and digital, to DAW recording systems, i.e. computer workstations. The Alesis Electronics ADAT digital multi-track tape recorders represent a turning point in this history. DIGITAL SOUND RECORDING – an audio preservation method in which the audio signals are converted into... Read More »

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The Secret Life of Audio Systems

Wojciech Pacuła — Wed, 26 May 2021 17:14:12 +0000

There are issues that drive me crazy, truly. I try not to give in to them, I look away and look for more interesting activities, but eventually, sooner or later, they come back to me. I am thinking mainly about how pavements are treated. Once the NOT office building, commonly known as the Szkieletor, today... Read More »

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Muarah MT-1 EVO and PSC Precision Speed Controller

Wojciech Pacuła — Mon, 17 May 2021 17:16:02 +0000

Muarah Audio made its debut during the Audio Video Show 2015 with a complete system designed for playing music from vinyl records. Associated primarily with turntables, it also offers electronics. This time, however, we are testing its flagship MT-1 EVO turntable with a PSC precise speed controller. The title of one of the articles on... Read More »

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Alesis ADAT - 30 Years of Digital Recorder that Revolutionized the Music Industry

Wojciech Pacuła — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:19:04 +0000

Part 1: TECHNOLOGY In the 1990s, the music industry moved from reel-to-reel recorders, both analog and digital, to DAW recording systems, i.e. computer workstations. The Alesis ELECTRONICS ADAT digital multi-track tape recorders represent a turning point in this history. Digital Sound Recording—an audio preservation method in which the audio signals are converted into a series... Read More »

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An Interview with Andreas Spreer of TACET Musikproduktion

Wojciech Pacuła — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:50:31 +0000

TACET a musical term to indicate that an instrument or voice does not sound, also known as rest. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacet date of access: 25.10.2020 The name of the TACET Musikproduktion record label comes from the language of music and, in a broader perspective, from Latin, where the proverb "qui tacet, consentire videtur", i.e. "he who is... Read More »

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Thöress EHT Amplifiers

Wojciech Pacuła — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:50:39 +0000

Hybrid a thing made by combining two different elements; in biology: the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties; a mythical creature being a combination of existing animal, such as griffin; […] If there was an audio award that would be given to products for their design, the Thöress brand would... Read More »

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Point of View Depends on Where You Sit

Wojciech Pacuła — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 18:39:19 +0000

Or what do the audiophiles sit on "First of all, audiophile doesn't listen to. He assesses." source: Bartek Chaciński, Wyż nisz, Kraków 2010 ⌋ Preparing the 3-part mini-series entitled. MICROTUNNING I focused on three elements of audio systems: 1 LOUDSPEAKERS, 2 ELECTRONCS and 3 CABLES. Already back then one of our Readers pointed out to... Read More »

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I-O Data Soundgenic HDL-RAS2T Music Server/Audio File Transport

Wojciech Pacuła — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 17:16:47 +0000

I-O DATA was founded in 1976 in the Japanese city of Kanazawa. I-O Data is one of the largest manufacturers of computer peripherals in this country. In 2016, an offspring brand called Fidata was founded within company, whose audio files transports / music servers are intended for the "premium consumer market." In 2019, they decided... Read More »

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Nordost QRT QSOURCE and DC Power Supply

Wojciech Pacuła — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 20:28:33 +0000

Nordost is a company that was set up in 1991 by Joe Reynolds. It specializes in manufacturing audio cables. Apart from cables, the company also offers products from the QRT series used to supply power to devices and eliminate RF, as well as electromagnetic interference. "A power supply seems to be one of the most... Read More »

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An Interview with Hans Ole Vitus Nielsen

Wojciech Pacuła — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 18:50:43 +0000

Hans Ole Vitus Nielsen with his latest SIA-030 amp, next to the High Fidelity reference system Hans Ole Vitus Nielsen, usually called Hans Ole, known for his surname—Vitus (it will become clear at the end of the interview), is the founder, owner and main engineer of the Vitus Audio company. It is one of the most... Read More »

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10 for 10 - The Best Sounding Compact Discs

Wojciech Pacuła — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 16:32:43 +0000

Have you ever wondered which CDs to use when assessing your system? Or maybe you'd like to impress your friends? If so, this text is for you. It covers 10 best sounding COMPACT DISCS and some information about what to expect from them. It was a coincident—if there is such a thing - ask mathematicians... Read More »

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The Editors Series 27 - Marc Phillips of the Occasional Magazine

Wojciech Pacuła — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:53:43 +0000

THE EDITORS is a cycle of interviews with audio magazine editors from all over the world—both those in charge of printed publications, as well as online magazines and portals. It started on January 1st 2012 and 26 interviews have been published since then—the one below is No. 27. Our aim is to familiarize our readers... Read More »

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Nordost QPOINT Resonance Synchronizer

Wojciech Pacuła — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 18:24:30 +0000

I am sometimes ashamed of how little we know about audio, how little we understand about it. We fly to the Moon, we are getting ready to fly to Mars, we have quite good knowledge of how the universe is changing and what its structure is, we have found thousands of planets that are similar... Read More »

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Kaitai Teki Kokan

Wojciech Pacuła — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 17:43:30 +0000

Masayuki Takayanagi and Abe Kaoru, Kaitai Teki Kokan. Premiere: 1970 | Sound Creators Inc. SCi - 10101. Reissue: 2018 | Craftman Records CMRS-0013. Format: UHQCD, mini-LP. craftmanrecords.com As it seems, every music genre and each trend within it and, on the other hand, every national discography have their "rarities"—rare and special, often simply "cult" albums. "A cult....... Read More »

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