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In Search of the Perfect Song, the RMAF Edition

Editors at Positive Feedback — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:30:04 +0000

This article by Carol Clark originally ran in 2016, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. I know, Carol when are you going to give the perfect song idea a rest?... Read More »

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von Schweikert Audio VR-4jr Loudspeakers

Editors at Positive Feedback — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:22:34 +0000

This article by Greg Weaver originally ran in 2005, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. More Musical Magic Albert Von Schweikert has done it yet again! I guess it should... Read More »

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EAR 890 Amplifier

Editors at Positive Feedback — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 16:07:33 +0000

This article by Robert Levi originally ran in 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. I've always liked tube amps. That said, there are a lot of things about tube... Read More »

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Air Tight ATM-211 Amplifiers

Editors at Positive Feedback — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:20:17 +0000

This article by Marshall Nack originally ran in 2006, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. A Quiet Company While everybody's heard of Air Tight and their products are well respected,... Read More »

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Audio Ramblings - Seasonings?! I Don't Need No Stinking Seasonings!

Editors at Positive Feedback — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:54:38 +0000

This article by Dave Clark originally ran in 2006, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. Want to add some flavor or seasoning to your system. Spice it up a bit!... Read More »

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Kharma Exquisite-Midi loudspeakers - Scaling Mt. Everest

Editors at Positive Feedback — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 17:53:29 +0000

This article by Marshall Nack originally ran in Issue 28, 2006, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. True confessions. I've seen guys sidle up to the Kharma Exquisite-Midi speakers and... Read More »

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The Aging Audiophile

Editors at Positive Feedback — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:14:32 +0000

This article by Dr. Sardonicus originally ran in Issue 77, 2015, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. The Aging Audiophile … a Tale of Sorrow and Redemption (sort of) I... Read More »

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ZYX R100H Cartridge

Editors at Positive Feedback — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:10:37 +0000

This article by Bob Levi originally ran in Positive Feedback ISSUE 15 September/October 2004, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. A true bargain doesn't come along often in high end... Read More »

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Getting Top Performance From Your Digital Media: Shine Ola Optical Disc Cleaner, the Acoustic Revive RIO-5II Negative Ion Generator, and the Acoustic Revive RD-3 Disc Demagnetizer

Editors at Positive Feedback — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 15:14:54 +0000

This article by Jeff Day originally ran in Positive Feedback ISSUE 45 September/October 2009, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. It's common knowledge that cleaning vinyl records makes a big... Read More »

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Tekton Lore Loudspeakers

Steve Lefkowicz — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:49:28 +0000

This article by Steve Lefkowicz originally ran in Positive Feedback's ISSUE 60 March/April 2012, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. This might be a little longer than normal introduction. Those... Read More »

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Adventures at the Far End of Reality

Editors at Positive Feedback — Wed, 01 May 2024 20:25:10 +0000

This article by Roger S. Gordon originally ran in Issue 8, August/September 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. Random surfing on the Web can produce interesting results. It was... Read More »

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The Twentieth Century and the Birth of Audio Technology

Editors at Positive Feedback — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:50:18 +0000

This article by John Pearsall originally ran in Positive Feedback ISSUE 3 October/November 2002, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. The Twentieth Century and the Birth of Audio Technology: Some... Read More »

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From Our NOS Files: "The Higher End – SACD: Mic Feeds and Master Tapes for the Masses!"

David W. Robinson — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 23:45:47 +0000

From Positive Feedback, Volume 8, No. 1, late winter 1998/early spring of 1999... For the record, I have not changed my appraisal of DSD and SACD since I wrote this back in the wee hours of 1999. To my knowledge, Positive Feedback was the first audiophile publication to go on the record supporting DSD/SACD, and we... Read More »

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An Evaluation of Vinyl Re-issues and the Companies Doing Them from 1995

Editors at Positive Feedback — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 21:55:28 +0000

New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print but you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. Original text and commentary by Brian Hartsell, now sadly departed…. During the last two years the growing resurgence of new and reissue vinyl releases has become more than just a... Read More »

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If it Sounds Good, it IS Good

Editors at Positive Feedback — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 19:22:04 +0000

This article by Dan Wright of ModWright originally ran in Positive Feedback ISSUE 4 December/January 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. Dan Wright has joined the editorial group here at... Read More »

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The Wild Wacky World of Walker: a PF NOS Cartoon from 1991

Bruce Walker — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 23:41:19 +0000

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Loudspeaker Cables - Simple Passive Connection or Complex Dynamic Component?

Greg Weaver — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 15:57:17 +0000

As part of Positive Feedback's "New Old Stock" [NOS] series of reprints, Greg Weaver's article from 1997 is presented as a significant article worthy of renewed presentation here. This article was originally written in 1988 and appeared in Volume 1, Issue 2, of the audio analyst©, Winter 1989. It was updated and re-published in Volume... Read More »

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Sophia Electric Baby Integrated

Editors at Positive Feedback — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:35:08 +0000

This article by Francisco Duran and Ed Morawski originally ran in Issue 8, August/September 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. The Sophia Baby is a cute little (7 x... Read More »

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Eminent Technology LFT-11 Planar Magnetic Multimedia Loudspeakers

Editors at Positive Feedback — Mon, 01 May 2023 15:54:02 +0000

This article by Gary Beard originally ran in Issue 10, October/November 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. Eminent Technology Eminent Technology's computer speaker system, the LFT-11 Planar Magnetic Multimedia... Read More »

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E.A.R. 864 Integrated

Editors at Positive Feedback — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:14:26 +0000

This article by Ed Morawski originally ran in Issue 6, April/May 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. E.A.R. 864 Although I was very pleased with my Plinius CD-LAD preamp,... Read More »

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David Berning - The Zero-Hysteresis ZH270 Amplifier

Editors at Positive Feedback — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 17:38:36 +0000

This article by Gary Beard originally ran in Issue 5, February/March 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. A Lighthearted Look at the Lightweight ChAMP of the World: The Zero-Hysteresis... Read More »

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NOS: A Bruce Walker Cartoon From Our Archives

Bruce Walker — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 02:22:26 +0000

"I tell you, Harold, these damned House Spikes really work!"

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Manley Labs Impressions: The Snapper Monoblock Amp and Shrimp Preamp - Tasty Stuff!

Editors at Positive Feedback — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 20:50:59 +0000

This article by Dr. David Robinson originally ran in Issue 5, February/March 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. After All These Years... You know, it's strange. In PF's "Ghost of... Read More »

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Von Schweikert VR-4JR MkII loudspeakers - A Speaker of Many Virtues

Editors at Positive Feedback — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:03:57 +0000

This article by John Zurek originally ran in Issue 31, May/June 2007, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. It started out innocently enough. One of the spikes broke—my fault—on my... Read More »

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Cary Audio 308T CD Player

Editors at Positive Feedback — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:16:48 +0000

This article by Sasha Matson originally ran in Issue 5, February/March 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. It is to my fellow fence sitters that I speak. The time... Read More »

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