Positive Feedback A Creative Forum for the Audio Arts 2024-11-04T16:39:19Z https://positive-feedback.com/feed/atom/ WordPress Malcolm J. Gomes <![CDATA[Triode Wire Labs American II Series Power Cord]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=91292 2024-11-04T16:39:19Z 2024-11-04T16:39:08Z By far, the most common blind spot that most audiophiles I have met and chatted with seem to have, is the lack of awareness of the importance of the quality of power that they feed into their audio system. I have encountered audiophiles that have spent high six figure amounts on their system but have... Read More »

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]]> 0 John Hoffman <![CDATA[Audiomods 12" Series Six Tonearm]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=91221 2024-11-01T20:44:50Z 2024-11-01T20:44:50Z In 2020 Jeff Spalls introduced the Audiomods Series Six tonearm, providing many analog hobbyists with an opportunity to experience excellent yet affordable analog playback. Shortly after the Series Six's introduction, two significant events altered the audio landscape for many of us. First, the Ichikawa Jewel Company LTD shuttered its doors, leading to the loss of... Read More »

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]]> 0 Positive Feedback <![CDATA[MOON TO SHOWCASE TWO SYSTEMS AT FINEST AUDIO SHOW, ZURICH]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=91218 2024-11-01T19:14:14Z 2024-11-01T19:14:14Z October 31, 2024 (Montreal, Canada) – MOON will be showcasing two premium systems at this weekend’s Finest Audio Show in Zurich. The 390 and 330A will form the heart of one system, while the flagship 891 network player/preamplifier and 761 power amplifier combination will drive the other. Each system will be voiced by Trenner &... Read More »

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]]> 0 Positive Feedback <![CDATA[Introducing Wireworld Cable Technology Series 10 - Xtraordinary]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=91213 2024-11-01T19:12:51Z 2024-11-01T19:12:51Z FORT LAUDERDALE, FL November 1, 2024 – Wireworld Cable Technology, one of the world’s most respected brands of high-performance audio and video cables, is introducing their next generation ‘Series 10’ audio cables. These new cables incorporate several technical and visual improvements over the previous ‘Series 8’. The patented DNA Helix designs have been upgraded with... Read More »

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]]> 0 Editors at Positive Feedback <![CDATA[ZYX R100H Cartridge]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=91210 2024-11-01T19:10:37Z 2024-11-01T19:10:37Z 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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]]> 0 Stephen Francis Vasta <![CDATA[Schumann, via AI? (Not.)]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=91207 2024-11-01T19:04:44Z 2024-11-01T19:04:44Z Schumann Symphony 4 (orig. vers.); Manfred Overture. Yun: Cello Concerto. Jaemin Han, cello; Korean National Symphony Orchestra/David Reiland. Decca Records (Korea). Downloads and streams: music.apple.com; plixid.net (FLAC 24/96); qobuz.com (16/44.1); spotify.com; uk.7digital.com (M4A, MP3, FLAC) Universal, the current parent company of Decca and Deutsche Grammophon, has been unusually unforthcoming about this particular production. Although it was listed in... Read More »

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]]> 0 John Acton <![CDATA[Fyne Audio F1-8S Loudspeaker]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=91186 2024-11-01T18:56:36Z 2024-11-01T18:56:36Z Over the course of my audiophile journey, I've owned, reviewed, or auditioned many different types of loudspeakers, from electrostatic to planar, from dynamic to horn-loaded, in a myriad of configurations. The one transducer variant that I've not had the opportunity to experience in any meaningful sense is a point-source design. Curious to see what I... Read More »

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]]> 0 Tom Gibbs <![CDATA[Impex Records' Newest Limited Edition 1STEP 45 rpm LP Release: Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=91140 2024-11-01T18:48:47Z 2024-10-31T20:29:47Z Four years ago, Impex Records contracted a pair of Grammy award-winning engineers and tasked them with reviving the original analog tapes for Frank Sinatra's transitional masterpiece, 1950's Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra. Andreas Meyer of Swan Studios handled the restoration and transfer of the original tapes, and Chris Bellman of Bernie Grundman Mastering mastered... Read More »

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]]> 0 Tom Gibbs <![CDATA[Rhino Announces Cool Limited Edition LP Releases in the Rocktober and Now Playing Series]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=91006 2024-10-30T17:09:46Z 2024-10-29T16:17:11Z Rhino Entertainment has launched their Roctober and Now Playing Fall 2024 LP series, which combined feature 48 limited edition LP releases, with many of them being offered in ultra-cool colored-vinyl versions. The release package covers a broad range of artists and musical genres, and includes catalog album reissues, rare and long out-of-print LPs, previously never-released... Read More »

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]]> 0 Tom Gibbs <![CDATA[Five New Release and Reissue LPs from Craft Recordings]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90880 2024-10-28T16:08:44Z 2024-10-28T16:08:44Z Craft Recordings has a diverse slate of new release and reissue albums that they're offering heading into the last part of 2024, and I have a generous handful of them here for your consideration. As is typical for Craft, their new releases will appeal to a range of musical interests, and feature rare, long out-of-print,... Read More »

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]]> 0 Ed Kobesky <![CDATA[Goldring 1012GX Cartridge]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90661 2024-11-01T18:47:59Z 2024-10-26T16:00:10Z "They're boxy, but they're good." That was the slogan coined for Volvo cars by Dudley Moore's unhinged ad exec in the mediocre 1990 movie farce, Crazy People, which imagined what might happen if marketers started writing painfully honest ads. Regarding Goldring's $549 1012GX, I couldn't help but think along the same lines: looks old fashioned,... Read More »

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]]> 0 Positive Feedback <![CDATA[J Play and the Audio Video Show]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90877 2024-10-26T15:21:29Z 2024-10-25T22:00:55Z Preparations for the Audio Video Show, Poland's largest exhibition of audio and video equipment, are in their final stage. On the last weekend of October, 180 exhibitors at the PGE Narodowy Stadium and the Radisson Blu Sobieski and Golden Tulip hotels will showcase the capabilities of top high-end equipment. The event’s technology partner is JPLAY,... Read More »

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]]> 0 Positive Feedback <![CDATA[Bill Schnee and the The Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90869 2024-10-26T15:22:11Z 2024-10-25T21:57:28Z Los Angeles, CA, October 23, 2024, The Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society (LAOCAS) announces that Bill Schnee, a multi-Grammy-winning, multi-platinum producer, engineer, mix master, and Author will receive the 5th Annual George and Carolyn Counnas Innovation Award. Bill will receive the Innovation Award at the LAOCAS 31st Annual Gala on Sunday, December 8, 2024, from... Read More »

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]]> 0 Positive Feedback <![CDATA[VPI Forever Resources and Assets]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90862 2024-10-25T21:50:44Z 2024-10-25T21:50:44Z The VPI Forever Series ushers in a new era of performance and modularity, paying tribute to over 45 years of VPI heritage. This new series embodies VPI’s commitment to innovation, offering turntables that can evolve with the user. The Model One, the first release in this series, features a fully modular and upgradeable system, blending... Read More »

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]]> 0 Positive Feedback <![CDATA[MOON TO SHOWCASE AN AWARD-WINNING SYSTEM AT AUDIO VIDEO SHOW WARSAW 2024]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90850 2024-10-24T19:12:04Z 2024-10-24T19:12:04Z October 24th, 2024 (Montreal, Canada) – MOON will be partnering with Audio Center Poland to demonstrate its award-winning 791 network player/preamplifier and 761 power amplifier at this year’s Audio Video Show. The MOON 791 network player/preamplifier combines a high-end phono stage and streaming DAC with a state-of-the-art analogue preamplifier. Its beautiful colour screen displays volume... Read More »

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]]> 0 Positive Feedback <![CDATA[MCINTOSH LAUNCHES PS1K POWERED SUBWOOFER]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90847 2024-10-24T19:04:14Z 2024-10-24T19:04:14Z A Masterful Blend of Precision, Power, and Passion: Introducing the McIntosh PS1K Powered Subwoofer Binghamton, NY – October 24, 2024 – McIntosh, a global leader in high-end audio, proudly announces the launch of its latest innovation, the PS1K Powered Subwoofer, crafted to redefine home audio with unmatched bass precision and power. Engineered for audiophiles and home theater... Read More »

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]]> 0 Positive Feedback <![CDATA[Capital Audio Fest 2024]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90837 2024-10-22T15:31:37Z 2024-10-22T15:31:37Z Once again Capital Audio Fest is upon us and this year there are a few very special activities I think you’ll be interested in. There’s a lot going on so I apologize in advance for the length of this email. As usual, TVTI will be in the same room we’ve occupied since the show moved... Read More »

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]]> 0 Robert H. Levi <![CDATA[World Premier Review: Audeze CRBN2 Electrostatic Headphones]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90794 2024-10-22T00:05:39Z 2024-10-22T00:05:39Z Audeze strikes again with its new CRBN 2 reference electrostatic headphones! Weighing in at 480 grams versus 300 grams for the original CRBN, with increased depth of the leather ear cups and housing, significantly improved and perfected 2nd generation nano-tube technology drivers, and a patent pending passive technology to enhance deep bass, the Audeze CRBN2... Read More »

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]]> 0 Jeff Day <![CDATA[The Audio Note (UK) M6 RIAA Phono Preamplifier - Next Level Performance!]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90736 2024-10-31T14:04:35Z 2024-10-21T23:57:23Z Greetings, friends, I hope you are doing well.  The M6 RIAA phono preamplifier is the latest in the Audio Note (UK) series of articles here at Positive Feedback, and like the title says, the M6 is "next level" in performance. "Next level" is a phrase that gets tossed about casually to describe impressive performance that... Read More »

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]]> 0 Dean Waters <![CDATA[Waters on the Hardware: The Mola Mola Makua Preamplifier]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90695 2024-10-22T20:44:41Z 2024-10-21T23:28:10Z "Dean Waters: Portrait with Cigar." PAF 2023, SeaTac, WA The Mola Mola Makua Preamp, front-top oblique view In June of this year, I had a wonderful opportunity to attend High End in Munich. With an attendance of well over 20,000, it is certainly one of the largest, if not the largest, trade shows for the... Read More »

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]]> 0 Peter R. Clark <![CDATA[Counterparts' The Difference Between Hell and Home]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90724 2024-10-21T16:46:31Z 2024-10-21T16:46:31Z A little over 10 years ago, Canadian melodic hardcore band, Counterparts, released their groundbreaking album The Difference Between Hell and Home. An eleven track foray into a variety of emotional themes, death, religion, depression, love, and the lack thereof. Counterparts set the stage for an emerging genre, and continued building a musical movement today. Over... Read More »

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]]> 0 Juan C. Ayllon https://www.prairieaudiomancave.com <![CDATA[The Gem Dandy PolyTable Signature Showcases Vinyl with Vim and Vitality!]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=87613 2024-10-24T20:38:49Z 2024-10-21T16:40:24Z My eyes welled with tears staring at a glorious reproduction of Edgar Degas' painting, The Orchestra at the Opera, in a massive book in the reference section of the University of California, Riverside Library. As an art student in 1990, I was overwhelmed by the virtuosity, draftsmanship, rhythmic composition, and sheer beauty of a bassoonist—captured... Read More »

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]]> 0 Positive Feedback <![CDATA[Octave Records’ Jeremy Mohney Puts a Modern Twist on Swing Band Classics with Pennies From Heaven]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90726 2024-10-21T16:20:28Z 2024-10-21T16:20:28Z Vocalist and saxophonist Jeremy Mohney revisits the swing band sound with a set of Great American Songbook classics in extraordinary high-resolution audio  – Boulder, Colorado, October 21, 2024 – Octave Records announces the release of Pennies from Heaven by vocalist and alto saxophonist Jeremy Mohney. The recording features 10 selections from the Great American Songbook in a swinging style that... Read More »

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]]> 0 Positive Feedback <![CDATA[T+A Continues Product Modernisation with the New MP 3100 HV G3 in the Globally Awarded HV Series.]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90656 2024-10-18T21:17:58Z 2024-10-18T21:17:58Z Herford, October 2024 – T+A, the leading German manufacturer of high-quality audio systems, announces that the newly developed Audiophile Streaming Architecture (ASA) G3, also introduced in this September’s lifecycle impulse of the R Series Multi Source Players, will now be implemented in the MP 3100 HV. With this step, the iconic multi-source player of the... Read More »

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]]> 0 Dave Clark <![CDATA[Afterimage Faces to Hide]]> https://positive-feedback.com/?p=90645 2024-10-18T22:40:20Z 2024-10-18T18:39:50Z I am not a music reviewer. Never done that before as I never saw that as something I could do with respect to being faithful to the artist and their music. Pretty much a whole different thing than reviewing audio gear. Of which, that is hard enough. But, out of nowhere I get an album... Read More »

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