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I cannot thank Alon Wolf adequately for his gracious hosting my visit to Magico central in Heyward. My time in the San Francisco area resulted in not only this remarkable speaker experience, but two factory tour episodes 103 and 105, and my conversation with founder, Alon Wolf, with episode 96.

Last October, Bill Parish had me in to his location in Long Valley to let me get a sneak listen to the True Life Audio Supreme Series of electronics from Greece… Well, today, those pieces, the Supreme Series Preamplifer-1 and a pair of Supreme Series Amplifier-350s are in the house and makin’ some pretty impressive... Read More »

In my first EVER non-Sunday episode drop, this is a short sample recording made of the newly introduced, $11,000 über overachieving Audio Group Denmark's Børresen X3 Loudspeakers in my reference system using a new stereo microphone. I'm testing the sonics in preparation for covering High-End Munich, just weeks away now.

During the last day of AXPONA 2023, I had time to sit down and chat with LampizatOr’s Łukasz Fikus. What he shares is as amusing as it is insightful. Have a look.

During AXPONA 2023, I had time to sit down and chat with WestminsterLab’s Angus Leung. This was one very interesting conversation. Have a listen, and a look…

Today, I walk through growing into and implementing the use of stereo subwoofers in a vintage audio system. Now, though the conversation focuses on integration with legacy gear, all this info is just as applicable to brand new products as well. Take a look and learn why stereo subs offer so much more than using... Read More »

AXPONA is this coming week, and I’m looking forward to seeing you all there! Be sure to say hello if you see me! And, I’ll be doing a few interviews with the likes of LampizatOr’s Łukasz Fikus and Westminster Labs Angus Leung! Watch for those here soon.

An interesting communication last week with David Sheriff, the new CEO of Parasound, informed today’s episode. Let’s learn what changes are being implemented to Parasound’s support and dealer network and how he plans to rectify what he describes as some historically unfair compensation imbalances.

Today, I am happy to announce the new Mola Mola Lupe Phono Preamplifier. I will have this remarkable and overachieving phono stage in-house in the near future to give you a full assessment of its abilities…

Today, we hear from the new CEO of Parasound, David Sheriff. He took the time to outline his thoughts and plans for the future of one of today’s most respected audio manufacturers. Give him a listen and see what the future of Parasound holds.

On January 3rd, Bill Parish, Owner of GTT Audio & Video in Long Valley, NJ, announced that GTT would be taking over the role as the US Importer of Vivid Audio. In early March, Bill, joined by GTT’s Dick Diamond, and Ewald Verkerk, International Marketing and Sales Manager for Vivid Audio and Mola Mola, sponsored... Read More »

A Breakthrough Amplifier Design A pair of the Zesto Audio Eros 500 Select Monoblock Amps (image courtesy of Zesto Audio) The more I immerse myself in this hobby since I retired from the entertainment industry in 2008, the more certain I have become that the amplifier is the most important and telling piece of equipment in... Read More »

I've written before about the recordings of pianist Hannes Minnaar (see HERE and HERE). I'm writing now to share with you a new solo piano recording of the Shostakovich 24 Preludes (a marvel), an earlier recording of piano works inspired by Bach, and a scrumptious complete cycle of the Beethoven Piano Concertos with Jan Willem... Read More »

In this superb release from Eudora Records, the Protean Quartet deliver stylish performances of the last of the Haydn's Russian Quartets, the first of Beethoven’s String Quartets, op. 18 no.1 (but already a masterpiece), and the first recording of Juan Pedro Almeida Mota’s String Quartet op. 7 no. 1. Performed on period instruments, with historically... Read More »

It used to be that when traveling out of state, I would tell people I was from Chicago. But in reality, it couldn't be further from the truth. I live in a suburb more than an hour north of Chicago and largely avoid going into the city. Lately, I have begun to be more truthful,... Read More »

I'll share a snippet from an email exchange with Alan Kafton, proprietor of audiodharma, the company that makes the Cable Cooker. The subject is the long anticipated, but now available, Ground Breaker adaptor set for the conditioning of power cables. Good morning, Alan I just finished cooking a pair of power cords. One PC used... Read More »

Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique. Roméo et Juliette: Scène d'amour. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra/Paavo Järvi. Telarc CD-80578.  TT: 71.22. Downloads: classicalarchives.com (mp3) Like Cala Records and Avie Records, which I've recently discussed, Telarc Records, based in Cleveland, was created as an audiophile label. At first, they briefly pursued the "direct-to-disc" blind alley with Advent Records' Direct from Cleveland, presenting Lorin Maazel... Read More »

When I was fifteen I had yet to learn that greatest hits and best of records also meant The Worst Sounding Records. Back then my ears weren't very sophisticated, so I was oblivious to the fact that albums like Simon & Garfunkle's Greatest Hits and Rod Stewart's Sing It Again Rod were, despite the wonderful... Read More »

Robert Pincus joins PF as a writer of music and other topics of interest. Telling a story about myself is always a challenge, so I will start by telling you my name. My name is Robert Pincus, but some people call me Mr. Record. Some of you may know me from my ten-year tenure at Cisco... Read More »