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It is with heavy hearts that we must share with you the sad news of the passing of a legendary man. Last night, the evening of November 4th, Harry Hall Pearson Jr. passed away peacefully in his home in Sea Cliff, NY, at the age of 77.

On Friday, after T.H.E. Show in Newport Beach—actually in Irvine—California, I went to dinner with PS Audio's Paul McGowan and company: Arnie Nudell, Bill Leebens, Scott Schroeder and Paul's son, Scott. Ostensibly, I was there to talk about something Paul wants to do that will probably involve me. But the talk took an interesting direction.... Read More »

When I speak about meeting Dan Clark of MrSpeakers I often talk about buying his original Mad Dog headphones without even listening to em! I was at one of our Los Angeles Head-Fi Meets a couple years ago, and my friend Jude Mansilla (Founder of Head-Fi.org) went to his booth and bought a pair. All I needed to hear was that the MD were a pair of closed-back planar magnetic headphones - and since Jude bought em on the spot, I figured they were good. Well, Jude was on as usual. Not only did Dan Clark give me a wonderful gift: The planar magnetic headphones experience without bothering others around me - they're also a damn good pair a' cans!

The old proverb is false. You can teach an old dog new tricks! After 55 years as an audiophile, I finally have inner ear monitors (IEMs) that are not hearing aids! They are Ultimate Ears Reference Pro Monitors developed for studio recording and mastering use. They fit snugly in the ear just like a baby's... Read More »

At a Chicago Symphony Orchestra performance in Carnegie Hall one night I struck up a casual chat with the greybeard seated next to me. I learned he was a retired professional violinist and now, beyond being an enthusiast, he had a severe addiction. Classical music was his consuming passion. For each instrument we cared to... Read More »

What kind of a watch does James Bond wear? That's easy; everybody knows that, at least as written by Ian Fleming, it's a Rolex Oyster Perpetual. Now, what kind of a car does he drive? Odds are that, whether in a book or a movie, it's an Aston-Martin, a Lotus, a BMW, or a Bentley... Read More »

Lets prove em' wrong. Many people think quality appreciators are snobs. Now, if you are a dweeby-snob get the fuck off my page - or, rather, STAY ON IT - But the truth is many of us MUSIC ADDICTS are tired of the ol' school high end audio BULLSHIT. I'm not interested in debate over this either. Truth is: I worked for the man, and most importantly, I honored the man who coined the fuckin' term. GET OVER IT. I have!

Wohl selten dürfte in die Entwicklung und Abstimmung eines Tonabnehmers soviel analoge und musikalische Erfahrung eingeflossen sein wie in Transrotors Figaro, das in einer generationsübergreifenden deutsch-englischen Koproduktion entstand. Und das hört man.

Die Auralic Aries Bridge ist nicht brandneu, wurde aber im ersten Jahr nach Markteinführung im Detail verbessert und wirft die spannende Frage auf: Klingen Audio Files über das Netzwerk mit dem Aries besser als vom Computer?

High-End-Röhrengeräte werden ja gern außerhalb jeder Konkurrenz gesehen. Geradezu ätherisch der Welt entrückt sieht man ihnen ob ihrer großen Abbildung, der warmen, weichen, plastischen und hingebungsvollen Wiedergabe die Einbußen in Dynamik, Lautstärke und Gewalt nach. Dichtung oder Wahrheit?

Vor kurzem hatte ich mich ausführlich mit dem DirectStream DAC (DS) von PS Audio beschäftigt. Der DS rechnet alle eingehenden Daten – also auch PCM – in ein DSD-Signal um, und die damit erzielten klanglichen Ergebnisse sind auch und gerade mit CD-Aufnahmen herausragend

Der Mystere fasziniert auf den ersten Blick mit seiner eleganten Linienführung und noblen Anmutung. Aber weder seinen Preis noch den konstruktiven Aufwand würde man spontan wohl richtig einschätzen – von den klanglichen Leistungen ganz zu schweigen: ein audiophiler Wolf im Schafspelz.

Singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett cites a poster hanging in her Grandmother's bathroom when she was a child as inspiration for the title of her first full-length album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (Mom+Pop Records MP221-2). Distilling the mundane into lyrical profundity extends beyond just the titular for Barnett, whose songs on... Read More »

To reiterate from Part 1... Before we get to our show report... here are a few general thoughts on shows and the people who attend: People count, in most cases, more than gear. You have to have an emotional connection to whatever is playing, so if your room is empty it might be because you... Read More »

Wie der Name schon vermuten lässt, stammen die Swisscables aus unserem Nachbarland Schweiz. Dabei bin ich immer wieder überrascht, wie viele innovative Highend Produkte aus dem vergleichsweise kleinen Land kommen

At last! And welcome! The NEW-LOOK Positive Feedback Web site will be going live on July 1, 2015, with the launch of Issue 80. You'll see that we've spent an enormous lot of time, effort, and money to take PF to a state-of-the-art new publication system. The results speak for themselves, as you'll see:  A... Read More »

  If you have followed the trending audiophile markets for headphone amps and DACs, you've probably stumbled across the iFi line of shiny, pocket-sized electronics much as I did. iFi is the budget brainstorm of UK high-end audio firm Abbingdon Music Research, gear designed in the UK, manufactured in China. The various products share extruded... Read More »

Although a stalwart in many the audiophile setup, you can really see the resurgence of analog playback in mainstream society. Even chain stores are now trying to tap into the market where it once was deemed prehistoric, record players and software are now for sale. The rediscovery of analog has brought about a reintroduction into... Read More »

Nathan Funk resides in Canada. Nathan lives for music. He is handy with shop tools and would love to build you a pair of speakers. That is exactly what Nathan and his team has been doing at their shop in Halfmoon Bay British Colombia for the past fifteen years. Over that time word of mouth... Read More »