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When you think of jazz pianists you probably don't think of Bobby Hamack (1922-1990). That's because his work was primarily behind-the-scenes studio work in radio and television. Hammack was the West Coast musical director of the ABC-TV and radio networks between 1958 and 1963, and he conducted his own orchestra and scored music for several... Read More »

There are some artists whose music I find so compelling they force me, compel me, to stop and listen and absorb. Such is the impact of Maya Fridman—cellist, composer, singer. Born in Russia, making her home in the Netherlands, fierce advocate of support for Ukraine in this current war of Russian aggression, Maya is a... Read More »

High Definition Tape Transfers (HDTT) has released the great Erich Leinsdorf recording of Die Walküre—let there be celebrations in the streets! With the greatest cast ever assembled, and led by a great Wagner conductor, this recording should have been the start of a full Ring Cycle for RCA. Unfortunately, it was not. By the time... Read More »

Today, we take a quick visit to the home showrooms of Seattle area retailer Audio-Ultra, owned and operated by local entrepreneur Edward DeVito. My apologies for the poor audio quality during the conversation… PLEASE enable the YouTube Subtitles/Closed Captions option.

Today we go on a virtual visit to the Grand Ballroom 2 as set up during the second Pacific Audiofest, a room that was masterfully presented by some of the most experienced and award-winning partners roving the annual Hi-Fi audio show circuit. We will hear from room partners Gordon Waters, a partner in The Audio... Read More »

Today, I’m pleased to introduce you to another remarkable system and share the experience that was offered to listeners in room 1370, sponsored by Innuos, at this past Pacific Audio Fest, which partnered with Audio Research Corporation, Toronto-based Acora, ASC Tube Traps, and Cardas Cables. I hope you enjoy our little tour.

This week, I’ll talk about Gershman Acoustics, of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. Though a smaller speaker manufacturer by comparison to most others I have covered, this is a company that clearly deserves your attention. Filling the Cascade 1 room on the second floor of the Doubletree by Hilton during the second Pacific Audiofest, today I spotlight... Read More »

Six years ago, I spent some quality time with Benno Baun Meldgaard’s then-flagship creation, the $175,000 a pair GamuT Zodiac. Today, we learn about his new venture, Baun Audio. This should be fun.

Today I want to share with you my visit to the Evergreen 4 room on the second floor at the 2023 Pacific Audio Fest, sponsored by Ideon Audio of Athens, Greece. Other partners in the room included JMF Audio of France and GamuT of Denmark. Beyond getting to catch up with my good friend and... Read More »

Today, we visit the Northwest Ballroom 1 as it was set up for the second Pacific Audio Fest, held in Seattle, June 23rd through the 25th, 2023. The room was sponsored by Next Level HiFi, the greater Chicago area retailer, and an Audio Group Denmark dealer. AGD currently represents four brands: Aavik electronics, Ansuz cables... Read More »

Today’s episode, recorded at the June 2023 Pacific Audio Fest, had its "genesis" six decades ago, with two pioneers, John Ulrick and Arnie Nudell, as they reinvented the loudspeaker by creating Infinity. Today, we learn about the 10th generation, the latest advancement of Arnie’s original Infinity Reference Standard, or the IRS, as we meet Gary... Read More »

Today, I introduce you to the flagship DAC from Łukasz Fikus, founder of Poland’s LampizatOr products, the Horizon. In my experience, this DAC sets a new benchmark. See what I found out about this amazing DAC.

Today I've shared two recordings of the title cut, “Cat People (Putting Out Fire),” by David Bowie and Giorgio Moroder, from the 1982 “Cat People” soundtrack, one digital streaming, one needle drop. See if you can hear the difference over your device as clearly as I hear it in my room.

If you are a reader of this esteemed publication it is not a stretch to presume you are an audiophile and probably pretty deep into our wonderful hobby. Having said that, I think you would be hard pressed to find anyone amongst us who has not heard of, listened to, or even owned McIntosh components... Read More »

This episode provides a potpourri of musical gems that I thought worth bringing to your attention. All are available from HDTT or NativeDSD or Octave Records in either DXD or DSD256. I apologize for the length of this article with well over 20 albums discussed, but publishing opportunities kept pushing this article further and further... Read More »

Headphone stuff comes up in my email feed all the time! Last week I received a notice from online bargain store Monoprice that an "audiophile" headphone amplifier, normally priced at $129.99, is on special for $67.99—the Monoprice Monolith Series Liquid Spark. Oh, come on! An "audiophile-quality" headphone amp at a bargain-basement price? This put me... Read More »

J.S. Bach, Partita No. 2 in D Minor, Petteri Iivonen Violin. Yarlung Records. 45 RPM LP. Executive Producer: Elliot Midwood Producer and Recording Engineer: Bob Attiyeh Mastering Engineers: Steve Hoffman, Arian Jansen & Bob Attiyeh Vinyl Mastering: Bernie Grundman Microphone Preamplification: Elliot Midwood AKG C24 microphone: Gearworks Pro Audio Graphic Layout: MikeDesign Violin: Ferdinandus Gagliano... Read More »

Or about computer sound recording systems It all started in January 1971 with the world's first LP with digitally recorded material. In a long chain of successive recorders—among DENON Digital, SOUNDSTREAM, 3M, ProDigi, DASH, ADAT, RADAR - DAW, or Digital Audio Workstation, is the latest development. And this is its story. DIGITAL SOUND RECORDING –... Read More »

ThunderData Co. LTD. is a company founded by Dr. Eric Jian Huang. It is engaged in the production of servers, network communication, data management, network storage software, hardware engineering, etc. The company operates in the hi-tech industry and focuses on 5G mobile networks and 8K video transmission. Its audio offer is concentrated in two series... Read More »