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With Heavy Rotation, Vol. III Episode, I focus on the release of “Saturday Night in San Francisco.” We as music lovers and audiophiles should consider ourselves so very fortunate to have been given yet another bite at the remarkable summit of performances from the stellar trio who gave us Friday Night in San Francisco some... Read More »

Now that the new Impex LP release of “Saturday Night In San Francisco” is shipping, Abey Fonn, the founder of Impex Records, joins us today to answer some of my questions, and to share some behind-the-scenes details about this remarkable recording.

Today’s guest is Dr. David W. Robinson, Editor-in-Chief of Positive Feedback, respected and renowned journalist, and my audio pal and colleague of some 25 years now. As we both have had extended listening time with game-changing KRONOS Discovery turntable and Resonance Suppression tonearms, we will discuss why we have both concluded that this combination of... Read More »

Today brings the second installment of my “Heavy Rotation” series where I cover a couple of records that have been stand outs for me since their release – the first in 1984 and the second in 1991. Both of today’s releases benefit from the superlative care and deserved attention they have received as relatively recent... Read More »

Today we meet another colleague and audio friend, Dr. Michael R. Bump, a musician, composer, and Professor of Music for approaching forty years. And he is an audio equipment reviewer! Think about what his experience as a musician, composer, and teacher may bring to the skill sets of a reviewer!

Few musical cycles are as compelling as is Rachel Podger's and Gary Cooper's cycle of the complete sonatas for violin and piano by Mozart on Channel Classics. With the plethora of new recordings, we sometimes lose sight of great recordings from the recent past. I thought it would be useful to revisit these and perhaps... Read More »

Back in the 1980s or maybe earlier, "transparency" became the buzzword in high-end audio. Harry Pearson of The Absolute Sound was a big proponent of the term, and soon many reviewers and sycophants jumped on the idea, to the point where talking about "transparency" quickly became a tiresome cliché. But what does "transparency" really mean? I think most audiophiles... Read More »

Today’s episode was both inspired by, and delayed a day later than usual, because of a several day’s visit from a relatively new audio buddy. Charlie Lein, of Virginia, a business owner, a dedicated and informed music lover, an audiophile, and a drummer, drops by my room to spend time in front of my world... Read More »

Impex Records will be releasing a companion recording to the iconic 1981 milestone live guitar trio record, “Friday Night in San Francisco,” by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and the late Paco de Lucia on July 1st. Here is my interview with guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola discussing this upcoming release.

With Audio Shows coming back online with the relaxation of the lockdowns and travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is exciting to see NEW SHOWS emerging. This week, I speak with the Director and the Manager of the Inaugural Pacific Audio Fest, that will be held in Seattle, Washington, July 29-31st of this... Read More »

Because I had been exposed to, and had come to understand, just what it was that Albert Von Schweikert had set out to accomplish with his loudspeakers, I have just taken for granted that everyone got it. Today I’ll explain what it was that convinced me to become a Von Schweikert Audio owner, for nearly... Read More »

Today I’m going to recap the “Fab Five” from AXPONA 2022, my choices of the five best sounding rooms from that amazing show. Now, to be fair, I DID NOT get into every room…it just isn’t possible with most any show, and especially with one this large.

Wow! It's been a while. If you are interested in Pure Audio Project or never heard of it, I suggest you read my older review of the Trio 15 speaker system HERE. That was written back in 2019. I loved that setup; a very open / wide soundstage with the pleasantness and tonality that open... Read More »

Can you like a work of music without understanding it? Indeed, yes. I don't claim to yet understand what Maya Fridman and Maarten van Veen have created in Nuït, their new release from TRPTK. But I do like it, and I plan to continue listening to come to grips with it. It is a wonderful... Read More »

Eric Clapton, Unplugged (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab) This latest limited edition Mofi UltraDisc One-Step box set was cut by Krieg Wunderlich and pressed at RTI. You get your two 180 gram 45 RPM LPs on Supervinyl with all the usual packaging and perks, but I had to wonder if this pressing was really going to... Read More »

Tierkreis by Bruce Friedman, Jeff Schwartz, and Jim McAuley Tierkreis is a collection of 12 short compositions written by Karlheinz Stockhausen, each originally created to be played on a music box. In 2008, Bruce Friedman, a trumpet player based in Southern California, organized a concert of Stockhausen work, part of a global celebration of his... Read More »

The Munich Show is ongoing at the time of this writing. While many of us in the USA are still maintaining our distance during this ongoing pandemic (and with those rising airline prices!), those in Europe have this splended event happening just down the road. Our good friend, Dirk Sommer, Editor of our affiliated publication,... Read More »

World Premiere Review! I strongly suspected when listening to the first song with the Musiko that I would buy it. Review By Rick Becker With this article, Positive Feedback continues its content-sharing relationship with Enjoy the Music where Rick Becker shares his thoughts on the Charisma Audio Musiko Turntable. Dr. David W. Robinson, Editor-in-Chief The Charisma Audio Musiko... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope life is treating you well in 2022. Today I have an impressive Red Book CD player to tell you about, the Audio Note (UK) CD 4.1x Red Book CD player (MSRP $14,331 USD). The Audio Note (UK) CD 4.1x CD player is an expensive high-fidelity Red Book CD player with a... Read More »