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The "journal of record" of the violin world (and other bowed string instruments such as violas and cellos) is a UK publication more than 100 years old, called The Strad. Therefore, it filled me with joy to see David Hancock's musicianship praised in the pages of The Strad. (Tully Potter's review of David Nadien's and... Read More »

Zu really impressed me this year. I have listened to their speakers in the past but, when I heard the Soul VI in my room I fell in love. So much so, that I bought them immediately after I completed my review. When I was working on that review, Phil, Zu's business advisor, told me... Read More »

Truly special recordings deserve to be heard and celebrated. Such a truly special album is the newly released Lost in Venice by Infermi d'Amore, from Eudora Records. On this album are alert, energetic, and beautifully played performances of works from three Venetian Baroque masters using instruments appropriate to the period. Complementing these delightful performances are... Read More »

Speaker isolators…for a turntable? Yes, according to the folks at IsoAcoustics, or at least their surprisingly comprehensive online product selector tool. I wasn't expecting to find my audiophile-unapproved, direct drive turntables in the drop-down box, but there they were. And at the top of their list showing recommended vibration control devices were the GAIA-III screw-on... Read More »

Today I celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, taking you on my first Guilty Treasure episode in almost fifteen months. Take a trip with me as I revisit this landmark progressive rock release.

Today, I bring you the last video chronicling my remarkably informative and fascinating trip to the AGD factory in Aalborg, Denmark. In today’s installment, we get to hear a conversation I had with Audio Group Denmark’s Chief Designer and CTO, Michael Børresen. He is joined by the man who founded Gryphon Audio Designs in 1985,... Read More »

Today I’m presenting the conclusion of my mid-January tour of the 25,000-square-foot manufacturing facility of Audio Group Denmark, in Aalborg, Denmark. Once concluded, I’ll offer a recap of the many diverse and synergistic tactics they employ to combat induction and its associated noise and distortions throughout their remarkable product lineup.

Today I’m presenting part two of my mid-January tour of the 25,000-square-foot manufacturing facility of Audio Group Denmark, in Aalborg, Denmark. Today’s focus will be primarily on loudspeakers and their motors, as we continue the full facility walk-through with our guide, AGD Founder and CEO, Lars Kristensen.

Today, I want to introduce you to a product that makes a rather interesting and bold departure from typical: the AGD Productions Class-D Gallium Nitride transistor-based Gran Vivace amplifier.

With this article, Positive Feedback continues its content-sharing relationship with Enjoy the Music where Steven R. Rochlin interviews David Chesky. Dr. David W. Robinson, Editor-in-Chief Plus a very special half-off code for Enjoy the Music.com friends. Article By Steven R. Rochlin The Audiophile Society is the brainchild of composer, pianist, and audio pioneer David Chesky. The new label will... Read More »

Take a look back at this CES show report from 2015, by Robert S Youman, originally published April 19, 2015. 2015 CES - A Yellow Brick Road Of Integrated Amplifiers If you have been following my reviews over the last few years, I have taken a considerable interest in integrated amplifiers. This includes those from... Read More »

This article by Dr. David Robinson originally ran in Issue 5, February/March 2003, 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. After All These Years... You know, it's strange. In PF's "Ghost of... Read More »

So here I am after a few years off from writing about audio—and yes if I wanted to there is a LOT that I want to say, but that will be another time—and where am I heading… a USB cable from Infigo Audio, a rather expensive switch and Ethernet cables from Ansuz, two items from... Read More »

It's taken me more time (years) to get serious about a new rack than any other component I've ever bought. My room and system have been so cooperative that for the past few years I've spent more time listening and looking for new music rather than fret about components, cables, room treatments, or a rack.... Read More »

Relished by many for their low cost, high quality audio components and accessories, iFi is renowned for enhancing sound quality and eradicating distortion, noise, and hiss from equipment like headphones, speakers, audio devices, cell phones, and televisions with their products. And, at a price of $329, the GO bar is their flagship pocket totable USB... Read More »

Ukranian pianist Anna Fedorova is a remarkable talent. She is right in the top of my list for outstanding performers in recent years. I've written about her solo-piano and chamber music recordings with Channel Classics here, here, and here. But now she is expanding her recorded repertoire to include some of the most challenging pieces... Read More »

Introduction This review is a follow up to my earlier posting on the Aavik I-580 Integrated Amplifier. If interested, please click on the link here as it provides some very useful background information. Like the Aavik I-580, the Ansuz products discussed in this review are all part of the Audio Group Denmark portfolio. Audio Group... Read More »

Ye Olde Editor lighting one up, Happy Valley, OR, 2021 (Photograph and image processing by John Robinson) I've said it before, and I'll say it again:  Very few high-end audio products require (or deserve!) a The Brothers Karamazov treatment. Or Melville. Or Proust. Or Solzhenitsyn. Very few. And logorrhea is no virtue. Piles of hyperbole,... Read More »

Snoop Dogg and Dave Malekpour at Snoop Dogg's Beach City studio complex (photo courtesy of proaudiodesign.com) As a 36 year veteran of the professional music industry, founder and president of Professional Audio Design, Inc. David Malekpour has come a long way.  "I started working in pro audio for an acoustic designer and studio tech in... Read More »