If you missed it, the other day I posted a review of the PS Audio DirectStream DAC MK2 (HERE) that was prefaced by the idea that is it ever "As good as it can get?" Or something like that. Simply, one does whatever and sits back thinking that it is as good as it gets…... Read More »
October 24th, 2023The Treehaus Audiolab “Phantom of Luxury” field-coil loudspeaker is an open-baffle dipole design utilizing live-edge wood plinths. Natural materials, and their inherent imperfection, are celebrated here as being able to create sound that is real, rather than simply reproduced. This speaker’s heart is the full range driver, a Super Aero 10” field coil... Read More »
WHO: Arturo Delmoni, internationally-acclaimed violin soloist and recording artist. Dr. Delmoni is Concertmaster of the Orchestra of the New York City Ballet. His musical collaborator for this recital is Stephen T. Martorella, Minister of Music of the First Baptist Church. WHAT: Tomaso Vitali: Chaconne; and Ludwig van Beethoven: “Spring” and “Kreutzer” violin/piano sonatas. WHEN: Sunday,... Read More »
Last week, a post on the Facebook group Streaming Music Matters generated quite a bit of interest and a long thread of responses. The post header read thusly: "Is this what Dan Fans have been waiting for?" The subject was the newly Bernie Grundman-remastered, 24-bit/192 kHz high-resolution files for Steely Dan's Aja that are now... Read More »
Swiss producer niedal audio lab announced today the launch of its long awaited Reuss DAC which will join Merason’s award winning converter line. CEO and brand owner Daniel Frauchiger states “I am excited about the Reuss. Our passion for music drives us each day and our new Reuss provides the purist musical quality and experience... Read More »
Analog Solutions SL, Fuerteventura, Spain, October 12, 2023- Analog Solutions SL (formerly Swedish Analog Technologies AB) is thrilled to announce it has chosen MIBS Distro NA to manage all aspects of SAT's distribution, marketing and brand management in North America, effective immediately. SAT is among audio's most coveted and exclusive brands. Since the introduction of its... Read More »
KANN Ultra Digital Audio Player and AK HB1 Bluetooth Amp/DAC Will Be Available November 2023 Astell&Kern, a global leader in high-resolution audio players and accessories, launches two new products for Q4 2023. KANN Ultra is the latest entry in the Astell&Kern KANN series of ultra-high output players. The AK HB1 USB/Bluetooth DAC/Amp expands Astell&Kern’s renown audiophile sound... Read More »
The next round of the world-leading HIGH END audio show will be from 9th to 12th May 2024 at the MOC Event Center in Munich in Germany. In the initial weeks after the invitation went out, over 200 exhibitors signed up to present their innovations at the largest event of its kind. For many years,... Read More »
Børresen is thrilled to introduce the X2 speaker, a sleek and elegant, three-unit, floor standing loudspeaker, that is the smallest model in the award-winning X series. This new loudspeaker reflects Børresen's commitment to meeting diverse needs of listeners while maintaining the brand's hallmark standards of authentic and natural music reproduction. At the heart of the... Read More »
CAF has over 120 listening rooms with many new vendors so consider purchasing your multi-day Show Tickets on-line to avoid the lines and also be eligible for the free audio equipment GIVEAWAYS! We will have record levels of attendance and suggest that you BOOK your sleeping rooms at the nearby Best Western or Marriott using the discounted room links! The Hilton... Read More »
THREE STOPS mark the beginning of a new tour. There is a new product to show in prototype and a new category. This will be a don't miss opportunity to hear Richard discuss the new product and everything Vandersteen. Each stop will have plenty of tiime for questions and answers as well. FIRST STOP FORT... Read More »
Dean Waters at Pacific Audio Fest 2023 (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) Serious listeners of high-end and high-resolution audio generally agree that cables matter. When spec'ing the various components we look to buy and install, we also give consideration to the cables that will connect it all together. We tend to focus... Read More »
"As good as it gets?" I dunno know anymore. Every time we get something here to listen to, and possibly review, we sit there and think just that. Which of course, we thought that the last time… that it was as good as it could get, but now, this time, it is better than that,... Read More »
Qobuz Partners with the Memphis Listening Lab to Provide Hi-Res Listening For All Visitors Qobuz brings its “boutique in a superstore world” approach to Memphis’ coolest non-profit music and event space Read today's A1 story by Bob Mehr HERE in The Commercial Appeal Qobuz, the music lovers’ high quality streaming and download provider, is teaming... Read More »
David W. Robinson photographing at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, during the great fires of 2012. (Photograph by Lila Ritsema; image processing by Robinson.) Headphones…dig it! The spring of 1970. Yeah, that's when it happened. That's when I bought my first pair of headphones. I needed them, since I had become very interested in reel-to-reel tape... Read More »
Montreal – October 11, 2023 - Known for its original activity of modernizing radios of yesteryear, the Clermont-Fd based company A.bsolument is making a strong impact in the audio sector in 2023 by launching its first creation: a unique Bluetooth speaker with an unequivocal name. With its iconic design, PRODIGE has won a Red Dot... Read More »
Iconic Artists Group is a relatively new venture spearheaded by music industry heavy-hitter Irving Azoff; in what has become the new normal for many recording artists, Linda Ronstadt sold her music catalog to Iconic in 2021. Irv Azoff early on was instrumental in the career of Ronstadt, and was very close to not only... Read More »
JCAT, the manufacturer of innovative, no-compromise streaming-specific products for high-end audio playbacks, is thrilled to announce its latest creation: the Master OCXO Clock module. Designed to redefine audio experiences, this upgrade promises enhanced clarity, depth, and precision. By collaborating with specialists in radiophysics, JCAT ensures that every Master OCXO Clock Upgrade aligns with the brand's... Read More »
LAOCAS Announces the 4th Annual George and Carolyn Counnas Innovation Award to John Curl! Solid state amplifiers, Circuit innovation, Mastering Recorders and more: Celebrating John Curl's Legendary Electronics Design The Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society (LAOCAS) is proud to present the 4th Annual George and Carolyn Counnas Innovation Award to John Curl, a... Read More »
The remastered and expanded Deluxe Edition includes favorites “Blister in the Sun,” “Please Do Not Go,” “Gone Daddy Gone” & “Add It Up” Plus rare demos, B-sides, live performances & more The single “Gone Daddy Gone / I Just Want to Make Love to You (Live)” available to stream/download today Folk-punk pioneers now on 40th Anniversary Tour Los... Read More »
Norman Varney of AV RoomService Ltd. has joined Positive Feedback as a Senior Technical Editor as of Issue 113. His expertise in his field of audio acoustics and experience in the field makes him a helpful voice in our creative community for the audio arts. As has been our wont from the beginning of PF,... Read More »
I highly prize the excellence of many of the recordings made in the golden era of stereo, recordings from the late 1950s through 1960s. HDTT's reissue of many of the best of these recordings in high definition digital transfers has been a treasure for me as I've gradually rebuilt my music library with high resolution... Read More »
Releases include a mono edition of the 1957 jazz classic Gil Evans & Ten, a 50th anniversary edition of Chico Hamilton’s lost gem The Master, the latest installment in the sought-after Jazz Dispensary series, and a collection of rare demos to iconic Stax Records hits Also available is the first-ever vinyl pressing of the Death Becomes Her score,... Read More »
October 02, 2023 – Succasunna, New Jersey. Orchard Audio, LLC is proud to announce that several of the company’s highly reviewed products will demo at the Capital Audiofest (CAF), November 10-12, 2023, in Rockville, MD. Orchard Audio’s equipment will be on display in three of the rooms: Room 708: Starkrimson® Mono amplifiers (x4) will power... Read More »
With a sound as flavoursome and richly detailed as a delicious single malt Scotch, the hip-dac 3 portable USB DAC/headphone amp delivers the perfect pick-me-up for any music lover on the go Southport, England – The hip-dac is one of iFi’s most popular DAC/headphone amps, beloved for its affordable, battery-powered portability, extensive hi-res specification, distinctive... Read More »
When I joined Positive Feedback to write about albums from my overflowing collection, I decided that it would be best if I wrote about easily obtainable albums. In a short time I realized that I don't own a click-of-the-mouse record collection. The records that I love to play and write about are very simply rare.... Read More »
Roger Skoff writes about an aspect of our hobby we sometimes forget... I've been calling myself a HiFi Crazy for well over half a century, I've seen the birth of solid-state electronics, of stereo (it was all mono when I got started), of CDs, DVDs, and every other kind of digital audio technology. And I've... Read More »
This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 226. Prince, Dirty Mind. Warner Bothers Records – BSK 3478 (1980), 33 1/3 rpm. Genre: funk, new wave, post disco, pop, dance-punk, Minneapolis sound. Recorded in May and June 1980 and released in October, Dirty Mind is Prince's third—and for my tastes—best album regarding composition, arrangements, performance,... Read More »
Personal mixer for musicians adds to Anubis mission offering Puidoux, Switzerland, September 2023 - Merging Technologies, a Swiss manufacturer of digital audio solutions, is thrilled to announce the much-anticipated launch of its Venue Mission software for Anubis, designed specifically for the brand’s popular audio interface. Created with live musicians in mind, Venue Mission promises to revolutionise... Read More »
Craft Recordings has just released Nanci Griffith: Working In Corners, a new box set which anthologizes the country-folk icon's first four, long-out-of-print catalog albums. As a companion to the box set, Rounder Records (a Craft imprint) has announced More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith, a tribute album that features performances from... Read More »
Restless innovators Network Acoustics believe that there’s always a way to improve the sound of music streaming. Their latest innovation is the muon2 USB Cable, the ultimate version of the award-winning muon digital interconnect. Designed to better what many consider to be one of the best USB cables on the market, Network Acoustics have redefined the... Read More »
HIIFIMAN Electronics, the leader in high fidelity personal audio, will feature a wide selection of its most recent introductions at CanJam SoCal 23. HIFIMAN will demo many of its latest products, including: Arya Organic Headphone: The Arya Organic (SRP: $1,299) is notable for an updated industrial design that features a wood earcup for a fuller sound... Read More »
Sporting a host of upgrades and industry ‘firsts’ including lossless Bluetooth, iFi’s NEO iDSD 2ultra-res DAC/headphone amp is every music lover’s perfect housemate Southport, England – Since its inception in 2012, iFi audio has been at the forefront of DAC technology for home and portable use, delivering exemplary sound with digital music sources both online... Read More »
L-509Z is the first to offer LIFES1.0 stages in both preamp and power amp and the first with LECUA-EX volume control BALLSTON SPA, New York, September 2023 – Luxman continues to prepare for 2025, the company’s centennial, with a new top-of-the-line integrated amplifier. In addition to the company’s trademark sound quality, the L-509Z is the first component... Read More »
Qobuz partners with Deutsche Grammophon to celebrate 125th label anniversary Curated content to be released throughout 2023; special download sales to be set Paris, September 21, 2023 - Qobuz, the high-quality music platform, has teamed up with Deutsche Grammophon to celebrate 125 years of the iconic classical label. The global content initiative will include exclusive... Read More »
Hürth, Germany, June, 17th, 2022 – Effective Immediately, TIDAL-Audio GmbH is proud to announce the TIDAL Contros, a new digital controller. The TIDAL Contros is designed to be the perfect digital music content controller for TIDAL high-end systems. This is the first TIDAL masterpiece directly benefitting from the ultra-exclusive TIDAL for Bugatti project and its... Read More »
