Today brings reviews of some HDTT releases I've been enjoying: three outstanding RCA Living Stereo and Mercury Living Presence albums; one of the great early Decca recordings; and two jazz releases in Pure DSD256 that have been on my Top of the Pile list since last year but just now reviewed. Richard Strauss, Elektra, Karl... Read More »
The Pacific Northwest's premier hi-fi and high-end audio concierge steps into a new chapter with a name that better reflects its mission, its people, and the experience at the heart of everything it does. VANCOUVER, WA -- Effective immediately -- Unveiled Audio has officially rebranded as Unveil Sound. The new name is accompanied by a new... Read More »
Over the past few weeks, my listening has been filled with enjoyable discoveries: four Pure DSD256 releases from Hunnia and Eudora (four!); another excellent LSO Live release with Gianandrea Noseda; a superb performance of Handel's Theodora; a fine new recording from Barry Diament on his Soundkeeper label—who has something to teach popular and folk music... Read More »
Boundless (World Premiere Recording), Julian Kytasty, Min Xiao-Fen. Anderson Audio New York 2026 (DXD 32-bit, Stereo) Edit Master Sourced HERE Some albums just jump out at you on first listen and demand attention. Thus it is with Anderson Audio's new release, Boundless by Min Xiao-Fen and Julian Kytasty. Boundless is a fascinatingly original cross-cultural duo... Read More »
Some of Positive Feedback's intrepid readers may have thought about writing audio reviews. Much like purified drinking water and soft fluffy toilet paper, there's always a pressing need for gifted Consumer Electronics (CE) industry writers. Many audiophiles believe they could work as professional audio reviewers. Some semi-geniuses imagine that they might even become brain surgeons... Read More »
Theodore Walton Denney III Founder, Lead Designer & CEO — Synergistic Research, Inc. This article is drawn from an ongoing series of public discussions on electromagnetic field theory and audio cable design, conducted on my personal Facebook page over the past several weeks. The exchanges documented here are real—quoted directly from public comments—and represent a... Read More »
The Doobie Brothers' self‑titled 1971 debut barely made a ripple in the record industry. Internally, the band and producer Ted Templeman knew they needed to level- up the songwriting, arrangements, and production to become big artists. Toulouse Street became their turning point. It's the album that effectively "invented" the Doobie Brothers' signature sound. 1972's... Read More »
Many of us know Robin Trower from his years with Procol Harum, but most became aware of the guitarist after he went solo and helped us fill the Hendrix void with his 1974 album Bridge of Sighs. Trower (born March 9, 1945, Catford, London) is one of the most identifiable British guitar stylists to emerge... Read More »
HDTT recently released three historically significant recordings: Maazel's 1964 recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2 'Little Russian'; the Van Cliburn-Fritz Reiner 1961 Brahms Concerto No. 2; and Harry Belafonte's The Midnight Special. I've also taken this opportunity to finally write up reviews of three Pure DSD256 albums that I included in last year's Pure DSD256... Read More »
A number of the LPs and CDs I own are by singers and instrumentalists whom I would call fifteen-minute artists. As you would expect, a fifteen-minute artist is a musician, a singer, or a band who I enjoy, but not for much longer than fifteen minutes. Some of them used to be thirty-minute artists, but... Read More »
As I described in the introduction to this column in Part 1 (HERE) I started this project of listening to all my records at least one more time and cataloging them, I realized that this was the second time I have actually done this. The first time in the late 1970s, I only had a... Read More »
Yarlung Records continues to celebrate its Twentieth Anniversary with another superb release from its analog master tape archives. In April 2025, we received the marvelous recording by David Fung, Evening Conversations, about which I wrote HERE. Now we have another release from Yarlung's archives that has only seen light of day as a CD: Ciaramella's... Read More »
A trove of truly wonderful recordings has appeared in the NativeDSD catalog over recent weeks. Here are eight that caught my immediate attention, with multiple turns in my listening queue. Each is a worthy addition to your music library and will reward over multiple listening sessions. Telemann Ino Cantata and Double Concertos, Ashley Solomon, Rachel... Read More »
Historians refer to Jimmy Wakely (1914-1982) as one of the last of the singing cowboys. Although he wasn't the very last, he was the last to sign with a major record label and produce a steady stream of records. He was, along with Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, one of Hollywood's greatest singing cowboys. His... Read More »
Spendor is an English company specializing in the production of loudspeakers, founded in 1968 by Spencer Hughes Its first product designed for independent operation was the BC1 model (1969), commissioned by the British Broadcasting Company, known as the BBC. We are testing a new version of floor-standing speakers from the "budget" A series, model A4.2.... Read More »
I've noted before that the offerings available in the HDTT catalog are a treasure house of the great recordings from the golden age of stereo. Yet again, Bob Witrak brings to us six new releases that further expand that marvelous library of great performances in some of the best sound quality in which these recordings... Read More »
We audiophiles are living the good life. Never before have we had so many outstanding reissue opportunities. These reissues continue to amaze as they have consistently provided what most audiophiles clearly yearn for. This includes excellent packaging, pressing, and sound quality along with some very interesting if not wonderful title selections. In the past, we... Read More »
Golden Age, Arias by Bizet, Delibes, Donizetti, Rossini, and Verdi. Erin Morley, soprano; Lawrence Brownlee, tenor; Munich Radio Orchestra/Ivan Repušić. Pentatone Music PTC 5187 400. TT: 62.53 Donizetti, La fille du r馮iment: Quoi! Vous m'aimez?...De cet aveu si tendre. Rossini: Le comte Ory, Ah, quel respect...Ce t駑駻aire qui croit nous plaire. Bizet Les p鹹heurs de perles: ﾀ cette... Read More »
A Premiere Acoustic Revive is a Japanese company founded in 1997 and run by Mr. Ken Ishiguro. It specializes in connection cables and anti-vibration products, but also offers innovative products, most of which are based on ideas developed by the University of Tokyo. We are testing the latest AC power strip, RTP-4EU Final. This is... Read More »
Ancient history, I know, but I grew up in a small rural town where I was indoctrinated by the music of Johnny Cash daily on AM radio. And even though my ten-year-old self soon had enough cash (pun intended) stuffed in my pocket to procure Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison—which would be my first LP... Read More »
The Culmination of a Legend Technics coronates its Grand Class “G” turntable model with a limited “Master Edition”, utilizing the combination of the state-of-the-art ΔΣ-Drive (Delta Sigma Drive) motor control technology with the superb mechanical SL-1200 “G” chassis platform, resulting in the ultimate SL-1200 Series turntable ever available Warsaw, October 24th, 2025 – Today, renowned... Read More »
Roger Skoff finally reveals all. For most of a century—even before some early genius coined the term "high fidelity"—audiophiles, music lovers, and HiFi Crazies have been working to create the ultimate system for sound reproduction. In the course of their efforts, an amazing number of approaches have been tried, and an amazing number of skills... Read More »
I have been waiting for the chance to hear a recording made in Bert van der Wolf's new High Street Studio in Heerewaarden, Netherlands—a performance hall and recording studio inside a converted church. Bert has described this building as an incredible find with wonderful acoustics. In the conversion process, those inherently excellent acoustics have been... Read More »
Stand Up! Jerome Sabbagh, Ben Monder, Joe Martin, Nasheet Waits. Analog Tone Factory 2025 2026 (Pure DSD256, Stereo) HERE When tenor saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh released Stand Up! on vinyl and open reel last year, I remember thinking, I hope he gives us a Pure DSD256 transfer from that half-inch 30ips master tape. Now he has!... Read More »
This article by Carol Clark originally ran in 2016, 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. I know, Carol when are you going to give the perfect song idea a rest?... Read More »
This Interview ran in 2013 Jürgen Saile Mr. Hirt, Ayon is well established internationally. Can you tell us something about the development of the company? Gerhard Hirt When we built our first tube amplifiers in 1993, they were only intended for our home market here in Austria. Over the intervening years the amplifiers spread beyond... Read More »
For those readers new to this column, please read the introductory comments in Part one HERE. One thing you probably will notice as this series progresses is the preponderance of used records listed. Of course some of those are used copies to replace records I've previously owned that were stolen, but quite honestly, the bulk... Read More »
A time for downsizing may come in your life, as it did in mine. If you've spent decades enjoying vinyl, you may find yourself staring at shelves upon shelves of records that, sooner or later, will need to find a new home. In my case, that meant more than 8000 LPs. When we moved to... Read More »
Audio Technology Switzerland SA Introduces the Nagra Compact Player Romanel-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland - February 25, 2026 — There are certain names in audio that carry more than technical meaning. They carry emotion, heritage, and the promise of musical truth. For decades, Nagra has been one of those names – synonymous with Swiss precision and a uniquely... Read More »
HDTT continues to release recordings of historical significance that are treasures to hear once again, and all in excellent sound quality. We have five classical recordings that deserve a place in every classical music collection. And three jazz recordings of interest, with the Sonny Stitt and Paul Gonsalves album, Salt and Pepper, beyond outstanding. Enjoy.... Read More »
Over the years I've freely admitted to being something of a sound nut. I revel in recordings that feel transparent, timbrally truthful, and utterly convincing in their portrayal of natural acoustic space. For me, the deepest listening pleasure comes from acoustic instruments captured in real environments, without artifice. With that in mind, I'm delighted to... Read More »
Intervention Records has just announced their Intervention Sun Records Hi-Fi Series, which will offer deluxe 180 gram, 45 rpm mono LP editions of classic Sun Records albums. The series has kicked off with Dance Album of Carl Perkins, the iconic guitarist's 1957 compilation album that not only commemorates the 70th anniversary of his classic hit... Read More »
The highly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning TH1 brings true two-channel system architecture into a wearable form. San Diego, California — February 16, 2026 — In a market dominated by system-on-chip headphone designs, écoute launches the first wearable built on the gold-standard architecture of a true two-channel hi-fi system. Most headphones collapse amplification, channel separation,... Read More »
The wait is finally over. We are thrilled to announce a historic milestone in high-fidelity audio: LUXMAN is returning to its roots with the launch of the L-100 CENTENNIAL pure Class-A integrated amplifier. For years, the audiophile community has anticipated Luxman’s return to the “Pure Class-A” designation. As a centerpiece of their 100th-anniversary celebration, the... Read More »
Impex Records has just released incomparable guitarist and jazz fusion legend John McLaughlin's latest recording, Music For Abandoned Heights. It's an album that hearkens back to not only his classic early recordings, but continues to build on a legacy of remarkable fretwork that spans a half-century of thrilling and often groundbreaking performances. Music for Abandoned... Read More »
Greetings friends, I hope you are well. When Positive Feedback Editor-in-Chief Dr. David Robinson asked me if I'd like to review the Gold Note DS-10 EVO streaming DAC along with its optional PSU-10 EVO power supply, I wasn't really sure what I would be getting into, as I've had minimal experience with streaming DACs, and... Read More »
Every now and then I discover an album that changes the course of my musical journey. Don't Fence Me In: Western Music's Early Golden Era (Ronder CD 1102), a CD that I found in the late-nineties, is one such title. My favorite music is sixties rock, followed closely by classical music, but in 2008 I... Read More »
