First Launch at the Pacific Audio Fest in Seattle on 23 June 2023 A new tape machine to playback the wonderful one-off duplicate masters from many companies e.g., Genesis Loudspeaker’s collection from Bernie Grundman. An innovative development to handle priceless master tapes and faithfully reproduce the musical event. Analog Audio Design Was founded 5... Read More »
Woodinville, WA – Genesis Advanced Technologies is proud to announce the chance of a lifetime for music lovers and audiophiles to experience firsthand, the life-changing sound of the Genesis® flagship loudspeaker system, the new Genesis Prime+ at the Pacific Audio Fest, June 23 - 25 in the DoubleTree Hilton Airport, SeaTac, WA. We will be... Read More »
First Launch at the Pacific Audio Fest in Seattle on 23 June 2023 A new tape machine to playback the wonderful one-off duplicate masters from many companies e.g., Genesis Loudspeaker’s collection from Bernie Grundman. An innovative development to handle priceless master tapes and faithfully reproduce the musical event. Analog Audio Design Was founded 5 years... Read More »
The 2nd year of the Pacific Audio Fest is set for the weekend of June 23-25 2023 at the Doubletree Hilton Sea-Tac Hotel in Seattle, WA. PAF is perfectly located next to the Sea-Tac Airport and Light Rail linking you to downtown Seattle. What’s new at Pacific Audio Fest 2023: The Record Row: This year PAF has... Read More »
I love audio shows, but I didn't always love them, so before I talk about this particular show I'd like to share a little bit of my personal history with audio shows. Back in the early 80s I had a friend named Victor Fonseca, and like most men named Victor, he went by the name... Read More »
Elegia | Black $399.00 - Sale $319.00 Bathys Noise Cancellation Headphones $799.00 - Sale $639.00 Press images - https://bit.ly/Bathys Celestee $999.00 - Sale $799.00 Clear MG $1,499.00 – Sale $1,199.00 Stellia $2,999.00 - Sale $2,399.00 Utopia Headphones 2022 $4,999.00 – Sale $3,999.00 Press images - https://bit.ly/2022Utopia Listen Pro $299.00 – Sale $239.00 Clear MG Professional $1,499.00 –... Read More »
I continue to be delighted by the amazing titles coming out of Sam Records. If you have not heard the backstory by now, let me provide some additional insight. Sam Records is an independent one man operation founded in 2011 by Fred Thomas and located in Paris, France. His love and commitment to jazz and... Read More »
Sometimes happiness arrives in simplest of forms, and this obscure LP by George Dewitt (1922 - 1979) is a perfect example. In today's world George Dewitt is unknown, but in the 1950s he was quite visible on TV as a game show host. He was also a singer. The game show was Name That Tune,... Read More »
Shore Fire Media has just announced the first two titles from a new LP reissue program, the Rhino High Fidelity Premium Vinyl Series. Rhino High Fidelity's planned release schedule will be quarterly throughout the year; the inaugural release features two outstanding titles, the eponymous debut album from The Cars, The Cars (1978, Elektra Records), and... Read More »
Last year I had the opportunity to visit with a friend and listen to their system that included the $329,000 Wilson Chronosonic XVX Loudspeakers. Their system is certainly one version of "state-of-the-art" and one of the very best systems I've ever heard. Over the years I've heard many other very expensive, high quality systems that... Read More »
When it comes to audiophile quality reissues, there seems to be a myriad of options these days. My apologies up front, as I am sure that I will miss mentioning a few. We have the exquisite one step releases from Analogue Productions, Mofi , IMPEX, and Craft—many with 45 RPM pressings and with the most... Read More »
Kryna Inc. was established on 21st May 1980 in the city of Machida-shi, which is part of Tokyo Metropolis. Its CEO is Mr. Ryoka Ina who employs only five people. The company offers both cables and vibration reducing products. We are testing an untypical product, the Helca 1 and Helca 2, RFI/EMI and vibration filters,... Read More »
Symmetria Pario: Creation, Pekka Kuusisto, violin, Joonas Ahonen, piano. Yarlung Records 2023 (Pure DSD256, Stereo, MCh) HERE When you take contemporary compositions from nine different composers (six of which were commissioned for your recital), and you add the brilliant artistry of Pekka Kuusisto and Joonas Ahonen, and you record it in a world class, acoustically magnificent... Read More »
Everything you want to know about the recording of Blue Train's behind-the-scenes and which of the digital reissues of this jazz masterpiece are the best. On September 15th 1957, John Coltrane walked into Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack and recorded a masterpiece album: Blue Train. It was the only album by a saxophone leader... Read More »
The Audio Engineering Society has been giving two conventions a year for decades, with an annual show that has traditionally moved between the east coast and west coast of the US in the fall, and a European show in the spring. While the American AES conventions are split about evenly between begin academic conventions and... Read More »
E-in-C Robinson enjoying cigars rooftop-style near the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret). Tiberias, Israel, 2022. (Photograph by John Robinson; image processing by the elder Robinson.) As I have been doing for many years now at audio shows, my response to the good stuff is to issue my Positive Feedback Audio Oasis! Awards. What are they?... 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 »
Roger Skoff writes about dealing with something that affects us all There's no denying that inflation is real. When Eater magazine recently described a $23 Brooklyn hamburger as "controversial" and the thing they said was controversial about it was not its price but the mustard, catsup, and maple syrup sauce used on it (HERE), it... Read More »
This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 216. Blondie, "Heart of Glass"/ "Heart of Glass (instrumental)." Chrysalis – CDS-2275 (1978), 12", 33 1/3 rpm. Genre: disco, electro disco, new wave, pop rock. The five-member band fronted by singer Debbie Harry hailed from New York City. Along with Ramones, Television, and Talking Heads, they took part... Read More »
With La Petite Bande's 50th anniversary in 2022, Challenge Records celebrated with the release of a nine CD box set, which you may have seen. All nice, but that's not what I want to talk about. I want to talk about something even more wonderful: the release of the original DXD recording resolution files! (HERE) From... Read More »
Craft Latino is a specialty imprint that focuses on reissues of classic salsa, Latin jazz, Latin soul, and Afro-Cuban releases from Craft Recordings' deep catalog of Latino artists, many of which haven't been reissued as LPs for decades. Their newest reissues highlight classic records from a pair of legendary Latino percussionists, conguero Ray Barretto's Que... Read More »
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – May 2023 – Florida-based Reel Sound Distribution Inc. is now the exclusive distributor of the world-famous line of hi-fi audio products from Metaxas & Sins, following a partnership agreement with designer Kostas Metaxas. The Metaxas & Sins line of audio equipment includes the Papillion and the award-winning Tourbillion T-RX reel-to-reel... Read More »
Los Angeles, CA - T.H.E. Show, North America’s longest-running HiFi audio trade show, is announcing the launch of their record label, T.H.E, Music Group, and accompanying radio show, T.H.E. Radio Show, marking a new era in the HiFi audio industry. This innovative venture will promote exceptional talent while providing listeners with unparalleled audio experiences, thus... Read More »
(May 30, 2023) Enjoy the Music.com, premium audio's critically-acclaimed site for 28 years and a leader in providing luxury audio and music industry news, highly respected hardware reviews, and sensational show reports, is excited to announce that we're sponsoring T.H.E. Show SoCal's Thursday night media and exhibitor party! To be held from Friday, June 9th through... Read More »
This transfer in Pure DSD256 directly from the original Desmar master tapes recorded by the great Bob Auger is hugely impressive. So clean, open, detailed and dynamic. Just beyond excellent! And the performance is one of the most compelling, most thoroughly convincing, performances of this symphony among the six alternate recordings I have in my... Read More »
Reprinted with permission by the author and Copper Magazine. Dan was also a contributor and good friend here at Positive Feedback. I and his friends knew the day would come, but when it did, it was no less of a shock. Copper contributor, bassist extraordinaire, and audiophile Dan Schwartz passed away on May 16, 2023 at age... Read More »
PF Senior Associate Editor shares with us one of his columns from PS Audio's Copper Magazine, Issue 127, December of 2020. He raises excellent issues here, ones that the readers of PF may well benefit from. Enjoy! Dr. David W. Robinson, Editor-in-Chief As audiophiles, we are on what can sometimes seem a never-ending quest for better sound... Read More »
Berkeley based Fantasy Records built their early reputation in the 1950s with classic LPs from Dave Brubeck, Cal Tjader, Gerry Mulligan, and Vince Guaraldi. Many of those LPs were pressed on red and blue translucent vinyl, and they became immensely popular with record buyers. I'll never forget finding a sealed copy of Vince Guaraldi's Jazz... Read More »
Ye Olde Editor at work at AXPONA 2023, in ink outline (photograph by Bill Parish; image processing by Robinson) The years of the plague… It’s no feat of insight to say that the coming of COVID during 2020, 2021, and 2022 was a time that hit high-end audio shows with significant force. One after another,... Read More »
I must confess that I love Alternate History books, the more plausible the better. But I will fall for the occasional "Time Machine from the Future" yarn. In addition to writing about audio, I also was an automotive journalist. I was accredited to Mercedes-Benz USA by the U.S. Mercedes Club. I also wrote for Robert... Read More »
In this edition of Notes on Recent Finds, I offer you a diverse set of albums I've been enjoying and replaying frequently. There is no theme to this assemblage other than I like them, I think they are all very nicely performed and recorded, and I find the music they contain most engaging. I hope... Read More »
...with new version 2.4 of the innuOS Operating System Faro, Portugal 17 May, 2023 Fresh from its debut in North America last month, PULSAR is the newest Innuos PULSE series network music player and will be heard on the world stage at High End Munich in Atrium 4.1 – E125 from 18 - 21 May... Read More »
The 300 Series - A New Era in Sound Continuing its 50th anniversary year in style, Naim Audio is delighted to announce reference-level additions to its Classic range of Hi-Fi separates High End Munich – May 18, 2023 - The exceptional new 300 Series includes the NSS 333 streamer, NAC 332 pre-amplifier. NAP 350 monoblock... Read More »
On The Occasion of Its 50th Anniversary, Naim Audio Presents NAIT 50 Its Iconic Latest-Generation and Limited-Edition Amplifier High End Munich – May 18, 2023 1973/2023: Naim celebrates its 50th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the leading English brand in hi-fi electronics unveils NAIT 50, a remaster of the very first NAIT amplifier released in... Read More »
Munich, Germany 2023: Nordost is excited to announce that they will be introducing several new products to the European market at the High End show in Munich, May 18-21. Nordost’s QRT Audio Enhancers will be heavily featured in their main showroom in (Halle 4) Atrium 4, room E112. Attendees will be the first to experience... Read More »
The launch of Axxess embodies Audio Group Denmark founders Lars Kristensen and Michael Børresen's quest for authentic and emotional musical moments and their vision to share these kinds of precious moments with even more people. Axxess captures the essence of Ansuz, Aavik and Børresen, reflecting a world of high-end audio equipment, where technological excellence and... Read More »
A year ago, at High End Munich 2022, we proudly presented the first speaker in the X-series, the Børresen X3. The introduction of this new speaker series also marked the establishment of a new intro level in the Børresen loudspeaker universe, serving as a clear manifestation of Audio Group Denmark's vision to bring more people... Read More »
