Since 2003, Tweek Geek has been serving the online community of audio and music lovers. Our new retail store in Dripping Springs, Texas opens a new chapter in our journey as a business, and as lovers of music and audio. Our 1800 square foot facility offers 2 demonstration rooms, supporting products from manufacturers such as... Read More »
October 17, 2022 - After Houston, Austin and Miami, the VerVent Audio Group, which unites Focal and Naim, announces the opening of two new brand spaces in the United States: Dallas (Texas), within DeVance Electronic Lifestyle and Scottsdale (Arizona), within the Acoustic Designs Group. Focused on experience and sharing, these new design shop-in-shops join the global network of... Read More »
Bob Witrak at HDTT has done it again—a superb new release in Pure DSD256. This is the superlative Sonny Rollins' Saxophone Colossus. And it sounds simply amazing, folks. Sonny's saxophone is alive, full of texture, filled with detail. Max Roach is in the room on drums, with outstanding transient attack on stick strikes and shimmering... Read More »
exaSound Audio Design has just released the DELTA MUSIC SERVER MARK II. Hardware upgrades offer more powerful 12th generation 12-core Intel i7 processor, memory size from 32 to 64 GB, SSD storage capacity from 2 to 12 TB, increased number of USB ports, upgraded power supply and support for Wi-Fi network connections. Firmware updates bring completely redesigned ... Read More »
Linn has made sustainability a cornerstone of their product offering for decades; with their unique approach to modularity and upgradeability setting them apart from their industry peers. They deliver ongoing value to their customers, by creating products that grow, evolve, and perform exceptionally over time — providing an open road to upgrade, rather than a... Read More »
German-Made Turntables Define Value and Quality Nesconset, NY, October 6, 2022: Although Rekkord might not be a household name in the US, their German-made turntables have been a standard of excellence for nearly half a century. VANA Ltd has been appointed North American distributor and is proud to present these superbly crafted turntables, offered at... Read More »
(October 12, 2022) Enjoy the Music.com, high-end audio's celebrated online site for over 26 years and a leader in providing industry news, hardware reviews, and show reports, is pleased to announce that we're sponsoring the Toronto Audiofest 2022 Exhibitor / Press Party. Show exhibitors and members of the press are invited to join us Saturday night... 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 »
Ye Olde Editor with pipe: a portrait by John Robinson Hold the phone! Every now and then I run across a new audio design whose virtues are so obvious that I need to make our readers aware of it as quickly as possible. In this case, the discovery came immediately after PAF 2022. Having been... Read More »
New book and companion SACD disc/download dive into exacting, step-by-step detail on how to get the most out of any loudspeaker Boulder, Colorado, October 7, 2022 – PS Audio’s Octave Records label announces its latest release, The Audiophile’s Guide: The Loudspeaker, a book and companion SACD/download that tells listeners exactly how to get the most out of their loudspeaker... Read More »
Do you know what a "bad hair day" is? No, it's not just something for women to worry about; anybody can have one, even—at least figuratively—your system. And it's not just bad days, either; less than optimal times can happen at night, too. As with hair, one of the things that can start matters going... Read More »
How best to present several of the outstanding orchestral masterpieces found in the Channel Classics catalog? My choice is to start with selections from the works of the great conductor, Iván Fischer, leading the Budapest Festival Orchestra. These are world class performances filled with deep intelligence and love for the music. Combined with the superb... 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 »
Montreux Jazz Festival and BMG today announce the next instalment in The Montreux Years series with Monty Alexander: The Montreux Years. Available Friday 4 November 2022, the album will be available in multi-format configurations, including superior audiophile heavy weight double vinyl, CD and on streaming services, in superlative HD MQA audio. An exclusive track, Linstead Market... Read More »
Next release in October: Heaven and Earth Cappella Records is thrilled to announce that Frank La Rocca’s Mass of the Americas (Misa de las Américas), performed by the Benedict XVI Institute’s Choir and Orchestra, directed by renowned international conductor Richard Sparks, has officially made its Billboard Charts debut at #1 on the Traditional Classical Album Charts! Frank La Rocca: Mass of the Americas/Misa de las... Read More »
The Two Partners Are Thrilled to Collaborate in Celebrating Italian Artisanship NEW YORK, NY (October 4, 2022) – Sonus faber is proud to announce its partnership with the Center for Italian Modern Art, elevating Italian artists in New York City. The two entities have bonded over their shared commitment and passion for Italian culture and... Read More »
October 4, 2022 – Focal presents Bathys, its first wireless headphones with Active noise cancellation. Benefiting from the brand’s savoir-faire in sound and high-end headphones prowess, Bathys delivers a pure hi-fi sound, via 5.1 Bluetooth® multipoint or wired connection thanks to its USB-DAC mode. The headphones boast Focal speaker drivers made in France, high-performance noise... Read More »
Grab onto the sides of your chairs so you don't fall over like I did when you hear this superb new transfer of Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin. The sound quality is simply gorgeous—alive, dynamic, transparent, with great accuracy of timbre in both instruments and voice. Billie Holiday is in the room with us, folks.... Read More »
It’s Debut PRO… With a Twist Debut PRO S extends the PRO series in style and is consistent with our philosophy to turntables that nurture conscious listening. Debut PRO S takes this philosophy to the next level. The manual controls invite the listener to interact with the turntable. The audible reward follows from the tactile... Read More »
I have been publishing periodic updates from Gold Note, an Italian high-end company whose products have really caught my eye and ear. As I've been commenting on the Gold Note PH-1000 reference Phono Stage and their PSU-1250 reference Power Supply in tandem with Dohmann Audio, Phasemation, and Schröder…Part the First of which can be read... Read More »
My Dinner with André MFSL’s Herb Belkin Herb Belkin (second from left), with members of the band Genesis circa 1974. Atlantic Records/ATCO Author's Note: The following autobiographical sketch is for the purpose of setting the stage (or giving the backstory) about how a total "Mr. Nobody from Nowhere" (i.e., John Marks) managed to get his... Read More »
Sonus faber S.p.A. | Via A. Meucci, 10 | Tel. +39 0444 288788 | Arcugnano (VI) | ITALY | www.sonusfaber.com VICENZA, ITALY (September 29, 2022) – Sonus faber is proud to announce Arena, the heritage brand’s latest custom installation speaker collection offering incredible sonic performance, packaged in the refined Italian design associated with Sonus faber’s... Read More »
This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 201. Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach, Painted From Memory. Mercury – 314 538 002-2 (1998), CD HDCD only, MoFi – MFSL 1-475 (2017), 33 1/3 rpm. Genre: sophisticated jazzy pop, baroque pop, easy listening. Burt Bacharach is the backbone behind some of the biggest hits from the... Read More »
Fine Sounds Americas Introduces the Ultimate Linear Power Supply for Turntables & Phono Preamps ISTELBACH, AUSTRIA (September 27, 2022) – Fine Sounds Americas and Pro-Ject USA are proud to announce the Power Box RS2 Phono from Pro-Ject Audio Systems. The new product offers audiophiles a clear power supply upgrade for turntables and phono preamps to... Read More »
Greg Weaver of the audio analyst and I have been working to extend our readers/viewers understanding of DSD at all levels, including the use of DSD256 in the production of LPs, such as Mobile Fidelity has been doing for a number of years now. Other companies like ABKCO have done the same in projects like... Read More »
We started our downsizing journey four years ago. I've written about that journey in four parts beginning HERE. I thought that after four years of experience with our all-digital, headphones-only listening system, an update might be worth sharing. As we headed into the realm of digital-files-only listening, my heels were dug firmly into the dirt trying... Read More »
Andover-One E: complete one-box music system for modern music lovers with vinyl and digital playback in a compact, sophisticated, plug-and-play design Andover, MA—Sept. 2022—Andover Audio announces updates for its series of all-in-one turntable systems, including one new model and new names for all models. The new Andover-One E ($1,499) features technology trickled down from the flagship, award-winning Andover-One... Read More »
Gonzalo Noque's recordings continue to mesmerize and delight me. I'm sitting at the moment just stunned having listened to a preview copy in DSD128 of the coming release of J.S. Bach's Complete Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV1014-1019, with Andoni Mercero (violin) and Alfonso Sebastian (harpsichord). My need to share something about this recording compels... Read More »
Ye Olde Editor contemplating... Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Israel, 2022. (Photograph by John Robinson; image processing by Ye Olde himself.) We're in the final stretch! Some of the best rooms I've saved for last...and here they are. Daedalus Audio/VAC/Lampizator/WyWires In the Daedalus/VAC/LampizatOr/WyWires room…delicious! Going into this space was a reminder of why I always enjoy... Read More »
Lahaina HI, September 15, 2022: Living Sounds Audio is pleased to announce the availability of Hyperdrive 2, a state of the art combination of a superb vacuum tube preamplifier with a 2-watt solid state headphone amp, capable of driving the most demanding headphones. The Hyperdrive 2 is priced at $999, direct from Underwood HiFi, but is presently available... Read More »
Specialist of high end audio electronics, the French manufacturer introduces its new reference mono power amplifier. The B.amp mono features all the technological innovations that have proved their worth on the B.amp stereo, in an exclusively symmetrical monophonic declination. The B.amp mono is a class AB power amplifier that delivers 500W under 4 ohm and... Read More »
Powered by a 50mm dynamic driver, the Meze Audio 109 PRO deliver an emotionally engaging sound with great detail & clarity. BAIA MARE, Romania - September 15, 2022: Meze Audio, award-winning high-end headphone manufacturer, announces its first pair of dynamic open-back headphones – the 109 PRO. Made from carefully curated and responsibly sourced materials, including walnut... Read More »
Ragtime World by melodic rockers Augustus, The Moon Leans In by singer/songwriter Tom LaFond, and Things Worth Remembering from pop/rock band Clandestine Amigo are now issued on limited-edition LP Boulder, Colorado, September 19, 2022 – Vinyl fans, take note: Octave Records has added three titles to its growing roster of LP releases: Ragtime World by melodic rockers Augustus, The Moon Leans... Read More »
--Digital Components Redefine Price/Performance at Value Prices-- Woodcliff Lake, NJ, September 12, 2022: Silent Angel, designer of High End digital components, proudly debuts their line of ultimate value digital products to the US market. From Media Transports to DAC/Streamers, Network Switches to Music Servers, Linear Power Supplies to External Hard Drives, Silent Angel is the... Read More »
The latest device to join iFi’s mid-level NEO Series is a music streamer/DAC that delivers class-leading versatility and performance Southport, England – Digital streaming is now the primary method by which music is consumed, whether from online services or locally stored files. There are various ways to invite network music streaming into one’s home, from... Read More »
Analog is resurgent, what with newbies discovering turntables and seasoned audiophiles revisiting reissued vinyl from their ill-spent youth. Digital music is a much more convenient background for other activities, but playing records better rewards attention with involvement; bitsy will just never replace groovy in the listener's lexicon. Blame the pandemic: one can read similar stories... Read More »
Whenever I see a Pure DSD transfer from HDTT, I know they've found an excellent source tape that is in great condition. And these are always wonderful to hear. Recently I started looking around for Ella Fitzgerald recordings at HDTT and I've found four in Pure DSD256 transfers that are well worth bringing to your... Read More »
