PRESS RELEASE The multi-award-winning Clearway speaker cable is now even better, thanks to XLPE upgrade 14th July 2020, Wiltshire, England: One of Chord Company’s most decorated speaker cables, Clearway, (What Hi-Fi? Best Speaker cable 2015, 2016 and 2017), has been made even better, thanks to an upgrade to the A/V cable specialist’s recently launched XLPE... Read More »
San Marcos, CA, July 13, 2020 – Audience today announced the introduction of its Hidden Treasure Cat7 Ethernet Cable, designed to deliver the ultimate in sound quality and performance in streaming, networked and professional audio applications. The new Hidden Treasure Cat7 cable is engineered and built to the highest standards and is ideal for the... Read More »
It has been quite some time since my last article for Positive Feedback about the Sophia Electric vacuum tubes developed and offered by Sue and Richard in McLean, Virginia. It was all the way back in August of 2017 that I wrote about the Sophia Electric EL34-ST (photo below) and Aqua 274B vacuum tubes (HERE),... Read More »
SPEC Corporation is a Japanese company founded by Mr. Shirokazu Yazaka, a former chief engineer at TEAC and Pioneer, to achieve one goal: to deliver tube sound using semiconductor technology. The RSA-V10 is its latest integrated amplifier in class D. This is its world premiere. It seems that Class D amplifiers are no longer a... Read More »
Do well by your audio system while doing good: Donate to one of the listed charities, which are helping in the fight against COVID-10, and get Gingko Audio’s award-winning, patented ARCH products for free. Write to us at [email protected] to find out which of these ARCH models works for your application and how much to... Read More »
PSU-10 EVO, the external power supply dedicated to the DS-10 and DS-10 PLUS. Firenze, Italy, July 2, 2020 – Gold Note is pleased to announce the launch of the PSU-10 EVO, the new external power supply designed for the DS-10 and DS-10 PLUS streaming DACs, available worldwide at authorised Gold Note dealers at a suggested... Read More »
…all descriptions of music are quite worthless & rather unpleasant; they are apt to be hysterical & to say things the people will be ashamed of having said afterwards. V. Woolf, Diary. Bach Cello Suites, Alisa Weilerstein, Pentatone PTC 5186 751. I am a big first impression guy. I never leave it at that,... Read More »
July 5, 2020, Rockville MD To all friends of The Capital Audiofest: We apologize for our silence but are happy to announce that the Capital Audiofest (CAF) has finalized an agreement with the Hilton Hotel that allows us to move the show from 2020 to 2021 without any issues. We feel it is better to... Read More »
Do You Believe In Ghosts? A boy hears a sound. He hears sound before he has a name. He hears gurgling, pounding underwater. He hears an ocean of blood swimming around him. Through his veins. Through his mother. He breaks into the light of day. He's shocked that he has a voice. He finds his... Read More »
Amour Éternel, Ekaterina Siurina, soprano; Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra/ Constantine Orbelian. Delos DE 3583. TT: 76.11 CARPENTIER: Louise: Depuis le jour. GOUNOD: Roméo et Juliette: Je veux vivre; Va! Je t'ai pardonné...Roméo! Qu'as-tu donc? (with Charles Castronovo, tenor); Faust: O Dieu! que de bijoux...Ah! je ris (Jewel Song). BIZET: Les pêcheurs de perles: Me voilà seule... Read More »
Alyssa’s Detail and Bass Response Rival the Most Respected Floor-Standing Models Huntington, NY, June 30, 2020 – Alta Audio, the company that combines advanced technology and exquisite aesthetics to create industry-leading home audio loudspeakers, will soon deliver Alyssa, a new loudspeaker that combines compact dimensions with intimate detail and deep, natural bass response, for sonic output that is... Read More »
ATLANTA, GA (June 30, 2020) – Leading acoustic treatment manufacturer GIK Acoustics has teamed up with Tape Op Magazine to release six (6) of their popular covers as exclusive 242Acoustic Art Panels for the US market. This new addition is a fun collaboration between GIK Acoustics and Tape Op Magazine, pairing high-quality acoustic art treatments with striking,... Read More »
This article, as reviewed by Francisco Duran, Victor Chavira, Carol Clark, and Dave Clark originally ran in Issue 2, August/September 2002, 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. Back in Issue... Read More »
"The SPARS code is a three-position alphabetic classification system developed in the early 1980s by the Society of Professional Audio Recording Services (SPARS) for commercial compact disc releases to denote aspects of the sound recording and reproduction process, distinguishing between the use of analog equipment and digital equipment." Wikipedia, USA Richard James Burgess, the Marketing, Sales and Licensing Director at Smithsonian Folkways Recording, i.e. the non-profit... Read More »
One of the few benefits of quarantine has been an abundance of time for listening to music. As resident Latin music specialist, I offer the following recommendations for your enjoyment. Buenos Hermanos was Ibrahim Ferrer's 2003 follow up to Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer released in 1999. Both recordings are from World Circuit.... Read More »
Because the Coronavirus has halted audio shows for the foreseeable future, we thought it might be fun to go back and revisit some shows from days gone by. I believe this is the last CES that Dave and I attended. Carol and Mark O'Brien of Rogue Audio. We can all agree that 2009 was a... Read More »
As a Roon end-point, the 866 Integrated truly becomes the centerpiece of a streaming music system at the highest level of performance and value. The Roon interface provides the user with a very intuitive access to streaming services and/or music stored on a Roon core (Mac or Windows PC or a dedicated server. Roon truly... Read More »
Reading, MA - June 24, 2020: Signature product launches are rare and special events in Bowers & Wilkins’ 54-year history, but when the world-leading specialist audio brand attaches the name Signature to its loudspeakers, you can be sure the results are very special. This month sees the introduction of two new Signature versions of premium... Read More »
Qobuz, the world’s first Hi-Res streaming and download service, is launching its family plan today. The release of this much-anticipated feature comes following the recent news of the financial and industrial partnership with Québecor, the Canadian telecom giant, allowing Qobuz to strengthen its position as an international player in the music industry. Allowing up to six members per... Read More »
THE ANSWER to USB Signal Transmission Walter Liederman, owner of Underwood Hifi and Core Power Tech A/V had these comments when asked about the USBe Perfect - The USBe Perfect is designed to yield the best results when using USB (Type 2 or Type 3) in your audio system. Now that USB has become the... Read More »
Free update enables native high-resolution music streaming, wirelessly... New York, NY – June 15, 2020 – Naim Audio, the British hi-fi specialist with 47 years of audio expertise, is delighted to announce native Qobuz support for its Mu-so 2nd Generation family of award-winning wireless speakers. Enabled via a free over-the-air firmware upgrade, the integration will enable seamless... Read More »
15th June 2020, Tunbridge Wells, UK: Britain's hi-fi stores are opening their doors once again this week, following an extended lockdown period. Like other shops and public-facing retailers, hi-fi stores are closely following government safety guidelines to ensure the wellbeing of their customers. Digital and analogue audio expert Chord Electronics' extensive UK dealer network is... Read More »
This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations "I can't breathe" Eric Garner, George Floyd "We can't breathe" People all over the World "What's Going On" Marvin Gaye "Why Can't We Live Together" Timmy Thomas "Love Is the Message" MFSB (Gamble & Huff) "RESPECT" Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin "Get up, stand up, stand up for... Read More »
A few things on my mind here. Make that two things; digital and analog. Digital as in getting the bits from A to B (in this respect the Diamond Revision 30th Anniversary USB cable from Purist Audio Design - $2100 for the 1.5 meter I have here) and analog in getting the signal from A... Read More »
3rd June 2020, Kent, United Kingdom: Chord Electronics is delighted to announce a new partnership with US company, The Sound Organisation, to distribute its British-built audio ranges in North America and Canada; the Kent company’s decision to appoint The Sound Organisation is effective immediately. Chord Electronics would like to take the opportunity to thank Jay... Read More »
Herein the latest from our goodly colleague, John Marks, editor of The Tannhauser Gate, his worthy and informative blog site. He points us to a male soprano whose voice would delight the angels. O! Can he sing! Dr. David W. Robinson, Ye Olde Editor "Well, the Welsh do sing, do they not?" I murmured to myself, upon... Read More »
AURALiC introduces a category-wide update to its award-winning G2 and GX Product Range: Series G2.1/GX.1. The G2 Series now stands as one of AURALiC’s most successful projects. The effects of this effort have served as an important lesson to the team: that digitally oriented audiophiles prize above all else: sonic performance, industrial design, and diversity... Read More »
Danacable Lazuli Isolation Sale extended through June 30. Thanks to the enthusiastic response, our Danacable Lazuli Isolation Sale raised $1,500 for the selected charities in May 2020. As the Covid crisis continues, we have extended the sale through June 30. The same conditions apply; see the Danacable Web Site for details.
From Positive Feedback magazine in print, Vol. 5, No. 6, Summer, 1995 The prospect of doing the first review of a new loudspeaker from the hands of Albert Von Schweikert filled me at the same time with excitement and with anxiety. The excitement was understandable. I had owned and cherished a pair of his Vortex... Read More »
While he was in quarantine from the terrible plague that was raging in London, Shakespeare wrote King Lear. That is a hard act to follow. I don't think I am going to manage writing anything nearly so significant while stuck here in quarantine. I have spent a lot of time talking to friends in the... Read More »
Albert Von Schweikert, March 13, 1945 – May 29, 2020. Founder and Chief Designer: Von Schweikert Research/Von Schweikert Audio Though born in South America in 1945 to a US military officer and the daughter of one of the principal engineers of the Panama Canal, the Von Schweikert family moved to Heidelberg, Germany while he was still... Read More »
Ye Olde Editor in the midst of holy smoke and fine drink... (portrait by John Robinson) Time for a quick shout-out for two recordings from HDTT: one, a wonderful Quad DSD (DSD256) recording that you should be aware of, while the other is of a remarkable Double DSD (DSD128) album. Both belong in your DSD... Read More »
Music@Menlo Live, 2019 (available at https://musicatmenlo.org/live/) Year in, year out the Music@Menlo music education program issues its Music@Menlo Live series of recordings with music performed by the program's instructors. The cast has changed since the series began in 2002, though a few of the originals are still in evidence: program directors pianist Wu Han and... Read More »
So how many of you reading this are getting so tired of the same old "staying at home, and man do I need to mix things up?" state of mind? Well, count us in. As I write this Carol and I have been staying home and not going out, other than around the neighborhood for... Read More »
Above: iFi iPhono3 Black Label Just for the record iFi’s new iPhono3 Black Label phono stage is the perfect fix for vinyl addicts, ensuring every record is heard just as the artist intended. Southport, England – As music lovers across the land return to the tactile virtues of vinyl, so the demand for high-quality turntables... Read More »
PRESS RELEASE: 21st May 2020 The moon can be seen from anywhere on the planet and now MOON can be seen in many countries across the planet! MOON’s performance audio products continue to grow in popularity across the globe and its partnership with Innovaciones Acusticas in Ecuador has led to the creation of some of... Read More »
Gold Note is pleased to announce the immediate release of the All-in-One DS-10 in its PLUS version. FLORENCE, Italy – May 18th, 2020 The DS-10 PLUS is a significant alternative to the acclaimed DS-10 CLASSIC: upon popular request the versatile state-of-the-art 4-in-1 unit featuring a new generation D/A converter, UPnP-DLNA Streamer, line preamplifier and headphone... Read More »
