Los Angeles, CA – September 14, 2019, - In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles iconic LP Abbey Road, North American premier audio stores will welcome local music lovers to a special event honoring the Fab Four’s top-selling album on September 28, 2019 from 3 to 6 pm. Originally released... Read More »
Monteverdi, L'incoronazione di Poppea. Les Ars Florissants, Willam Christie. Harmonia Mundi 8902622.24 3 CD's, 1 DVD. This new release of Monteverdi's last opera, considered by students of the composer's work to be his best, is an extraordinary musical enterprise, especially if you take into consideration Jan Lauwers' somewhat off the wall stage production provided on... Read More »
Users of BluOS Enabled players will be among the first to experience Amazon’s new premium hi-res music service TORONTO, CANADA, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 – Lenbrook International, developer of hi-res audio solutions for residential and commercial applications, has announced that its BluOS wireless multi-room streaming platform is among the first to integrate Amazon Music HD and... Read More »
(Succasunna, NJ 09/17/2019) Orchard Audio is proud to announce the launch of BOSC™, a hi-fi monoblock audio amplifier that utilizes the latest gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology to produce crisp sound from a small box. BOSC™ is a compact, affordable amplifier that creates the feel of live music in any room. With an impressive design... Read More »
Gary L. Koh, Chief Designer and CEO of Genesis Advanced Technologies, was the principal speaker at an event held on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at Distinctive Stereo LLC, a specialty audio store in northern New Jersey. Also, on hand were Mat Weisfeld of VPI and Merrill Wettasinghe of Merrill Audio Technologies. Gary began his presentation... Read More »
...in which my good audio friend John Marks, Head Honcho of The Tannhauser Gate, continues his series of essays on a creative thread within rock music, wrapped about the music of Boston. This time, he introduces us to the commentary of Rick Beato, a connection for which we can all be thankful. I'm with John: ... Read More »
Continuing on with our coverage of RMAF 2019. All photos by Dave Clark, text by Carol Clark. This music lover loves Qobuz! Head Space! We visited the Head Space exhibits on Saturday, we heard the busiest day was Friday. Gautam Raja of Upscale Audio striking a pose! Bevin Mehrbach of ZMF Headphones. Glad to see... Read More »
Continuing on with our coverage of RMAF 2019. All photos by Dave Clark, text by Carol Clark. Lumin AMP, Vivid Audio Giya G2, Lumin T-2 network music player and X-1 network music player. Lumin AMPs. Lumin music players. Innuos ZENith. Spectacular Innuos room. YG Vantage loudspeakers in the Innuos room. From Innuous: ZENith Mk3 music... Read More »
Continuing on with our coverage of RMAF 2019. All photos by Dave Clark, text by Carol Clark. Well Pleased AV, a standout room at the show. Featuring Vinnie Rossi, Innuos, and QLN. QLN Prestige Three SE loudspeakers. Vinnie Rossi integrated, and Innuos music server. Vinnie Rossi L2i-SE integrated amplifier. Vinnie Rossi. Very accommodating, he handed... Read More »
Herb Reichert and Lynn Olson at RMAF 2015 (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) As my readers know, my usual beat is high-efficiency speakers, triode amplifiers, and surround sound (which was my start in the audio industry). So, this part of the show report is a part of the RMAF I don't usually... Read More »
Continuing on with our coverage of RMAF 2019. All photos by Dave Clark, text by Carol Clark. Liked this! Klipsch room. The first Klipsch room. A second Klipsch room. Kanto Audio, this room sounded great! Kanto Audio TUK bookshelf loudspeakers. PrimaLuna, Pathos, Tannoy, Teliks, Sbooster, Kiseki. Static display. PrimaLuna, Feliks, Tannoy. A room worth a... Read More »
Continuing on with our coverage of RMAF 2019. All photos by Dave Clark, text by Carol Clark. Uh, these sealed the deal on how good things could be at RMAF... stellar in every way. $39,000 a pair with their own internal tri-amplification and "DSP" room correction. Price includes delivery and calibration to your room by... Read More »
The sixteenth annual Rocky Mountain Audio Fest kicked off a month early, and in a new location: The Gaylord Rockies. As with any audio show, there were pluses and minuses, but it never does anyone any good to focus on the negative. Marjorie Baumert again proved herself ready to meet any challenge, and able to... Read More »
The last event I attended at the World of McIntosh (WOM) Townhouse in SOHO NYC featured the debut of Sonus faber's Reference Aida 2. After about 10 seconds with the Aida 2 I realized I was in the presence of greatness. The Aida 2 is one of the very few experiences in recent memory that... Read More »
This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 106. Bill Berry and His Ellington All-Stars, For Duke. M&K RealTime Records – RT-101 (1978), 33 1/3 rpm. Genre: big band swing, jazz. Direct-to-disc lacquer cutting. German pressing. We have often heard the expression "making a great first impression is the key to success" and that's exactly... Read More »
Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center, Denver, CO, 2019 (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) My God, this place is HUGE! The main atrium, with a 5-story window overlooking the Rockies (!), is big enough for medium-sized jet airplane, or a DC-3 at the minimum. Walking distances are comparable to LAX airport… it could... Read More »
RAFF: Ode au printemps, Op. 76*; Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 185; Caprice on Themes from König Alfred, Op. 65, No. 2. Tra Nguyen, piano; *Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra/Kerry Stratton. Grand Piano GP 771. TT: 67.06 Downloads: amazon.co.uk (mp3); classicalarchives.com (mp3); prestomusic.com (mp3, FLAC); qobuz.com (mp3, "Hi-Res") If you like Romantic music, it's worth exploring the... Read More »
September 5, 2019 - Saturday September 14th from 6 pm–10 pm, Excel Audio in Newport Beach, California, will be hosting its second annual Customer Appreciation night. In attendance will be representatives from Wilson Audio, D’Agostino, Luxman, Clearaudio, AMG, and Impex Records. The featured system will be the Wilson Audio Alexxes with Master Subsonic Subs driven by... Read More »
Extract DSD 64 and up to 24-bit/192 kHz from SACDs & Blu-ray Audio discs and output with full copy protection to an external D to A converter for the first time ever! MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, September 3, 2019 – Fresh from a successful introduction at AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) 2019 and a showing at Munich... Read More »
September 4, 2019 -- At RMAF 2019 Wolf Audio Systems will feature the world premiere of its Alpha 3 SX music server, the finest single-chassis digital music server ever offered by the company. Please visit Wolf Audio Systems at RMAF 2019 in Room 10131 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center: 6700 North Gaylord... Read More »
Gingko Audio is proud to introduce the Sextet™ Modular Speaker System at the Capital Audiofest in Rockville, Maryland, on November 1-3, 2019. We will feature it in the Monroe room on the third floor. The Sextet is a collaborative effort that builds upon the Tubulous™ technology from Gingko Audio, the Swarm™ from AudioKinesis, and unique... Read More »
I seem to have gotten onto this bandwagon a bit late, but on the bandwagon I am. K2 HD remastering is a new technique (c. 2014) that the Japanese have pioneered to try and improve the quality of that stalwart of music delivery, the RedBook CD, now seemingly in it's twilight in favor of hard... Read More »
Fred Astaire & Miles Davis, a poem by Jim Merod It Could Happen To You, as Miles knew, growing up affluent near East St. Louis, his father's horse paddock down the path from my Aunt Rica's house in Millstadt. More than most in the Depression, Miles had means and interest to see films, among... Read More »
Final pre-production prototypes of the AN3 speakers, spinning discs through the new Stellar phono preamp, and Paul McGowan, Live! Boulder, CO: 9/3//2019-----At Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019, PS Audio will present our latest state-of-the-art components in the Homestead 2 room at the new Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center. The demo system will feature the... Read More »
AGD Productions is presenting this year at RMAF 2019, the new AGD “Andante” preamplifier along with the already well known AGD “Vivace”, and a special edition of the recently introduced AGD “The Audion” monoblock amplifiers. The “Andante” is an innovative reference Preamplifier with 32bit DAC, HD Streamer, and analog Hi-End Phono input. These products will... Read More »
Take the USB signal from any source and completely regenerate it to an extremely high-precision signal into your DAC, allowing it to perform at its best. The PhoenixUSB offers in one unit the equivalent of 3 separate components: A USB regenerator, a linear power supply and an external master clock with its own linear power... Read More »
The PMA-150H Digital Amplifier Offers High Fidelity Playback from Digital & Analog Sources in A Stunning, Compact Package VISTA, Calif. (Sept. 3, 2019)—Denon®, Japan’s defining audio manufacturer, today announced its latest high-performance integrated network amplifier, the PMA-150H. The compact and beautiful PMA-150 easily connects all popular digital and analog sources, including CD players, TVs, turntables, and USB... Read More »
Yon goode fellow John Marks continues his reflections on our recent musical past that he began in his just-published essay, "Walk Away Renée," to be found at his excellent Web site The Tannhauser Gate, as well as its re-publication here at Positive Feedback. Frankly, I was gratified by how quickly John continued the thread that... Read More »
Roger Skoff writes about getting the most from our audio hobby. Many years ago, Stereophile, to get a better handle on its marketing, had a study done to find out who and how many its readers were. One of the (then-surprising) things that study turned-up was the fact that almost all (well more than 90%)... Read More »
Denver, September 2019: This year, at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, Nordost is teaming up with three prominent US-based hifi manufacturers, YG Acoustics, VTL, and VPI, to assemble a premier audio system. Join Nordost, September 5-8 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in the Homestead 1 room, where they will be demonstrating their... Read More »
October 24, 2018. Shipping November 2018 In late 2012, Dave Wilson began work on a new WAMM. His goal was a reference loudspeaker that would not merely be worthy of its namesake —Dave's industry-changing WAMM from the early 80s—but would redefine the idea of what was possible in music reproduction. His goal was nothing short of... Read More »
The North American importer of EAT, Audio Physic and Okki Nokki will be premiering a number of products — and a new brand — at RMAF '19 (Lake Grove, NY) August 30th, 2019 – VANA, Ltd. (www.vanaltd.com) will introduce a host of new products to the North American market at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest... Read More »
At times Lone Star Audio Fest seems like "Old Reliable." While other Hi-Fi shows struggle to survive or move upmarket pricing startups and enthusiasts out LSAF remains steady and accessible for both attendees and exhibitors. This year in year out consistency all the more impressive given the event is 100% the work of volunteers. In previous... Read More »
For those of us who are pushing things in terms of what can we accomplish with playing our music back via files within some networked system, well… where does one stop? Or better yet, what else can one do to improve things? Obviously, it starts with files whether ripped from a CD or sourced from... Read More »
He's back! Good friend and brother John Marks...the Big Kahuna of The Tannhauser Gate...strikes a note in my heart by plucking at a favorite song of mine from 1966, and fleshing out the flesh and souls behind it. Having just recently purchased the reissue of this album on LP, I am content to stir this... Read More »
New DAC includes built-in music player, onboard digital volume control and updated user interface, creating a world class digital entertainment hub from Bryston with unparalleled performance Peterborough, Ontario August 29th, 2019 – Bryston (bryston.com) has introduced the BDA-3.14 multi-function DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) that adds an array of impressive features to the much heralded BDA-3... Read More »
August 29, 2019 — Clarus®, the high-end audio cable brand that is a “sister” company to Tributaries A/V cables, is introducing new versions of their popular AQUA Cables. AQUA Mark II Balanced Audio, Single-Ended RCA Audio and Speaker cables feature a multi-gauge design using three different shaped insulated ultra-low distortion PCOCC conductors. The new AQUA Mark II cables are now... Read More »
