Most anyone that knows me well knows that analog playback has been my chosen lifestyle for the last two decades in that, as an "industry professional" I imported and distributed high performance / high mass turntables, tonearms, phono cartridges, and associated electronics for some 14 years, established the Thorens TD-124 restoration model for North America,... Read More »
Ye Olde Editor in action at RMAF 2015 (photograph by Jeff Day) Three things for you… As AXPONA 2019 is looming next week, I have three items that I need to write about briefly before I hit that trail to Chicago. These will be short and to the point…not everything needs to be War and... Read More »
New speakers based on Arnie Nudell's work, the best-ever DAC from digital guru Ted Smith, and Paul McGowan! Boulder, CO: 4/5/2019-----At Axpona 2019, PS Audio is proud to present the next generation of state-of-the-art components from a 45-year industry leader. PS will be exhibiting in the Schaumburg A suite near show registration, in the Renaissance... Read More »
Multichannel DSD Listening Demos in SUITE 658 By George Klissarov (exaSound) & Ted Brady (NativeDSD Music) in collaboration with Magnepan and Parasound exaSound and NativeDSD, in a multichannel show room setup, will excite you with a flood of 3D spatial cues, stunning detail and immersing realism. What better way to demonstrate what it can do... Read More »
April 2019 Fort Lauderdale, Florida — Wireworld Cable Technology, one of the world's most respected brands of high-performance audio and video cables, introduces three new cables for 110-ohm digital and analog audio applications. These highly flexible 26-gauge cables utilize Wireworld’s patented DNA Helix conductor geometry with 100% shielding and proprietary Composilex 3 insulation to improve the fidelity... Read More »
The Finite Elemente Method (FEM) is a numerical method for solving problems of engineering and mathematical physics. Typical problem areas of interest include structural analysis, heat transfer, fluid flow, mass transport and electromagnetic potential. The analytical solution of these problems generally requires the solution to boundary value problems for partial differential equations. Wikipedia.org Mr Luis Fernandes, the current CEO of the German company called Finite... Read More »
Hey, Positive People! When we last spoke on March 9 in Issue 102 (HERE), I ended the article saying that being so inspired by the sound of the Modwright P9.0 preamp, it led me to purchase quite a few fun vinyl items for discussion in this Part II of Mono-mania! I have a complete mono-ready... Read More »
Gingko Audio will premiere the Clarissa LE monitor speakers at AXPONA 2019 in Room 1520. We will drive them using three different integrated amplifiers: a 100W Class D Cyrus One HD from the UK, an 8W tube TRV-A300XR from Triode Corp of Japan and a 150W solid state Majestic from Wells Audio in California. An... Read More »
Attendees will experience Hi-Res music at up to 24/192 resolution on Qobuz in most every exhibit. AXPONA's tenth-anniversary show takes place April 12 - 14 at Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center Qobuz, the world’s first and only certified Hi-Res streaming and download service, has been chosen as the official high-resolution streaming service at this... Read More »
Youth Fountain (formerly Bedroom Talk) is a 2-piece emotional pop-punk outfit from Vancouver. After a long time, the band has finally released their first full-length. And I'll be the first to say, it may have not been worth the wait. Letters to Our Former Selves is a collection of 12 songs, comprised of five new... Read More »
German Physiks’ new Emperor range of high-end electronics will be launched in the U.S. next month at the AXPONA show in room 352 by their distributor, Distinctive Stereo LLC. The range currently comprises a preamplifier, integrated amplifier and stereo and mono power amplifiers. Our objective in designing the Emperor range was to create a range of electronics... Read More »
Audionet is in full production! There has been a rumor circulating that I would like to address about a brand that GTT Audio represents: Audionet. Whether through a misunderstanding or malicious attempt to smear this brand, the rumors have been circulating that Audionet filed for insolvency (bankruptcy). This is simply not true. The manufacturing company... Read More »
Yon Olde Editor (portrait by John Robinson) A prologue: of memories, music, and dreams… To start: An extended and quite famous passage from Proust. Just read it, it will do you good. Many years had elapsed during which nothing of Combray, save what was comprised in the theatre and the drama of my going to... Read More »
- Reference D / A converter with integrated preamplifier - 3x Femto Clocks with 80ps clock jitter for the 44.1kHz frequency group, the 48kHz frequency group and for the data buffer of the converter chip. - Linear power supply, elaborately stabilized with discrete (constructed from single transistors) regulators and numerous post regulators. The result is... Read More »
Getting music from A to B is still the hot thing with more and more renderer/server/streaming devices coming out from every nook and cranny. While there continues to be offerings from such companies as AURALiC, Aurender, and so on—running their own proprietary software—there are those from the likes of Antipodes, Wolf, Roon, Small Green Computer,... Read More »
Roger Skoff, LAOC Gala 2018 (photograph by David W. Robinson) Roger Skoff writes about possibly unexpected things that can affect the sound of your system. Well more than half a century ago, when I was a kid, the teacher in my High School physics class did something I will never forget. Let me tell you... Read More »
Sometimes I have no idea how I find music. It's a weird combination of factors that go into the discovery of new music. Sometimes I just have to be in the right place at the right time, in the right mindset. 花冷え。(Hanabie) is no exception to this case. The way I discovered this band, which... Read More »
Twenty questions with an audiophile who is also an artist. For this premiere, we feature our own writer, Greg Petan. Tell us about your background? I grew up in Evanston, IL. My father was a jazz pianist and middle school teacher and principal. He had a regular Saturday night gig at the Playboy Mansion for... Read More »
Founded in 2010 by Pat Hickman, Whammerdyne Heavy Industries is an amalgamation of technical skill-sets united by a common passion for hi-end audio, based in Wilsonville, OR. With many years of combined experience in hi-end audio, electronics engineering, and CNC fabrication, the team set out to build the ultimate single-ended stereo amplifiers. The year 2019... Read More »
PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND Saturday, June 1, 2019: Doug White, of The Voice That Is, in cooperation with the Philadelphia Area Audio Group and the New Jersey Audio Society, will host a vinyl event featuring Vertere Acoustics and Touraj Moghaddam, Designer. The topics of discussion will be analog reproduction, turntable and tonearm design. A short... Read More »
The digital-to-analog converters named Purson are now called Merason, Daniel Frauchiger, CEO of dafraud GmbH, the manufacturer based in Switzerland, announced today. Apart from the new brand, there are no other changes. With the new name, the manufacturer underlines the claim of its products to be committed to sound. "Mera" stands for "unique," "son" for... Read More »
Analog Record Collection, Universal Music LLC Stereo Sound SSAR-028~029 There are some albums that for some reason stay in use in the industry "permanently." We can hear them at many shows, we find in our friends' collections—well, usually even we have at least one version of such titles on our shelf. They are almost always... Read More »
MOON 110LP v2 PHONO PREAMPLIFIER THE LITTLE BLACK BOX OF SUPERIOR VINYL REPLAY The new MOON 110LP v2 phono preamplifier brings dramatically improved performance from vinyl. Hand-crafted in Canada, this little black box of outstanding technology tricks will ensure records sound better than ever before. The 110LP v2 sits between turntable and amplifier, designed either... Read More »
Bryston will be unveiling the Middle T-REX active loudspeaker system powered by the brand new 21B3 amplifiers during the Montreal Audio Fest, March 22-24 at the Hotel Bonaventure Montreal. The demo system will feature the BDP- 3 Digital Player, the BDA-3 DAC, the BP-26/MPS-2 Preamplifier and two of the venerable 21B3 amplifiers. Also in the system will... Read More »
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UD1S 2-008, Motown B0026761-01, Limited Edition, SuperVinyl, Box Set (2019, Jan.), # 6140 of 7500 Originally released on Tamla – TS-310 (1971, May) Category: soul, jazz and spiritual undertones Format: Vinyl (2x180 gram LPs at 45 rpm) Rating Global Appreciation: 9.9 Music: A+ (10) Recording: 9.5 Remastering + Lacquer Cutting: 9.9... Read More »
Revisiting London: Internationally acclaimed song stylist Lyn Stanley delivers a double-disc audiophile recording, part 2 of her Julie London tribute project With her new release, sultry jazz singer Lyn Stanley follows up on her well-received 2018 album London Calling—A Toast to Julie London How does a musical artist define perfection? And what lengths will one... Read More »
New Audio Rack Incorporates Rugged X-Brace Design Throughout for Maximum Stability and Weight Capacity GRAND RAPIDS, MI, March 15, 2019 – Pangea Audio, developer and manufacturer of high performance, high value audio accessories, today announced a new rugged and highly stable audio rack, X-Brace Four-Shelf Audio Rack, that incorporates steel X-Braces that provide maximum strength and rigidity. Scheduled... Read More »
Preamps and Integrated Amps among those to receive Roon Tested designation Binghamton, NY – March 13, 2019 – McIntosh, the global leader in prestigious home entertainment and ultimate-quality audio for 70 years, is proud to announce that 11 of its products have received Roon Tested designation. Roon is a rich and engaging way to browse,... Read More »
New York/London, 11 March 2019: TIDAL, in partnership with MQA, has announced that Master quality tracks are now available via iPhone devices, continuing to optimise the smartphone listening experience and deliver guaranteed master quality recordings direct from the source. The eagerly awaited update to TIDAL’s iOS app follows the recent Android news announced at CES... Read More »
Wayne Goins and Henri Musselwhite: a portrait. Salina, KS, 2017. Photograph by David W. Robinson. A coupla months ago, I had a new experience when Dan Wright loaned me his ModWright PH 150 tube preamp for several months. Published in PF Issue 100 (HERE), I wrote about using the "mono" button on the front panel to... Read More »
With Qobuz on Sonos, stream 16-bit CD quality on your sound system Qobuz, the world’s first and only certified Hi-Res streaming service, is now available on Sonos, the leading multi-room wireless smart home sound system, in the U.S. With a subscription to the Hi-Fi level of Qobuz, Sonos users will be able to tap into the... Read More »
Command Performance AV will host two Luxman events this Friday and Saturday, March 8 and March 9, with special guest Jeff Sigmund, president of Luxman America. Together with Rick Tydings, owner of AB&T Sales Corp., the regional sales representative for Luxman, the pair will provide background on Luxman’s incredible 94-year history, demonstrate key products in... Read More »
I love the new world of digital file streaming; I love the convenience of accessing your entire music library at the touch of a few tablet buttons, and I love the fact that digital-to-analog conversion has reached a state of near perfection that early digital only hinted at. And with so many outstanding tools at... Read More »
The legendary D/A-converter 1611 F from MBL has always connected the digital world with the analogue. With Roon Ready integration, we've taken the next big step. Ease of use and seamless streaming of various sources combined with the fantastic sound of an MBL audio system makes listening to music even more enjoyable. The MBL ROON... Read More »
P3 is the most-compact, lowest-priced regenerator ever Boulder, CO: 3/4/2019 PS Audio originated the product category of power regenerators. Through the years we've gone bigger and smaller in our critically-acclaimed line of Power Plants, but until now, there hasn't been one in our affordable Stellar line. That changes now. The Stellar P3 provides 300 watts... Read More »
Gold Note Appoints Rutherford Audio Inc. Distributor for USA, also known as Gold Note USA. Florence, Italy and Centennial, CO – Gold Note Audio, founded in Florence Italy in 2012, manufacturer of high-end luxury hi-fi electronics: streamers, loudspeakers, amplifiers, turntables and accessories announces the appointment of Rutherford Audio Inc. of Centennial, Colorado as its exclusive distributor for the USA... Read More »
Musical Artisans will host their annual Winter Open House Event on Friday March 8th and Saturday March 9th to celebrate the return of CH Precision and introduction of Rockport Technologies to Chicago. Special guest Ralph Sorrentino from CH Precision America will be on hand to demonstrate the unique features of CH Precision components, including the... Read More »
