With over 250 headphone models supported, Award-Winning True-Fi software is poised to be the ultimate gift for music lovers this holiday season Riga, Latvia — Innovative European audio software developer Sonarworks announced that it will offer a spectacular 40% Black Friday discount off of its groundbreaking True-Fi headphone calibration software. For four days only, between November 23 and November... Read More »
It is a great honor and pleasure for us to present our new Anniversary-Edition, the Phono Box ultra 500. The "500“ in the name as well as the general availability, worldwide limited to 500 pieces, celebrate the 500,000th Phono Box that Pro-Ject shipped in early 2018. We took this milestone as an occasion to create... Read More »
Roger Skoff writes about the ongoing war over cables and what really matters Roger Skoff at the LAOC Audio Society Gala Banquet, 2018: a portrait by David W. Robinson I've said it before, and you've seen it before: We audiophiles, unlike any other group of fans or hobbyists that I know of, are always at... Read More »
"Well, you can take a crosstown bus if it's cold or if it's raining, And the animals will love it if you do." - The Zoo, Simon and Garfunkel The Audio Engineering Society convention is a strange two-lobed thing with a scientific conference downstairs and a trade show upstairs. In the past few years they... Read More »
PS Audio improves industry-leading DAC, again - for free Boulder, CO: 11/12/2018 - PS Audio is proud to announce the availability of Snowmass, the sixth OS upgrade for our DirectStream DAC named after a Colorado Fourteener - the 53 peaks in the state that that rise above 14,000 feet in elevation. Snowmass Mountain is in the Elk Mountains, southwest of Aspen. Ted Smith,... Read More »
Award-winning, internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist Lyn Stanley follows her top-selling Moonlight Sessions albums with an ultimate tribute to Julie London, set for Valentine’s Day weekend release Lyn honors the Great American Songbook and reimagines 17 classic songs on her upcoming album, London Calling…A Toast To Julie London Sneak Peek: Special audiophile editions scheduled to drop... Read More »
Ye Olde Editor, late summer 2018: a portrait by John Robinson A late-year glance backwards. Memory, music, people, associations… "No sooner had the warm liquid mixed with the crumbs touched my palate than a shudder ran through me and I stopped, intent upon the extraordinary thing that was happening to me. An exquisite pleasure had... Read More »
John Marks' latest recommendation from his The Tannhauser Gate blog site follows. As always, his recommendations are worth noting. David W. Robinson, Ye Olde Editor Friday, November 9 (2018), Deutsche Grammophon will release the CD Light Eternal—The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen. Amazon's pre-order price for the CD is $12.59, which is a truly excellent price. But... Read More »
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 2, 2018 Cary Audio is excited to announce two new network audio players/streamers/DACs, the DMS-550 and DMS-600. As a direct replacement for our award-winning DMS-500, the new DMS-550 incorporates the newest AMK4493EQ DAC chips. The AK4493EQ adopts much of AKM’s VELVET SOUND architecture, achieving higher performance than the previous AK4490EQ. Through this new circuit architecture and design,... Read More »
Bring Focal’s high-fidelity sound to your backyard, terrace or garden St. Etienne, France. – November 6, 2018 – Focal, a recognized leader on the global stage for high fidelity products, is proud to complete its 100 Series Integration Collection with the addition of two beautifully crafted, water resistant loudspeakers offering sound reproduction of tremendous quality:... Read More »
Mytek, manufacturer of renowned Brooklyn and Manhattan DACs has just announced the new "Brooklyn Bridge" Streamer/DAC/Preamplifier, a versatile and easy to use solution for hi-res digital music streaming and playback. The $2995 "Brooklyn Bridge” combines the features, shape and sound quality of the Brooklyn DAC+ with a WiFi streamer. Users can just add a tablet (ipad... Read More »
ORG Music, ORGM 1040, LP $27.99, available everywhere For a guy who has owned umpteen copies of Time Out over the years, everything from an early pressing to one of those JVC Super Bit-Mapped CDs to the latest LP remastering from Analogue Productions, my record collection is suspiciously devoid of Dave Brubeck records. Other than... Read More »
ATLANTA, GA (1 November 2018) – Leading acoustic treatment manufacturer GIK Acoustics is launching a corner bass trap option as part of the popular Impression Series line of room treatments. The Impression Series turns a corner on low-frequency control. The NEW Impression Series Corner Bass Trap utilizes the size and shape of the Tri-Trap Corner... Read More »
BALLSTON SPA, New York – November 5, 2018 – Luxman, famous for their extensive range of top-rated audiophile components catering to discerning music lovers, is pleased to partner with Adirondack Audio& Video, upstate New York’s premiere A/V, custom integration and premium audiophile dealership to showcase a number of Luxman’s latest component audio products. In addition... Read More »
Ratings Global Appreciation: 9.5 - Music: A - Recording: 9.5 - Mastering: 9.5 - Lacquer Cutting: 9.5 - Pressing: 9.5 - Packaging: fairly good gatefold + poly-lined paper inner sleaves Category: Memphis soul, funk, protodisco, soul-jazz, Blaxploitation soundtrack style. Format: Vinyl (2x 130 to 150 gram approx. LPs at 33 1/3 rpm) Credits Composed and Produced by... Read More »
This article by Laura Lovell ran when Positive Feedback was in print. Volume 9, No. 1, Fall 2000 I WANT MY OWN DAMN LISTENING ROOM!!!! So screeches Inner Miss Selfishness. Actually, I didn't understand this need until quite recently, when my husband Ross informed me that I wanted one. He also told me that I am to Build A Kit,... Read More »
Okay so the article below is from way back in June 2002 when David Robinson and his wife Lila Ritsema, Carol Clark and I (Dave Clark) decided to merge our two print publications into one web publication, well for the first two years or so, so sorta two. This article ran not only in the last... Read More »
This article, as reviewed by Victor Chavira, Dave Clark, and Larry Cox, originally ran when audioMusings was in print. Issue 3. 1998 I always welcome the opportunity to listen to speakers other than my. own. Usually, the experience confirms my wisdom in choosing Magneplanars. No matter the strengths of a particular speaker, I always return gratefully to... Read More »
Basil Audio is pleased to announce its first annual “It’s About the Music” event, happening on Tuesday, November 6. The open house will begin at 10 a.m., with demonstrations available until 10 p.m. Manufacturer presentations will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Among the highlights will be the first North American demonstration of Melco’s... Read More »
The new Music Hall MMF 3.3 just been published for the first time ever at the Copenhagen High End Show 2018. The American brand Music Hall just released their brand new Music Hall MMF 3.3 which features music hall’s unique dual-plinth construction, which with it's distinctive design isolates the critical sound reproducing components; platter, main... Read More »
Bob James. If you had told me years ago that Bob James of 70s "light" jazz fame was still recording new music in 2018, I'd probably have nodded and said, sure, though I would have wagered that the music would likely be silly place holder stuff, pay the bills sort of at thing. Turns out... Read More »
NAGRA is a company-institution. Both figuratively and literally. As I shall try to show you, it's a unique example of combining the elements of professional and home audio as well as music. The fact that the company was founded by Stefan Kudelski, a man from Poland, only emphasizes its uniqueness in my eyes. Here's the... Read More »
Stefan Kudelski with Nagra III tape recorder A view from our hotel's window towards Geneva Lake. A view from our hotel's window towards Alps on the French side of the Geneva Lake. As you can see we were expected in Nagra. Nagra team plus truly yours: Matthieau Latour (Audio Division Director), Wojciech Pacuła (me), Pascal... Read More »
Ye Olde Editor: a portrait by John Robinson Numbers. I don't usually get too hung up on round numbers and anniversary metrics…they happen all the time. But as we get ready to launch our next issue and go into 2019, I wanted to stand up, take a stretch, and note two things that are at... Read More »
A turntable is an area of engineering art balancing on the border between mechanics and electronics. This time, we will take a closer look at the product unique even among the best turntables: TechDAS Air Force III Premium Turntable Heavy, massive, compact, with a platter moving around on a thin film of air, with a vacuum... Read More »
The Positive Feedback 100th Issue Milestone calls for a Musical Celebration in DSD! 100th PF Issue 100 DSD Albums 100 Hours | 20% OFF First of all, we would like to extend our warmest congratulations to our friend David W. Robinson of Positive Feedback, what an achievement—one hundred issues! David has been a NativeDSD supporter... Read More »
Yarlung Records, YAR77215, gold substrate CD pressed in Germany. Also available in Single, Double, and Quad DSD download formats, stereo/multichannel Organ Builder and Technician: Manuel Rosales Recording Engineers: Bob Attiyeh & Arian Jansen Microphone Technician: David Bock Vacuum Tube Microphones: Ancona Audio Microphone Preamplification: Elliot Midwood Stereo Mastering Engineers: Steve Hoffman & Bob Attiyeh Surround Sound Mastering... Read More »
How times have changed! Just a decade ago tape enthusiasts literally grabbed any title they could get their hands on just to have something, anything, to play on their machines. Many of those tapes, in retrospect, were pretty darn bad. Jump ahead a decade and there is such a glut of tapes on the market... Read More »
Trio Archè, BOSSI Piano Trios. Marco Enrico Bossi (1861-1925). BOSSI Piano Trios No. 1 in D minor, Op. 107; No. 2 in D, Op. 123. Brilliant Classics 95581. TT: 66.29. The music of those nineteenth-century Italian composers who didn't write operas is generally well-crafted and colorful. Yet, despite the occasional attempt to stoke interest—a collection of music... Read More »
St. Etienne, France. – October 30, 2018 – Focal, a recognized leader on the global stage for high fidelity products, today unveils Utopia M, the latest in high-end reference car audio from Focal. In 2005, the Utopia Be line was developed using Focal’s best high-fidelity loudspeakers, revolutionizing the brand’s Car Audio line. Today, Focal introduces... Read More »
Planar Magnetic Speakers | DAC/AMP/DSP | Room Correction Dragonfire | Fire Breathing Audio The Dragonfire Acoustics Mini Dragon DAC/AMP/DSP Speaker System is a technological breakthrough in full-range two-channel nearfield listening. The sophisticated DSP-controlled planar magnetic speakers deliver an astonishingly vivid, dynamic, full-range sound with one of the available subwoofer options. The Mini Dragon System is... Read More »
Remarkable Performance and Unique Features Showcased in Sleek, Battery-Powered Unit Southport, UK, October 25, 2018 – iFi audio, a leading designer/manufacturer of high performance personal audio products, today announced the xCAN, a portable headphone amplifier powerful enough to drive even power-hungry headphones. Though iFi’s latest pocket wonder is primarily designed to be used with smartphones... Read More »
Austria | October 26, 2018 - Ayon Audio, the award winning Austrian vacuum tube manufacturer unveils the New Ayon Audio Triton III GEN 4. Pure Class A operation integrated and stereo amplifier. Operation in Pentode & Triode mode that delivers a Pure Class A signal, no signal loss at any demand. Intelligent auto-bias and tube... Read More »
A truly groundbreaking high-fidelity earphone designed for audiophiles and hi-res audio. Mixing from our palate of audio technologies, a sonic masterpiece emerged. By incorporating our many individual acoustic technologies into Solaris we were able to create an exceptional earphone. Solaris is a hybrid design, blending the best of the balanced armature performance with the physicality... Read More »
SSP-332 Hybrid Amplifier and SA-32 Hybrid Preamplifier Bring Classic German Design and Performance to Real-World Price Points GRAND RAPIDS, MI, October 29, 2018 – Vincent Audio, a designer and manufacturer of elegant audiophile-grade stereo and multichannel components, now offers a pair of advanced two-channel components that reflect the company’s dedication to classic design and astonishing performance.... Read More »
The people behind Toronto Audio Fest (TAF) are Sarah Tremblay, Michel Plante and Ben Scarcelli. Sarah and Michel are the ones that organizes the Montreal Audio Fest and Ben partnered with them for TAF bringing his valuable knowledge of the Ontario Market. The TAF venue was The Westin Toronto Airport Hotel, which is conveniently located... Read More »
Inspired by our history the HW-40 pays tribute to 40 years of engineering, technology, and development. Brief History (Excerpts from the VPI Book) In the late 70’s Harry Weisfeld started creating accessory components for his Audiophile hobby. Coming from an Electrical Engineering background he was always fascinated with Direct Drive turntables and how he can... Read More »
