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Capital Audiofest 2025: Another North American High-End Audio Show Turns 15

Myles B. Astor — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:49:35 +0000

You've come a long way baby! First it was AXPONA turning 15; seven months later it's Capital Audiofest‘s turn. The last fifteen years seem to have just flown by. From CAF's very humble beginnings at the historic Glen View Mansion (Rockville, MD) in 2010 to the Crowne Plaza Hotel (Rockville, MD) in 2011 to a... Read More »

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Toronto Audio Fest (TAF) 2025 – Show Coverage, Part 2

Douglas Seth Brown — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:26:07 +0000

October, 2025 Friday 17 – Sunday 19 As I was driving towards the Toronto Airport Westin hotel on Saturday 18 October morning, my mind was wandering and I was thinking that mid-October 2025 feels like a surreal time in history. Everyone is venomously angry about anything and everything. Reasonable and rational discourse has been completely... Read More »

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Musical Artisans Announces Annual Fall Event Featuring Five Major Product Premieres

Positive Feedback — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:04:51 +0000

Saturday, December 13th | 6:30–9:30 P.M. | Skokie, Illinois Musical Artisans is pleased to announce its annual Fall Event, taking place on Saturday, December 13th, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The evening will feature five significant product introductions and presentations from three distinguished guests: Robert Auer of Auer Acoustics, Timo Engström of Engström Audio, and... Read More »

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2025 Positive Feedback Writers' Choice Awards

Editors at Positive Feedback — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:29:13 +0000

Beginning at the end of 2003, Positive Feedback established its first annual awards for fine audio. The Brutus Award was established for the best that David Robinson and Dave and Carol Clark had heard in their own listening rooms during that year. You can think of it as our equivalent of an "Editors' Choice" award. The... Read More »

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Master Fidelity’s NADAC Digital Suite: A New Benchmark

Greg Weaver — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:23:40 +0000

When the opportunity to evaluate the singular performance of the comparatively affordable Master Fidelity digital suite, comprised of the $27,500 NADAC D DAC and its identically priced companion, the NADAC C Clock, in my own reference system, I was beside myself with anticipation. My enthusiasm for spending time with these components in my own reference... Read More »

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Matrix Audio MP1 and MA1

John Hoffman — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:10:34 +0000

"Keep your voices down a little bit" is faintly heard in the background. This phrase is incredibly difficult to decipher in many systems, as it is located deeply in the background of the recording. "Then, a band member says"Oh I will tell you everything," and while it cannot be documented it is likely Christine McVie... Read More »

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Aries Cerat Ithaka Minor DAC

Key Kim — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:40:23 +0000

My first encounter with the Aries Cerat was back in 2019 at the Munich High-End show. All I really remember was a truly magical experience—even under show conditions (noisy background, people coming in and out). The Aries Cerat system was very natural and analog sounding, surprisingly, I was listening to a digital set-up. Fast forward... Read More »

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Audio Good Guy Shayne Tenace's New High-End Showplace: Absoulute Premium Audio+Video, in Aiken, South Carolina

Tom Gibbs — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:25:18 +0000

When I moved to the Charleston, South Carolina area three years ago, I figured out something very quickly: the Low Country is a veritable wasteland when it comes to high-end audio—there's nothing here. And I mean nothing, other than a few pieces of mostly mid-fi gear at an occasional Best Buy location. I only thought... Read More »

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Node Audio SS-1 Cable Lifts

Marshall Nack — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:47:08 +0000

When the Support System One (SS-1) from Node Audio came to my attention, I was smitten by its elegant looks, intrigued by its intelligent design, and impressed by its very sensible list of materials. Welcome to SS-1, a modular component support eco-system that isolates equipment from its support, drains equipment vibrations, and focusses stray magnetic... Read More »

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Starkrimson Mono Ultra Premium Amplifiers from Orchard Audio

John Hoffman — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:42:58 +0000

Rarely does technology trickle up into the high-end realm of two-channel audio playback. Yet, in the case of Class D amplification, this has indeed happened. The Class D circuit was invented in the mid-1950s by Alec Reeves, and the first commercial product was released by Sinclair Radionics in 1964. A bit further down the road,... Read More »

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The Premier of Two Extraordinary Audiophile Accessories by SteinMusic of Germany: the Schumann Generator S1 and the Inline Speaker Signature Silver

Robert H. Levi — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:55:09 +0000

Bob Levi, a portrait. (Photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) I am delighted to have the first opportunity to experience the perfected Schumann Generator S1 and the Inline Speaker Signature Silver for the first time in America. They are both exquisitely finished products and enhance the listening experience in vastly different ways. From... Read More »

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The Power and Precision of ATC SCM40 Active Loudspeakers - Are They For You?

Juan C. Ayllon — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:57:44 +0000

Backdrop loudspeaker drivers image courtesy of ATC Like a surgeon's scalpel, the ATC SCM40A loudspeaker is a serious instrument, deftly cutting through sinew, fat, and bone to the heart of music with surgical precision and clarity. A three-way floor-standing model at just under 40 inches tall, it is unobtrusive and remains at the top of... Read More »

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Node Audio SS-1 Component Support

Marshall Nack — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:31:44 +0000

While browsing the photo gallery on the Node Audio website, I came across a group shot of five finely crafted, elegantly designed objects. They appeared to be variations on a theme, but what was the theme—what were they used for? Sometimes you come upon objects that grab hold of your attention, yet their purpose remains... Read More »

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AXPONA at Fifteen: Reflections on the America's Largest High-End Audio Expo and 2025 Show

Myles B. Astor — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 16:57:50 +0000

AXPONA, aka Audio Expo North America, was the vision of Steve Davis (his then store HiFi Farm was one of the first advertisers in my fledgling, late ‘nineties audio magazine Ultimate Audio magazine) and the late Andrew Spaulding, his close friend and audiobuddy. Steve speaks of his audiobuddy in very fond terms recalling Andrew as,... Read More »

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Streaming Obsessives Network Acoustics Unveil the origin Streaming Power Supply

Positive Feedback — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:11:22 +0000

The first of its kind, Network Acoustics’ origin is a unique hybrid DC power supply designed exclusively for digital devices used to stream music. Network Acoustics initially conceived origin to address the problem of electronic noise emitted by home routers. However, they quickly discovered that it had an equally profound impact when used with any... Read More »

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Impressions: AXPONA 2025, Part The First...My Audio Oasis! Awards

David W. Robinson — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 22:43:07 +0000

Ye Olde Editor: a Fantasy. (Photograph by John Robinson; image processing by yours truly.) AXPONA time again... Another year, another AXPONA. The biggest high-end audio show in the USA had its latest iteration on April 11-13 at the Renaissance Schamburg Hotel in Schamburg, IL. According to the AXPONA management team, "10,000+ attendees and 700+ brands... Read More »

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ONO Tone Labs a3 Standmount Loudspeakers: Stunning Performance, Sustainably Built

Tom Gibbs — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 18:41:49 +0000

ONO Tone Labs is a new loudspeaker manufacturer based in Kahului, Maui, in Hawaii, and is the brainchild of Dustin (or if you prefer, "Dusty") Vawter. Dustin has been involved in audio design and production for over 35 years, and was most recently the owner and principal designer of Channel Islands Audio (CIA). For a... Read More »

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XACT S1 EVO Music Server

Marshall Nack — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:19:02 +0000

The formula is simple. If you voice the component in a way that resonates with enthusiasts, odds are it's going to take off. What's left is securing media coverage to sustain consumer enthusiasm. I was not surprised to see the S1 Music Server from XACT take that route. Once you've heard its big tone—ample body,... Read More »

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T.H.E. Lone Star Audiofest 2025 Show Report

Norman Tracy — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:25:32 +0000

T.H.E. Lone Star Audiofest 2025 ran the first weekend of May in Round Rock just outside Austin Texas. This eighteenth Lone Star Audiofest marked an important transition for the long running show changing from a volunteer run event to professional management. After the 2024 LSAF talks between LSAF founder Wayne Parham, T.H.E. Enterprises' Emiko E.... Read More »

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The ATC SCM40 Loudspeaker - a Crazy Diamond Hidden in Plain Sight

Juan C. Ayllon — Tue, 20 May 2025 00:03:43 +0000

Image backdrop by Aubrey "Po" Powell, courtesy of Reddit.com In the 1970s, engineer and entrepreneur Billy Woodman ran a tidy business designing loudspeaker drivers and building them in his factory in England, supplying drivers OEM to audio manufacturers like Proac in the consumer market and clients like Yamaha in the pro audio realm. So says... Read More »

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Furutech - Introduces three new products at High End 2025 Munich

Positive Feedback — Wed, 14 May 2025 20:06:33 +0000

Furutech Co. Ltd. • Tokyo, Japan, manufacturer of ultra-refined analog, digital, video cable and accessories, introduces several new products The e-TP609E NCF-N1, a reference-grade AC power distributor engineered to meet the demands of high-end audiophiles and videophiles. Now upgraded from its previous generation, the NCF-N1 model features a sleek new black finish with a special... Read More »

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NORDOST AT HIGH END 2025

Positive Feedback — Wed, 14 May 2025 16:33:13 +0000

Munich, Germany 2025: Nordost is excited to exhibit at the final High End show, May 15-18,and will say ‘goodbye’ to Munich with a system that highlights new products and showcases the benefits their brand brings to any sound system. Nordost’s main showroom, located in Atrium4 (Halle 4), room E112, will host a loom of cables... Read More »

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Nordost at Axpona in the Schaumburg F Ballroom

Positive Feedback — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:31:05 +0000

Nordost, in collaboration with Stenhiem and VTL, is excited to invite all AXPONA attendees to experience a world-class, reference-level hi-fi system in the Schaumburg F Ballroom at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Schaumburg, Illinois, from April 11-13. The centerpiece of Nordost’s room will be their Supreme Reference cables, featuring the Odin 2 line... Read More »

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The 2025 Florida International Audio Show

Lee Scoggins — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:58:06 +0000

Lee Scoggins at the 2017 LA Audiophile Show. Los Angeles, CA, 2017 (portrait and image processing by David W. Robinson) It's hard not to love the Tampa show. Always great weather, and the people running the show, including Bart Andeer and team, really care about the experience people are having. This year the show moved... Read More »

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Impressions: Long Reflections on the T+A 3100 HV Stack

David W. Robinson — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:56:17 +0000

Ye Olde Editor enjoying a cigar and Single Malt at Tiberias, Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret), Israel, 2022. (Photograph by John Robinson; image processing by Ye Olde Editor himself.) A keyboard can be a piano. "It is the artist who, more than other men, is able to create something out of nothing. A whole artistic work... Read More »

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