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World Fusion Meets Flamenco in Gratitude from Steve Mullins and Rim of the Well

Positive Feedback — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 22:32:01 +0000

– Mullins and his ensemble offer reimagined takes on traditional works, and new compositions, in dynamic Pure DSD high-resolution sound – September 17, 2025 – Gratitude by master guitarist Steve Mullins and his band Rim of the Well is the latest release from Octave Records and its blend of flamenco, Balkan, African, Latin and musical... Read More »

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The Flying Burrito Brothers

Robert Pincus — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 23:26:29 +0000

The Flying Burrito Brothers were formed in 1968 by former members of The Byrds Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons (1946-1973), who both had similar backgrounds in rural music. Their debut album was the critically acclaimed The Gilded Palace Of Sin (A&M SP 4175), released in February of 1969. A few months prior to recording The... 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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Jazz Goes off on a Modern Pop Tangent: Octave Records’ Latest by Simple Math and Pianist Charles Blenzig

Positive Feedback — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:28:14 +0000

Tangent offers a unique take on songs by contemporary artists, played by an adept piano jazz trio in extraordinary Pure DSD high-resolution sound July 17, 2025 – Jazz musicians have always adapted the songs of the day to a jazz style and feel. With Octave Records’ latest, Tangent, pianist Charles Blenzig and his trio have... Read More »

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Octave Records Presents Singer/Songwriter Clay Rose With Unrestrained Emotional Intensity on Live at Dharma Barn

Positive Feedback — Wed, 14 May 2025 16:19:46 +0000

Octave Records captures a powerful performance of Clay Rose with stark impact, in a remarkably realistic high-definition recording May 14, 2025 – Few albums convey the raw emotional intensity of an artist like Octave Records’ latest release, Clay Rose Live at Dharma Barn. It’s a stark, unvarnished presentation of a man and his guitar and... Read More »

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PS Audio Debuts Its New Top-of-the Line PMG Signature Series Audio Components

Positive Feedback — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:16:49 +0000

New PMG Signature Preamplifier, Signature 512 PureStream DAC, Signature Phono Preamplifier and Signature SACD Transport incorporate numerous design advancements to deliver extraordinary soun Boulder, Colorado, April 17, 2025 – In the most significant product introduction in its 50-year history, PS Audio announces its all-new PMG Signature Series of top-of-the-line ultimate-performance audio components. The four models... Read More »

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Small Green Computer sonicTransporter i7 CDR (Gen 3) and Sonore opticalRendu Deluxe

John Zurek — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 23:38:51 +0000

It was back in 2015 that I decided to get into a digital audio source that was not based on either a CD Player or a Transport/DAC combo. I'm really having a hard time wrapping my head around just how long ago this was. In the 2015 May/June issue of PF—now in the archives—I wrote... 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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PS Audio Releases The Audiophile’s Guide, a Comprehensive 10-Book Series on Audio System Setup

Positive Feedback — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 22:31:04 +0000

– Written by PS Audio’s Paul McGowan, the all-inclusive series is a complete guide to system setup and optimization, audio technology, and more – Boulder, Colorado, March 18, 2025 – PS Audio announces the release of The Audiophile’s Guide, a comprehensive 10-volume series on every aspect of audio system setup, equipment selection, analog and digital... Read More »

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Octave Records Presents Love in the Moonlight: Operatic Fantasies for Violin and Piano

Positive Feedback — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:48:42 +0000

Violinist Paik and pianist Niedermaier offer inviting, beautifully-recorded adaptations of classic opera favorites March 7, 2025 – Octave Records’ latest release, Love in the Moonlight: Operatic Fantasies for Violin and Piano by Susan Paik and Teddy Niedermaier, offers unique interpretations of beloved opera favorites, adapted for violin and piano duet. Beautifully recorded in high-resolution Pure... Read More »

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Octave Records Presents Compelling Original Jazz from Keyboardist Ryan Benthall in Sovereign Mind

Positive Feedback — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:36:14 +0000

Melodic, exploratory contemporary jazz features lush arrangements and stunning high-resolution Pure DSD sound February 11, 2025 – Octave Records continues to expand its catalog of contemporary and classic jazz with the release of Sovereign Mind by Ryan Benthall, who plays piano and analog synthesizer. The album of all-original compositions combines forward-looking melodic invention with lush... Read More »

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PS Audio Introduces Its High-Value Stellar DAC

Positive Feedback — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:56:52 +0000

New full-featured Stellar DAC offers high-end performance and features at an attractive price point Boulder, Colorado, January 16, 2025 – PS Audio is now shipping its Stellar DAC, a superb-sounding digital-to-analog converter that sets a new standard in performance and value. The Stellar DAC ($2,199) offers a host of high-end features including PS Audio’s exclusive... Read More »

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Pianist Tom Amend Digs Into a Legendary Jazz Era on Octave Records’ Latest Release: Jazz Classics: 1960s

Positive Feedback — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:11:21 +0000

Amend and his band dive into a selection of the greatest 1960s jazz tunes and popular favorites, including “The Girl From Ipanema,” “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat,” “The Look of Love,” and others, recorded in high-resolution Pure DSD audio January 15, 2025 – Octave Records is thrilled to present their latest release, Jazz Classics: 1960s from... Read More »

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Octave Records Presents an Evening of Jazz With Louisa Amend Quartet Live at the Muse Performance Space

Positive Feedback — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:20:34 +0000

Vocalist Louisa Amend and band perform a wide variety of songs, from classic standards to music by Chick Corea, Joni Mitchell and more Boulder, Colorado, December 11, 2024 – Octave Records’ latest, Louisa Amend Quartet Live at the Muse Performance Space is sure to delight jazz fans and audiophiles alike with its beautifully-recorded songs, captured... Read More »

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Octave Records’ Jeremy Mohney Puts a Modern Twist on Swing Band Classics with Pennies From Heaven

Positive Feedback — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:20:28 +0000

Vocalist and saxophonist Jeremy Mohney revisits the swing band sound with a set of Great American Songbook classics in extraordinary high-resolution audio – Boulder, Colorado, October 21, 2024 – Octave Records announces the release of Pennies from Heaven by vocalist and alto saxophonist Jeremy Mohney. The recording features 10 selections from the Great American Songbook in a swinging style that... Read More »

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Impressions: A Postcard From New Jersey about GTT Audio

David W. Robinson — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 23:37:03 +0000

Ye Olde Editor the seeker: A moment in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel, 2022 (photograph by John Robinson). Well, actually from Long Valley, NJ, the home base of Bill Parish and GTT Audio. Because there's significant news from that site. Those of you who have been following my reviews, photo essays, and commentary over the years, you... Read More »

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Recent Finds No. 25 New Recordings at NativeDSD

Rushton Paul — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:39:44 +0000

The labels represented in NativeDSD's catalog continue to deliver outstanding performances in great sounding recordings. NativeDSD is just a stunning resource for those who love immaculate high resolution recordings made by some of the best recording engineers working today (Jared Sacks of Channel Classics, Brendon Heinst of TRPTK, Gonzalo Noqué of Eudora, Jake Purches of... Read More »

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E190: Boulder Amplifiers: A Conversation and Some Listening

AudioAnalyst — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:34:14 +0000

Last week with E189, we got a guided tour of the monstrously large Boulder Amplifier facility in Louisville, Colorado. Today, we’ll hear a conversation that I had with Logan Rosencranz, Boulder’s International Sales Manager, who conducted last week’s splendid tour, and Kenzo Horiuchi, their sales coordinator. We’ll also get to listen to some recordings made... Read More »

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E189: Factory Tour: Boulder Amplifiers

AudioAnalyst — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:30:13 +0000

Last week, I spent two days in the Denver, CO area, and was able to tour and visit both YG Acoustics and Boulder Amplifiers… Today, Boulder Amplifiers International Sales Manager, Logan Rosencranz, takes us through their 29,000 square-foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the Colorado Technology Center industrial park in Louisville, Colorado.

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Greg Weaver — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 21:13:14 +0000

Following my first three episodes from this year's event, these wrap-up event episodes bring you my final three sets of coverage, each addressing three remarkable rooms. Can you say World Premieres? In this episode, I explore the world premiere of the Kronos Discover Phono stage, the Göble Divin Comtesse loudspeakers, and Alon Wolf's Magico S5... Read More »

Octave Records Releases The Art of Hi-Fi, Volume 5: Woodwinds

Positive Feedback — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 23:15:33 +0000

The latest in The Art of Hi-Fi series captures the rich tonalities of woodwind instruments in high-resolution audio jazz, classical and pop selections – June 13, 2024 – Woodwinds are among the most beautiful and expressive musical instruments, and The Art of Hi-Fi Volume 05: Woodwinds from PS Audio’s Octave Records features a variety of woodwinds and musical styles, all recorded... Read More »

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Monarch Systems Ltd. Will Celebrate the Release of the Master Crown Series By Hosting a Premiere Listening Event

Positive Feedback — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:34:27 +0000

Master Crown is Siltech’s newest and highest performing series to date, encompassing more than 40 years of cable technology 31 May, 2024; Englewood, CO - Monarch Systems Ltd., a distributor of high-performance consumer audio products, is excited to announce the release and production of Siltech’s new Master Crown cable line. Master Crown is the culmination of... Read More »

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Octave Records Has Great Music and Sound Covered With Its Audiophile Masters, Volume X Covers Collection

Positive Feedback — Wed, 15 May 2024 19:31:30 +0000

Demonstration-quality sound meets cover versions of songs by John Lennon, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Paul Simon and others, performed by some of Octave Records’ favorite artists May 15, 2024 – Octave Records has released Audiophile Masters, Volume X, the latest in its series of reference-quality demonstration recordings. This time the collection features cover versions of songs written by John... Read More »

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E179: High End Munich 2024: VAC/VSA, Ideon/JMF, and YG Acoustics/ Boulder

AudioAnalyst — Wed, 15 May 2024 17:30:08 +0000

Today, we will make virtual visits to three more rooms from High End Munich 2024, starting with the room partnered by the Valve Amplification Company and Von Schweikert Audio on Atrium 4.2 in E217. If you’ve followed my writing over the decades, you will know that I hold both of these companies in the highest... Read More »

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Magnificent But a TAD Expensive? Maybe, Maybe Not as AXPONA Delivers Dream Audio!

Juan C. Ayllon — Tue, 14 May 2024 21:34:56 +0000

SCHAUMBURG, IL—Twenty-six years ago, aspiring studio tech and entrepreneur, David Malekpour, launched his Pro Audio Design, Inc. (initially under the banner, Anything Audio, he re-named it in 1993), with Augspurger Monitors that employed Technical Audio Devices (TAD) drivers and components simply because "they were the best." TAD have been tops for years, he says, and... Read More »

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