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Acoustic Sounds Announces Ambitious Slate of Bob Marley Reissues In Celebration of Global Icon’s 80th Birthday

Positive Feedback — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:01:17 +0000

Classic Marley Albums Will be Available via Analogue Productions in a Variety of Configurations, Including 33rpm UHQR, 45rpm UHQR, 2LP 45rpm, SACD & Reel-To-Reel Tape Coming Spring 2025, Pre-Order HERE Join Acoustic Sounds Founder Chad Kassem on His Journey to Jamaica and Explore the Magic of Marley — Watch HERE February 6, 2025 - Today,... Read More »

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Grado Labs Signature HP100 SE Headphones – a Brand New Direction for a Historic Manufacturer

Robert H. Levi — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:48:09 +0000

One hundred years ago Joseph Grado, founder of Grado Labs, was born. In 1953, he established the iconic Grado Labs producing extraordinary phono cartridges and dynamic headphones in Brooklyn, New York. The skilled manufacturing continues there today with even stronger creative energy from John Grado providing the leading Epoch 3 Phono Cartridge and the very... Read More »

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Focal Naim at ISE 2025

Positive Feedback — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:35:54 +0000

Hall 2 – Booth #2J420 Demos at ISE Focal Pushes The Boundaries of Its Integration Offering, With Its Exceptional Utopia Cinema Range February 4, 2025 - Focal presents Utopia Cinema, a range designed for private cinema rooms of up to 2153 sq ft (200m²). It includes one 3-way loudspeaker—Cinema LCR—and one subwoofer —Cinema SUB. The result of a... Read More »

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TIDAL Audio Launches New Reference Loudspeaker

Positive Feedback — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:19:57 +0000

Erftstadt, Germany, January 2025 – Effective Immediately, TIDAL-Audio GmbH is proud to announce the TIDAL AP 1. Born from our groundbreaking TIDAL x Bugatti project Royale, driven by the challenge: how to make the Royale, since its unparalleled complexity and exclusivity, more accessible for a wider audience and to offer it in the unmistakable design... Read More »

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TADL Announces TAD-ME1TX Bookshelf Speaker System Featuring Upgraded CST Driver and Other Refinements

Positive Feedback — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:12:10 +0000

Tokyo, JP (January 30, 2025) – Technical Audio Devices Laboratories, Inc. (TADL) a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-end audio components and speaker systems, is proud to announce the TAD-ME1TX bookshelf speaker system, the newest addition to its Evolution Series of hi-fi speakers. Replacing the critically acclaimed TAD-ME1, originally introduced in 2016, the refined ME1TX raises... Read More »

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DIANA LINE: MADE IN ITALY MEETS MODULAR INNOVATION

Positive Feedback — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:54:45 +0000

Unmatched audio performance, cutting-edge design and unprecedented modularity. Discover how Diana redefines the world of loudspeakers. More than just a range of loudspeakers, the Diana range is an unprecedented audio experience. Designed with cutting-edge materials and technologies, this line embodies the essence of Made in Italy, combining traditional craftsmanship with technological innovation to deliver an... Read More »

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Los Angeles & Orange County Audio Society Announces 2025 Founder’s Award

Positive Feedback — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:55:14 +0000

The Los Angeles & Orange County Audio Society announces the 2025 Founder’s Award will go to Sheryl Lee Wilson and the late David A. Wilson II, who passed away in 2018, the co-founders of Wilson Audio Specialties, Inc., one of the world’s elite loudspeaker manufacturers. This is the first time the Society is making a... Read More »

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The S-DUO Pro Ultrasonic Stylus Cleaner + Gauge and I-Brush from HumminGuru

Bruce Kinch — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:56:35 +0000

I recently became aware of HumminGuru, a Hong Kong based company with a quite forward-looking perspective on the viability of vinyl. While reviewing their affordable and very effective ultrasonic record cleaning machines (HERE), I also discovered a couple of accessories that break new ground for LP spinners. As with their record cleaners, HumminGuru's only outlet... Read More »

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Bruno Walter's Classic Mahler Ninth Symphony in Stunning Sound Quality

Rushton Paul — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:52:56 +0000

Mahler Symphony No. 9 in D major, Bruno Walter, Columbia Symphony Orchestra. HDTT 1961 2024 (DSD256, DXD) HERE Some performances are so culturally significant that they require special notice when a superb new release becomes available. Such is the case with this 2024 reissue from HDTT of the classic account of Mahler's Ninth Symphony recorded... Read More »

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The Goldring Ethos SE - a Ringer of an MC Phono Cartridge

Juan C. Ayllon — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:02:09 +0000

The Goldring Ethos SE Moving Coil Cartridge sports a capital G on its body's front like the "S" on Superman's chest—or the G on the University of Georgia football helmet of Herschel Walker—to which I see a passing similarity. Going into his first game in 1980, he was a fourth-string running back—unexceptional, merely fitting in... Read More »

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Jamie Howarth of Plangent Processes: Making Recordings Sound Better, Part One

Frank Doris — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:05:51 +0000

This is the latest installment of re-published articles from our good audiobud, Frank Doris, Editor of Copper magazine, the journal of Paul McGowan's company PS Audio. Paul has kindly given Frank Doris permission to re-publish here at Positive Feedback, and some of Frank's valued articles appear here occasionally, courtesy of them both. Enjoy! Plangent Processes offers a... Read More »

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A Pippen of a Component - the Pass Labs X150.8 Stereo Amplifier

Juan C. Ayllon — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:28:55 +0000

The Pass Labs X150.8 Stereo Amplifier, seen up front atop a 1/4" steel plate on A/V RoomService EVP Equipment Vibration Protectors. In the back to the left is one of my reference Usher Audio ML-802 Loudspeakers. As a longtime Chicagoland resident and audio enthusiast, the Pass Labs X150.8 conjures Scottie Pippen's impact on the 1991-1998... Read More »

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Recent Finds, No. 26 - Bert van der Wolf Recordings

Rushton Paul — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:53:00 +0000

Recording engineer Bert van der Wolf's releases are eagerly awaited in our household. The reason is a combination of three factors: (1) the audio quality he achieves is easily in the top ranks of what is possible today, and he's constantly pushing the envelope to achieve even better sound; (2) I like his choice of... Read More »

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The Dan Clark Stealth Planar Headphones - A Sublime Upgrade to Your Headphone Experience!

Juan C. Ayllon — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:53:36 +0000

Good headphones immerse you in an aural cocoon, delivering remarkable soundscapes that allow you to escape the noise and stress of daily life. Whether I was listening to Steely Dan tapes with their low-grade hiss on an AM/FM radio cassette player over Koss "Stereophones" back in 1979 at my college dorm room, or savoring a... Read More »

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Imersiv D1 DAC (now in Beta) and Audeze CRBN2 Headphones

Bob Katz — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:57:44 +0000

Bob Katz at work wearing the Audeze CRBN 2 Headphones, a portrait. (Photograph by Mary Kent.) Introduction Today I'm reviewing two remarkable products, both of which represent a new audio paradigm and a veritable redefinition of the state of the art! I know, this is an old audio cliché, but in this case I think... Read More »

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Al Di Meola's Jazz Fusion Classic Elegant Gypsy, now reissued on 180 Gram LP by Impex Records

Tom Gibbs — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:11:11 +0000

Impex Records continues to honor the legacy of celebrated guitarist Al Di Meola with a new 180 gram LP reissue of his 1977 jazz fusion classic, Elegant Gypsy. The album sold a half-million units in the year of its release, peaking at the number 5 position on Billboard's jazz album charts while earning Guitar Player... Read More »

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AES 2024 Show Report

Scott Dorsey — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:06:52 +0000

The Audio Engineering Society show has been going on for many, many years, and for a long time was the only audio engineering show in the world. Because of its history, it has a number of unique features that you won't find at NAMM or the Tonmeistertagung. It's split between a scientific conference with papers... Read More »

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The GIK Acoustics Q7D Diffuser

John Zurek — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:49:12 +0000

Over the years I've worked on refining the sound in my listening room by both upgrading/changing components and adding room treatments. Not sure why, but the whole room treatment project always seemed like a separate component of the system. Corner treatments, absorptive panels, diffusers, and Argent Room Lenses, in addition to the occasional component and... Read More »

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Bah! Humbug!

Roger Skoff — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:36:01 +0000

Roger Skoff: a moment. Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society Gala. Buena Park, CA, 2024 (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) Roger Skoff writes about glad tidings from HiFi Land... Happy Holidays! Now's the time to enjoy family, good food, good friends, and good music, played in great sound. But, even now,... Read More »

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iFi Audio ZEN Phono 3 - Let's Make Some Friends

Al Chieng — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:21:24 +0000

I recently met a good friend for dinner and we got to talk about all things audio. It was there that he pondered an earth-shaking scenario to me. He told me that he was considering selling off his vinyl collection and rig to go all digital. It took me a moment to get my jaw off... Read More »

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Qobuz Releases Holiday Groove

Positive Feedback — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:19:25 +0000

A festive start to the Christmas season: Stream and Download Qobuz releases exclusive compilation Into the Holiday Groove with the jazz record label ACT Music Paris, December 6th, 2024 - This year, get a festive start to the Christmas season with Qobuz, the leading high-quality music platform, and the exclusive jazz compilation Into the Holiday... Read More »

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2024 Positive Feedback Writers' Choice Awards [UPDATED]

Editors at Positive Feedback — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:21:23 +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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Top 500 SuperSonic List - Part 42

Claude Lemaire — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 21:09:55 +0000

This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 246. ABC, "The Look of Love (USA remix-dub version)"/ "The Look of Love (part 3 dance version)". Mercury MDS-4023, Mercury 6400 751 (1982), 12" 45 rpm. Genre: synth-pop, dance-pop, new romantic, alternative. Hailing from Sheffield, England, minimalist electro-new wave outfit Vice Versa started back in 1977. The... Read More »

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HIFIMAN DEBUTS ISVARNA, A HYBRID HEADPHONE WITH ENHANCED BASS AND ULTRA-WIDE SOUNDSTAGE

Positive Feedback — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:55:31 +0000

ISVARNA’s Semi-enclosed Design with Miniature Dynamic Subwoofer Driver Boosts Low Frequency Response with No Distortion BELLMORE, NY, December 3, 2024 – HIFIMAN, the leader in high fidelity personal audio, will soon ship the audio industry’s first hybrid headphone, ISVARNA. ISVARNA (SRP: $2,899) includes a miniature dynamic subwoofer driver that boosts the low frequency response of a planar headphone,... Read More »

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Manley Laboratories Oasis Phono Stage - Playing with the Big Boys

Robert H. Levi — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:16:35 +0000

A portrait of EveAnna Manley of Manley Laboratories, Denver, CO, 2019 (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) Manley Labs is a phenomenon located in Chino, California and topped by the amazing award- winning EveAnna Manley. She operates a giant facility that produces from scratch high-end audio products and professional gear, even extraordinary microphones. John... Read More »

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