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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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Waters on the Hardware: A Life-Changing Visit to GTT Audio

Dean Waters — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 23:06:45 +0000

Dean Waters with Cigar: a study. 2023 Pacific Audio Fest, Seatac, WA (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) Throughout our lives we encounter special moments that are so transformative that we know that we will always remember exactly where we were and what we were doing the moment they occur. If you're old enough,... Read More »

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Von Gaylord Audio – A Great Integrated System

Gary Lea — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 19:43:51 +0000

Some 20 plus years ago, as a fledgling cub reporter for a local HiFi group, I was attending CES and the high-end show at the Alexis Park. That's when I had my first encounter with the Von Gaylord Legend speaker. I wandered into their room and waited for the next demo session. I took my... Read More »

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Impressions: Vivid Audio at GTT Audio, a Photo-Essay…and Another Mountaintop Experience

David W. Robinson — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 05:49:39 +0000

Robinson in Jerusalem, 2022, contemplating on the Via Dolorosa. (Photograph and image processing by John Robinson.) Every now and then I make a trip to visit my very good audiobud Bill Parish over in Long Valley, New Jersey. Bill owns GTT Audio and has an exceptional line of high-end audio brands, each of which sets... Read More »

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Andover Audio Model-One Turntable Music System

Michael Corsentino — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 19:20:33 +0000

With their Model-One Turntable Music System, MA based Andover Audio has achieved the seemingly impossible by creating a stylish all in one turntable, speaker, DAC, amp, and Bluetooth enabled preamp combination that even picky audiophiles like me can easily fall in love with. Until now all in one turntable solutions, think Crosley, have largely been... Read More »

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The New Apartment Lounge: When My Boat Comes In

Maurice Jeffries — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 20:03:08 +0000

In this installment of the New Apartment Lounge, Maurice Jeffries takes a long hard listen to the stunning Mola Mola amp/preamp suite, an almost affordable turntable from Kronos Audio, and some smooth-sounding new cables from Kubala-Sosna Research LLC. With a fresh set of ears and new insights, he also revisits an old and trusted friend.... Read More »

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The Pursuit of Happiness: My Rega Revelations

Wayne Goins — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 21:22:58 +0000

Wayne Goins on the hunt for LPs: a selfie! In my last article for Positive Feedback, I extolled the virtues of the Modwright PH150 and the surrounding components that completed the rig (PS150 power supply; VPI Prime Scout; LTA Ultralinear amplifier and Microzotl amp; Daedalus Audio Athena v.2 loudspeakers; and a complete set of WyWires... Read More »

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Audio Gangsters: I’m With The Mob

Wayne Goins — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 16:41:09 +0000

It seems like such a long time ago since I last dropped in and shared my audio adventures with you guys. Well, I got a good one for ya in this episode of Wayne's World. I don't quite remember how it all got started, but more than likely I was bragging to David Robinson about... Read More »

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From an Editor’s Notebook: Linn Returns to the USA!

David W. Robinson — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 15:15:23 +0000

I just back from a quick (two day) trip to Chicago, courtesy of the good folks at Linn in Scotland. On Tuesday, September 18, a very limited number of audio press representatives received an important briefing about new developments at the company. In addition to myself, my longtime audiobud Greg Weaver of The Absolute Sound... Read More »

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First Systems, Part 1 - Julie's System

Steve Lefkowicz — Tue, 15 May 2018 21:34:55 +0000

This will be the first of another sporadically updated series I hope to do, maybe annually or maybe more often, about helping people set up their first real stereo system. I'll help them through the process of deciding what they hope to accomplish (hopefully wanting to listen to their favorite music at home and have... Read More »

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The New Apartment Lounge: An Abundance of Riches

Maurice Jeffries — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 17:04:23 +0000

Good, good, good, good migrations I have some great gear in the house! I feel like a kid at Christmas who received way more than s/he ever expected. The new arrivals represent the work of a talented group of engineers and designers that span the globe: The U.S, Japan, South Korea, Great Britain, and... Read More »

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Winter Road Trip: Getting to Know Audionet's Max Monoblock Amps, the Stunning GamuT Zodiac Loudspeakers, and Other Goodies Chez Greg Weaver

Maurice Jeffries — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 18:01:28 +0000

Goin' Back to Indiana A few weeks ago, I boarded from Orlando a packed United Airlines flight bound for Chicago's O'Hare Airport, the first leg in a trip that would take me to Goshen, Indiana, the home of my good friend Greg Weaver. Many of you will know Greg through his work here at PF,... Read More »

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High-End Audio at an Incredible Price: the ELAC Integrated Amplifier, B6 Speakers, and S10 Powered Subwoofer

Editors at Positive Feedback — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 17:55:34 +0000

For the music lover who never really graduated from just plugging in whatever crap he could get his hands on so he could rock out... a guest article by Lance Morris of Lance Morris Walks Let me preface this review by saying that, where high-end audio is concerned, I am a novice. That's not to say... Read More »

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Frank Sinatra's Hi-Fi, circa 1947

John Marks — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 16:30:36 +0000

Well, lawdy Miss Clawdy! John Marks' latest republication from The Tannhauser Gate is compact, but delicious. A shout from the past, really, right after World War II, but before Bing Crosby's Ampex Corporation with its pilfered Nazi technology that we today call "tape recorders" hit the scene. 78s everywhere, of course; no LPs to be seen. A... Read More »

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Impressions: The GamuT Reference System, a Study in Organic Synergy

David W. Robinson — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 06:36:00 +0000

Sometimes you write reviews. Sometimes you write raves. And sometimes you write love songs… Introduction "Sherman, set the Way-Back Machine to THE Show Newport Beach Michael Vamos. I met him a few years ago at a THE Show at Newport Beach. He had just started his high-end audio distribution biz, Audio Skies (http://www.audioskies.com), at around... Read More »

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Einstein Audio Components – The System Part 2

Dirk Sommer — Thu, 25 May 2017 23:57:17 +0000

With technical contributions by Jürgen Saile. While working on Einstein's complete audio system with its laudable analogue source, in Part 1 of this review (which you can find HERE) we had traveled from cartridge to tone arm, and from there to phono stage and preamp. Following up on that we will now take care of power... Read More »

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Einstein Audio Components – The System Part 1

Dirk Sommer — Thu, 25 May 2017 20:58:18 +0000

Anyone who has ever looked into the hi-fi world in a little bit more intensive way knows that the arbitrary combination of well-reputed audio components does not necessarily lead to a guaranteed musical enjoyment. In the field of high-end audio, only very few manufacturers offer complete solutions—mainly those featuring a digital source. To my knowledge,... Read More »

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and Steve Says… What About Affordable, Entry Level, and Budget Audio? ...and a Little Announcement About the LA Audio Show!

Steve Lefkowicz — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 18:48:59 +0000

As anyone who has followed my work for the past twenty years or so know, I am all about lower cost, high value audio. I love finding equipment that punches above is price class and attempts to give real, solid, quality sound with the potential for long term satisfaction. I feel I have been pretty... Read More »

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A Fantastic Little Stereo System - Part 2

John Marks — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 22:50:38 +0000

Parasound's Zamp v.3 stereo amplifier One of my favorite lines from the original Star Trek TV series (and please, nobody forget that Alexander Courage's theme music borrowed heavily from Mahler's symphonies 1 and 7) was something like: I bet five Quatloos on the feisty newcomer! Well, Parasound's Zamp v.3 is hardly a newcomer, but, it's... Read More »

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A Fantastic Little Stereo System - Part 1

John Marks — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 20:34:48 +0000

John Marks gives us a recommendation for a stereo system that offers a great deal of musical satisfaction with a small footprint and at a more reasonable price point. This four-part series will explore his thoughts on this package. May it serve you well! Dr. David W. Robinson, Ye Olde Editor Photo of Eric Feidner... Read More »

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Impressions: A Reference System from TIDAL Audio

David W. Robinson — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:32:49 +0000

No. Not the streaming media service. Turns out, there's a major high-end audio company in Germany, TIDAL Audio, which is joining the ranks of world-class audio design. In fact, TIDAL Audio, founded in 1999 by Jorn Janczk with the stated intent of building the finest audio systems on the planet, has been around years longer... Read More »

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John Marks: My Audio System Description

John Marks — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 06:27:42 +0000

John Marks' Stereo System (as of fall 2016) The essential sound of this system is determined first by the loudspeakers, prototypes called Esperanto Parolantos. That's something of a pun, in that it means "Esperanto Speakers." (Esperanto, from the audio company I started after leaving Stereophile magazine.) Mike Zisserson designed the Esperanto Parolanto loudspeaker while taking... Read More »

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Journeys in Audio Subjectivism - Part Five

Robert Schryer — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 23:26:26 +0000

(Not) Another $18,000 Challenge, or: "Whoa! This system costs how much?!" "I like Downbeat, you know?" This was the first sentence Graeme Humfrey said to me, after I'd introduced myself as a PF writer. Graeme is the proprietor of the latest audio shop to be handed my unsolicited musical challenge. "I mean, it's still great what you're doing," he... Read More »

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High End Audio in the Age of Uncertainty

Maurice Jeffries — Mon, 02 May 2016 00:14:53 +0000

Plus a Few Album Recommendations Component Droughts, the Grumblings of Privileged Men, and Happy Endings For longer than I care to remember, I don't have any components to review, a situation I find both annoying and liberating. Liberating in the sense that I needed a respite - as well as the kind of perspective that... Read More »

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Journeys in Audio Subjectivism - Part Three

Robert Schryer — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 04:10:39 +0000

The $18,000 Challenge, or: "Where the heck was I just now?" The gods of inspiration picked the moment I was fishing out leaves from my pool to wallop me in the head with an idea so unassailably right and fair and potentially fun it felt like I'd been granted a power to make the average... Read More »

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