January - February 2022
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Audio Discourse
Now Playing - Part 1
Today I am pleased to introduce what will be a new series of articles, one which will feature closer looks at some of my favorite recordings. I have...
Impressions: Final notes on the aqua Formula xHD Rev. 2 DAC
Ye Olde Editor lighting a contemplative stick: a portrait. Spring, 2021, Happy Valley, OR. (Photograph by John Robinson; image processing by Ye Olde...
Hand Book of a Hidden Man, Part 5: The Hideout
Dan Zimmerman: a portrait of an artist and musician. Happy Valley, 2019. (Photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) Why was it so easy to...
The State of The Art - Roger Skoff Writes About It
FYI, Roger Skoff is the founder and President of RSX Technologies, and the former founder and President of XLO Cables, a name well known to many. He...
Room Acoustics - More Science than Art
Norman Varney of AV RoomService Ltd. has joined Positive Feedback as a Senior Technical Editor as of Issue 113. His expertise in his field of audio...
Impressions: The Wolf Audio Alpha 3SX Music Server, Revisited...
Ye Olde Editor in contemplation, pipe in hand, Happy Valley (portrait by John Robinson; image processing by David W. Robinson) Wolf Audio's Alpha 3SX...
Hardware Reviews
Treehaus Audiolab Phantom of Luxury Loudspeaker
World Premiere Review! A very high quality speaker with unique sound. Review By Rick Becker With this article, Positive Feedback continues its...
The Parks Audio Puffin Phono Stage - Etc, Etc, Etc, Etc, Etc…
So why all the Etc's? Because, while nominally an affordable MM/MC phono stage, the Parks Audio Puffin incorporates a flock of features and functions...
Mola Mola Makua Line Stage
On Mola Mola's website if you click on the Makua, the first thing you will notice is "Analog Design for a Digital Age" in bold under a picture of the...
Nordost QSOURCE Linear Power Supply
One of those wall-warts came with the Fidelizer EtherStream network switch I use for music streaming. These little switch-mode devices have known...
The Soncoz SGA-1 Headphone Amplifier - a Great Value, Bringing...
If you enjoy headphone listening but prefer spending more of your cash on quality cans than amplification, the Soncoz SGA-1 headphone amplifier may be...
Boazu Integrated Amplifier
The following review has been submitted by guest reviewer, Miguel Barrio. Boazu vs Ongaku: David or Goliath? Ever since I was a kid I have been...
Interviews
The Editors Series 33 - Jim Austin of Stereophile
№ 33 of High Fidelity's "The Editors Series" of interviews. "The Editors" is a series of interviews with editors of audio magazines from all over the...
Music - SuperSonic Recordings
Top 500 SuperSonic List - Part 29
A ray of Sunshine! This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 181. Jimmy "Bo" Horne, "Get Happy"/"It's Your Sweet Love". T.K....
Music Reviews
Dutch Hidden Gems – With the Excellent Dana Zemtsov, Viola
This new recording by the ever-excellent Dana Zemtsov offers much to savor, particularly with the rich, resonant tonal qualities of her viola brought...
Penetrating Readings of Two Masterpieces by the Trío Arriaga -...
These searching, deeply penetrating, and searingly wrought performances by Trío Arriaga of two elegiac masterpieces left me emotionally drained...and...
A Very Personal Journey Through Ysaÿe's Six Sonatas for Solo...
Alessandro Perpich delivers an intensely felt, personal journey through the challenging Six Sonatas for Solo Violin by Eugène Ysaÿe. Perpich is an...
Mozart and Beethoven Wind Octets - From Jared Sacks in DSD256
Celebrate! Raise joyful noises in the streets because Jared Sacks has released another wonderful album recorded in DSD256. And superb, indeed, is the...
A New Deeply Emotional Wintereisse from TRPTK
There are few more beloved classical songs than Schubert's Wintereisse. It is a true joy to hear a new performance that brings such a direct,...
The RCA Living Stereo Recordings by Lewis Layton at HDTT
Lewis Layton is among that small pantheon of engineering greats who made the golden age of stereo such a wonderful period. I've long admired his work...
New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print
For Christmas: A Carol to Judy
This article, as written by Clark Johnsen originally ran in Issue 4, December/January 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles...
Our Friend the Audio Analyst
E67: Heavy Rotation - Vol. I - Some Classical Standouts
Today, I’m introducing the first of the new series I first mentioned in Episode 62, “Heavy Rotation.” This new series will cover a handful of.... . . Read More »
E66: LampizatOr’s Baltic 3 DAC
The LampizatOr Baltic 3 had the ambitious goal of approximating as closely as possible the enchanting sonic achievements offered by the LampizatOr.... . . Read More »
E65: The KRONOS Pro Limited Edition turntable
Today, I want to raise the alert on something that I see as an unparalleled opportunity to advance and elevate your analog playback system by a.... . . Read More »
E64: Audionet PAM G2 Phonostage & EPX Power Supply
Today, I’m excited to share my listening experiences with yet another brilliant star in the Audionet product constellation, their superb PAM G2.... . . Read More »
E63: The Promise of the New Year
The promise of the revived show schedule had most of us thinking we were finally back on track for a resumption of near normalcy in 2022. But with the.... . . Read More »
Our Friends at High Fidelity
Acoustic Revive RGC-24K - Artificial Round Conditioner
Acoustic Revive is a Japanese company that was set up in 1997, run by Mr. Ken Ishiguro-san. It specializes in connectors and anti-vibration products,...
A Reference System as a Source of Heartache or Joy
A reference system is a fundament of audio reviewer's work. It is his working tool. It turns out, however, that although we all want the same thing,...
Show Reports
Florida Audio Expo - Part 2
The Q Acoustics Concept 50 floorstanding loudspeakers made quite an impression! Tenacious Sound featuring Q Acoustics, Perlisten Audio, Cyrus, and...
Florida Audio Expo - Part 1
This year marks my second trip to the Florida Audio Expo (FAE), and the first visit since 2020—last year's show was canceled because of the pandemic....
