July - August 2018
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Audio Discourse
A Day with Joe Cohen of The Lotus Group
Alright, so as part of our trip up to the California Audio Show (see Malachi's and Kirsten's show reports HERE and HERE) Carol and I decided to add in...
Aretha Franklin – Some Vibrations Linger Longer
Radio Free Chip The French have a phrase for it. The bastards have a phrase for everything and they are always right. To say goodbye is to die a...
Impressions: The Playback Designs MPS-8 Reference SACD/CD...
Ye Olde Editor, Happy Valley, Oregon, 2018. Portrait by John Robinson. Playback Designs has returned again…with a vengeance! Their Dream Series of...
A Day with Louis Desjardins of Kronos Audio
Ah, Montreal We finally made it! An excursion to Kronos Audio in Montreal had been planned last year, but, due to one thing or another, it never...
Trio Wanderer: Schubert Trio, op. 100 & "Trout" Quintet
If you're wondering why I enjoy having John Marks' erudite commentary (editor of The Tannhauser Gate) here at PF so much, puzzle no more, my friend!...
Ioana Cristina Goicea: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Here's the latest from John Marks of The Tannhauser Gate blog site. His work is always a delight to re-publish here at Positive Feedback...this time...
Hardware Reviews
Peter Ledermann is the Artisan Smithy of Sound, Part 2: The New...
If you read Part 1 of this Soundsmith review series in Positive Feedback Issue 98 (HERE), where I wrote about the new Carmen Mk II phonograph...
The Fiio Q5 Portable Headphone Amplifier/DAC - Now With the New...
As Fiio continues their push into higher-performance personal portables (and into the US market!), they're releasing some technologically remarkable...
Pass Labs INT-250 Integrated Amplifier - "It's Good To Be The...
"It's good to be the King!" While sitting back and listening to the Pass Labs INT-250 integrated amplifier, I couldn't help but giggle and think about...
Ultimate Ears Pro 18+ Custom IEMs - 3rd Edition
With their headquarters based in sunny-side California, Ultimate Ears was initially founded in 1995 by Jerry and Mindy Harvey. The former of which has...
WyWires Diamond Cables - Diamonds Are Forever
With Grado's new superstars of the cartridge world on the scene, I have updated my turntables, adding the EAT Csharp and Forte S models. Both had DIN...
Spatial Audio Hologram M4 Triode Master Loudspeakers: Small...
I don't trust loudspeaker reviews. OK, you do realize you can't trust what you read in the paper, see in an advertisement, watch on cable news, hear on...
Interviews
Okihiko Sugano - An Interview of Sorts
菅野沖彦 This is the name that is synonymous with the highest sound quality in Japan. Known for his extremely good hearing, exceptionally warm...
Music - SuperSonic Recordings
Top 500 SuperSonic List - Part 9
This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 66. Babe Ruth, First Base. Harvest, EMI – SHSP 4022 (UK) (1972), 33 1/3 rpm....
Music Reviews
Tom Hook's 62
Arbors Records ARCD 19463, CD $10, available at https://arborsrecords.com/collections/frontpage/products/tom-hook-62 "Where were you in '62?" The...
David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7's The Giver
ORG Records ORGM-2114, LP $20, special limited edition green or white $25, available at orgmusic.com We music lovers and collectors know the feeling of...
Jennifer Warnes Shootout - Famous Blue Raincoat, The Hunter, and...
This was a fun project. The original genesis was realized from dozens of emails from various readers over the last twelve months in response to some of...
Cuerdas Cubanas, Toomai String Quintet - The Music of Brito,...
Cuerdas Cubanas, Toomai String Quintet. CD and downloads available at CDbaby.com. TT: 30.55 López: A Gozar con mi Combo. Lecuona: Gitanerías; Zambra...
Andy Zimmerman's Half Light
Andy Zimmerman, Half Light. Newvelle Records NV014LP, LP available as part of subscription at newvelle-records.com I came to a stunning realization...
Fred Hersch Trio - Live in Europe
Palmetto PM2192, CD $15.98 Amazon.com Fred Hersch, where have you been? It's been ages! Okay, I know I'm the one who's been out of touch with Fred...
New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print
The Spectron 1KW Digital Amplifier - A Pure Class D Killer!
This article, as reviewed by Mike Pappas, originally ran when Positive Feedback was in print. Volume 6, Issue 4. A Pure Class D Project How did I get...
Our Friends at High Fidelity
Crystal Cable's Ultimate Dream Loudspeaker Cable
This is a unique situation: the same company owns two cabling brands that are significantly different from each other. The manufacturer is...
High Fidelity Disc Project - Master CD-R Made in Polish, Dreams...
Do you know Polish music? No? It is a time capsule to read something more about it. And about my dreams too. Now and then I have such a thought: if we...
Show Reports
The California Audio Show 2018, Another Take
The California Audio Show 2018. This year was the eighth annual installment of this show. Dave and I attended the first two, 2010 in Emeryville, and...
T.H.E. SHOW 2018 - Is It Back for Real or Just Here for a Brief...
T.H.E. Show… The Home Entertainment Show of 2018… back after being abandoned by the creation of the Los Angeles Audio Show (LAAS ) in 2017, which...
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag Part 2: AXPONA 2018
In Part I of my AXPONA 2018 show report, I highlighted several "costs more than my first house" mega-systems, systems that only the up-and-coming hedge...
