March - April 2022
Audio Discourse
Von Schweikert Audio Event at The Audio Company in Marietta,...
Most of you probably recall that I attended the 2022 Florida Audio Expo (FAE) in February in Tampa; I've covered the last two consecutive shows there...
AudioQuest Mythical Creatures - ThunderBird, FireBird, and
The Mythical Creatures first appeared among the power cords. Then we spotted them among the speaker cables, and more recently, my colleague Wolfgang...
What's a Bar and Grill Got to Do with HiFi?
Roger Skoff explains… We've all seen them: The LP turntable that's gold-plated, stands four feet tall, weighs hundreds of pounds, and costs as much...
Remembering Lloyd Walker…
Lloyd Walker: portrait with baseball cap. Happy Valley, OR, 2016 And now my good friend Lloyd Walker, of Walker Audio, has passed away. A great audio...
Review from Hifistatement (in English): The Thiele TA01 Tonearm
The Thiele TA01 Tonearm If you are a regular reader of Hifistatement, you probably will have come across the name Thiele. But even if you don't, it's...
Building and Integrating an A/V Space into Your Family Lifestyle
So, you want to build a dedicated audio-visual room, but don't know where to start? We faced that same quandary this past summer after we downsized to...
The Incalculable Influence of Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk's influence on today's pop music is so pervasive, the band is so historically important, and so much has been written about them already that...
The Triode Lab 2A3 P-SET RSR Monaural Amplifiers - Double the...
A while back Triode Lab's Frank Ng asked me if I would like to listen to a pair of his very exclusive—only four pairs are scheduled to be...
Lloyd Walker of Walker Audio has Passed Away...
Lloyd Walker, a portrait. Happy Valley, Oregon, 2014 (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) Late last week I was contacted by my good...
Avoid the Snake Oil, Starting at $100/hour
Roger Skoff gives advice about advice givers I recently came across an internet ad where some guy, who apparently makes his living by telling...
Ten Misconceptions about Loudspeaker Spikes
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...
Brief Impressions: The Sendy Audio Peacock Headphones
David W. Robinson: a Portrait in Winter, 2020. (Photograph by John Robinson; image processing by David W. Robinson) Switching my attention briefly to...
Hardware Reviews
Børresen Acoustics 05 Silver Supreme Edition
While visiting Ansuz in August 2020, I was so captivated by the Børresen 05's elegant appearance alone that I instantly ordered a pair in the Silver...
Gingko Audio Vibration Control Solutions (VCS) Toolkit - Part 1
I've been a fan of Gingko Audio's vibration control products for a long time. Way back in '08 (remember the sub-prime mortgage crisis?), I reviewed the...
Entreq Olympus Infinity T Ground Box And Entreq Eartha Ground...
World Premiere Review! A flight of fancy or Grounded in reality? Review By Paul Schumann With this article, Positive Feedback continues its...
Sonic Occupation - Atlantic Technology AT3 Loudspeakers
After considerable thought, I decided that I would begin this review in a somewhat unconventional manner. Normally, my articles launch with a clever...
Wells Audio Commander Level II Preamplifier
A little while ago I reviewed the Wells Audio Cipher. I asked Jeff Wells, the owner of Wells Audio, to tell me more about the Cipher, and he more or...
iFi xDSD Gryphon Portable DAC and Headphone Amp
iFi Audio has been on my radar for a couple of years mainly due to the excellent reviews for their affordable DACs, streamers, amps, and other digital...
Nordost QPOINT Synchronizer
I came to the Nordost QPOINT Synchronizers in a roundabout manner. My primary interest was their QSOURCE Linear Power Supply. After auditioning a...
Grado Timbre Series Opus3 Phono Cartridge
If you've never heard one of the new, wood-bodied Grado cartridges, you may be under the same misconceptions I was. Maybe because they look so...
Audeze LCD-5 Flagship Planar Headphones
Cutting right to the chase! I hypothesize that the excellent performance of the LCD-4 was criticized by many for its excess weight, and that the design...
Simaudio Moon 740P Preamplifier and Moon 820S External Power...
The Simaudio Moon 740P preamplifier has been reviewed many times since its introduction circa 2012, most recently for Positive Feedback by Sam Rosen...
Ayon Audio CD-35 II CD Player and USA Labs RS9 Music Server
Two very versatile, and impressive, performers. Review By Bob Grossman With this article, Positive Feedback continues its content-sharing...
iFi Audio GO blu - Another Perspective
Did you ever see an audio product that you thought you didn't need but once you looked into it you just had to have it? Such is the case with the iFi...
Fono Acustica - Compás Speaker Ground System
As in days of olde when men strode forth to slay dragons (or chase windmills), the modern-day audiophile is on a crusade. This villain appeared...
Musician Audio's Draco DAC
In the realm of digital to analog converters there has been an ongoing trend of increasingly advanced circuitry, the addition of layer upon layer of...
iFi GO blu Mobile Bluetooth Headphone Amp/DAC
"Honey, I shrunk the headphone amplifier and DAC," is what the engineers at iFi probably told their marketing counterparts when they first showed them...
Interviews
A New Code For The Old West - The New D’Agostino Master Audio...
When I pulled up to the new D'Agostino Master Audio Systems Headquarters and Factory, I clearly felt something different from my last visit to the...
An Interview with Hans Ole Vitus Nielsen
A look back at our interview with Hans Ole Vitus Nielsen... Hans Ole Vitus Nielsen, usually called Hans Ole, known for his surname—Vitus (it will...
Music - SuperSonic Recordings
Top 500 SuperSonic List - Part 30
This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 186. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, Masterpieces by Ellington. Columbia...
Music Reviews
Soundscapes – Music of Mendelssohn, Elgar, De Raaff for Violin...
Violinist Tosca Opdam is joined by pianist Alexander Ullman to create some delightful chamber music in their new album, Soundscapes, all beautifully...
More Classic Kenneth Wilkinson Recordings from HDTT
I've written before about legendary Decca recording engineer Kenneth Wilkinson and the extensive collection of his recordings available from High...
Improvisational Jazz Meets Classical – A Great New Album from...
Rembrandt Frerichs is a remarkably eclectic and innovative jazz and world musician, synthesizing rhythms and sounds from many cultures. In this...
Now Playing - Part 2
Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Couldn't Stand The Weather. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, UD1S 2-007, UltraDisc One-Step, Original Master...
The Vinyl Surge Continues - Six Outstanding Reissues
Kenny Dorham, Matador (Impex Records) Another masterpiece from Impex Records, Matador is a real sleeper. Originally released in 1953 on the United...
Rachel Podger and Christopher Glynn Delighting with Beethoven...
One can only hope that this release marks the beginning of a full cycle of recordings of the Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano from Rachel Podger...
Delta Piano Trio - Music of Martin, Dvořák and Mansurian
A piano trio is perhaps my favorite performing ensemble. And when the performances are as finely crafted as these from the Delta Piano Trio, bliss is...
Another treat from Angelo Verploegen and Just Listen Records in...
Each album Angelo Verploegen makes with Just Listen Records and Jared Sacks is an eagerly awaited pleasure in our household. Beautifully played jazz in...
Soundkeeper Recordings – Bringing The Live Performance
Such a pleasure! A recording label for country, bluegrass, pop, world and other acoustic musicians that truly brings the listener into the presence of...
Compelling String Quartets by Schnittke, Silvestrov and...
Magnificently performed by the string quartet Matangi, this is music written in the second half of the twentieth century by Russian and Ukrainian...
Novus Quartet Plays Shostakovich
Shostakovich: String Quartets: No 3 in F, Op. 71; No 8 in C minor, Op. 110. Novus Quartet. Aparte AP 271. TT: 54.19 It's one up, one down—and not...
Notes of an Amateur: First Quarter, 2022
George Walker, Five Piano Sonatas, (1953 - 2003) Steven Beck, piano. Bridge Records 9554. It's a bit early in the year to pronounce a Record of the...
Clarissima - Some Lovely Gregorian Chant by Coro Novum Gaudium
Enjoy Gregorian Chant? I have a new album you may just love. Beautifully sung by the Gregorian female choir Novum Gaudium. With a repertoire around the...
Telemann Fantasies for Lovers of Music, Not Just Music of the...
Music from the ever-inventive Georg Philipp Telemann has long enchanted me. His is music of never ceasing discovery. In these performances of some of...
The Remarkable Rosanne Philippens on Channel Classics
I have been enjoying the performances of violinist Rosanne Philippens for several years, but have not yet written about her recordings. She is...
Lively, Entertaining Music from Intercontinental Ensemble
With lively performances filled with joy and good humor, the Intercontinental Ensemble returns with a two immensely entertaining releases. And with the...
The Wind in the Willows Narrated in DSD256 - Toad Would be
The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, narrated by Bob Attiyeh. Yarlung Records 2022 [DSD256 PureDSD] HERE What a wonderful, over-the-top,...
New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print
If it Sounds Good, It IS Good
This article by Dan Wright originally ran in Issue 4, December/January 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in...
Our Friends at HIFI Statement
Transrotor Merlo Reference Pickup
Wenn sich ein etablierter Plattenspielerhersteller wie Transrotor einen MC-Tonabnehmer von Goldring zur Veredelung vornimmt, ist es spannend zu sehen,.... . . Read More »
Our Friends at High Fidelity
RADAR Recording Technique - Part 2: MUSIC
RADAR – Random Access Digital Audio Recorder. The first fully functional HDD non-linear recording system Or how album recorded using RADAR sound like...
Show Reports
Von Schweikert Audio at Florida Audio Expo 2022 - The Best of...
I know that I've already talked about The Audio Company room at FAE 2022 that hosted the Von Schweikert Audio loudspeakers in my first installment of...
Alex Sound Technology at Florida Audio Expo 2022
On Day 3 (Sunday) of FAE, I got a text from Sue Toscano with a special request: could I possibly get to the Alex Sound Tech room before the show was...
Florida Audio Expo - Part 3
Here are more of the rooms that really impressed me at FAE 2022. Even though there were marginally fewer exhibitors than in 2020, I was definitely...
