November - December 2023
Audio Discourse
"Christmas Jazz Vespers" Jazz-Quintet Track "What Child Is...
EXCLUSIVE! FREE HI-RES DOWNLOAD! 24-bit/88.2kHz Christmas Jazz Vespers jazz-quintet track "What Child Is This?" recorded location-live by John Marks....
Impressions: A Collection of Notes on the Furutech Lineflux...
David W. Robinson in Jerusalem, 2022 (portrait by John Robinson; image processing by Ye Olde Editor himself) The Furutech Lineflux XLR NCF The Furutech...
The 2023 30th Anniversary Los Angeles and Orange County Audio...
Ye Olde Editor presenting the first LAOC AS MUSE Award to Abey Fonn…in ink outline, no less! (Photograph by unknown; image processing by yours truly)...
The 20th Annual Positive Feedback Writers' Choice Awards for
Beginning at the end of 2003, PF established its first annual awards for fine audio. The Brutus Award was established for the best that David...
Is There a Best Hi-Fi System?
Roger Skoff tells it like it is, and why When I recently Googled the question, "What is the best HiFi system in the world," I found that American...
Sexy Blue Tubes - The New Sophia Electric Aqua II 274B
Greetings friends, I hope you are doing well! In August of 2019 the Shuguang Electron Tube Factory was shut down in preparation for a move to a new...
Tom Davis Returns to PF! The Dilemmas of Downsizing: Part One,...
Dr. Tom Davis has a longtime association with Positive Feedback. He was a very active contributor to the magazine back in the 1990s during our paper 'n...
Innovative Audio in New York City Hosts Metaxas and Sins...
It's been a tad over 15 years since The Tape Project set the audiophile world atwitter with the release of their first, soon to be followed by 29 more,...
AURALiC Aries G2.2 Streaming Transporter
If you missed it, the other day I posted a review of the PS Audio DirectStream DAC MK2 (HERE) that was prefaced by the idea that is it ever "As good as...
Hardware Reviews
The Simaudio Moon 810LP Phono Preamplifier - A Flagship Offering...
As I continue to re-evaluate my system, I have been auditioning various standalone tube phono preamplifiers. I am a big fan of utilizing tubes in the...
Audio by Van Alstine M750 Mono Amplifiers
Audio by Van Alstine ("AVA") is a familiar name to long toothed audiophiles, but maybe not so much for newer audiophiles. Fifty plus years ago Frank...
Origin Live's Vinyl Accessories - Mat, Weight, and More.
About a year ago I put together a selection of analog tweaks under $50 (HERE)—a mix of DIY, off-label use of non-audio thingamajigs, and commercial...
LAST Factory Products Will Brighten Any Vinyl-Head's Holiday
As we approach the holiday season, our impulse is often to get new, get more, get everything. New releases and reissues fill our notes app as we shop...
Affordable Magic - the SOTA Pyxi Phono Stage
Recently, I was reading about a leading industry engineer who strived for components that were "one-noters." What they meant by that phrase was simple:...
PS Audio BHK 600 Mono Amplifiers
It's not often that I get the opportunity to review an amplifier that harkens back to the days of yore—big, heavy, power hungry. It's a fun exercise...
Khozmo Acoustic Passive Preamplifier
Over the many years that I've been involved in high quality home audio, there's been no part of system that has given me more concern, and kept me from...
Zesto Audio Leto Ultra II Preamplifier
The Zesto Audio Leto Ultra II Preamplifier Now celebrating its 13th anniversary of producing award-winning all-tube designs for audiophiles,...
Improve Your System's Sound With ADD-Powr's ElectraClear Eau4...
A little over four years ago, I reviewed tech guru Bill Stierhout's ADD-Powr Sorcer X2 Harmonic Resonator, which is manufactured in the USA by his...
The Furutech 1.2m Digiflux NCF 110 Ohm AES/EBU Digital...
Sometimes reviewing high-end audio cables can feel like checking-in for an overbooked trans-Atlantic flight and being assigned the middle seat in...
Waters on the Hardware: the PS Audio PowerPlant 15
Dean Waters at the Pacific Audio Fest 2023 (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) If you wanted to set out to build the most perfect...
Audience frontRow powerChord
As a reviewer, I'm accustomed to switching gear in and out of my system for evaluation purposes, but it's not often that I fundamentally change the...
LAST Factory Stylus and Record Care Products
Among the more popular topics receiving vigorous traction on social media and public forums are discussions about the derisive and conflicting beliefs...
The Pass Labs HPA-1 - a Superb Headphone Amp to Grow Your System...
The Pass Labs HPA-1 Headphone Amplifier seen here is accompanied by the iconic Artemide Tizio Desk Lamp For many—especially those in their teens...
Running the Gamut- PS Audio Stellar Phono Preamplifier
The Stellar Phono Preamplifier is now the third piece from PS Audio's Stellar line that has graced my listening room. Somehow, while it was...
Vera-Fi Audio Vera-Link Bluetooth Wireless Stereo Streaming...
Power to Drive Virtually Any Loudspeaker with Incredible Performance at a Ridiculously Low Price I have a fairly constant presence on social...
Interviews
YouTube Link: George Moraitis Interviews Mark Dohmann of...
A Positive Feedback YouTube share from Döhmann Audio... Mark Döhmann of Döhmann Audio is widely seen and appreciated in high-end audio as a very...
Music Reviews
Notes on Recent Finds, No. 16 - More Treasures from HDTT
High Definition Tape Transfers (HDTT) has been very busy these past few months with some excellent new releases of some of the best recordings from...
All Day Thumb Sucker
This isn't the first time that I've expressed my love for sampler LPs, and it probably won't be the last. Some of them sound awful, but the ones that...
Enhance Your Holiday Celebrations with Evocative Christmas LPs...
Welcome to Ho, Ho, Ho, mistletoe, and all that jazz once again! Craft Recordings brings us another selection of Christmas albums this year, and they're...
Mercury's March-April 1958 Spin Girl
There are many reasons to collect records, and the best and most common reason is for the music. However, if you also care about sound, and you own a...
Chandos Recording of Chamber Works by Robert Müller-Hartmann:...
A portrait of Dean Waters at Pacific Audio Fest 2023 (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) In November of 2023 Chandos Records...
R.E.M.'s Up 25th Anniversary Edition from Craft Recordings
Craft Recordings has just released a new 25th Anniversary Edition of R.E.M.'s 1998 album Up, which was the iconic group's first outing as a trio in the...
The Peppermint Rainbow, Will You Be Staying After Sunday
As a child of the 60s, I heard some of the greatest rock and roll ever created, and the place I heard much of it was in the back seat of my mom's car....
Craft Recordings Celebrates November's Record Store Day on Black...
Craft Recordings is offering another exciting line-up of limited-edition LPs for the upcoming November 24th Black Friday celebration of Record Store...
Craft Recordings' Original Jazz Classics Reboot Continues with...
Craft Recordings continues their impressive Original Jazz Classics reboot with a brilliant pair of live album reissues, featuring the Dave Brubeck...
Reiner's Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition - a Brilliant New...
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra. HDTT 1957 2023 (DSD256, DXD "Redux") HERE Just superb - you owe it to...
Hawaiian Favorites by Alfred Apaka
I'm far from being an expert on Hawaiian music, but I'm crazy about it. LPs, both stereo and mono, of Hawaiian music have provided me with decades of...
Bartók Concertos
Bartók Concertos. Bartók Piano Concertos 1-3, Pascal Rogé, piano; London Symphony/Walter Weller. Violin Concerto 1, Kyung-Wha Chung, violin;...
Devo: 50 Years of De-Evolution (1973-2023) Box Set - the...
Rhino Entertainment has just released Devo: 50 Years of De-Evolution (1973-2023), a box set that celebrates the legacy of the iconic band and their...
Hello Holidays! New Vinyl from Van, Miles, Carly, Joni, and John...
Van Morrison His Band And The Street Choir (Rhino High Fidelity Series) Released in 1970 on the Warner Bros. label, Van Morrison His Band And The...
Jennifer Warnes' The Hunter on Crystal Clear HQ-180 Green Vinyl...
Impex Records is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Jennifer Warnes' 1992 album The Hunter with a limited edition, individually numbered LP pressed on...
New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print
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Transrotor TRA 9 – 12 Zoll
Das habe ich jetzt davon: Als ich das mit seiner Ausgewogenheit und tonalen Stimmigkeit faszinierende Palo Santos teste, kam mir der elegante.... . . Read More »
Axxess Forté1
Audio Group Denmark wants to tap into new customer groups with its new Axxess brand. The three all-in-one devices labelled Forté are a clear sign of.... . . Read More »
Audio Video Show Warschau 2023 – Teil 3
Das Aufbereiten der auf der Messe gesammelten Eindrücke und Informationen ist zwar zeitintensiv, aber es macht stets Spaß, die Messe noch einmal.... . . Read More »
Audio Video Show Warschau 2023 – Teil 2
12 Uhr Mittags. Das ist der gesetzte Beginn für den ersten Tag der Audio Video Show Warschau. Den Ausstellern gibt dies etwas mehr Vorbereitungszeit,.... . . Read More »
Audio Video Show Warschau 2023 – Teil 1
Nachdem mich im letzten Jahr reine Neugier auf die Audio Video Show Warschau gelockt hat, gehört die Messe dieses Jahr für mich bereits fest in.... . . Read More »
Our Friends at High Fidelity
Graphite Audio Classic 100 Ultra Isolation Platform
Graphite Audio is a young Polish brand, established in 2020 after many years of work on successive anti-vibration solutions. Its founder and designer...
Totaldac D1-Unity DAC
Totaldac is a French audio manufacturer, founded in 2010 by Vincent Brient. Its headquarters are located near Mont Saint-Michel, a rocky island in the...
Divine Acoustics Galileo Anti-Vibration Feet
Premier Divine Acoustics is a Polish specialized company, founded in 2003 by Piotr Galkowski. It’s core business are loudspeakers, but the lineup...
Ferrum Wandla DAC
PREMIERE Ferrum is a Polish audio brand of the company HEM, one of the most experienced companies in this industry, designing and manufacturing devices...
Show Reports
AES 2023 New York Convention
The Audio Engineering Society has a big event every year that alternates between the east and west coasts of the US. What makes it interesting is that...
Toronto Audio Fest 2023
Toronto (pronounced: Tir-ran-Nah) is a Native Canadian word for "place of high taxation." It was also the city where TAF 2023 (the Toronto Audio Fest)...
Pacific Audio Fest 2023, Part Four
The last few rooms, and some pictures from around the hotel. It's an interesting place. Dan Wright, me, and Marc Phillips. The ModWright room is one...
