Rhino Entertainment has just launched their Sounds of the Summer LP series, which features a slate of 24 limited edition LP releases, with most of them being offered in deep sea blue colored-vinyl versions. The multitude of releases traverses a broad range of genres and artists, and includes catalog album reissues, greatest hits packages, and... Read More »
JCAT, a leader in high-performance streaming-specific products, is proud to announce the release of the USB Card XE EVO, an enhanced version of the highly acclaimed USB Card XE. This new model brings significant improvements and innovations, setting a new standard for USB audio performance. Building on Excellence The USB Card XE EVO is designed... Read More »
I've spent decades searching my butt off for interesting and well-recorded albums, all while some albums, including some really good ones, were just sitting in my path. Just Turn Me Loose (Epic BN 26037) by actor-singer George Maharis (1928-2023) is a prime example of an album that was just sitting and waiting for me to... Read More »
Greetings friends, and welcome to Chapter 15 of the Acoustic Revive Chronicles! You can see a list of the previous chapters of the Acoustic Revive Chronicles in the archives HERE. In Chapter 15 of the Acoustic Revive Chronicles I'll be telling you about the new RTS-30 turntable mat, RHS-1 headshell, RHR-21 Helmholtz resonator, and the... Read More »
9th July, 2024: Englewood, Colorado – Monarch Systems Ltd. is elated to announce our appointment as the official North American distribution partner of SME, manufacturer of a broad range of turntables and tonearms. SME was founded in 1946 as The Scale Model Equipment Company, but it wasn’t until 1959 that founder Alastair Robertson-Aikman transitioned the business... Read More »
Following my first three episodes from this year's event, these wrap-up event episodes bring you my final three sets of coverage, each addressing three remarkable rooms. Can you say World Premieres? In this episode, I explore the world premiere of the Kronos Discover Phono stage, the Göble Divin Comtesse loudspeakers, and Alon Wolf's Magico S5... Read More »
A high-fidelity solution for integrated amplifiers and legacy audio equipment, the new SoundPath adapter converts speaker-level outputs to RCA line-level outputs for safe, pristine signal transfer to a powered subwoofer. July 9, 2024 - Youngstown, OH – SVS, leading manufacturer of high-performance speakers, subwoofers, and wireless audio products, proudly announces the addition of the SVS... Read More »
Rhino Entertainment has just released the Super Deluxe Edition of progressive rock titans Yes' fourth studio album, 1971's Fragile. Now available in an expansive multi-disc box set, Fragile: Super Deluxe Edition (SDE) offers media choices that will satisfy all listeners. The unusual package design features an LP-sized gatefold jacket that matches the band's recent SDE... Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lone Star Audiofest and T.H.E. Show Announce Groundbreaking Partnership Premiering T.H.E. Lone Star Audiofest in Austin, TX in Late Spring 2025 Austin, TX – [Date] – Lone Star Audiofest and T.H.E. Show, America's longest-running HiFi show, are excited to announce a landmark cooperative venture. This collaboration will culminate in the premiere of... Read More »
Dire Straits Live 1978-1992 Let me get right to the point! The sound quality of each and every reissue in this box set is absolutely magnificent! There are many reasons, but three are extremely important. All of the vinyl was mastered by Andy Walter at Abbey Road and cut by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman... Read More »
Ye Olde Editor delivering the goods, Corvallis, Oregon, 1972. (Photograph by John Hull.) Yes, I've always been this way. Munich has come and gone...so has my serious bout with pneumonia...and I'd like to get my AXPONA 2024 Audio Oasis! Awards published before any more time goes by. (These are two big shows that are too... Read More »
Reprinted with permission from Copper magazine. Michael Fremer needs little introduction to Copperreaders. He's been a stalwart of the high-end audio industry for decades, and is currently the editor of The Tracking Angleand editor at large at The Absolute Sound. He has been a champion of vinyl since long before the days in the early 1980s when the "Perfect... Read More »
Roger Skoff writes about audiophilia No matter how busy we are with home, family, making or spending money, or any of our other more mundane concerns, all of us have time and resources that are not demanded for something else, and things that we do or enjoy for no reason other than simply that we... Read More »
This article by Steve Lefkowicz originally ran in Positive Feedback's ISSUE 60 March/April 2012, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. This might be a little longer than normal introduction. Those... Read More »
Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue*; An American in Paris; Cuban Overture. Ivan Davis, piano*; Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel. Copland, Appalachian Spring; Fanfare for the Common Man. Los Angeles Philharmonic/Zubin Mehta. London Jubilee 417 716-2. TT: 71.17 For me, as a professional musician and a professional listener, life doesn't always allow much time for repeat listening. But I find it instructive... Read More »
Woodinville, WA – Genesis Advanced Technologies, Inc. (Genesis) is proud and honored to announce a partnership with IBEX AUDIO GmbH for the distribution of Genesis loudspeakers and other products in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Genesis has been producing high-end loudspeakers since 1991 in the USA. The current Genesis products are proudly made in Woodinville in the... Read More »
Tony Furtado Duo- Peggy O: https://youtu.be/C9bWI68QHIY Tony Furtado (solo) slide blues from the backyard: https://youtu.be/3-o_CJatzKk Tony Furtado Band - Golden (Broken): https://youtu.be/vNeNgb7abAoTony Furtado Band - Live at Mississippi Studios- "Bawds of Euphony": https://youtu.be/W1myUaATzq4 Very few musicians of any stripe so personify a musical genre as completely as Tony Furtado embodies Americana roots music. Tony is... Read More »
With some of the best sonics you will ever experience, I'd like to introduce you to six recently released Pure DSD256 recordings from Eudora Records, Hunnia Records, and Yarlung Records. All of these albums are originally recorded directly to DSD256 and not to analog tape and then transferred to DSD. If you value the ultimate... Read More »
Fortissimo S Features Massive 50 lb. Platter Comprised of Multiple Materials for Maximum Noise Reduction Nesconset, NY, June 25, 2024 -- EAT (European Audio Team), the company whose high-performance products are designed to bring listeners as close as possible to the meaning and spirit of the original performance, offers the flagship Fortissimo S turntable in North America... Read More »
EF600 Cited For “Increase in Usability” BELLMORE, NY, June 26, 2024 – HIFIMAN, the leader in high fidelity personal audio, was awarded the prestigious 2024 Red Dot Product Design Award for the company’s EF600 balanced desktop DAC/amplifier, designed for audiophile-grade desktop performance with a slim, vertical tower industrial design. The Red Dot statement by the jury reads: “The reduction in formality... Read More »
Rhino Entertainment continues the superb Joni Mitchell Archives Series with their latest installment, The Asylum Albums (1976-1980), which presents newly remastered versions of Joni Mitchell's final four albums for David Geffen's Asylum Records. Including the studio recordings Hejira (1976), the double album Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (1977), and Mingus (1979), along with Joni's double live... Read More »
PEARL & THE OYSTERS GO ON A “SIDE QUEST” WITH NEW SONG OUT TODAY ON STONES THROW Photo credit: Ross Harris. Listen to “Side Quest” HERE Watch the music video Directed by David M. Gutel HERE Wednesday, June 26th, 2024 — Los Angeles-via-Paris pop voyagers Pearl & The Oysters – the duo of Juliette Pearl Davis (Juju)... Read More »
Impex Records is well known for their extraordinary reissues of albums that are perhaps underappreciated, but nonetheless quintessential. Their latest is Duke Ellington's seminal 1958 session, Ellington Indigos, which Impex has just taken to the next level with a new 65th anniversary, 45 rpm two-LP edition. A relatively neglected jewel in Duke Ellington's catalog of... Read More »
Elton John and Bernie Taupin, "Friends" 50th Anniversary Edition. The Original Soundtrack Recording. Paramount 3555744. Pinky Vinyl Edition. Sourced new from eBay. $26 For those who look at the title Friends you should know this is definitely not the soundtrack of the famous and still wildly popular sitcom. This album is the soundtrack for a... Read More »
Ron Resnick shows off his pride and joy, The Clarisys Studio Plus Speakers. As I was snaking my car up the ribbon of road leading high up in the Beverly Hills, I thought about my history with ribbon speakers. I had been invited by Ron Resnick to experience the listening room which comprises his new... Read More »
David Bowie: Rock 'N' Roll Star! is a new box set from Rhino Entertainment that chronicles the iconic star's journey from the formulative beginnings of the Ziggy Stardust era through its conclusion. The heavy box contains a plethora of wonders, not the least of which are the contents of the 5 CDs and the BluRay... Read More »
Caruso-Series: new software T+A elektroakustik Announces Comprehensive Software Upgrade for the Caruso – Free for All Users Herford 14 June 2024: T+A elektroakustik, Germany’s leading high-end manufacturer, announces a major update for the Navigator OS of the Caruso. This free software upgrade enhances the listening experience for users with numerous improvements and a completely revised... Read More »
To quote an old colloquialism, "I haven't been to an audio show in a minute." I have stayed away from them for various reasons the main one being Covid-19. But time marches on, and the lure of high-end audio is well… very alluring. I finally stuck my toe back in the water for the THE... Read More »
Craft Recordings is partnering again with Acoustic Sounds for a reboot of the classic Bluesville Series. The LPs will be pressed by Acoustic Sounds' Quality Record Pressing (QRP) on 180 gram vinyl; Craft is already collaborating with QRP on their Contemporary jazz reissue series. And those LPs have been excellent so far, so there's no... Read More »
High Definition Tape Transfers continues on its roll of great releases. Just recently I wrote about HDTT's superb reissue of Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section (HERE). Now we have the famous Fritz Reiner recording of Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, and The Weavers Reunion At Carnegie Hall, and Ella and Basie!, and much more. Bartók Concerto... Read More »
RCA RECORDS & LEGACY RECORDINGS TO RELEASE ‘MEMPHIS,’ THE FIRST FULLY COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF ELVIS PRESLEY’S HOMETOWN RECORDINGS, ON 5 CD/2LP/DIGITAL AUGUST 9 COINCIDING WITH THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRESLEY’S FIRST SESSIONS, SET INCLUDES 111 CAREER-SPANNING TRACKS, FROM SUN STUDIOS TO THE JUNGLE ROOM AT GRACELAND 88 REMIXED TRACKS BY MATT ROSS-SPANG WITH OVERDUBS REMOVED; NEW... Read More »
It’s been an exciting month of new devices for us here at Roon! We’ve got a great collection of streaming DACs and preamps for you to explore and an exciting portable DAC to boot. Let’s dive into the new Roon Ready gear! Astell & Kern HB1 – Roon Tested In the ever-evolving landscape of high-fidelity... Read More »
The latest in The Art of Hi-Fi series captures the rich tonalities of woodwind instruments in high-resolution audio jazz, classical and pop selections – June 13, 2024 – Woodwinds are among the most beautiful and expressive musical instruments, and The Art of Hi-Fi Volume 05: Woodwinds from PS Audio’s Octave Records features a variety of woodwinds and musical styles, all recorded... Read More »
Rhino Entertainment has just released the latest four titles in their excellent Quadio Series, which features BluRay audio with a high resolution version each album's original quadraphonic mix, along with high resolution stereo tracks. The four albums chosen for this release include Donny Hathaway's Extension of a Man (1973, Atco Records), Hot Tuna's Burgers (1972,... Read More »
As one of the founding fathers of rock and roll, Chuck Berry (1926-2017) receives a ton of well-deserved respect as a musical innovator. Berry, along with Buddy Holly, was the first to define the image of the electric guitar-slinging rock star. However, despite his well-deserved status, the 1972 album, The London Chuck Berry Sessions (Chess... Read More »
This would be the first time I've seen Aperion Audio at a show, and they were first on my list to visit. I wanted to meet the Millennial team behind this fast-growing company that makes a high value range of stereo and home theater speakers and Class A/B amplifiers. Collin Lybarger, the general manager, was... Read More »
I found Mark Conti of MC Audiotech and Robert Sears of Shimmer Audiophile setting up their gear in a large conference room at T.H.E. Show on a Thursday night in preparation for a long weekend of demos. Though they were working the kinks out of the system, the sound was already gelling, and I... Read More »
