January - February 2019
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Audio Discourse
Fedor Rudin: Paganini Caprice in A minor, Op. 1, No. 5
Congratulations to Fedor Rudin! The Vienna State Opera has appointed him to fill one of their vacant co-concertmaster positions. I am tempted to say...
Rega Rebounds in Musical Surroundings: The Nova III Phono Stage
Hey Positive People! The last time we spoke, I was in the midst of bouncing between two rigs set up in my basement—one using several on-loan items:...
Technique - A Guide to Fine Tuning
Or how to set up speakers Did you ever experience a situation where the loudspeakers that sounded so great in distributor's showroom after you bought...
Box Sets - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
My relationship with box sets? Well, you might say its complicated. I recently reached the 100 mark with box sets in my collection, a bit of a...
Singing Lightfoot in Lincolnshire
After a holiday season of good cheer, John Marks returns to the pages of PF with a new reflection on the music of Gordon Lightfoot, one of blessed...
Robinson's Positive Feedback Brutus Awards for 2018: Part the...
Ye Olde Editor (photograph by John Robinson) By way of explanation… The final batch of my Brutus Award announcements for 2018 was significantly...
Hardware Reviews
Paradox Pulse Audio Phono 70 Signature Phono Stage
I came upon Paradox Pulse quite by accident while pursuing eBay looking at some used amplifiers. What first caught my attention, and the reason for my...
Sumiko Olympia Moving Magnet Cartridge
This is the second of the new Sumiko Oyster series of cartridges. A few months ago I reviewed the Moonstone, the unit directly up the line form the...
Constellation Inspiration 1.0 Linestage and 1.0 Stereo...
The Constellation Audio Inspiration 1.0 Linestage and pair of 1.0 Stereo amplifiers, driving the GamuT Flagship Zodiac Loudspeakers. From the Beginning...
Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ and Brooklyn Amplifier
I was recently introduced to Mytek, a company out of Brooklyn, NY that specializes in digital electronics. Not being known for being the go-to guy for...
Timeline SE Turntable Speed Strobe
"I feel the need—the need for speed!" (Peter "Maverick" Mitchell, Top Gun). Speed control that is! Whether it's jets or a turntable's speed... it all...
Cardas Audio Clear Beyond Power XL: 30 Years in the Making!
I know George Cardas through his charming daughter, Mary Cardas. Angela, his other daughter, skillfully grows the company while George continues to do...
Interviews
Cluster and the Polish Case - Or Ten Years of Polish September...
Today it is probably the standard - Polish products are quite often reviewed by audio magazines. Just check the High Fidelity issue from the previous...
Music - SuperSonic Recordings
Top 500 SuperSonic List - Part 11
This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 82. Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon. Harvest – SHVL 804, 1E 064 o 05249...
Music Reviews
Marita Sølberg: Opera Arias
Courtesy www.maritasolberg.com; photo credit Felix Broede. Marita Sølberg: Opera Arias. Opera arias by Catalani, Mozart, Gounod, Bizet,...
The Gasparini Album
Roberta Invernizzi, soprano; Auser Musici/Carlo Ipata. Glossa GCD 922905. TT: 59.30. Astianatte: Se la Grecia s'armerà. L'oracolo del Fato: Qui ti...
Latest Vinyl Releases - Are These References?
Here are some LPs that I've gotten in recently and I want to bring to your attention. Espresso, Bob James Trio, EVLP023, from Tappan Zee...
Somesh Mathur's Time Stood Still
Sweetbeats Productions, Digital download available at Apple Music and Google Music $8.99 I know I've raved about recordings in reviews, even in the...
Notes of an Amateur: Saariaho, Dusapin, Sierra, Finckel and Wu...
Saariaho and Koh. Jennifer Koh, violin. Nicolas Hodges, piano. Hsin-Yun Huang, viola. Wilhelmena Smith, cello. Anssi Kaarttunen, cello, Curtis 20/21...
New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print
47 Laboratory Flatfish CD Player and Progression DAC
This article, as reviewed by Francisco Duran, Dave Clark, Larry Fisher, and Larry Cox, originally ran in audioMusings' Issue 12, 2000 and then in...
Our Friends at High Fidelity
NAGRA - Story of a Passion
NAGRA is a company-institution. Both figuratively and literally. As I shall try to show you, it's a unique example of combining the elements of...
A Photo Essay of NAGRA
Stefan Kudelski with Nagra III tape recorder A view from our hotel's window towards Geneva Lake. A view from our hotel's window towards Alps on the...
Show Reports
CES High End Audio 2019 R.I.P
"Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building!" Perhaps an odd opening title bar anywhere but here in Las Vegas. For the last 20 years I have...
2018 AES Convention
"Well, you can take a crosstown bus if it's cold or if it's raining, And the animals will love it if you do." - The Zoo, Simon and...
