July - August 2022
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Audio Discourse
The Sony LSPX-S3 Glass Surround Speaker: Modesty's Beguiling...
Jim Merod: a self-portrait. Sony's LSPX-S3 glass sound speaker can be regarded as a leaner, no less enjoyable sonic anomaly which the paradigm-setting...
From an Editor's Notebook, Very Briefly: More on Gold Note…the...
Dr. David contemplating the mysteries of Life. Happy Valley, OR, 2018 (Photograph by John Robinson; image processing by Ye Olde Editor) Last month's...
The Audeze CRBN Headphones, Part Two: The Measurements
Sensitivity First, I measured the sensitivity of the Audeze CRBN, comparing it to the Stax 007. My headphone measurement instrument is the Mini DSP...
From an Editor's Notebook: A Trip to Montreal and Kronos...
E-in-C Robinson photographing at the Kronos factory, Montreal, 2022 (photograph by Bill Parish; image processing by Robinson) If you've been following...
Snake Oil and Voodoo: Roger Skoff Writes About the Stranger...
As you probably know, I'm not just a writer and a long-time audiophile (I and my friends call ourselves "HiFi Crazies"), but a manufacturer of High-End...
What's a Journalist For?
At the 18th High Fidelity Anniversary In the past, before I started to work as a journalist, I heard several times from one of the audio distributors...
Hardware Reviews
The Bargain Class A Usher R-1.5 Stereo Amplifier - A High...
The Usher R-1.5 stereo amplifier is built like a tank. Its utilitarian industrial design bears a striking resemblance to the Threshold 300 Stasis...
Audience aR12-T4 Power Conditioner
It was around the midpoint of my Hi-end audio journey when I heard my first passive power distributor and I can still recall the shock. At this...
Swiss with a Flourish! The Merason frerot DAC
Together in Bits and Pieces. First Bit. The least expensive way to get great sound out of your system is to "cheat." Don't buy new gear, buy really...
Pass Labs X260.8 Monoblock Amplifiers
Prestigious power, glorious grace, and terrific transparency. Review By Dwayne Carter With this article, Positive Feedback continues its...
The New Apartment Lounge: Von Schweikert Audio's Stealth-Bomber...
Up and Down the Loudspeaker Evolutionary Ladder From its inception nearly 40 years ago, Von Schweikert Audio has adhered fanatically to a unifying...
The Magnificent Magnesium Usher Audio ML-801 Loudspeakers
Staring out from the darkened hotel room, two sculpted, burly figures stand guarding the glistening golden and onyx tinted treasures between them....
Interviews
Do Pro Audio Speakers Belong In An Audiophile Home?
Wayne Jones at NAMM 2022 I was interested in the audiophile community's resistance to pro audio gear, used in top studios around the world. The music...
Music - SuperSonic Recordings
Top 500 SuperSonic List - Part 32
Five Shades of "Gray" This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 196. Gerald Wilson Big Band, Moment of Truth. Pacific Jazz –...
Music Reviews
Four Superb Recordings from Eudora Records in Pure DSD256
You may have gathered that I greatly enjoy the marvelous recordings released by Gonzalo Noqué on his Eudora Records label. Recently I've been...
The Bruckner Symphonies with Jaap van Zweden
The Bruckner symphonies cycle from Jaap van Zweden and the North Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, as recorded by Bert van der Wolf, is a superb...
Octave Records - In Pursuit of Studio Recording Excellence
Hurray for those obsessed by the pursuit of sonic excellence! Octave Records, founded by Paul McGowan of PS Audio, is an exemplar of compulsion for...
Saturday Night In San Francisco: A Forty-Two-Year-Old Triumph
I can’t imagine that there are too many readers of this journal who will not be familiar with, or at least aware of, the renowned 1981 landmark...
Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall, 1961, in DSD256 from HDTT
Some recordings are highlights of our music culture and are loved by generations. Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall, 1961, is such a recording. It is a...
More Intriguing Music From Eric Vloeimans
Eric Vloeimans' music-making has captured me. I admit it happily. His innovative, cheerful explorations are refreshing, fun, interesting, and...
New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print
Cary Audio 308T CD Player
This article by Sasha Matson originally ran in Issue 5, February/March 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in...
Our Friend the Audio Analyst
E97: Capital Audiofest: Part One
Today I want to talk about a few standout rooms that, as good as they were, didn’t make it into my Top Five for this year’s event. There can be.... . . Read More »
E96: Talking with Magico's Alon Wolf
Today, I’m bringing you the first episode chronicling my visit to Magico to experience Alon Wolf’s crowning achievement, the M9 loudspeaker. All I.... . . Read More »
E95: The DSA Phono III
Today, I am happy to introduce you to the amazing Dynamic Sounds Associates Phono III ($19,000), the most user-friendly, easiest to adjust, and most.... . . Read More »
E94: Maurice Jefferies on Listening
Today, my good friend and colleague, Maurice Jeffries, a gifted listener and writer, who currently contributes to Positive Feedback and Enjoy the.... . . Read More »
E93: More with Andreas Koch!
Some viewers of our first conversation here on the channel, “Episode 89: Andreas Koch and Digital Recording,” which was posted on September 25th of.... . . Read More »
E85: Pacific Audio Fest Wrap Up
Pacific Audio Fest Director, Lou Hinkley, who is also the owner, designer, and craftsman behind the Daedalus Audio Loudspeakers of Ferndale, WA, and.... . . Read More »
Our Friends at High Fidelity
Crosszone CZ-8A Headphones
Crosszone is a specialized audio company, founded in 2016 in Japan by the Taiwanese company Asia Optical Inc., a manufacturer of lenses and optical...
Grandinote Supremo Integrated Amplifier
WORLD PREMIERE The Italian company Grandinote was established in 2005. Its founder and chief designer is Massimiliano "MAX" Magri. Their first product...
Show Reports
Pacific Audio Fest, Part Three
Continuing our coverage of the Pacific Audio Fest. Please keep in mind that at any show you are not listening to a speaker, amp, or whatever... but a...
Pacific Audio Fest, Part Two
Continuing on with our coverage of the Pacific Audio Fest. ModWright, Seattle Hi-Fi, SME, Revel, Cardas Audio. Images below. Pictured below is Dan's...
Pacific Audio Fest, Part One
The inaugural Pacific Audio Fest, July 29 - 30, 2022, in Seattle, Washington was a lot of fun. For many attendees it was the first time out among audio...
After 3 Years in Absentia, AXPONA 2022 Delivers the Goods
SCHAUMBURG, IL - Wildly popular among high fidelity audio enthusiasts, due to COVID related cancellations, the annual three day Audio Expo North...
