March - April 2022
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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...
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...
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...
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 Friend the Audio Analyst
E72: AXPONA 2022 – Andrew Jones Announcement
In the early spring of 2020, I had a call with Andrew Jones in which he excitedly shared with me that he was going to be leaving ELAC and that he would.... . . Read More »
E71: The KRONOS Discovery RS tonearm
I recently installed the new KRONOS Discovery RS (Resonance Suppression) tonearm on my KRONOS Pro LE turntable in my reference system. Simply put, his.... . . Read More »
E70: The Von Schweikert Audio ULTRA 7 Loudspeakers
Last week, and on into the weekend, I had the opportunity to have hour upon hour in front of the new Von Schweikert Audio ULTRA 7 loudspeaker, in.... . . Read More »
E69: The KRONOS Resonance Suppression Tonearms
Today, I want to introduce you to the KRONOS Discovery and Kronoscope RS (Resonance Suppression) Tonearms. Using a profusion of both proven strategies.... . . Read More »
E68: Audience adeptResponse aR12-T4 Passive Power Conditioner
Today, I want to introduce you to the latest iteration of a product that has graced my reference system since its original release. From January of.... . . 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...
