March - April 2023
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Audio Discourse
The Mactone XX-440 Line Preamplifier and MH-120 Stereo...
Founded in 1964, and for 59 years now, Mactone has continuously manufactured high-fidelity vacuum tube audio components, longer than any other company...
Who Made That?
Roger Skoff writes about the things we buy Did you know that if you drive a Mercedes-Benz, or a Toyota there's a good possibility that your car wasn't...
Impressions: Additional Robinson Brutus Awards, Time-Shifted...
Time shift! Sometimes things stay on track; sometimes they don't. My Brutus Awards for last year fell into that category. There were so many great...
Impressions: Vivid Audio at GTT Audio, a Photo-Essay…and...
Robinson in Jerusalem, 2022, contemplating on the Via Dolorosa. (Photograph and image processing by John Robinson.) Every now and then I make a trip to...
YouTube Video from Greg Weaver: GTT Audio Launches Vivid Audio...
David W. Robinson, Editor-in-Chief of Positive Feedback, with Greg Weaver of the audio analyst and a Senior Associate Editor at Positive Feedback in...
Boxing Match: Bargain Headphone Amplifier vs. Audiophile Classic
Headphone stuff comes up in my email feed all the time! Last week I received a notice from online bargain store Monoprice that an "audiophile"...
Hardware Reviews
Rock and Roll All Night… I Just Might! - Wharfedale Diamond...
A common topic among audiophiles or collectors of HiFi gear is the piece of gear you regret selling the most. Often, this results in a list of...
Phasemation PP-500 Moving Coil Cartridge: Punching Above Its Pay...
"The whole is greater than the sum of the parts" is the perfect description of the sound of the Phasemation PP-500 low output moving coil cartridge. In...
FiiO R7 Desktop Digital Music Streamer, Preamplifier, and...
With this article, Positive Feedback continues its content-sharing relationship with Enjoy the Music where Steven R. Rochlin shares his thoughts on...
McIntosh MP100 Phono Preamplifier
If you are a reader of this esteemed publication it is not a stretch to presume you are an audiophile and probably pretty deep into our wonderful...
Silent Angel Bonn NX LAN Switch
ThunderData Co. LTD. is a company founded by Dr. Eric Jian Huang. It is engaged in the production of servers, network communication, data management,...
Solen Monitor 9A: A Standout Bargain Among Professional...
Every now and then—but really, not all that frequently—a product appears that really "shakes the chessboard" in terms of performance, value for...
Music - SuperSonic Recordings
Top 500 SuperSonic List - Part 35
This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 211. Donald Byrd, At the Half Note Cafe (Volume 1). Blue Note – BLP 4060 (mono),...
Music Reviews
Stan Kenton Classics
When I was twenty two I came to the conclusion that I actually like jazz, but I had a problem with jazz. The problem was I had yet to hear any jazz...
Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf LP Reissues from Craft Recordings
Jazz Dispensary is Craft Recordings' house label that mines from the riches of Concord Music's jazz, funk, soul, and fusion recordings from their...
Lawo Classics - A Label Well Worth Exploring - Plus Organ Music!
The Norwegian classical music label, Lawo Classics, makes recordings I've come to quite enjoy. They find outstanding musicians and make recordings of...
Sasha Matson Returns with Works for Jazz Orchestra
Sasha Matson is an interesting contemporary American composer. Some may recall my earlier review of his jazz opera, Cooperstown (HERE). Jazz opera?...
Helen Merrill American Country Songs
Helen Merrill isn't my favorite female jazz singer, as that designation belongs to June Christy. Having said this, I really like the two Merrill albums...
Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 - Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony...
Saint-Saëns, Symphony No. 3 "Organ Symphony," Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, with Marcel Dupre organ. 1957, 2023 (DXD DSD256) HERE Paul...
New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print
E.A.R. 864 Integrated
This article by Ed Morawski originally ran in Issue 6, April/May 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print"...
Our Friend the Audio Analyst
E137: Seattle's Audio-Ultra
Today, we take a quick visit to the home showrooms of Seattle area retailer Audio-Ultra, owned and operated by local entrepreneur Edward DeVito. My.... . . Read More »
E136: Pacific Audiofest: VAC & VSA
Today we go on a virtual visit to the Grand Ballroom 2 as set up during the second Pacific Audiofest, a room that was masterfully presented by some of.... . . Read More »
E135: Pacific Audio Fest: Innuos, ARC, & Acora Acoustics
Today, I’m pleased to introduce you to another remarkable system and share the experience that was offered to listeners in room 1370, sponsored by.... . . Read More »
E134: Pacific Audio Fest: Gershman Acoustics
This week, I’ll talk about Gershman Acoustics, of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. Though a smaller speaker manufacturer by comparison to most others I.... . . Read More »
E133: Pacific Audio Fest: Baun Audio
Six years ago, I spent some quality time with Benno Baun Meldgaard’s then-flagship creation, the $175,000 a pair GamuT Zodiac. Today, we learn about.... . . Read More »
E132: Pacific Audio Fest: Ideon Audio, JMF Audio, & GamuT
Today I want to share with you my visit to the Evergreen 4 room on the second floor at the 2023 Pacific Audio Fest, sponsored by Ideon Audio of Athens,.... . . Read More »
Our Friends at High Fidelity
Digital Audio Workstation or DAW - Part 2
Or about computer sound recording systems It all started in January 1971 with the world's first LP with digitally recorded material. In a long chain of...
Silent Angel Bonn NX LAN Switch
ThunderData Co. LTD. is a company founded by Dr. Eric Jian Huang. It is engaged in the production of servers, network communication, data management,...
Digital Audio Workstation or DAW - Part 1
Or about computer sound recording systems It all started in January 1971 with the world's first LP with digitally recorded material. In a long chain of...
Show Reports
AXPONA 2023 - Several Highlights and a Few Observations
What a wonderful weekend at AXPONA 2023! The weather was quite lovely for this time of the year in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs—sunny and in...
Florida Audio Expo 2023 - Part 4
During my show experience at FLAX, I basically live-posted capsules on Facebook from notable rooms I visited each day, saving my full coverage for...
Florida Audio Expo 2023 - Part 3
Mobile Fidelity featuring Andrew Jones A couple of weeks prior to FLAX, I got an email press release from Mobile Fidelity alerting me that speaker...
