November - December 2021
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Audio Discourse
From an Editor’s Notebook: The 2021 LAOC Audio Society Gala
Dr. David W. Robinson, in contemplation with cigar. Happy Valley, Summer, 2021. (Photograph by John Robinson; image processing by Robinson) One of the...
Paying for Nothing
Roger Skoff writes about why it costs so much to get less Roger Skoff is the former CEO and Lead Designer for XLO Cables. Nowadays, he captains RSX...
The 18th Annual Positive Feedback Writers' Choice Awards for
Beginning at the end of 2003, PF established its first annual awards for fine audio. The Brutus Award was established for the best that David...
RADAR - The First Fully Functional HDD Non-linear Recording...
Part 1: TECHNOLOGY Or why a recording is not a document and what does it mean DIGITAL SOUND RECORDING – method of preserving sound in which audio...
Memoriam: The Passing of John Pearsall
Drawing by Dan Zimmerman Very sad news today. I received a phone call from Mike Spurlock, of the olden days of the Oregon Triode Society, notifying me...
Leben Hi-Fi Stereo Company CS-300F Vacuum Tube Integrated...
Greetings friends, I hope you are doing well. I know there's a lot of Leben HiFi Stereo Company fans out there, and today I want to tell the Leben fans...
Hardware Reviews
Sonus faber Olympica Nova III Loudspeakers
For over a decade now, I have auditioned many models of Sonus faber loudspeakers at several audio shows in North America. Although in every case they...
Sonus faber Lumina V Loudspeakers
It was 1996. A young man rolled up into a now defunct Tweeter Etc. audio shop. Despite the wide-leg skater jeans, chain wallet, Caesar cut, rock...
Lindemann Limetree Network II Music Streamer
North America Premiere Review! An island in the stream. Review By Paul Schumann With this article, Positive Feedback continues its content-sharing...
The New Rotel RA1572 MKII Receiver
As I look back, it has been a number of years since I have evaluated a Rotel Audio component. "The Rotel corporation grew from the efforts of one...
ZELLATON Plural Evo Loudspeakers: Coming Full Circle
Far too much time has passed since my last Positive Feedback review. This unintentional hiatus was traceable to the Covid-19 pandemic (and resulting...
The Euphony Audio Summus Endpoint - How Do You Improve Upon...
The Euphony Summus Server and Endpoint, alongside the PS Audio Stellar Gain Cell DAC and the Gustard X16 DAC. From late 2019 into 2020, my personal...
Interviews
Interview with Dan Wright of ModWright
In February of 2003, David Robinson and Dan Wright had a conversation about the work that he's doing at ModWright, his company that does various audio...
Music Reviews
A Seasonal Confection to Stress Test Your Audio System
A fun seasonal confection—Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" is played solo on a 5 1/2 octave celesta. This little gem will stress test...
Adele, 30
Adele, 30 Bravery Through Vulnerability Adele's a global superstar. The anticipation for new releases from the reclusive singer/songwriter is always a...
The Bach Goldberg Variations for String Trio - A Singular
Bach's Goldberg Variations performed by string trio is a singular delight. This performance by members of the CamerataRCO is one that I rank among the...
The Remarkable Mari Eriksmoen in Arias from Handel and Mozart
Norwegian soprano Mari Eriksmoen is remarkable. Her clear, agile soprano and light vibrato deliver perfectly in this collection of Mozart and Handel...
A Schubert Symphony Cycle to Savor - Jan Willem de Vriend
Jan Willem de Vriend and the Residentie Orkest The Hague give us a symphony cycle to savor, the symphonies of Franz Schubert in glorious high...
The Sound of Jazz - From the Rehearsal for the December 8, 1957...
The Sound of Jazz - Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Jimmie Guiffre, Red Allen, Jo Jones, Mal Waldron (from the rehearsal for the Live from CBS Studio 58,...
New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print
Transrotor Leonardo 25/25/60 Doppio Turntable
This article, as reviewed by Dave Clark originally ran in Issue 4, December/January 2003, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from...
Our Friend the Audio Analyst
E62: Winds of Change
As 2021 draws to a close, it occurred to me just what an eventful year it has been, for audiophiles and music lovers in general, and for me in.... . . Read More »
E61: Guilty Treasures: Supertramp - Crime of the Century
Even coming in at the number twenty-seven slot on Rolling Stone’s “50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time,” Supertramp’s extraordinary 1974.... . . Read More »
E60: The MartinLogan Story
Most of you who have been in or around this industry know that the name MartinLogan was created by taking the middle names of the co-founders, Gayle.... . . Read More »
E59: Capital Audiofest 2021: Leading the way back…
After nearly two years of audio expo abstinence, Capital Audiofest founder and organizer, Gary Gill, has chosen to put on his annual event the first.... . . Read More »
E58: The Vinyl Advantage
For years now, there has been an attempt among the proponents of digital audio formats to convince you that ONLY digital recordings should be.... . . Read More »
Our Friends at High Fidelity
Krakow Sonic Society Meeting 132 - Siltech Classic Legend
Krakow Sonic Society is an informal group of music lovers, audiophiles, friends, meeting to learn something new about audio products, recordings,...
Acoustic Revive RTS-30 and RKI-5005 Turntable Sheets and...
WORLD PREMIERE Acoustic revive is a Japanese company founded in 1997 and run by Mr. Ken Ishiguro-san. It specializes in connection cables and...
Krakow Sonic Society Meeting 130 - Impex Records' S1TEP Patricia...
Krakow Sonic Society is an informal group of music lovers, audiophiles and friends who meet to learn something new about audio products, records,...
Show Reports
Capitol Audiofest 2021 - The World Begins to Re-Open
I wasn't intending on going to the Capitol Audiofest this year at all, what with so many things still being shut down due to the virus and all. I was...
CES and T.H.E. SHOW - 2009
Take a look back at the Consumer Electronic Show, and The Home Entertainment Show in Las Vegas, 2009. Show report coverage from Dave and Carol Clark....
