September - October 2019
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Audio Discourse
Impressions: My Audio Oasis! Awards for RMAF 2019, Part the...
David W. Robinson: Self-Portrait, Variation 3, Happy Valley, OR, 2019 Wilson Audio & VTL As usual of late, the Wilson Audio/VTL room did not...
Impressions: My Audio Oasis! Awards for RMAF 2019, Part the...
Ye Olde Editor at RMAF back in 2015 (photograph by Jeff Day) Introduction: RMAF at a major new site After a hiatus of three years (2016-2018), during...
The Duelund-Altec Project – Dare to Dream!
This particular feature article for Positive Feedback isn't your typical audio review, but rather is intended to be a fun and inspirational "dare to...
George Benson: "The Other Side of Abbey Road"
John Marks of The Tannhauser Gate shares his reflections on the 50th Anniversary of the release of The Beatles masterpiece album, Abbey Road, by...
Genesis Advanced Technologies Event at Distinctive Stereo
Gary L. Koh, Chief Designer and CEO of Genesis Advanced Technologies, was the principal speaker at an event held on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at...
Rick Beato: A Musical and Audio Analysis of Boston's "More Than...
...in which my good audio friend John Marks, Head Honcho of The Tannhauser Gate, continues his series of essays on a creative thread within rock music,...
Hardware Reviews
The Power of Tubes: Manley Neo-Classic 250W Monoblocks
For those who have been around audio for a while, Manley Labs has been an industry stalwart for a long time. Headed by EveAnna Manley they produce...
Paradox Pulse Amplifiers
"If you want the finest amplifiers money can buy here is your chance. The Paradox Pulse mono amplifier uses only the finest of parts throughout...
KRONOS Audio SSCPS Takes You Higher
Just looking at the SSCPS, you can tell Louis Desjardins knows a thing or two about materials design. But don't get him started—unless you've got a...
Akiko Audio Corelli Power Conditioner
It was around 5 year ago that I learned a valuable lesson; never discount the validity of an audio tweak even, if it does not seem to have any apparent...
Bakoon International AMP-13R
They say a lot of things about small packages. "Good things come in small packages." There is a certain wisdom in that statement. Of course it rarely...
Acapella Audio Arts: the Sphäron Excalibur
Three years ago, while visiting Acapella's showroom in Duisburg, I experienced that a Poseydon could bring you closer to the dynamics of a concert...
Interviews
The Editors Series 27 - Marc Phillips of the Occasional Magazine
THE EDITORS is a cycle of interviews with audio magazine editors from all over the world—both those in charge of printed publications, as well as...
Audiophiles as Artists - Adam Goldfine
Twenty questions with an audiophile who is also an artist. For this Audiophiles as Artists, we feature Adam Goldfine who also writes for PF. What's...
Music - SuperSonic Recordings
Top 500 SuperSonic List - Part 15
This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 111. Count Basie, Live at the Sands (Before Frank). MoFi – MFSL 2-401 (2013),...
Top 500 SuperSonic List - Part 14
This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 106. Bill Berry and His Ellington All-Stars, For Duke. M&K RealTime Records –...
Music Reviews
IMPEX Records Legrand Jazz - A Wonderful New 45 RPM LP Reissue
Legrand Jazz, Michel Legrand. IMPEX Records. I'm very much falling in love with 45 RPM LPs. I'm also very much falling in love with IMPEX Records and...
Song Review: Syrinx by +Ingelrii+
If you frequent Positive-Feedback, you may have noticed my lengthy interview with Ketil Vestrum Einarsen, who was recently described by Jacob Holm-Lupo...
Notes of an Amateur: Monteverdi, Bach, Henze, and Richard
Monteverdi, L'incoronazione di Poppea. Les Ars Florissants, Willam Christie. Harmonia Mundi 8902622.24 3 CD's, 1 DVD. This new release of Monteverdi's...
Joachim Raff: Music for Piano (and Orchestra)
RAFF: Ode au printemps, Op. 76*; Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 185; Caprice on Themes from König Alfred, Op. 65, No. 2. Tra Nguyen, piano; *Prague...
Kaitai Teki Kokan
Masayuki Takayanagi and Abe Kaoru, Kaitai Teki Kokan. Premiere: 1970 | Sound Creators Inc. SCi - 10101. Reissue: 2018 | Craftman Records...
More Treasures From IMPEX Records - New Vinyl Releases From...
Abey Fonn and the entire team at IMPEX Records continue to impress and delight. Though we have only just passed the halfway point for the year 2019,...
Our Friends at High Fidelity
Cambridge Audio AXC35 Compact Disc Player
CAMBRIDGE AUDIO is a British company specializing in audio and audio-video electronic components, whose distinctive feature is a particularly good...
Krakow Sonic Society Meeting 120 - Adam Czerwinski and AC
A tape, a test pressing, an LP "The most expensive music format (in the world)" as exemplified by records produced by the AC Records label. A lot has...
15 years Later - High Fidelity's 15th Anniversary
I'm a music lover. I am an audiophile. I'm an electronics technician. I am an acoustician, a sound engineer. I am a philologist with a PhD. I am a...
Show Reports
RMAF 2019 Photo Essay Part 6
Continuing on with our coverage of RMAF 2019. All photos by Dave Clark, text by Carol Clark. This music lover loves Qobuz! Head Space! We visited the...
RMAF 2019 Photo Essay Part 5
Continuing on with our coverage of RMAF 2019. All photos by Dave Clark, text by Carol Clark. Lumin AMP, Vivid Audio Giya G2, Lumin T-2 network music...
RMAF 2019 Photo Essay Part 4
Continuing on with our coverage of RMAF 2019. All photos by Dave Clark, text by Carol Clark. Well Pleased AV, a standout room at the show. Featuring...
RMAF 2019 Part 2 and Further Reflections
Herb Reichert and Lynn Olson at RMAF 2015 (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) As my readers know, my usual beat is high-efficiency...
RMAF 2019 Photo Essay Part 3
Continuing on with our coverage of RMAF 2019. All photos by Dave Clark, text by Carol Clark. Liked this! Klipsch room. The first Klipsch room. A second...
RMAF 2019 Photo Essay Part 2
Continuing on with our coverage of RMAF 2019. All photos by Dave Clark, text by Carol Clark. Uh, these sealed the deal on how good things could be at...
