September - October 2022
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Audio Discourse
Impressions: Ansuz Hits a Home Run...Stop the (Virtual)...
Ye Olde Editor with pipe: a portrait by John Robinson Hold the phone! Every now and then I run across a new audio design whose virtues are so obvious...
Hi-Fi Weather? Roger Skoff Writes About Something You May Not...
Do you know what a "bad hair day" is? No, it's not just something for women to worry about; anybody can have one, even—at least figuratively—your...
Experienced Listening
Norman Varney of AV RoomService Ltd. has joined Positive Feedback as a Senior Technical Editor as of Issue 113. His expertise in his field of audio...
From an Editor's Notebook: Gold Note Celebrates its 10th...
I have been publishing periodic updates from Gold Note, an Italian high-end company whose products have really caught my eye and ear. As I've been...
A Positive Feedback EXCLUSIVE: My Dinner with [André] MFSL's...
My Dinner with André MFSL’s Herb Belkin Herb Belkin (second from left), with members of the band Genesis circa 1974. Atlantic Records/ATCO Author's...
Greg Weaver's the audio analyst YouTube Interview with Andreas...
Greg Weaver of the audio analyst and I have been working to extend our readers/viewers understanding of DSD at all levels, including the use of DSD256...
Hardware Reviews
Grado Labs Statement Series 3000x Headphones
GS3000x Wooden Grado Headphones I want to make it clear that the now discontinued wood body Grado Statement Series 3000e was my favorite go-to...
Nordost QNET Ethernet Switch
The natural order of things is to start low and aim high. Buy a low-cost product; get acquainted with it, even as you scan the horizon checking out...
Rogue Audio Pharaoh II Integrated Amplifier
A new King is crowned! Review By Ric Mancuso With this article, Positive Feedback continues its content-sharing relationship with Enjoy the Music...
The Arya Labs RevOpod Damping Foot
Audiophiles are a compulsive bunch. They will try just about anything and everything when it comes to improving the sound of their systems. One very...
Dynamic Design AV Cables
Dynamic Design AV is a Chicago based cable company that was established in 2000. Frankly, I was surprised that I had never heard of Dynamic Design...
Escapism with the Sendy Apollo Headphones
I have very little need for escapism. I live in a very peaceful area, surrounded by lakes, trees, and very little traffic. My listening room is in my...
Interviews
Interview with Bert van der Wolf of Northstar Recording
The following is an interview with recording engineer Bert van der Wolf, chief recording engineer, producer and founder of Northstar Recording...
Music - SuperSonic Recordings
Top 500 SuperSonic List - Part 33
This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 201. Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach, Painted From Memory. Mercury – 314 538...
Music Reviews
Chick Corea The Montreux Years
Chick Corea, The Montreux Years. Double Album Set - Music Spanning Seven Years of Chick Corea at Montreux. BMG Records CAT583DLP If you are a jazz...
Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus in Pure DSD256
Bob Witrak at HDTT has done it again—a superb new release in Pure DSD256. This is the superlative Sonny Rollins' Saxophone Colossus. And it sounds...
Orchestral Masterpieces from Iván Fischer and Jared Sacks
How best to present several of the outstanding orchestral masterpieces found in the Channel Classics catalog? My choice is to start with selections...
Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin in Pure DSD256 from HDTT
Grab onto the sides of your chairs so you don't fall over like I did when you hear this superb new transfer of Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin. The...
More Treasures from Eudora Records in Pure DSD256
Gonzalo Noque's recordings continue to mesmerize and delight me. I'm sitting at the moment just stunned having listened to a preview copy in DSD128 of...
Ella Fitzgerald in Pure DSD256 from HDTT
Whenever I see a Pure DSD transfer from HDTT, I know they've found an excellent source tape that is in great condition. And these are always wonderful...
New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print
Von Schweikert VR-4JR MkII loudspeakers - A Speaker of Many...
This article by John Zurek originally ran in Issue 31, May/June 2007, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print"...
Our Friend the Audio Analyst
E92: Introducing True Life Audio
Today, I am both pleased and honored to introduce you to the Supreme Series of electronics from True Life Audio of Greece. Importer, colleague, and.... . . Read More »
E91: Maurice Jeffries-Vinyl and the KRONOS Advantage
Today I am joined by my colleague and good friend, Maurice Jeffries, a gifted listener, and writer, who currently contributes to Positive Feedback and.... . . Read More »
E90: Capital Audiofest Is coming!
As of the time this episode drops, we are just six-and-a-half weeks away (I know I said two-and-a-half weeks in the episode - I shot too many episodes.... . . Read More »
E89: Andreas Koch and Digital Recording
Today, we’ll hear from a friend who has some ridiculous credentials, as he weighs in the world of digital recording, Andreas Koch. He has the.... . . Read More »
E88: My System – Recorded!
Today, I’m sharing two recordings made of my reference system playing music in my room. You may see a full listing of all the gear in my current.... . . Read More »
E87: More MoFi Drama-Class Action and DSD Mastering
As well as discussing the merit and concerns over the pending Class Action lawsuit filed at the end of August against MoFi, I’ve asked Dr. David W..... . . Read More »
Our Friends at High Fidelity
SoulNote P-3 Special Edition Line Preamplifier
SoulNote is a Japanese company, founded in 2004 by the ex-director of Marantz Nippon, an engineer, Mr. Norinaga Nakazawa. It specializes in the...
Show Reports
Pacific Audio Fest, Part Four
Continuing on with our coverage of the Pacific Audio Fest. Songer Audio, Whammerdyne. Images below. Simply stunning products. Clearly "not another...
