Herford, Germany, January 20, 2025 – Germany’s leading high-end audio specialist, T+A elektroakustik, updates its successful Solitaire T headphone range with a stunning addition. The original Solitaire T White is being replaced by the new Solitaire T Cognac White, which seamlessly combines the meticulously tuned sound signature and exceptional driver and electronics of the globally... Read More »
This is the latest installment of re-published articles from our good audiobud, Frank Doris, Editor of Copper magazine, the journal of Paul McGowan's company PS Audio. Paul has kindly given Frank Doris permission to re-publish here at Positive Feedback, and some of Frank's valued articles appear here occasionally, courtesy of them both. Enjoy! Plangent Processes offers a... Read More »
New full-featured Stellar DAC offers high-end performance and features at an attractive price point Boulder, Colorado, January 16, 2025 – PS Audio is now shipping its Stellar DAC, a superb-sounding digital-to-analog converter that sets a new standard in performance and value. The Stellar DAC ($2,199) offers a host of high-end features including PS Audio’s exclusive... Read More »
Dealers, 200+ Listening Rooms, Top Hi-Fi Audio Brands, Car Audio Showcase, Thousands of Products and Gear, Educational Seminars and Live Musical Performances SCHAUMBURG, IL (January 15, 2025) - - Now in its 16th year, AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) will return April 11-13 to the Schaumburg Convention Center offering three jam-packed days of incredible sounds, technology, seminars, networking and the newest products in the... Read More »
Marrying fusion with free jazz, the newly-remastered album takes listeners on a sublime journey through tracks like “Tress-Cum-Deo-La,” “Bwaata,” and “Songs for Sinners” Los Angeles, CA (January 14, 2025)—Craft Recordings and Jazz Dispensary kick off the new year in style with a heady cult favorite from Joe Henderson, 1973’s Multiple. Returning to vinyl after more... Read More »
Amend and his band dive into a selection of the greatest 1960s jazz tunes and popular favorites, including “The Girl From Ipanema,” “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat,” “The Look of Love,” and others, recorded in high-resolution Pure DSD audio January 15, 2025 – Octave Records is thrilled to present their latest release, Jazz Classics: 1960s from... Read More »
TIDAL Audio, the world-renowned manufacturer of luxury high-end audio speakers and electronics, is delighted to announce an anniversary celebration event. January 2025 marks 25 years for TIDAL Audio, which manufactures bespoke audio speakers and electronics at the highest level of performance and quality. "We Build Emotions" resonates with music lovers all over the world. For... Read More »
Passos Brasileiros, Toomai String Quintet, with assisting artists. Tocanta Media (CD). 53 minutes. Pascoal: Garrote. Villa-Lobos: Saudades das Selvas Brasilieras 1-2; Chôros 5 ("Alma Brasileira"). Gonzaga: Passos no Choro. Freire: Mamulengo; Espiral; Turbulenta; Pintou um Grilo. Nascimento: Cais. Gil: Domingo no Parque. Nogueira: Bachianinha 1. Lara: Força da Imaginação/Sonho Meu. As in their 2018 début... Read More »
We've all bought albums for the hit song that we heard on the radio, or for that one incredible sounding demo cut we heard at an audio show. Because of this, vinyl nuts, like me, who've been collecting records for decades, always wind up owning lots of albums that have only one good cut. I... Read More »
Recording engineer Bert van der Wolf's releases are eagerly awaited in our household. The reason is a combination of three factors: (1) the audio quality he achieves is easily in the top ranks of what is possible today, and he's constantly pushing the envelope to achieve even better sound; (2) I like his choice of... Read More »
Another year, another Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society Gala weekend. Early December once again. Been doing these for a long time, now...over the past number of revolutions around the Sun, chairing the LAOC Audiophile Recording of the Year Awards (ARYA). 2024 was another trip to LA for this event; my photographs and brief... Read More »
This article by Dr. Sardonicus originally ran in Issue 77, 2015, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. The Aging Audiophile … a Tale of Sorrow and Redemption (sort of) I... Read More »
The J.Sikora company was established in 2007 in Lublin. Its first turntable offered the same year was called Standard. It took as many as seven years to prepare the top design, Reference, which was introduced in 2014. In the following years, it was joined by the lower-priced Initial turntable, followed by tonearms. The Standard Max... Read More »
Impex Records continues to honor the legacy of celebrated guitarist Al Di Meola with a new 180 gram LP reissue of his 1977 jazz fusion classic, Elegant Gypsy. The album sold a half-million units in the year of its release, peaking at the number 5 position on Billboard's jazz album charts while earning Guitar Player... Read More »
Compact SERENADE Wireless Features Multiple Streaming and Input Options; Proprietary Hymalaya Pro R-2R Ladder DAC BELLMORE, NY, December 20, 2024 – HIFIMAN, a leader in high fidelity personal audio, today announced the debut of a new DAC/headphone amplifier with an integrated WiFi card that allows for lossless wireless streaming of high-resolution audio. The new SERENADE... Read More »
The Audio Engineering Society show has been going on for many, many years, and for a long time was the only audio engineering show in the world. Because of its history, it has a number of unique features that you won't find at NAMM or the Tonmeistertagung. It's split between a scientific conference with papers... Read More »
Effective January 1, 2025, GoldenEar will join PML Sound International (Paradigm, Anthem, and MartinLogan) and operate under its new identity as GoldenEar Studio Inc. To ensure a smooth transition, GoldenEar will temporarily pause business operations from January 1, 2025, to January 31, 2025. During this period, GoldenEar orders will not be processed or fulfilled. PML’s business operations... Read More »
December 18th 2024 Grimm Audio started shipping the versatile phono preamplifier PW1. Creative Director Eelco Grimm says that “decades ago all founders of the company were so inspired by vinyl that they dedicated their life to developing audio equipment. Even in these days of high performance digital audio playback systems it is hard to imagine... Read More »
JPLAY, the premier software for audiophiles seeking ultimate sound quality, has released a new version of its music playback application, introducing groundbreaking features to elevate the listening experience even further. Seamless HQPlayer Integration The latest release adds support for HQPlayer Control API, allowing users to seamlessly integrate and remotely control HQPlayer directly from JPLAY app.... Read More »
SV-500 MK Adds HDMI and Bluetooth 5.0 Connectivity to Top-shelf Array of Digital and Analog Inputs GRAND RAPIDS, MI, November 20, 2024 Vincent Audio, a designer and manufacturer of elegant audiophile-grade stereo and multichannel components, is now shipping a new, updated edition of one of its most popular hybrid integrated amplifiers to date. Shipping this... Read More »
Roger Skoff: a moment. Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society Gala. Buena Park, CA, 2024 (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) Roger Skoff writes about glad tidings from HiFi Land... Happy Holidays! Now's the time to enjoy family, good food, good friends, and good music, played in great sound. But, even now,... Read More »
Bluesound’s reference wireless music streamer is now available worldwide, marking an exciting milestone for the multi-room audio brand and setting a new benchmark in HiFi streaming. TORONTO, CANADA, DECEMBER 12, 2024 – BLUESOUND, the original wireless hi-res multi-room music brand, proudly announces that its highly anticipated flagship wireless music streamer, the NODE ICON, is now... Read More »
The Dutch company Siltech is one of the leading manufacturers of audio cables. For years, with its Triple Crown series, along with a handful of other manufacturers, it dictated the terms in the high-end. This May, however, it unveiled its new top-of-the-line Master Crown series. Twice as expensive. Gabi van der Kley (CEO) and Viktor... Read More »
Craft Recordings continues to drop great late-year releases, and I have four more here you'll definitely want to check out! These albums criss-cross the genres of classic jazz, alternative pop, post-grunge hard rock, and jazz fusion, and feature reissues of rare, long out-of-print, and hard-to-find classic and noteworthy LPs. Including a new Miles Davis compilation... Read More »
Vocalist Louisa Amend and band perform a wide variety of songs, from classic standards to music by Chick Corea, Joni Mitchell and more Boulder, Colorado, December 11, 2024 – Octave Records’ latest, Louisa Amend Quartet Live at the Muse Performance Space is sure to delight jazz fans and audiophiles alike with its beautifully-recorded songs, captured... Read More »
CUT FROM THE ANALOG TAPES AND PRESSED ON 180-GRAM BLACK VINYL AVAILABLE AT RHINO.COM AND SELECT RETAILERS (December 10, 2024 - Los Angeles, CA) Rhino Entertainment is proud to announce the launch of a new audiophile vinyl series, Rhino Reserves, offering legendary albums on 180-gram premium-quality black vinyl. Ensuring the highest audio quality, Rhino Reserve... Read More »
The history behind the band Mercy, from Tampa, Florida, is one of the more complicated rock and roll stories that I've tried to understand. On its surface, Mercy's story is a simple tale of a one-off single that nearly topped the charts, the release of the band's only album, and the band's eventual breakup. Mercy... Read More »
A festive start to the Christmas season: Stream and Download Qobuz releases exclusive compilation Into the Holiday Groove with the jazz record label ACT Music Paris, December 6th, 2024 - This year, get a festive start to the Christmas season with Qobuz, the leading high-quality music platform, and the exclusive jazz compilation Into the Holiday... Read More »
Rhino Entertainment has just released four sprawling, color-coordinated, exclusive 16-LP box sets for Harry Potter: Original Motion Picture Soundtracks I-VII. The comprehensive box sets feature distinctive, brightly colored slipcovers with individualized artwork for each of the four Hogwarts houses, Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw. Each set of 16 LPs are also color-coordinated with red vinyl... Read More »
Beginning at the end of 2003, Positive Feedback established its first annual awards for fine audio. The Brutus Award was established for the best that David Robinson and Dave and Carol Clark had heard in their own listening rooms during that year. You can think of it as our equivalent of an "Editors' Choice" award. The... Read More »
Acoustic Revive is a Japanese company founded in 1997 and led by Mr. Ken Ishiguro. It specializes in interconnect cables, anti-vibration products, but also offers innovative products with the University of Tokyo usually behind the ideas. We are testing a USB cable made of Triple-C copper and a USB filter with material doped with kiyoh-stone... Read More »
This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 246. ABC, "The Look of Love (USA remix-dub version)"/ "The Look of Love (part 3 dance version)". Mercury MDS-4023, Mercury 6400 751 (1982), 12" 45 rpm. Genre: synth-pop, dance-pop, new romantic, alternative. Hailing from Sheffield, England, minimalist electro-new wave outfit Vice Versa started back in 1977. The... Read More »
Two new immersive music streaming playlists feature music mixed or mastered on Focal speakers Montreal, Canada — December 3, 2024 — Focal Naim America, a leading North American importer and distributor of premium consumer and professional electronics brands, has released two new immersive HD audio playlists, expanding its “Mixed on Focal” format to include instrumental Classical music selections and Holiday music Mixed or... Read More »
ISVARNA’s Semi-enclosed Design with Miniature Dynamic Subwoofer Driver Boosts Low Frequency Response with No Distortion BELLMORE, NY, December 3, 2024 – HIFIMAN, the leader in high fidelity personal audio, will soon ship the audio industry’s first hybrid headphone, ISVARNA. ISVARNA (SRP: $2,899) includes a miniature dynamic subwoofer driver that boosts the low frequency response of a planar headphone,... Read More »
The audio show in Vienna's ACV builds anticipation for the HIGH END Vienna 2026 The FINEST AUDIO SHOW Vienna 2024 on November 23 and 24, was a resounding success for exhibitors, visitors and the organiser, and for the second staging in a row at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) proved to be a popular trade... Read More »
T+A Continues Successful Lifecycle Impulses with the New MP 200 G3 in the popular Series 200. Additionally, T+A announces a future-proof upgrade for the previous MP 200 model, available from Spring 2025. Herford, 28 November 2024 – T+A, Germany’s leading manufacturer of high-end audio systems, announces that the newly developed Audiophile Streaming Architecture (ASA) G3... Read More »
Rhino Entertainment has another eclectic and impressive slate of limited-edition LPs available for Record Store Day Black Friday coming on November 29th. Once again, Rhino's offering of 21 rarities, enhanced, and specialty releases are only a few of the hundreds of exciting albums that will be available from both online sources and at independent record... Read More »
