Saturday, March 23, 2024

Why do we have a lack of meaningful loudspeaker specifications?

Smooth. Silky. Chocolaty. If you think I'm talking about food, you're wrong. I'm talking about speakers.* Yes, loudspeakers. Those...

Decisions, Decisions

I haven't had much occasion to enjoy music or movies much this week, let alone move ahead with any acoustic treatments or Blu-ray acquisitions....

Is High-Resolution Music a Farce? The Question of Provenance

The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci has resided at The Louvre in Paris since 1797. Mona Lisa image courtesy of WikiArt.org In the art-world,...

The Art of Listening: Lost?

I'd like to think that I wasn't in a more pensive mood than usual, but this evening especially, I was thinking about the art...

Which is better, Toslink digital or S/PDIF?

The Nordost Blue Heaven Balanced Interconnects.  I'm not into the snake oil of cable mystique, but I did hear a difference—though minor—in my system...

iTunes Radio Bitrate?

iTunes Radio is now live with the launch of iOS7 and iTunes 11.1 the question is, what is the bitrate?  The iTunes Radio bitrate...

How to get programming after you cut the cord on cable and save money...

In the first part of this series on getting rid of cable, "How to Dump Cable or Pay TV and Get TV Programming...

I’ve Seen the Death of Physical Media and It’s the Wrong Thing Audiophiles are...

I happened to be at my local Best Buy store.  Other than Target and Walmart, I cannot immediately think of...

The Power of Music’s Emotive Quality—A Tale of the iPhone and the Sony Hi-Res...

  Today I was at one of my favorite, local coffee shops. I don't know what it is about a café's ambiance...
Apple's new AirPods do not use Bluetooth.

Apple iPhone 7 wages war on Bluetooth: New W1 chip to define the future...

It's no surprise that Apple eliminated the headphone jack in the iPhone 7. While it's been a staple feature since the original iPhone, we'd heard the rumor...

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