When I conducted my review on the Fluance XL7F floor standing loudspeakers, I was surprised to see a few people post to the blog and then email me privately about conducting a review on Fluance's Fi30 Bluetooth wireless speaker...
Audiophiles frequently "discuss" blind testing. In some people's opinion, doing a "blind test" is the only way to test whether or not one audio component sounds different than another. "All amplifiers sound the same. It's...
At the Poor Audiophile, we've long been advocates and proponents of high resolution audio. We're currently finishing up our time with Sony's new high-res digital Walkman and high-res headphones and we're likewise putting the finishing touches...
Not too long ago, I sat down with audio legend Laurie Fincham, THX's Senior Vice President of Audio Research, to talk about THX's Achromatic Audio Amplifier (AAA) technology. THX's AAA technology lay at the heart of the...
Thankfully, it appears as though the industry is growing more and more serious about ensuring the best quality out of high res audio. News has come out that the Producers and Engineers Wing of the Recording...
Designing modular audio components has not been a major focus of the audiophile industry. Aside from some of Theta Digital the ultra high end audio brands have shied away from any such designs.
Theta Digital has done...
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that before the end of the year, Apple’s new service will be streaming on Sonos systems.Sonos' Eric Nielsen told the Wall Street Journal via email email that the Sonos is...
It's hard to believe that it was 36 years ago that Sony introduced the concept of portable music with the original Walkman (the venerable TPS-L2). While the boxy, cassette-loading unit may seem bulky by today's standards,...
In a fascinating move and what could be interpreted as a major commitment to high resolution music, Sony has announced that it will launch Hi-Res Music Stations in more than 70 of Best Buy's Magnolia Design...
I've been watching the release of Apple's new streaming service, which was just announced at the company's World Wide Developer Conference earlier this month. As part of the launch of Apple Music, customer's would be given...
