The SVS Ultra Towers are true full range speakers for $2,000
What are some of the best floor standing (tower) loudspeakers available for under $3,000? For those looking to create a short-list in time for the holidays, The Absolute Sound...
Emotiva is an Internet-direct audio company that manufactures its products in China. Over the years, Emotiva has earned a reputation for high value products—especially their amplifiers that serve lots and lots of power at more real-world prices. Where can...
AudioStream has posted a nice article on the topic of DSD and SACD in the form of an interview with Andreas Koch, who was involved in setting the standards for SAD production, recording, and playback:
Andreas Koch. Image source: AudioStream.com
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The BSO has started offering high resolution—including multichannel audio—downloads of select recordings and concerts.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has started offering high resolution downloads of select recordings and concerts. Digital audio recordings are from concerts by the Boston Symphony...
For those of us with at least a bit of grey hair, we can all remember the experience of browsing albums at a record store. While music and record stores have sadly become a dying breed, the few that...
I love receiving emails and comments from readers and how this site has helped them out with a problem or question. Today, I received an email from Henrik in Sweden about the "Automatically Add to iTunes" folder after he...
Bose is the brand that audiophiles love to hate. I don't quite know why, but the mere mention of Bose seems to stir up some of the most aggressive and flippant responses in online publication and communities. Let me...
For years, the magazine trifecta of Stereophile, Sound and Vision, and Home Theater have graced my home. A few months ago, I received notice that Sound and Vision Magazine and Home Theater Magazine were merging. Henceforth the new publication...
Speaker measurements being conducted in an Anechoic Chamber. Photo Credit: Sound and Vision.
For audiophiles, reading a good speaker review can activate the salivary glands. I don't know if it's because we like to live vicariously, imagining the experience of...
Audiophiles will be among the first to tell you that music is a soothing and even transcendent experience. It seems like science is trying to see if there is any further, medical merit to those core audiophile philosophies. A...
