The audio world has lost a true pioneer in Dr. Ray Dolby, founder of Dolby Laboratories died yesterday, September 12, in San Francisco at the age of 80. Dr. Dolby had been living with Alzheimer's Disease in recent years,...
Nowadays, when you purchase many vinyl albums you get a free digital (MP3) version of the album. I had this recent experience with two movie albums that I purchased: The Dark Knight and Man of Steel. I purchased both...
The 2.0 Specification for HDMI has finally been announced. Audiophiles rejoice! Now, am I being serious or sarcastic? Much of the buzz about HDMI 2.0 has centered around it's video capabilities—support for UltraHD/4k/2160p displays. However, not much has been...
I recently purchased the Man of Steel LP. As a habit, I try and purchase the vinyl version of an album since I also get a digital copy (usually MP3) with the album as a free download.
As I was...
Measurements, blind listening tests, acoustics, psychoacoustics, cables, snake oil, and you name it. We audiophiles are a very strange breed indeed. Loyal and fanatical, zealous and irrational. Ultimately it's all for the quest of the ever-elusive audio nirvana.
I came...
Parasound Halo P5 Front Panel
I don't understand why high end audio has to be so expensive. While expensive is a relative term, for the sake of this discussion, let's say expensive is anything over $1,000. When I was in...
Revel has begun shipping it's immense, Rhythym2 subwoofer, which includes on-board DSP and room equalization. Certainly not for the poor audiophile, the $10,000 Rhythym2 sub sports a huge 18" woofer and an unbelievable 2,000 watt amplifier that can reach 4,000 watt...
Emotiva is evidently adding another Class A mode amplifier offering to its lineup. According to a preview article from Audiohoics.com, the new Gen2 model of Emotiva's XPA-1 monoblock will feature an optional new Class A mode that will run...
"Should music be free?" is the question posted by Steve Guttenberg in Stereophile. It's a fascinating article that talks about various aspects of the digital music revolution. Every audiophile should read it. From the loss of the concept of...
With iTunes Radio just a few weeks away, I came up with my wish list of what I'd ultimately like the service to offer. So here it goes:
Dear Apple,
I'm an audiophile. And you know what? I love music. Yup,...
