Tag: editorial
Streaming Music Revenue Overtakes CD Sales: Digital Downloads Next?
The Financial Times is reporting that streaming music sales have eclipsed CD sales. While that's not necessarily a surprise, the fact that they...
The Distortion of Sound: A Call to End Compressed Digital Music
Have you ever stopped to ponder the question, "What is music?" Audiophiles, I think, intuitively experience this question each time they sit down...
What kind of Christmas songs are kids learning?
Christmas songs are one of the few American traditions where pretty much everyone can sing together regardless of cultural, ethnic, or religious background. I...
That Old Time Radio and Music
I've always preferred local coffee shops to the large chains. Part of the charm, I will confess, is the more laid back, no...
Are CDs really better than vinyl? Vox seems to think...
I came across this article on vox.com stating, "Viny's great, but it's not better than CDs". The article goes onto state several items such...
Did the iPod Kill the Boom Box?
Credit: Steve Gutenberg/CNET
In his "Audiohphiliac" column, Steve Guttenberg asks a question that those of us with grey hair or balding heads long to know:...
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...
Radio Responds to Spotify: Are Radio Stations’ Answer to Streaming Services...
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that radio stations are changing programming in response to streaming services.
If a recent article in the Wall Street...
Has automated digital music taken away our shared experience of music?
This year, I didn't listen much to the traditional radio or my iTunes Library. Instead, I just jammed to iTunes Radio.
I love filling the...
What does “accurate” mean in audiophile circles?
Revel's Speakers have a reputation
for measuring well in various environments
Over the years, there are several reviewers that I've enjoyed reading: Michael Fremer, Thomas J....
