Archive for 'July,2011'
Nelson’s my hero
From Pass to Sarmento, it's the people hand crafting our high-end products that matter [...]
Classical Corner Beethoven
For years, the great tenor saxophonist Lester Young carried around an old recording of “Singin’ the Blues” made by Frankie Trumbauer and his band in 1927. When he was asked why, Young said “ the [...]
The phantom
Stereo's a novel idea, but mono's better [...]
eLyric gets new features
eLyric, the free UPnP server program from PS Audio has been upgraded to include the ability to add playlists and radio stations. eLyric was launched earlier this year, as a free UPnP server program that enables [...]
Mistakes and failures
Our mistakes and failures are what define where we are right now. [...]
The story of cover art
If you’ve ever fallen in love at first sight with an album, you owe a huge debt of gratitude to Alex Steinweiss, who died last week at the age of 94. Steinweiss has been called the [...]
Cars and audio mags
Car ads in audio magazines? What's the world coming to? [...]
Building a sound room
Moving from one home to another can sometimes afford us the luxury of starting fresh for our sound rooms. Here's a great journey with stunning results. [...]
The resurgence is near
Lots of hand wringing about the high-end. I have a different view. [...]
How much is music worth?
From Steve Jobs figuring out how to monetize piracy to $0.99 Lady Ga Ga albums on Amazon, the music turf war is just heating up. [...]
Closet Gearheads
Do you love music or the gear that reproduces it more? [...]
Breaking the rules
Following the rules is safe but boring. It's true in life and in design. [...]
1/2 the answer
The internet formed the seeds of destruction for the music industry but they also contains the seeds of success. [...]
Meeting expectations
There's nothing more disappointing than having your high expectations for something not met. We write about three examples of interest [...]
Getting all your system has II
In part II of this great How To article, Florent goes through specifics of how to tweak your system for best performance on the cheap. Here's what you do without spending any money on improvements [...]
My first time
I'll never forget it, Edgar Winter's Frankenstein out of the JBL's was so lifelike that my jaw dropped. I have never been the same. [...]
Why am I writing daily posts?
It's frightening for me to make a daily commitment to write something of interest but I think every bit helps to bring us together in the high-end [...]
Turntables in the movies!
Ken Kessler finds a glimmer of hope for high-end audio while watching a remake of the Mechanic while in flight. Great how he finds something high end in everything he does! [...]
Cost of complexity
We love the changes in technology but have to recognize there's a lot more than just the technology that's changing. [...]
Too much noise
Some people can't buy anything or go anywhere without first finding out what the reviews say. Is that you? [...]
Best seat in the house
Is there an ultimate truth to what sounds correct in a live acoustic environment? [...]
My hifi journey
Andy Stoneman gives us his blow-by-blow description of building his music system from the ground up - getting connected - a journey many of us can relate to and be envious of, all at the same [...]
Wagner’s ring for Audiophiles part 2
In this, the second part of Jason Victor Serinus epic Wagner's ring for Audiophiles, we dig deeper into the Ring Cycle and have a lot of great musical clips as examples. [...]
Classical Corner Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers of all time. In this edition of Lawrence Schenbeck's Classical Corner, we learn about this composer and enjoy his music. [...]
Lawyers took over the music industry
First the MBAs stripped the music industry of its essence and then the lawyers came in and finished the job. Alan McGlade was right in the middle of it all and should know. [...]
What is the High-End?
We use the term "high-end" a lot but what does it actually mean? How do you define high-end? What separates high-end from the everyday when it comes to audio? We examine in detail [...]
Why I left TAS
Magazines about the high-end like Stereophile and TAS have been around for years but do they still live up to their promise? Here's an insider's viewpoint. [...]
Why High End Audio matters
Reader George Moneo contributes an emotion packed article on why High End Audio matters and we get an introduction into the magic of imaging. [...]
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Lawrence Schenbeck: You have to admit, though, the third movement seems a long ways away, expressively, from the...
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- The best way to organize music files and folders (4)
Dan Gravell: Great comment! It comes down to how your music player works. Personally, I don’t see filenames...
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- Treat the cause or the symptoms? (13)
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Soundminded: I’m quite curious and I must admit somewhat skeptical about how effective these frequency tuned bass...
Paul McGowan: Aging memory Mark. I wrote what I remembered and then went back and actually measured it.
The Q...Soundminded: Paul, on April 27 you posted “The main listening room at PS Audio is approximately 16 feet wide...
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- Get that mole! (5)
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oliver T. Finch: Excellent posts. I look forward to them everyday. Very informative too.I am being convinced more...
Paul McGowan: Oh my goodness yes, depending on the capacitor type the inductance is certainly an issue – for...
coppy: Great articles, Paul, Thanks. And thanks also to all those knowledgeable folks who add their comments as...
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demeter: “…You cannot hear 1Hz – but you can hear 20Hz and you can feel 16Hz and even...
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- Direct coupling (3)
Paul McGowan: The 20 year period between 1973 and 1993 peaking in the early 80′s
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Soundminded: The purpose of capacitors in the signal path in amplifiers and preamplifiers is to allow independent...
Tchaikovsky's Fourth
You have to admit, though, the third movement seems a long ways away,
Pat Metheney
I enjoyed reading reading this article very much and have been at seve
Serving it up
Sure. The idea is to build an active differential low pass filter who
Serving it up
No worries - but I don't actually have any control over where these po
Serving it up
I just joined the group and was under the impression (notice that I am