Archive for 'November,2011'
10 Things Happening in Music Right Now
Appreciation for detail is a major prerequisite for an interest in HiFi audio. I like to think that we appreciate the details because we appreciate music. We build our systems and components, and engineer our recordings [...]
Like Bose?
I always get asked if what I do for a living is "like Bose?" but recently am reminded just how far away what we do is to what the average person thinks is high-end. [...]
Discovery
Many great discoveries in all fields happened by chance. It's important to develop and trust in your powers of observations. [...]
Why it’s important to register your products
There are a number of benefits to registering your new or old PS Audio product, not the least of which is receiving an extended warranty when you do. [...]
Getting around the new PS website
PS Audio launched a new website recently and here's how to take full advantage of all that's there. [...]
Directionality
Cable and fuse directionality is a controversial subject and one that has two components: one to pay attention to the other you should ignore. [...]
The second 90%
Products are conceived in moments and then labored on for months or years - causing many folks to scratch their heads and wonder why it takes so long to design something. [...]
About them horns
Horns and I don't get along but they do have some fascinating qualities many folks will love. [...]
Vitamins?
Vitamins for the ears? You bet but here's something else to think about. [...]
Chasing the dragon
Chasing The Dragon is another in depth look at multi-channel audio by Joe Adams. With 4 Martin Logan CLX and ML Stage for the center channel, this system has the potential to really show off [...]
Stanley Clarke-Living Bass Legend
Stanley Clarke is perhaps one of the best bass players to have ever lived. Anyone interested in the Jazz artform should read this article by Keith Copeland on one of our greatest living legends of [...]
The forgotten albums from the summer of love
The summer of love was a huge one for music but we'll bet you didn't know half the story then or now. Charles Albert jumps in from personal experience in this fascinating article. [...]
If you’re lucky enough
If you're fortunate enough to have an audio sanctuary, you're ahead of most of us. [...]
How do you know when it’s right?
How do you know when the system is dialed in a "right"? There's a very simple answer. [...]
The big question
What's the most important element in your system? Amps? Sources? Cables? Power? You might be surprised what I will tell you. [...]
Blame the new guy
We always tend to blame the new piece of equipment for anything that goers wrong. That's a natural reaction, but not always accurate. [...]
Once and forever!
Some knucklehead on the news was threatening to teach some group or another a lesson they’ll learn “once and forever”. A lofty goal indeed and one I think wrong headed under any circumstances. When we set [...]
Social media
Social media has the ability to change the high end for the better. Are you helping out? [...]
What if no one was there?
If you forward an email, write a comment, make a post and no one reads it, does it matter? [...]
Not so golden ears
Golden ears doesn't have much to do with your hearing ability - rather the connection to your brain. [...]
More Mystery Composers
Once again, Lawrence Schenbeck tests your knowledge with a quiz on two classical composers, widely separated by time and space. [...]
High-end audio in Hong Kong
Life in the high-end in Hong Kong is something to behold. Perhaps no other city in the world is so obsessed with high-end Audio. Reviewer Wing Cheung gives us a bird's eye view. [...]
Selling Corvettes
In yesterday’s post I pointed you to Brad’s article about having passion for high-end audio and how many high-end dealers seem to be missing the passion. He used selling Corvettes as an example. I got a [...]
Passion
Passion is why many of us are involved in the high end, but if your dealer has lost his passion, how can he pass it on to you? [...]
Passion
Passion, it's what people are interested in and it's what's missing with a growing number of high-end dealers. Brad Paulson lays it on the line for us. [...]
Golden ears
Most people believe they can't hear the differences between a low end system and a high end system - and of course that's wrong. [...]
KISS
The acronym KISS stands for keep it simple stupid. I have a new motto in mind. [...]
Mastering or media?
Michael Fremer loves vinyl played back on his digital audio player. Filter or something else? [...]
The second half
It's pretty straightforward to schedule out the first phases of a project and get the basic structure working, but the second half remains a mystery, yet has perhaps more importance than the first half. [...]
Polishing or cutting?
It's easy to fall into the trap of polishing before cutting but if you want your system to be a gem, get the basics right first. [...]
$100K turntables?
Who is going to buy it? Ken Kessler delivers a strong opinion on the state of the high end, the dealers and why high-end audio products are struggling. [...]
Teaching art
Designing something can be accomplished by a lot of people but connecting with people's emotions is something unique [...]
Endless loop
Audio used to be hardware centric, not it's mostly software based. This powerful shift in the industry will bring wonderful changes. [...]
Isolation
Isolation is a key component in the quest for better sound. [...]
The Enthusiast
The term Audiophile has long been associated with a love of great sound but I think it perhaps has a different meaning. [...]
Balancing act
I used to hate balance controls until a couple of things changed. [...]
Measurements that matter
When you measure something, it's important to understand the underlying causes of what you're measuring to make any sense of it. [...]
Zero calories
Do we really need to know something is 10 times lower in distortions we cannot possible hear? [...]
‘Tis a shame
The masters and luminaries of high-end, at its peak, are still with us but getting older. 'Tis a shame if we lose that info forever. [...]
Microphones like lenses
Is a most important point that you are stressing here, Paul. But wh
Microphones like lenses
Spot on!
Microphones like lenses
A Chris Botti concert in our city's concert hall provided an interesti
Microphones like lenses
Placing microphones close to musical instruments, especially direction
Microphones
I don't think anyone is anything other than appreciative of your comme