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Personality of vinyl

Personality of vinyl

Hard to imagine that a piece of plastic has a personality but if you play vinyl records, each is an individual separate and distinct from all others. Vinyl personalities depend on the pressing, the number of [...]

Laziness

Laziness

A couple of days ago I mentioned one of the emerging trends I am seeing is the desire of people to have someone else build their systems for them so they don’t have to do the [...]

What happened to composers?

What happened to composers?

As I have been immersed in building my big library I have noticed something interesting. In classical music you sort your library by the name of the composer – Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak and in pretty much [...]

Good news: they are mostly dead

Good news: they are mostly dead

After several of you read yesterday’s post about tagging the question came up about how would we ever write rules a machine could use to sort out our libraries.  After all, the music industry is ever-changing, [...]

The new bad

The new bad

I keep thinking audio's getting worse but I am wrong! The new bad is pretty good. [...]

Technology brands

Technology brands

There are two basic camps of people when it comes to technology: those interested in new and innovative vs. those that want old and trusted. Which camp are you in? [...]

Open up CES!

Open up CES!

CES is a closed venue and customers aren't allowed in - but writer Ken Kessler opines that's a mistake and one that would help the industry if it were corrected. We couldn't agree more. [...]

What is an Audiophile?

What is an Audiophile?

Yesterday's post stirred up a hornet's nest of controversy with some feeling like my post about perfection was meant as a dig at our quest for musical nirvana. Nothing could be further from the truth. [...]

Have you ever considered stereo?

Have you ever considered stereo?

The contractor eyed the room, figured he'd have to tear much of it out to add the 5.1 surround system and then turned to the customer and said, "have you considered just stereo instead?" A [...]

Drug dealers

Drug dealers

Keeping up with technology is sort of like being hooked on drugs - you always need another fix. But is that all bad? [...]

Dedicated lines

Dedicated lines

Dedicated lines for your hi-fi system are a good idea and here's why. [...]

Is it pure?

Is it pure?

Is our goal in high-end audio to get as close to the original recording, or is it something else? [...]

Building project

Building project

We take our high end systems personally as opposed to a commodity and this is exactly the right thing to do. [...]

Stanley Clarke-Living Bass Legend

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 [...]

If you’re lucky enough

If you’re lucky enough

If you're fortunate enough to have an audio sanctuary, you're ahead of most of us. [...]

What if no one was there?

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? [...]