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| In defense of ABX testing Granted, sighted tests produce false positives, but I would posit that stereo equipment exists to create pleasure in the brain, much like the role of cigarettes. This pleasure can be difficult to capture in the conscious mind, and does not lend it... | |
| My Triton Ones are being delivered to me tomorrow I assume Schubert has not bought a mobile phone, and would not express his values on a computer keyboard. | |
| Magic and mystery of master tape So, as more high-res albums are offered for download, there seems to be a question regarding how high the resolution of the source can ever be. If master analog tapes were archived digitally, what was that resolution? Where's the weakest link in t... | |
| Magic and mystery of master tape How long do master tapes last? Doesn't oxidation cause deterioration? Are there still master tapes for classic albums of the 60s that can source DSD? | |
| How good are recievers these days? Re:Clutter. I still wonder, "If you do not have phono equalization and moving coil signal boost, what are all those preamp components doing in big preamps, since the incoming signal doesn't really need improving?" Attenuation, yes, but do active c... | |
| Reviewing the Reviewers - and the decline of HiFi If you're writing for enthusiasts, then a) you better be enthusiastic, and b) you better create voyeauristic experiences with unattainable objects. Otherwise your audience will choose a different purveyor.The audio press supports the illusion that... | |
| Janszen za2.1 vs nola metro grand ref series2 We like similar speakers. I thought the Nola Metro Gold powered by a VAC 160i was the best sound at the Brooklyn show, but the Nola's got a decidedly lukewarm review in Stereophile in both listening and measurements. They retail at $33,000, which ... | |
| Best "Rock/Pop" Debut Album? Byrds-Mr. Tambourine Man. They had that signature, glorious sound from the first note of the first track of the first album. Blended cream vocals over Rice Crispies guitar for sonic endorphins. | |
| Is high-end audio dying, if not dead already??? "What makes you think that people will buy $1000 $5000 power cords just because you make them?"Any elixer needs packaging, claims of a special recipe that creates the miraculous, and a good hawker. True, I'm being cynical and simplistic, but if I ... | |
| Is high-end audio dying, if not dead already??? High-end follows the wealth distribution, which is flowing to fewer and fewer people in the U.S., and also to nations in the East. There seems to be a new price model targeting this new, narrower customer base of concentrated wealth around the wor... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? ... disc spinners will be here for a very, very, long time..One major advantage of computer audio is that it takes the spin out. Ripped discs can play directly from memory...and you can have endless bit-perfect copies as backup...and you can delet... | |
| Why blind listening tests are flawed I've experienced a sighted test that was more informative than the blind test, but I was watching the listeners instead of the equipment. I was evaluating the Aleph 0's in my home system and had different friends over to experience them. In previo... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Doesn’t the “best we’ve heard” depend heavily on when we heard it? When it is outside our control and comparison. When there is some sea change in our assumptions and perceptions where words fail us. For me, it was a pair of KLH Model 5’s driven b... | |
| Audio research REF 5 SE / REF 40th Ann compared ? I agree with Theduker, and attribute much of the price bubble of high-end to this myth that price buys sonic superiority. The price trajectory of AR preamps tracks the Dutch Tulip bubble. The myth is not harmless. The shows are still being held an... | |
| NY Audio Show September 26th to September 28th Correction: The speaker on display was the NOLA Metro Grand Reference Gold, not the micro. They'll certainly make you rethink bass drivers. |