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Do You Hear What I Hear? AXPONA Part II
The MQA train may impact audiophiles but I doubt that it will become m
AXPONA 2018 Show Report - Part I
Jeff, I generally agree with your sentiment. 50 Hz is actually very lo
Do You Hear What I Hear? AXPONA Part II
Yes streaming, but also CD's and High Rez downloads. In other words th
Do You Hear What I Hear? AXPONA Part II
MQA really seems like a just a marketing gimmick and not a technologic
AXPONA 2018 Show Report - Part I
50 Hz is not deep bass, an acoustic double bass or electric bass both