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Digital Errors Don’t Affect Fidelity
I’m back from Chicago. The 2017 edition of the AXPONA is behind me and will most likely be the last time I assemble a real high-resolution, surround music system. We were unique in offering a room [...]
AXPONA Show Report Day 2
It’s been really challenging to provide endless demos of my recordings through the system we’ve assembled at APXONA with my badly swollen left knee. Yep, my post 7th LA Marathon run may be catching up with [...]
AXPONA Show Report Day 1
As I write the title above, I have to admit that this isn’t a show report at all. How can it be when I was stuck in the Lakeshore B ballroom or out front at the [...]
AXPONA Setup and Ready
It always takes a longer to unpack, place, cable up, and test a demonstration room and yesterday was no exception. The AIX Records room is located adjacent to the Marketplace in a large ballroom. Once again [...]
Back In Chicago for AXPONA!
As regular readers know, this post is the first in a very long time. I apologize for being absent for so long. One reader emailed the other day and wanted to know what was going on. [...]
Comparing Formats
I’ve been working a lot on the Blu-ray demonstration disc, which will accompany the “Music and Audio: A User Guide to Better Sound”. My current goal is complete everything for the book within the next couple [...]
MQA: It’s Everywhere, It’s Nowhere
The good folks at MQA have done a great job at getting their technology and message out. Never mind about the benefits of the “authentication” process or the technical merits of the “origami” folding of ultrasonic [...]
A New Chapter
I know there’s been a long pause between this post and the previous one. I’ve been exceptionally busy, took a long weekend in Big Sky, Montana to ski with some close friends, started a new semester, [...]
Post CES Report
I returned from the 2017 CES Show on Sunday afternoon a week ago after supporting the Comhear/MyBeam demo suite in the Venetian for the three days. Unfortunately, I didn’t get many chances to escape the craziness [...]
A Little Help From My Friends
I finished reading and grading three stacks of final exams (130 4-page exams), listened to dozens of homework assignments, watched 40 final DVD projects, tabulated totals for every one of my students, and submitted them online [...]
AXPONA 2018 Show Report - Part I
50 Hz is actually deep bass. But if one lacks bass immensely, should b
AXPONA 2018 Show Report - Part I
Jeff, I am not the marketing person at Comhear — the company behind th
AXPONA 2018 Show Report - Part I
For someone who often complains about misleading the public when analo
Audio Myths - Benchmark's John Siau Takes on DSD
Great reply, and let me add that for a serious disccusion (not only DS
Chicago AXPONA Show is Next Week!
Currious to know how the Axpona went for you especially your Friday af