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T.H.E. Show Report and Wrap Up
In spite of some confusion on the run up to T.H.E. Show held this past weekend and the relatively small number of vendors, I can report that it was very successful from my perspective. The AIX [...]
High-Resolution: Does it matter? Part II
The music industry has a vested interest in promoting “so-called” hi-res music. Hardware manufacturers want you to believe that increasing the sampling rate to 192 – 384 kHz and lengthening word lengths to 32-bits will transform [...]
T.H.E. Show – Coming Next Weekend
There are a lot of audio shows. As the owner of a high-end record label and the author of Music and Audio: A User Guide to Better Sound, I’m obligated to attend most of them. I [...]
High-Resolution: Does it matter? Part I
I am a member of several audiophile FB groups and regularly post comments when I think I have something to offer. Recently, someone asked whether high-resolution was really worth it? Several others chimed in taking a [...]
Munich High End 2018 – Looking Back
It’s been about 10 days since I returned from Munich and my first High End Show. I had to race back to Los Angeles to give final exams to my anxious students, grade papers, calculate grades, [...]
Munich High End – Day 1
Flying from Los Angeles to Munich on Lufthanza was surprisingly easy on an Airbus 380. The huge plane was completely packed but getting on and off was handled pretty well by the crew. My wife and [...]
Headed to Munich High End Show!
It was a tough decision but my wife and I — AND 200 pounds of books and Blu-ray discs are headed to Munich later today. This will be the first time that I have traveled to [...]
MQA: Archimago Adds a “Final” Nail to the Coffin!
Every interested audiophile, equipment manufacturer, audio engineer, and content supplier should carefully read “MQA: A Review of controversies, concerns, and cautions” by Archimago, which was posted on the Computer Audiophile site back in March. I hold [...]
Munich 2018? Possible Road Trip
I heard from a good friend — a member of the audiophile community and vendor of high-end music servers — who suggested that I bring a couple of cases of the book Music and Audio: A [...]
Taming the Terminology: Lossy vs. Lossless
Can a PCM digital audio file at any sampling rate and word length ever level be considered “lossy”? Despite a recent article on a popular audiophile website, the answer is an unambiguous NO…never! By definition Pulse [...]
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Off the Grid For A Few Days
Nils, Unfortunately, I don't have time on this trip. But I have visit
Fidelity vs. Sound: Which Is Better?
Thanks for your comments. I would welcome the opportunity to conduct a
Off the Grid For A Few Days
You know who live and work in Boulder, right? Paul Mc Gowan and PS A
Fidelity vs. Sound: Which Is Better?
I had a read of the article and others before it. I didn't do the actu
Fidelity vs. Sound: Which Is Better?
Thanks. You should take a look at the "HD Audio Challenge" post that I