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AudioQuest CEO Responds

January 29, 2016February 4, 2016 Dr. AIX 64 Comments 5.1 Surround, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog copies, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, AudioQuest, CES 2016, dsd, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, HDTracks, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, Home Theater Geeks, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Mark Waldrep, Mobile Fidelity, MoFi, MQA, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, NAMM 2016, PCM, Snake Oil, Spectragram, spectragraphs, surround music, UHD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio

It’s hard to enjoy a weekend ski trip in beautiful Big Sky, Montana when my post about the YouTube video

AUDIO SHOWS Dr. AIX's POSTS Ponomusic

Pono: They Just Can’t Help Themselves!

August 25, 2015August 25, 2015 Dr. AIX 11 Comments 5.1 Surround, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res Music, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Mark Waldrep, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, music server, PCM, Pono, Ponomusic, provenance, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Studio Acoustics, surround music, UHD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

Pono representatives were at the California Audio Show a couple of weeks ago. I could see them just outside the

Dr. AIX's POSTS HD Tracks NEWS

The Mice War

July 17, 2015July 18, 2015 Dr. AIX 8 Comments 5.1 Surround, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Before The World, David Chesky, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Mark Waldrep, music server, Neil Young, PCM, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Spotify, surround music, The Mice War, UHD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

You may not know that David Chesky in addition to founding and operating HDtracks and Chesky Records is a very

Dr. AIX's POSTS HD Album of the Week HD Tracks NEWS

James Taylor “Before This World”

July 15, 2015July 15, 2015 Dr. AIX 16 Comments 5.1 Surround, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Before The World, Concord Records, Dave O'Donnell, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, James Taylor, Mark Waldrep, music server, PCM, Spectragram, spectragraphs, surround music, UHD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

James Taylor’s recent release is available in high-res (I got my download from HDtracks) and as a standard-res compact disc

Dr. AIX's POSTS Ponomusic

A First Peak at the Ponomusic Site

October 17, 2014 Dr. AIX 12 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Quality Guarantee, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Blu-ray Discs, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res Audio Logo, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HighResAudio, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, Neil Young, Pono, Pono 2.0, Pono Equity, Ponomusic, Spectragram, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio

The month of October is already half over and Halloween is right around the corner. This is the month that

Dr. AIX's POSTS NEWS Ponomusic

Pono Says No TO DSD and DRM

March 17, 2014March 17, 2014 Dr. AIX 21 Comments DRM, HD Downloads, hd-audio, high resolution audio, High-Resolution, HRA, Mark Waldrep, MAX, music, Neil Young, Pono, Ponomusic, Surround Mixes

Once an individual or organization launches a Kickstarter campaign, they’re allowed to update it with additional rewards and answer questions.

Dr. AIX's POSTS Linn

Linn Asks, “What is a Studio Master?”

March 1, 2014 Dr. AIX 11 Comments Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, HD Downloads, hd-audio, high resolution audio, High-Resolution, HRA, linn records, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, music, PCM, Reel to Reel, Studio Masters, surround music, Vinyl, vinyl LP, Vinyl LPs

I had planned to write about a new analog tape machine from Sonorus but a reader comment changed my mind.

Dr. AIX's POSTS Qobuz

Why Pretend?

January 27, 2014January 23, 2019 Dr. AIX 15 Comments Analog Tape, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, HD Downloads, hd-audio, high resolution audio, High-Resolution, HRA, Mark Waldrep, QoBuz, Spectragram, spectragraphs

The emerging awareness of High Resolution Audio and its commercialization are headed for rough waters if the providers of “so-called”

Dr. AIX's POSTS iTrax

iTrax: New Design and Functionality

December 1, 2013 Dr. AIX 9 Comments AIX Records, Analog Tape, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, dsd, hd-audio, high resolution audio, High-Resolution, HRA, Mark Waldrep, music, PCM, Spectragram, spectragraphs

iTrax, my high-resolution digital music download site, was launched in November of 2007, which makes it the very first hi-res

Dr. AIX's POSTS iTrax

HRA Gets Another Shot

September 7, 2013September 8, 2013 Dr. AIX 1 Comment high resolution audio, High-Resolution, HRA, Mark Waldrep, SONY

It didn’t come as a surprise when Sony announced some very exciting new hardware and a new website that is

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