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A | B Testing At Home

February 24, 2015February 24, 2015 Dr. AIX 32 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, AudioQuest, A|B Testing, CD, Compact Discs, dsd, DVD-Audio, Fred Kaplan, 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, John Gorka, John McEuen, laurence juber, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, onkyomusic, Out of the Blue and Into the Wack, PCM, PS Audio, Slate.com, Sony Hi-Res Logo, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

I have a beautiful studio here at AIX Records. The main room was deliberately designed to be similar to a

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Setting Appropriate Expectations

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015 Dr. AIX 26 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, AudioQuest, CD, Compact Discs, dsd, DVD-Audio, Fred Kaplan, 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, John Gorka, John McEuen, laurence juber, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, onkyomusic, Out of the Blue and Into the Wack, PCM, PS Audio, Slate.com, Sony Hi-Res Logo, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

High-resolution audio will never become a mainstream phenomenon. It just won’t. And it’s not because David Pogue, Seth Stevenson, and

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Audiophile Appreciation

February 22, 2015February 22, 2015 Dr. AIX 19 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, AudioQuest, CD, Compact Discs, dsd, DVD-Audio, Fred Kaplan, 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, John Gorka, John McEuen, laurence juber, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, onkyomusic, Out of the Blue and Into the Wack, PCM, PS Audio, Slate.com, Sony Hi-Res Logo, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

Have you read the piece by Fred Kaplan at Slate.com defending audiophiles? Thanks to Norman Chesky for passing along a

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A UK Advertising Standards Authority

February 21, 2015February 21, 2015 Dr. AIX 14 Comments advanced resolution, Advertising Standards Authority, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, AudioQuest, CD, Chord, Compact Discs, dsd, 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, PCM, PS Audio, SONY, Sony Hi-Res Logo, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Synergistic Research, The Chord Company, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

We need this in the United States (maybe we’ve already got something similar but I’ve never seen anything like what

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Sony Gets Into Audiophile Accessories

February 20, 2015February 20, 2015 Dr. AIX 26 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, AudioQuest, CD, Compact Discs, dsd, 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, onkyomusic, PCM, PS Audio, SONY, Sony Hi-Res Logo, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Synergistic Research, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

I noticed it on the WSJ site but plenty of other audio sites picked up on the news that Sony

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Some Of My Favorite Tracks…

February 19, 2015February 19, 2015 Dr. AIX 10 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, AudioQuest, CD, Compact Discs, dsd, 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, John Gorka, John McEuen, laurence juber, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, onkyomusic, PCM, PS Audio, Sony Hi-Res Logo, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

What are your personal favorites? I get asked that question a lot whenever I’m tending my table at the audio

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How Ridiculous Can It Get?

February 18, 2015November 20, 2016 Dr. AIX 64 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, AudioQuest, CD, Compact Discs, dsd, 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, onkyomusic, PCM, PS Audio, Sony Hi-Res Logo, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

The curious world of audiophile craziness continues. Here are a couple of recent things that really make me question the

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An Invitation and Challenge of My Own

February 17, 2015 Dr. AIX 32 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Blue Coast Records, CD, Compact Discs, Davdi Pogue, dsd, DVD-Audio, e-onkyo, Harman, 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, JBL, Jungle Studios, Mark Waldrep, Marketing, Mastering, onkyomusic, PCM, PS Audio, Sony Hi-Res Logo, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

If it’s on the web, then it must be true, right? This whole “I can hear it why can’t you?”

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First Experiences: Part II

February 16, 2015February 16, 2015 Dr. AIX 9 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Blue Coast Records, CD, Compact Discs, Davdi Pogue, dsd, DVD-Audio, e-onkyo, Harman, 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, JBL, Jungle Studios, Mark Waldrep, Marketing, Mastering, onkyomusic, PCM, PS Audio, Sony Hi-Res Logo, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

Yesterday’s post talked about the use of standard definition tracks as demo material for new “high-resolution” devices. I’ve found many

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The First Experience

February 15, 2015February 15, 2015 Dr. AIX 14 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Blue Coast Records, CD, Compact Discs, Davdi Pogue, dsd, DVD-Audio, e-onkyo, Harman, 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, JBL, Jungle Studios, Mark Waldrep, Marketing, Mastering, onkyomusic, PCM, PS Audio, Sony Hi-Res Logo, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

Sony is leading the pack when it comes to the marketing and delivery of high-resolution components. It’s their original logo

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