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Peeling Back the Curtain on DSD…Again!

November 15, 2014November 16, 2014 Dr. AIX 34 Comments AAC, AAC. Lossy, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, CD, David Chesky, dsd, DSD 256, DSD 64, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, GEEK, Grimm Audio, Harmony, 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, Marketing, Masteri, Mastering, MP3, music, Music and Emotion, PCM, Pitch, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

“I got to ‘hear’ the Sony HD audio player today, feeding their $2K stereo integrated amp and a pair of

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The Continuing Myth of DSD

November 14, 2014November 16, 2014 Dr. AIX 17 Comments AAC, AAC. Lossy, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, CD, David Chesky, dsd, DSD 256, DSD 64, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, GEEK, Grimm Audio, Harmony, 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, Marketing, Masteri, Mastering, MP3, music, Music and Emotion, PCM, Pitch, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

Let’s start with a few things I read online concerning DSD and DXD (which an alias for PCM): “With a

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AUDIO SHOWS Dr. AIX's POSTS 

California Audio Show Day 3

August 18, 2014August 20, 2014 Dr. AIX 3 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Astell & Kern, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, California Audio Show 2014, Capitol AudioFest, Capitol Audiofest 2014, CAS Report, CAS5, Chord, dsd, DVD-Audio, GEEK, Harman Kardon, 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, HTC M8, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, music, Music and Emotion, Scott Wilkinson, Spectragram, The Distortion of Sound, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

Sorry for the very late post today. Following the close of the CAS5 show yesterday afternoon, my wife, our puppy

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AUDIO SHOWS Dr. AIX's POSTS 

California Audio Show Day 2

August 17, 2014August 20, 2014 Dr. AIX 12 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Astell & Kern, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, California Audio Show 2014, Capitol AudioFest, Capitol Audiofest 2014, CAS Report, CAS5, Chord, dsd, DVD-Audio, GEEK, Harman Kardon, 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, HTC M8, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, music, Music and Emotion, Scott Wilkinson, Spectragram, The Distortion of Sound, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

The second day of the California Audio Show was busier than the first day but commerce at the AIX Records

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A Tale of Two Trade Shows: CAF Day 1

August 16, 2014August 17, 2014 Admin 3 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Astell & Kern, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, California Audio Show 2014, Capitol AudioFest, Capitol Audiofest 2014, CAS Report, CAS5, Chord, dsd, DVD-Audio, GEEK, Harman Kardon, 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, HTC M8, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, music, Music and Emotion, Scott Wilkinson, Spectragram, The Distortion of Sound, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

Audio trade shows almost always start on Friday and extend through Sunday. My wife drove me down to Millbrae to

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Hop Scotching Over Standard Definition

August 4, 2014August 4, 2014 Dr. AIX 7 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Astell & Kern, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Capitol AudioFest, Capitol Audiofest 2014, Chord, dsd, DVD-Audio, expansion, GEEK, Harman Kardon, 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, HTC M8, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, music, Music and Emotion, Omnifone, Scott Wilkinson, Spectragram, The Distortion of Sound, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

I’ve been prompted to take another look at Omnifone by several readers. They sent links to the Omnifone website in

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Moving Up to Less Dynamic Range

August 3, 2014 Dr. AIX 2 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Astell & Kern, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Capitol AudioFest, Capitol Audiofest 2014, Chord, dsd, DVD-Audio, expansion, GEEK, Harman Kardon, 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, HTC M8, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, music, Music and Emotion, Scott Wilkinson, Spectragram, The Distortion of Sound, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

There are two sides to every coin. What goes up must come down. Every action results in a reaction, right?

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HD-AUDIO 

35 Million High-Resolution Tracks..Not!

August 2, 2014 Dr. AIX 29 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Capitol AudioFest, Capitol Audiofest 2014, dsd, DVD-Audio, GEEK, 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, HTC M8, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, music, Music and Emotion, Neil Young, Omnifone, Pono, Ponomusic, Scott Wilkinson, Spectragram, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

Ponomusic is planning to make available “high-resolution” audio tracks in October. Neil Young is now the CEO having replaced John

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Compression vs. Compression? Part II

July 30, 2014July 30, 2014 Dr. AIX 7 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Astell & Kern, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Capitol AudioFest, Capitol Audiofest 2014, Chord, dsd, DVD-Audio, GEEK, Harman Kardon, 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, HTC M8, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, music, Music and Emotion, Scott Wilkinson, Spectragram, The Distortion of Sound, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

Take a look at the diagram that I’ve prepared below. It shows a number of things. The first three waveform

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Compression vs. Compression? Part I

July 29, 2014July 30, 2014 Dr. AIX 5 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Astell & Kern, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Capitol AudioFest, Capitol Audiofest 2014, Chord, dsd, DVD-Audio, GEEK, Harman Kardon, 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, HTC M8, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, music, Music and Emotion, Scott Wilkinson, Spectragram, The Distortion of Sound, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

Compression vs. Compression? Part I The issue of compression can be confusing. We certainly saw that in the Harman sponsored

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