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Dr. AIX March 19, 2015 10 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, AXPONA, Compact Discs, DVD-Audio, FIM, glass master, 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, Paul McGowan, PCM, PS Audio, PureFlection, Revel Salon2, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Tracker, UHD CD, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

Pure Fiction

The Redbook specification for Compact Discs doesn’t allow for any additional improvements to fidelity through any of the hocus pocus

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Dr. AIX March 18, 2015March 19, 2015 41 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, AXPONA, Compact Discs, DVD-Audio, glass master, 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, Paul McGowan, PCM, PS Audio, PureFlection, Revel Salon2, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Tracker, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

Taking It On Faith

I started this daily blog back in 2013 after reading many of the daily posts by my friend Paul McGown

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Dr. AIX March 17, 2015 14 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, AXPONA, Compact Discs, DVD-Audio, glass master, 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, PCM, Revel Salon2, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Tracker, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

Analog Thinking in a Digital World

Mechanical analog playback systems and signal routing are very dependent on machines with tight tolerances and signals that are protected

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Dr. AIX March 16, 2015March 19, 2015 14 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, AXPONA, Compact Discs, DVD-Audio, glass master, 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, PCM, Revel Salon2, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Tracker, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

Mythbusters: CDs Optical Properties Affect The Sound?

I came across the following claim in an aging post about very expensive “$2000 glass CDs”. The author, a well-known

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