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Back In Chicago for AXPONA!

April 20, 2017April 22, 2017 Dr. AIX 0 Comments 5.1 Surround, 5.1 Surround Music, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, CEA 2017 Hi-Res Audio, CES 2017, DVD-Audio, EDM, HD Downloads, HD Music, HD VInyl, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Logo, Hi-Res Audio Pavilion, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, jmk, john keane, Mark Waldrep, Master Class, MQA, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, PCM, Spectragram, spectragraphs, surround music, UHD-Audio, UMG, UNiversal Music Group

As regular readers know, this post is the first in a very long time. I apologize for being absent for

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Cable Curiosities

May 24, 2015May 24, 2015 Dr. AIX 15 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Quality Guarantee, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Benchmark Digital, Blu-ray Discs, CEA, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res Audio Logo, Hi-res logo, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HighResAudio, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, John Siau, Spectragram, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio

Talking about audio cables is sure fire way to start a comment war. Just this past week, I spent several

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All Recordings Are DSD…NOT!

May 23, 2015May 23, 2015 Dr. AIX 13 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Quality Guarantee, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Benchmark Digital, Blu-ray Discs, CEA, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res Audio Logo, Hi-res logo, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HighResAudio, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, John Siau, Spectragram, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio

The discussion over at CA also included a great deal of push back on the DSD vs. PCM debate. One

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Novice Professionals

May 22, 2015May 22, 2015 Dr. AIX 13 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Quality Guarantee, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Blu-ray Discs, CEA, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res Audio Logo, Hi-res logo, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HighResAudio, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Spectragram, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio

As you all know, I read all of the comments posted on this site prior to approving them for everyone

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Making the LFE Channel Go Boom

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 Dr. AIX 13 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, audio snake oil, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Compact 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, ITU 775-3, jitter, LFE, Loudness Wars, Mark Waldrep, PCM, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD CD, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

Getting extremely loud, low frequencies are the meat and potatoes of movie soundtracks. Movie directors and sound supervisors want to

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LFE: Putting The Low End To Work

March 29, 2015March 29, 2015 Dr. AIX 5 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, audio snake oil, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Compact 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, ITU 775-3, jitter, LFE, Loudness Wars, Mark Waldrep, PCM, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD CD, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

The final section of the ITU specification is an Appendix to Annex 7, which we explored a few posts back.

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Sample Rate Inflation

March 28, 2015 Dr. AIX 19 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, audio snake oil, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Compact 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, ITU 775-3, jitter, LFE, Loudness Wars, Mark Waldrep, PCM, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD CD, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

John Siau, the head designer and principal at Benchmark, writes white papers and posts them to their site. As many

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No Change Equals Better Sound

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 Dr. AIX 1 Comment advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, audio snake oil, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Compact 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, ITU 775-3, LFE, Loudness Wars, Mark Waldrep, PCM, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD CD, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

Gary Leonard Koh is a principal at Genesis Advanced Technologies and a member of the true believers in the analog

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Getting to the Bottom End of the LFE

March 26, 2015 Dr. AIX 3 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, audio snake oil, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Compact 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, ITU 775-3, LFE, Loudness Wars, Mark Waldrep, PCM, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD CD, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

Getting to the Bottom End of the LFE The ITU specification for using the LFE (Low Frequency Effects or Low

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LFE: From the Horses Mouth

March 25, 2015March 24, 2015 Dr. AIX 6 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, audio snake oil, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Compact 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, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, ITU 775-3, LFE, Loudness Wars, Mark Waldrep, PCM, Spectragram, spectragraphs, UHD CD, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

I finally got a response from my friends at Dolby regarding the boosting of the LFE channel during the playback

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