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An Open Letter to Authors Investigating Hi-Res Audio

March 13, 2015March 14, 2015 Admin 3 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Blue Note Records, Compact Discs, Don Was, 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, phantom center, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Tracker, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Wall Street Journal

I wrote the following to Wilson Rothman, the author of the Wall Street Journal article discussed over the past few

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Preserving the Past

March 12, 2015March 12, 2015 Dr. AIX 18 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Blue Note Records, Compact Discs, Don Was, 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, phantom center, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Tracker, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Wall Street Journal

This is the final installment of my thoughts on the article in the Wall Street Journal on “Hi-Res Audio Hijinx”

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Hi-Res Audio Hijinx: Part II

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015 Dr. AIX 19 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, 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, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, PCM, phantom center, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Tracker, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal published an article written by an avid music lover his take of high-resolution audio. And the

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Wall Street Journal Article

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015 Dr. AIX 21 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, 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, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, PCM, phantom center, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Tracker, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Wall Street Journal

I don’t normally read the Wall Street Journal. However, a close friend does and he sent me a link to

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Immersive Audio: AES Day 3

March 9, 2015 Dr. AIX 6 Comments advanced resolution, AES 57th Conference, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Bass Management, Bob Dylan, CLASP, 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, laurence juber, Mark Knopfler, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, onkyomusic, panning, PCM, phantom center, Seminar at AIX Records, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Steve Wilson, Technics Tracks, Tracker, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

What do you call surround sound that uses more than the usual 5.1 or 7.1 channels? Is it 3D Audio?

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AES Conference: Day 2

March 8, 2015March 8, 2015 Dr. AIX 12 Comments advanced resolution, AES 57th Conference, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Bass Management, Bob Dylan, CLASP, 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, laurence juber, Mark Knopfler, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, onkyomusic, panning, PCM, phantom center, Seminar at AIX Records, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Steve Wilson, Technics Tracks, Tracker, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

You might think that the music industry is alone in having to deal with difficulties with dynamics and loudness. It

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The Future of Audio Entertainment

March 7, 2015March 7, 2015 Dr. AIX 14 Comments advanced resolution, AES 57th Conference, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Bass Management, Bob Dylan, CLASP, 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, laurence juber, Mark Knopfler, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, onkyomusic, panning, PCM, phantom center, Seminar at AIX Records, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Steve Wilson, Technics Tracks, Tracker, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

The Audio Engineering Society is holding its 57th International Conference in Hollywood this weekend. I hadn’t originally planned to attend

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Why Mastering Isn’t Needed In High-Res Audio

March 6, 2015March 6, 2015 Dr. AIX 23 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Bass Management, Bob Dylan, CLASP, 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, laurence juber, Mark Knopfler, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, onkyomusic, panning, PCM, phantom center, Seminar at AIX Records, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Steve Wilson, Technics Tracks, Tracker, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

Steve Wilson is an artist and audio engineers that has contributed to a growing catalog of 5.1 surround music. He’s

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Bass Management: From the Bottom Up

March 5, 2015 Dr. AIX 9 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Bass Management, Bob Dylan, CLASP, 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, laurence juber, Mark Knopfler, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, onkyomusic, panning, PCM, phantom center, Seminar at AIX Records, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Technics Tracks, Tracker, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

There was no such thing as bass management when I was putting together my first stereo system. The woofers in

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Tech Talk: Panning Around

March 4, 2015March 5, 2015 Dr. AIX 18 Comments advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, Bass Management, Bob Dylan, CLASP, 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, laurence juber, Mark Knopfler, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, onkyomusic, panning, PCM, phantom center, Seminar at AIX Records, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Technics Tracks, Tracker, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio

I had a series of back and forth emails with a fellow audiophile yesterday regarding the LFE levels on my

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