The net is atwitter with talk of the first musical release on Blu-Ray (click here for an example.
But these articles fail to let us know how to get it.
So it was time for Google….
I found not only where to buy, but also a very cool website full of high-resolution downloads.
All this from freedom-loving Norway. (If […]
Our BAAS event this Saturday will focus on high-efficiency, single-driver speakers partnered with “flea-powered” amps.
For those who have not had the pleasure of listening to these minimalist systems, ‘first contact’ can be a revelation. To begin with, you’ve probably not heard speed and dynamics in this combination. And then there’s the coherence, which is pretty […]
Well, the CNET Blogs recently published yet-another article describing the extinction of the high fidelity audio industry (click here).
In that article and its comments, many reasons for the imminent demise were cited - with the iPod portrayed as the #1 assassin.
FWIW, here’s my version of the decline:
It begins with the record companies and RIAA joining […]
There’s an interesting dialog running on AVSforum.com - and another provocative topic!
Here’s an excerpt:
Excuse me for sounding a little like a heritic [sic] but I figure that if the statement “the crushing superiority of SE triode amplifiers with no feedback” were so obviously true, then it is would also be possible to define “why” in […]
Here’s something you don’t see every day - a Honda robot conducting a live symphony (click here for the story and here for the video).
The details:
ASIMO is a 4-foot 3-inch tall robot designed by Honda Motor Co.
The robot perfectly mimicked the actions of a conductor to the Detroit Symphony
Honda spokeswoman: this may be the first […]
FrankC’s system:
MAIN SYSTEM
Digital Source:
Mark Levinson #37
Sonic Frontier SFD2 Mk II (Amperex 6DJ8s)
I2Digital DX-60 digital cable
Synergistic Research Absolute Reference X2 XLR interconnect
Analog Source:
Michell Orbe SE
SME V
Shelter 901
Graham IC-70 phono cable
Kimber KCAG interconnect
Amplification:
ARC PH3 SE (Amperex white label 6DJ8s)
ARC LS25 Mk I w/ GNSC Reference mod (Amperex white label 6DJ8s)
Pass X350.5/Aleph Os
Synergistic Designer’s Reference X2 XLR interconnect
Speakers:
Verity […]
It seems like every month an article or blog post is made about the extreme prices and questionable science that pervade high-end audio. And with good reason. Most audiophiles have also forced a snicker at the ultra-high-end, wondering what a $100K+ turntable or “miracle” chip or stone (at any price) can possibly bring to the […]
Trivia question: Which famous leader imposed a law changing the “A” tone from 440 Hz to 432 Hz?
Answer: The Nazi Joseph Goebbels.
For more on this fascinating (and very sad) saga, click here for the website dedicated to the topic.
For a broader discussion of the history of pitch, try this or this.
If you’re like me, you crave information about all things audiophile.
I’ve run across an interesting source for such info - Steve Guttenberg’s “Audiophiliac” blog (click here) on CNET. Check out his latest piece - “Shattering Audiophile Stereotypes.”
Note the reference the Wadia’s 170i Digital Transport - the best (IMO) way to hook an iPod to a […]