For an entertaining look at “how things work,” check out Tim Hunkin’s “Rudiments of Wisdom” web site (click here).
Of course, the main reason I bring this up to BAAS is the section on “Music.” In this section, Hunkin explains why guitars sound different, that sound travels 3X faster in steel than air, and the shellfish-based […]
In (almost) all areas, software continues its relentless pursuit of “fixing” things.
Some would say that these “repairs” are taking some of the zest out of life. Is F-1 auto racing better because of traction control, antilock brakes, and stability augmentation?
How about music? Are perfect performances requisite for enjoyment? Is that what we want?
Some think so, […]
Despite all the heat I took from my last “snake oil” article, I’d like to think that I’m open-minded about the performance of tweaks.
This one, however, pushes the limits another step - it appears to be an audiophile-quality ethernet cable priced at $500!
In truth, it seems that most pundits at Wired, Slashdot, and elsewhere are […]
Accomplished producer Burnett lashed out at CD and [iTunes-quality] downloads in this interview:
“We’ve been fighting digital sound since it came out twenty years ago…music’s gotten to a place that’s harder to listen to. It’s stepped down from tape to digital to compressed digital, so people are now listening to a Xerox of a Polaroid of […]
If you haven’t been to a headphone get together, you’re missing something. They’re a hoot.
Head-fi.com, the very popular ‘phones web forum, is having their summer meeting in San Mateo.
Check it out!
Click here for details.
CNN reports that even as CD sales fade, sales of LP’s are on the rise:
According to the Recording Industry Association of America, manufacturers’ shipments of LPs jumped more than 36 percent from 2006 to 2007 to more than 1.3 million. Shipments of CDs dropped more than 17 percent during the same period to 511 million, […]
Mike from Teresonic played the following at our last event:
The Famous Sound of three blind mice vol 1 (TBM CD 9001)
The group called Bassiona Amorosa and the CD I played was “Live in Der Philharmonie Berlin” but they have some other very nice recordings as a quartet and as a sextet. Quite interesting. The web […]
The $145K KEF Muon “uber-speakers” will be demonstrated at Audio High in Mountain View this week.
Times are 11AM-7PM Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Worth seeing/hearing IMO.
BTW, we’ll be having an event at Audio High in the near future….
Vinyl Focused System
Digital Source:
* Denon DVD 3910
* Spectral 330 interconnect
Analog Source:
* Basis 2500 Signature
* Graham Phantom / Two Wands
* Koetsu Onyx Platinmum Signature
* Lyra Titan Mono
* Hovland phono interconnect
* VPI SDS
* VH Audio Airsine PC
First, let me thank Bay Area Audio (BAA) and Teresonic for their key roles in making the four-hour event a great success. BAAS looks forward to a continuing partnership with both.
I think that it’s safe to say that we covered the spectrum of single-driver options pretty well, from the affordable Horn Shoppe ‘Horn I’ ($800) […]