Invite to THE Show in Denver in September

FROM “THE SHOW”:
If you are involved in Home Theater…….This is the place to be during September.
T.H.E. Show Denver is Sept 4 - 7 during CEDIA…….and we have large exhibit rooms still available. Society members can receive a 20% discount OVER our already low published rates on our website.
Audiophile Society Members are also invited to exhibit […]

It’s (Almost) Official - The CD Player is no Longer #1 with Audiophiles

According to a recent Stereophile poll, audiophiles now rely on musics servers more than CD players.
In fact, there are now 4 server listeners for every 3 CDP listeners!
My own experience supports this.  In fact, I have not even turned on my high-end CDP since “going server”!
Not only is my server more convenient, it sounds better!
Note: […]

Want to go to THE Show?

For the first time ever, BAAS members (and those of select other audiophile societies) will be invited to The Home Entertainment Show in Vegas during CES.
Specific dates are January 9-11.
Here’s what we know so far:
After a decade of being exclusively a Trade-Only convention,
T.H.E. Show Management and its Exhibitors have decided
it’s time to open the […]

“Music” Leads Video Games Growth

Much has been written about the demise of the traditional music industry.
There’s also been some commentary about where commercial music is heading.
But the most-overlooked area of development is probably video games. In fact, while many areas of gaming seem to have reached steady-state growth, music gaming is booming. And it’s multi-generational. Whole families want to […]

Peter Gabriel Says iTunes Is Too Powerful

In a wide-ranging interview, PG talks about how the internet is changing music distribution, his notion of an ideal web site, and his upcoming album.
Among other things, he says iTunes is too powerful (Amazon and others are changing this) and that the record labels can and should morph into ’services businesses’ catering to artists.
Read all […]

The Perils of Audiophile Solder

To my growing list of “audiophile stuff that doesn’t work” I must now add solder!
Here’s what Bruce Rozenblit, owner of Transcendant Sound, has to say:
Don’t  Use WBT Solder On My Kits. I have had to repair a couple of kits recently that used WBT solder.  The flux used in it does not properly wet the […]