Month: January 2011

High Definition Music on Discs? Yeah, right…

Audiophile Music • One Comment

High definition music is not a hopeless endeavor. There are many outlets to obtain true, audiophile recordings. However, it probably won’t be music you buy on a disc. That’s not a realistic proposition. Here’s why.

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Ultimate Electronics Goes Chapter 11

Audiophile News

Ultimate Electronics, an operator of forty-sic home entertainment and electronics stores, just went belly up and is declaring bankruptcy....

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Do You Have a System Roadmap?

News

A lot of times audiophiles can get tunnel vision. It's understandable to concentrate on one component in your system, searching for the...

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The Value of Free Music Is What, Exactly?

Audiophile Music

The New York Times reported that Universal Music Group donated 200,000 recordings to The Library of Congress to preserve. This sounds like a great, noble act, but upon closer examination appears to be anything but.

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Do Ultra-Expensive Products Produce as Many Technological Breakthroughs as Budget Products?

Affordable Speakers

Technology is always evolving. That is its nature. Audiophile technology is no different. But when examining the past technology, has it...

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The Case Against Headphones?

News

Once again the media has blamed the wrong culprit when it comes to an issue affecting the your of the United States. The New York Times...

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What Is a Blue Chip Audio Company?

Audiophile News

Blue Chip Audio Company is a term that traditionally commands respect. But why exactly? What makes a company with this title respectable? Steven Stone asked around to find out.

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Apple Rumored To Be Launching a 24 Bit HD Music Product For iTunes

Audiophile Music

There is a new rumor circulating about the possibility of a massive improvement to Apple's iTunes software, an improvement that would make...

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Imagine All of EMI’s Back Catalog at Your Fingertips in High Rez

Audiophile Music

EMI was a huge label back in its prime. Even though the company is not the giant it was, it still has a huge catalog of recordings, which...

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Big Speakers, Big Problems

Reference Speakers

Steven Stone walked around the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show listening to several huge “super speakers.” One thing became very clear from all the listening: bigger is not always better.

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If CES was a sporting event…Musings on Press Day

News

The Consumer Electronics Show is the largest electronics show in the world. But what if we didn't treat it as an expo show? What is we...

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New Years Day Blog – My favorite Component of 2010

Digital

Looking back on the year, a few components come to mind. However, only one component could reign supreme as number one. Which one was it...

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New Years Day Blog – My favorite Component of 2010

Digital

Looking back on the year, a few components come to mind. However, only one component could reign supreme as number one. Which one was it and who almost made the cut?

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