Month: August 2011

Rip, Then Sell Your CDs?

Audiophile Music

Since I began ripping CDs into my computer’s music library I rarely use the original CDs. Wouldn’t it be great if I could just sell ’em? Sure, as long as you don’t mind risking a hefty fine or worse. Read how CDs have become your legal defacto receipt for digital copy rights.

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Record Sales Are Up 39% For The year

Audiophile Music

Although U.S. record sales are up 30%, it still does not bode well for the home team. Don't expect a rash of new audiophile releases from...

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Wired’s View of High End Gear

News

Having been a commercial photographer for more than twenty years during the bad old days of film I can appreciate well-executed product...

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The Importance of the Fit with the B&W C5 Headphones

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

B&W’s new C5 headphones look great, and have a unique attachment scheme, but for Steven Stone their fit left something to be desired…

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It’s the room…

Room Acoustics

So what's the most important component in your system? Yeah, I know the title gives it away. But still, how much time have you spent lately...

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Focal and Naim Are Now One

News

I now pronounce you MERGED. Another strategic merger as hi-fi companies hunker down for the times to come......

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Focal and Naim Are Now One

News

I now pronounce you MERGED. Another strategic merger as hi-fi companies hunker down for the times to come…

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Why “The Best” is a Relative Term

News

Are you as tired of proclamations of "The Best!" attached to everything with no attention given to the relevance of the claim. Is my BEST...

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Sound By Singer Has a New Crib

News

The tales of his demise were premature. Sound by Singer will be opening a new and improved facility in NYC. Details are inside......

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Why Not Beautiful?

Digital

I like beautiful looking things. Too bad that so much high-performance audio gear is so ugly. But occasionally a manufacturer decides to do something different that appeals as much to the eyes as the ears. April Music may be onto something…

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TV Show Idea – Pimp Your Tunes

High End Audio

Everybody is pitching TV shows these days, so I thought I'd share my idea for a killer TV show with a decidedly audiophile bent to it....

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Wireless, A Solution or a Problem?

Digital

Is wired better or worse wireless? Steven Stone looks at the two choices and gives you some situations where you will want to use one or...

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The Deadly Gentlemen at the Salina Schoolhouse

Audiophile Music

Here’s a tale of a schoolhouse, an acoustic group, and a pair of microphones. Steven Stone treks into the wilds of Colorado (Ok, it’s only two miles from his house) to make a field recording of an exciting new acoustic group that plays a unique kind of modern music.

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The Deadly Gentlemen at the Salina Schoolhouse

Audiophile Music

Here's a tale of a schoolhouse, an acoustic group, and a pair of microphones. Steven Stone treks into the wilds of Colorado (Ok, it's only...

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On Reliability

Digital

Does reliability insure great sound? Finding a thirteen-year-old portable CD player in my closet made me think about what it means to be...

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In Praise of a Controversial Preamp

Preamps • 3 Comments

Sometimes a product gets reviewed and raved about, but because of the nature of the rave, it doesn’t have the final results that you would expect after a positive review. The Morrison E.L.A.D. is just such a product. Probably the only time that Peter Aczel and I will agree an anything…

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