Month: February 2011

My Five Favorite Cheap Speakers

Affordable Speakers • 4 Comments

Not everyone can drop $25,000 on a pair of speakers. For speakers that exist at the lower end of the price scale but still maintain a level of quality, here are a few of favorite loudspeakers.

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The Inevitability of Cable

Cables

Cables are a variable in any system, an inevitable variable that cannot be avoided, despite what other audiophiles may say. So here is some...

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Music Matters Video

Audiophile News

In case you were upset by the fact that you couldn't attend the Music Matters event at Definitive Audio, your frustrations can end....

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Do You Really Need a Preamp?

Preamps • One Comment

For many people, a preamplifier feels like a luxury that is not wholly necessary to a system. But is that the case? What can a preamplifier bring to your system, if anything at all?

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The Jimi Standard For Reference Loudspeakers

Reference Speakers

The Jimi Hendrix Standard is a unique standard to measure the performance of a loudspeaker. It puts a unique spin on the standards and...

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Are Record Companies Obsolete?

Audiophile Music • One Comment

Think real hard. Can you remember the record company of the most recent album you bought or downloaded? Probably not. Record companies have...

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Why I like Stereo (subwoofers)

Subwoofers • 2 Comments

Everyone knows for a proper system set-up, you need a subwoofer. But what about having more than one subwoofer? Is the old idea that more is better true when it comes to subwoofers?

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The Grammys

Audiophile Music

Most appreciators of an art have a love/hate relationship with the award show that honors that art. The Grammy's and Steven Stone are no...

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Munitio, a Concept Product that’s Better than it’s Concept

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Munitio has a new pair of ear buds that feature a concept that is questionable. What is not questionable, though, is the performance of...

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Ultimate Electronics Stiffs Charities for $360,000

News

Ultimate Electronics has been in financial trouble, one might even call it dire straights for the company, so much so that the company decided to stiff a charitable cause to the tune of $360,000.

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Sonos App for Android Released

News

Android has made huge growth in the mobile device market, but has not made as much progress in the media server and control marketplaces. ...

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Consumers Like Devices That Work

News

So apparently it took a management and consulting group to conduct a survey to discover that customers like devices that don't frequently...

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Consumers Like Devices That Work

News

So apparently it took a management and consulting group to conduct a survey to discover that customers like devices that don’t frequently crash and freeze. Now, Steven Stone chimes in.

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Magico Moves into Vibration Control

Audiophile News

Magico is moving beyond loudspeakers, but not far beyond. The company's new product will help out loudspeaker products with problems of...

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Super Bowl Sound

Amps

The Super Bowl is one of the biggest media events of the year. It makes sense that it would utilize the state of the art in all kinds of...

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Citigroup and EMI – Who Will Be the New Buyer?

Audiophile News

EMI is in trouble. As such, the company is looking for a new partner to come in and rescue them. But who will that partner be? Steven Stone analyzes the theories out there and presents his opinions.

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Music Matters at Definitive Audio

High End Audio • One Comment

Definitive Audio wanted to offer audiophiles an event where they could come together and celebrate music and audiophilia. That is why the...

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New Parasound Amplifier goes up to 11

Amps

The new Parasound NewClassic 5250 v.2 amplifier defies the tradition of what it means to be THX certified, but in a good way. It makes...

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