Month: April 2012

Selling Audio Gear – The Customer is Always Right (Mostly)

Preamps

Part of the Audiophile experience is buying and eventually selling audio gear. Most of the time everything works out, but sometimes things go wrong…

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Three More Fine Albums From 2002

Audiophile Music

Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and JerryGarcia. Three names whose music should be in every roots and Americana music fan's collection. Here are a...

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New Rituals

News

When was the last time you got together with your audiophile buddies and spent the evening listening to music? Long time? Me too......

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Tone Controls – the Vestigial Tails of Audio

Preamps

Treble, bass, and midrange controls are about as forward-thinking a feature as a buggy whip holder. Here’s why…

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New CD and Blu-Ray Reviews for 4-20-12

Audiophile Music

Here are five new CDs and one Blu-Ray for your weekend pleasure. From Phil Collins to Marty Stuart, from super-smooth to country grit, it's...

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What Will $10 Get ‘Ya?

Affordable Speakers

You want an affordable powered speaker? How about under $10 a pair? And how about they don't sound bad either......

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Bootleg Records and Purloined Tapes – A Recollection

Analog

Before illegal downloads and file-sharing there were bootleg recordings for the RIAA to chase down. Back then they were almost as successful at bagging pirates as they are today…

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Three More Fine Albums From 2002

Audiophile Music

An anthology of Johnny Cash songs, as well as one recent and one historical bluegrass album make Steven Stone's "must-have" albums from...

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An Interview With a Living Breathing Mastering Engineer

Audiophile Music

What does a mastering engineer do, exactly? Audiophile Review decided to ask a working pro......

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Do Cables Have an Expiration Date?

Cables • One Comment

Can a cable’s performance degrade over time? Audiophile Review asked Bill Low from AudioQuest, Ray Kimber from Kimber Cable, Karen Sumner from Transparent Audio, and David Salz from WireWorld.

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New CD Reviews for 4-6-12

Audiophile Music

For this Friday's new releases we have classical, bluegrass, and even religious music for your listening pleasure......

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Sometimes Things Do Work Out

News

Don't you just hate it when you get invites to two events, both that you want to attend, but they always happen at the same time? Steven...

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Ear-Tip Follies

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Are the ear-tips on your earbuds a personal health hazard? They can be. But Steven Stone offers a common sense solution to this potential pain-in-the-ear.

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Magico, Wilson, and YG Merge

Reference Speakers

A merger of epic proportions shocks the high-end audio universe. Three major speaker manufacturers join forces to create a true 500 lb....

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