Month: December 2012

In Praise of the Sony PCM-F1

Digital

Steven Stone looks at the first commercially-available PCM recorder, the Sony F-1, and its place in audio history.

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New CD Releases for 12-28-12

Audiophile Music

For the last new CD list for 2012 Steven Stone has some power-pop, bluegrass, jazz, and even a singer-songwriter...enjoy...

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Toy Trains and Hi-End Audio

Audiophile • 4 Comments

Roger Skoff looks at the similarities between electric train sets of yesteryear and the hi-end industry of today......

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Why You Need a Variac

Amps • 21 Comments

Steven Stone reveals one of his essential audio tools, and how he uses it to make things better…

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Zappa’s Hot Rats 2012: In With The Old, Out With The New

Audiophile Music • 3 Comments

Mark Smotroff compares the newest re-release of Hot Rats with the Rykodisc release. In this case, newer is better......

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Super-Disc Lists Are Irrelevant

Audiophile Music • One Comment

Steven Stone looks at the concept of the "Super-disc List" and finds it to be less useful than a warped record......

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Three More Great Albums from 2004

Audiophile Music

Here are three CDs that Steven Stone thinks should be in the collection of any roots, rock, or folk fan.

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If Capacitors Have a Sound, Why Not Cables?

Amps • 11 Comments

Roger Skoff Looks at Capacitors and Cables and their Shared Technologies... ...

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Software Rules Hardware

Audiophile Music • 8 Comments

How important is the source material in sound reproduction? Steven Stone believes it's more important than any piece of hardware......

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Zeppelin 02 Blu-ray: All The Stars Align

Audiophile Music • 6 Comments

Mark Smotroff looks at Celebration Day, Led Zeppelin’s live concert disc.

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Audiophiles Love Lists

News

Riddle me this...why do Audiophiles love "Best" lists? Steven Stone looks at the concept of "Best of Show" and explains why it matters... ...

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New CD & BluRay Releases for 12-14-2012

Audiophile Music

Ok, it is the holiday season, even Scrooge Stone finds a couple of seasonal discs that will fit in with the mistletoe and rum punch......

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The Great Capacitor Mystery

Amps • 3 Comments

Roger Skoff looks at capacitors and finds a mystery – where does a capacitive charge go when a capacitor is disassembled?

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Risk, Loss, and Earphones

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Portable earphones have main disadvantage over home-based earphones - they get lost and stolen a lot more often......

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Getting Your Beatles Surround Fix

Audiophile Music • 3 Comments

Want to hear the Beatles in surround? Mark Smotroff has some discs for you......

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Is A Generation Going Deaf?

News

Steven Stone wonders about the future of full-frequncy hearing for future generations. What if you whisper and no one can hear you?

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Three CD Reviews from 2004

Audiophile Music

Steven Stone revisits great albums from Kenny and Amanda Smith, Darol Anger and the American Fiddle Ensemble, and David Grisman and Jerry...

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Blind Squirrels and Acorns

Amps • 9 Comments

Some vintage audio components are the stuff dreams are made of...others, not so much....

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Partridge & Blegvad’s Gonwards Reveals Rich Rewards

Audiophile Music • One Comment

Mark Smotroff looks at the latest from Andy Partridge and Peter Blegvad.

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So, Are You Into Automotive Audio, Too?

Audiophile • 4 Comments

Steven Stone was wondering how many readers are as into their car stereos as they are into home and portable audio, so he created a 1...

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