Are You Ready for The Rebirth of Reel to Reel?

March 5, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile

Are You Ready for The Rebirth of Cassette Tape?

February 26, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile

I was recently plugging around in a closet when I spotted it lurking in the semi darkness. I found myself staring at and wondering why, for...

Q&A: Audio Expert Stirling Trayle Explains Room Acoustics, How To Optimize Audio Systems

February 25, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, High End Audio, Reference Speakers, Resources, Room Acoustics

Audiophiles understand the importance of room acoustics and set-up. But many do not fully understand how to accomplish a proper acoustical...

How High-End Audio Appeals To Everyone (Or Tries To)

February 19, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile

Are You Going to Throw Away Those LP’s and CD’s?

February 12, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

In 1931, RCA Victor introduced the forerunner of the modern “long play” record, more commonly known as the LP. It was not until 1948,...

Is That Great Cable Deal Really Counterfeit?

February 5, 2021• Cables, Audiophile, Audiophile News

“If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.” Those words ring in my head anytime I see an ordinarily expensive audio cable posted...

Balanced or Unbalanced: Which Is Better?

January 29, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Cables

Dealing with Implausible Sonic Changes in an Audio System

January 22, 2021• Audiophile News

Face it, there are times, and under certain conditions, when our system’s sonics simply fail to entice or cajole us into prolonged...

My New Year’s Audio Resolutions

January 8, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile

Normally, I’m not especially given to self-imposing a set of personal improvement dictates I know will very likely be broken. I can be...

New Music: Five Recently Released Works

December 31, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

What If There Were One Set of Audio and Music Rules?

December 24, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile

I tend to enjoy home improvement shows. I particularly like the ones showing the construction phase and how homes are built. Builders on...

When Does Performance Clash with Convenience?

December 18, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile

If there is one immutable truth in high performance audio it is the desired goal for sonic excellence by manufacturers. It doesn’t stop...

Is There A Split Brewing in High Performance Audio?

December 11, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile

New Music

December 4, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Ashley Lockheed & Chris Rottmayer – “So In Love” Timucua Arts Foundation Vocalist, bandleader and recording artist Ashley...

Getting to Know Your Audio Room

November 27, 2020• Room Acoustics, Audiophile, Audiophile News

“Play the system, hear the room.” Those words resonate in my head as if spoken by some evil sorcerer bent on driving me crazy. ...

How Long Should You Keep Your Audio System?

November 20, 2020• High End Audio, Amps, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Preamps, Subwoofers

New Music Fridays

November 13, 2020• Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Paul Wilson reviews five new works of jazz and other genres. ...

When Do Audiophiles Spend Too Much On Components?

November 6, 2020• Audiophile

Paul Wilson comments on a recent forum question about system cost. ...

The Fallacy of Best of Lists

October 30, 2020• Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Paul Wilson wonders if best of lists are all they’re cracked up to be…

New Music

October 23, 2020• Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Paul Wilson explores six new jazz works......

Author: Paul Wilson