Author: Steven Stone

Comparing Audio Cables to No Cable at All

Cables

Steven Stone hears a difference between speaker cables during Wireworld’s Cable comparison at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

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Do Most People Really Not Care About Sound Quality?

Audiophile

A new survey puts paid streaming of high quality music to the test... ...

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Do Most People Really Not Care About Sound Quality?

Audiophile

A new survey puts paid streaming of high quality music to the test... ...

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Why Your Dad’s $300 Receiver Still Sucks – Volume II

News

Steven Stone explains why today’s entry-level audio gear beats anything available in the past…

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Why Your Dad’s $300 1980 Receiver Still Sucks

Amps • 4 Comments

Steven Stone explains why a new receiver tops a 30-year-old model......

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How Big is Your Listening Window?

Affordable Speakers

Steven Stone looks into listening windows......

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How Compatible is Your Network Attached Storage?

Digital

Steven Stone shares some personal NAS drive experiences…

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Apple Messes Up USB 3.0 Audio Big Time

Digital

Steven Stone finds the latest Mac OS is not USB DAC-friendly...

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The “Joys” of Blowing Up Audio Gear

Audiophile

Steven Stone looks at some of the fun he's had with audio gear that broke......

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Field of Dreams Marketing in High Performance Audio

News

Steven Stone looks at why passive marketing at audio shows does not work…

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A Visit From “The Turntable Whisperer”

Analog

Michael Trei restores Steven Stone's VPI turntable......

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What Makes a Convincing Audio Review?

Digital

Steven Stone wonders why reviewers don't use more robust A/B tests......

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What Is A Valid Listening Test?

Audiophile

Steven Stone looks at what makes a listening test no longer worth the effort…

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Seduction by a Pair of Headphones

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Steven Stone explains why he loves the Sennheiser HD-700 headphones......

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Sometimes Live Sound Sucks!

News

Steven Stone visits a very bad sounding opera house that hopefully will never stage a real opera...

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Equalization – Fidelity’s Friend or Foe?

Digital

Steven Stone looks at the whether EQ is really such a bad thing…

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Does the Summertime Have to Be the Blues for Home Audio?

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Steven Stone offers his suggestions for upping interest in audio during the summer......

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How Other World Computer Lost my Refurb Business

News

When trust between buyer and seller is damaged it's hard to repair......

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Is Hi-Fi a Worse Investment than Beanie Babies?

News

Steven Stone looks at the fallacy of investing in audio gear…

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Analog Rules! Sometimes, Always, or Never?

Analog

Steven Stone weighs in on his position on analog versus digital......

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