Author: Steven Stone

Adversarial Versus Cooperative Review Models

News

Steven Stone looks at whether the consumer is better served by an adversarial or cooperative review process…

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Memories of Christmas Past and Present

News

Steven Stone wishes you a happy holiday season......

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My (Now) Rock Solid Mini

Digital

Having Kernel Panics since upgrading to Apple's new Mavericks OS? Here's what solved Steven Stone's kernel panic problems......

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Is Chi-Fi Really a Good Deal?

News

As U.S. audiophiles have more access to Chinese-made gear, Steven Stone wonders if Chinese-sourced gear is as much of a bargain as it appears to be at first…

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Lost and Found

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Ever lose anything? Steven Stone writes about his most recent experience with losing and finding a small, valuable, piece of gear......

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Why Awards are Meaningless (Almost)

News

It's award season. Steven Stone looks at what awards really mean......

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A Question From a Musician…What Should I Buy?

Digital

Steven answers a question from a friend who wants to get a new stereo…

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The State-of-the-Website Report

News

Audiophile Review is three years old and after making it through the terrible twos intact, some new things are in the works for the near...

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Moving Furniture…

Audiophile

Today Steven Stone is on jury duty, but that didn't stop him from writing about one of the less glamorous parts of audiophile life......

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Background Music Devices and Sources

News

Steven Stone comes up with a new audio category that better reflects our modern times than “Mid-Fi”…

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Amara Symphony Adds Impulse Response Correction

Room Acoustics

Steven Stone looks at Amarra Symphony's newest capability which expands it's features into signal and room corrections......

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Tweaks and Explanations

Cables

Steven Stone looks at a tweak and wonders how it works......

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DSD and PCM – Horses for Courses

Digital

Which is best, DSD or PCM? How about neither?

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What You See Isn’t What You’d Hear

Room Acoustics

Steven Stone looks at Synergistic Research's 2013 RMAF Demo......

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Grateful for a Great “Box” Set

Audiophile Music

Steven Stone listens a whole bunch of Grateful Dead and likes it......

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New Releases For 11-06-13

Audiophile Music

Steven Stone looks at new releases from Patty Larkin, Band of Heathens, Noam Pikelny, Peter Cooper, Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott, and Fred Fried.

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Roping In Mavericks

Digital

Steven Stone upgrades two Macs to Mavericks. He needed a bigger coral......

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RMAF Perception Versus Reality

News

Steven Stone looks at the numbers from the 2013 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest......

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Headphones – Fad or Long-term Trend?

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Steven Stone looks at whether the growth in headphone listening will continue.

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A Look At Reliability

Amps

Steven Stone looks at some of the most reliable audio gear he's owned....

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