Author: Steven Stone

Would You Like an Exclusive LP Grading Service?

Audiophile • 6 Comments

Steven Stone wonders if LP collectors will embrace expert archiving and grading…

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How is an Anthology Different from a Playlist?

Audiophile

Steven Stone wonders if and why anthologies are still "a thing?" ...

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How to Do a Robust Digital to Analog Audio Comparison Using Roon

Audiophile, Audiophile Music • One Comment

Want to compare two DAC's sound? Steven Stone walks you through a Roon set-up... ...

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Older Stax Earspeakers – Keeping Them Going with New Parts

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Steven Stone discovers that finding parts for more venerable Stax Earspeakers is getting harder…

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Objectivist and Subjectivist Audio Meets Hegelian Logic

Audiophile • 4 Comments

Steven Stone wonders if the two extremes of audio reviewing will ever reach a détente......

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Record Store Day – A New Renaissance or An Old Rear Guard Action?

Audiophile • 3 Comments

Steven Stone Looks at what sold on Record Store Day... ...

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Would You Buy the Audio Gear You ‘ve Got if it Cost 25% More?

Audiophile, High End Audio • 16 Comments

Steven Stone looks at what to expect when new China tariffs go into effect…

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How Healthy is the U.S. Audio’s Future?

Audiophile • 4 Comments

Steven Stone looks what audio shows tell about the basic demographics of US Audiophiles... ...

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Why Getting The History Of Audio Correct Still Matters…

Audiophile • 5 Comments

Steven Stone explains why a little bit of research can go a long way... ...

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And Now for Something “Unique” – Another Reissue of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain

Audiophile Music • One Comment

Steven Stone looks at an announcement of new release of Miles Davis’ classics…

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Is There Still a Difference Between Large and Small Audio Manufacturers?

Audiophile • 5 Comments

Steven Stone looks at the potential advantages and disadvantages of different sized audio manufacturers......

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Headphones and Imaging; Is it Really All Inside Your Head?

Audiophile

Steven Stone looks at how stereo imaging relates to headphones... ...

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An Audio Test That May or May Not Prove Something

Audiophile • 5 Comments

Steven Stone looks at a potentially interesting sonic comparison…

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MQA on IOS – An Ultimate Solution or Another Stop-Gap Along the Road to Universal High Fidelity?

Digital • 7 Comments

Steven Stone greets MQA on IOS with less than open arms... ...

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This Year the April Fool is Me

Audiophile

Steven Stone explains how a simple system can bite you in the butt......

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Who Is Listening to What? A Music Consumption Breakdown by Genre

Audiophile Music • One Comment

Steven Stone looks at how different types music fans get their music…

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Which is More Accurate – Headphones or Loudspeakers?

Audiophile Music • 6 Comments

Steven Stone looks at transducer accuracy... ...

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Superlative Sound – Maybe We Can’t Get There from Here

Audiophile Music • 6 Comments

Steven Stone looks at the reasons for the slow advance in today's audio technologies......

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Why would Anyone Buy a 20 Year Old CD Player (or DAC)?

Digital • 29 Comments

Steven Stone looks at the efficacy of purchasing a 20-year old digital device…

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Can Power Cords Have an Effect on an Audio System’s Sound?

Cables • 46 Comments

Steven Stone looks at two divergent views on power cords......

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