Author: Steven Stone

Open or Closed?

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Do you have a preference in earphone types? Steven Stone does, and he explains why the two different styles of headphones have different bass presentations.

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New CD Reviews for 5-18-12

Audiophile Music

This weeks' new releases include a jazz album that combines trumpet with Kora, a pair of singer-songwriter projects, a folk trio and an...

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New CD Reviews for 5-18-12

Audiophile Music

This weeks' new releases include a jazz album that combines trumpet with Kora, a pair of singer-songwriter projects, a folk trio and an...

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Talking With Giants

Audiophile

During his time as a journalist Steven Stone has met lots of people. Here are his reminiscences of four who made a lasting impression on him, and on the rest of the world.

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My Trip Back to College

News

When Steven Stone was invited to lecture to an engineering class he couldn't resist the opportunity to see what would happen when an...

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CD Reviews from 2002 – 5-11-12

Audiophile Music

Sherman, set the Wayback machine for 2002 - Steven Stone has three CD reviews of albums released during that year that you may have missed...

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Headphones and Fit

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Would you buy a “Bespoke” suit that happened to be three sizes too big? I hope not. So why would you think of purchasing a pair of headphones that don’t fit right?

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Is Neutrality Old-Fashioned?

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

What is flat frequency response? If you do all your listening through Hip-Hop media mogul-approved earphones you may never know......

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New CD Reviews for 5-4-12

Audiophile Music

This week's new releases include a killer solo guitar album, a driving bluegrass CD, some eclectic acoustic jazz, and Edie Brickell's...

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On Reviewing Computer Audio Products

Digital

Computer audio is obviously the wave of the future. But for anyone who’s grown up with disc-based audio it requires some adjustment and the learning curve can be steep at first. Steven Stone offers some tips for better and more consistent sonic results…

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Selling Audio Gear – The Customer is Always Right (Mostly)

Preamps

Part of the Audiophile experience is buying and eventually selling audio gear. Most of the time everything works out, but sometimes things...

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Three More Fine Albums From 2002

Audiophile Music

Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and JerryGarcia. Three names whose music should be in every roots and Americana music fan's collection. Here are a...

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New Rituals

News

When was the last time you got together with your audiophile buddies and spent the evening listening to music? Long time? Me too…

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Tone Controls – the Vestigial Tails of Audio

Preamps

Treble, bass, and midrange controls are about as forward-thinking a feature as a buggy whip holder. Here's why......

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New CD and Blu-Ray Reviews for 4-20-12

Audiophile Music

Here are five new CDs and one Blu-Ray for your weekend pleasure. From Phil Collins to Marty Stuart, from super-smooth to country grit, it's...

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What Will $10 Get ‘Ya?

Affordable Speakers

You want an affordable powered speaker? How about under $10 a pair? And how about they don’t sound bad either…

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Bootleg Records and Purloined Tapes – A Recollection

Analog

Before illegal downloads and file-sharing there were bootleg recordings for the RIAA to chase down. Back then they were almost as...

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Three More Fine Albums From 2002

Audiophile Music

An anthology of Johnny Cash songs, as well as one recent and one historical bluegrass album make Steven Stone's "must-have" albums from...

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An Interview With a Living Breathing Mastering Engineer

Audiophile Music

What does a mastering engineer do, exactly? Audiophile Review decided to ask a working pro…

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Do Cables Have an Expiration Date?

Cables • One Comment

Can a cable's performance degrade over time? Audiophile Review asked Bill Low from AudioQuest, Ray Kimber from Kimber Cable, Karen Sumner...

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