Author: Steven Stone

New CD Reviews for 4-6-12

Audiophile Music

For this Friday’s new releases we have classical, bluegrass, and even religious music for your listening pleasure…

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Sometimes Things Do Work Out

News

Don't you just hate it when you get invites to two events, both that you want to attend, but they always happen at the same time? Steven...

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Ear-Tip Follies

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Are the ear-tips on your earbuds a personal health hazard? They can be. But Steven Stone offers a common sense solution to this potential...

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Magico, Wilson, and YG Merge

Reference Speakers

A merger of epic proportions shocks the high-end audio universe. Three major speaker manufacturers join forces to create a true 500 lb. Gorilla.

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Three Fine Albums From 2002

Audiophile Music

Here's three more musical reasons to be glad to be alive that have been available for decade, but you may have missed. ...

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C-O-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N

Audiophile Music

That's a dirty word in audiophile parlance, but finding a recording that doesn't have some compression is pretty darned hard......

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How Quiet is Your Listening Room?

Room Acoustics • One Comment

Got an SPL meter? Well, it’s time to whip it out. Make your listening room better by making it quieter…

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New CDs For 3-23-12

Audiophile Music

Five albums in this week's new release reviews feature folk, blues, bluegrass, and Americana. ...

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New CDs For 3-23-12

Audiophile Music

Five albums in this week's new release reviews feature folk, blues, bluegrass, and Americana. ...

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Yes, 192/24 Files Do Sound Better

Audiophile Music

How can Steven Stone make such a bold statement? Easy, he’s been using and making high-resolution recordings for years…and comparing the results.

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Yes, 192/24 Files Do Sound Better

Audiophile Music • 8 Comments

How can Steven Stone make such a bold statement? Easy, he's been using and making high-resolution recordings for years...and comparing the...

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Three Great Acoustic Albums From 2002

Audiophile Music

Part of Audiophile Review's continuing efforts to bring you music that you may have overlooked the first time around, Steven Stone finds...

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Three Great Acoustic Albums From 2002

Audiophile Music

Part of Audiophile Review’s continuing efforts to bring you music that you may have overlooked the first time around, Steven Stone finds three more gems that should be in your collection.

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Tubes Rule! Really?

Tubes • 5 Comments

A day before the ides of March, Steven Stone asks the rather basic question - why are tubes better than solid state?...

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The Hum Patrol and the Joys of a Meridian 561

Preamps • One Comment

What do you do when your system starts to hum along and teaching it the words doesn't work? Sometimes, you punt......

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CD and Blu-Ray Reviews for 3-9-12

Audiophile Music

Here are five new albums and one live concert Blu-Ray disc. You’ll find Rock, Roots, Bluegrass, Folk, and the B-52s.

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CD and Blu-Ray Reviews for 3-9-12

Audiophile Music

Here are five new albums and one live concert Blu-Ray disc. You'll find Rock, Roots, Bluegrass, Folk, and the B-52s....

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There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Review

News

How could there be no such thing as a bad review? Because with the right manufacturer's comments even a review that's not utterly glowing...

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There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Review

News

How could there be no such thing as a bad review? Because with the right manufacturer’s comments even a review that’s not utterly glowing can be turned into gold.

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All On or All Off?

Preamps

A stereo system can consume a lot of energy. Steven Stone looks at his own audio energy usage and how it's changed over the years. It's all...

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