Why CES Sucks and Rules
Steven Stone hates and loves CES. Here are a few of the myriad of reasons…
Headphone Fit – An Apology to B&W
Everyone gets in wrong sometimes. Steven Stone’s first experience with the B&W C5 earphones was less than an unqualified success due to their fit. He thought the problem was a lack of variety in the eartips. Well, he was mistaken…
The Wealth Gap in Audio
Are $5000 power amplifiers and $50,000 power amplifiers created for the same customer? Of course the answer is no. But we often see them marketed as if they were. Perhaps it’s time to acknowledge the wealth gap in audio…
11 reasons why $200,000 stereo system is better than a $200,000 automobile
When Steven Stone lived in Boston, parking the car on the street always seemed like the equivalent of putting a pile of money on the curve and hoping it would still be there when you return. Here’s some other reasons that high-performance stereos are better than high-performance automobiles
William Zane Johnson R.I.P. 1926 – 2011
William Zane Johnson, founder of Audio Research, passed away last Saturday at age 85. Steven Stone writes about why Johnson was important, and how he forever changed the landscape of high end audio.
Doc Watson Foundation: A Guitar Instrumental Collection 1964-1998 and Eric Thompson: Thompson’s Real Bluegrass Instrumentals with Guitar
Some folks might argue as to whether banjo or guitar are the quintessential American instrument. But no one can argue that Doc Watson isn’t one of the most innovative steel-string guitar players to ever hold an instrument.
First Anniversary Blog
One year ago, on Dec 9th, I posted my first article on Audiophile Review. Since that time I’ve posted over 150 articles covering a variety of audiophile related subjects. I hope that if you like some of my current articles you’ll spend some time looking through Audiophile Review’s back catalog of posts.
