Author: Steven Stone

Consumers Like Devices That Work

News

So apparently it took a management and consulting group to conduct a survey to discover that customers like devices that don’t frequently crash and freeze. Now, Steven Stone chimes in.

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Magico Moves into Vibration Control

Audiophile News

Magico is moving beyond loudspeakers, but not far beyond. The company's new product will help out loudspeaker products with problems of...

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Super Bowl Sound

Amps

The Super Bowl is one of the biggest media events of the year. It makes sense that it would utilize the state of the art in all kinds of...

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Citigroup and EMI – Who Will Be the New Buyer?

Audiophile News

EMI is in trouble. As such, the company is looking for a new partner to come in and rescue them. But who will that partner be? Steven Stone analyzes the theories out there and presents his opinions.

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Music Matters at Definitive Audio

High End Audio • One Comment

Definitive Audio wanted to offer audiophiles an event where they could come together and celebrate music and audiophilia. That is why the...

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New Parasound Amplifier goes up to 11

Amps

The new Parasound NewClassic 5250 v.2 amplifier defies the tradition of what it means to be THX certified, but in a good way. It makes...

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High Definition Music on Discs? Yeah, right…

Audiophile Music • One Comment

High definition music is not a hopeless endeavor. There are many outlets to obtain true, audiophile recordings. However, it probably won’t be music you buy on a disc. That’s not a realistic proposition. Here’s why.

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Ultimate Electronics Goes Chapter 11

Audiophile News

Ultimate Electronics, an operator of forty-sic home entertainment and electronics stores, just went belly up and is declaring bankruptcy....

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Do You Have a System Roadmap?

News

A lot of times audiophiles can get tunnel vision. It's understandable to concentrate on one component in your system, searching for the...

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The Value of Free Music Is What, Exactly?

Audiophile Music

The New York Times reported that Universal Music Group donated 200,000 recordings to The Library of Congress to preserve. This sounds like a great, noble act, but upon closer examination appears to be anything but.

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Do Ultra-Expensive Products Produce as Many Technological Breakthroughs as Budget Products?

Affordable Speakers

Technology is always evolving. That is its nature. Audiophile technology is no different. But when examining the past technology, has it...

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The Case Against Headphones?

News

Once again the media has blamed the wrong culprit when it comes to an issue affecting the your of the United States. The New York Times...

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What Is a Blue Chip Audio Company?

Audiophile News

Blue Chip Audio Company is a term that traditionally commands respect. But why exactly? What makes a company with this title respectable? Steven Stone asked around to find out.

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Imagine All of EMI’s Back Catalog at Your Fingertips in High Rez

Audiophile Music

EMI was a huge label back in its prime. Even though the company is not the giant it was, it still has a huge catalog of recordings, which...

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Big Speakers, Big Problems

Reference Speakers

Steven Stone walked around the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show listening to several huge "super speakers." One thing became very clear from...

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If CES was a sporting event…Musings on Press Day

News

The Consumer Electronics Show is the largest electronics show in the world. But what if we didn’t treat it as an expo show? What is we treated it as something else? How about a sporting event?

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New Years Day Blog – My favorite Component of 2010

Digital

Looking back on the year, a few components come to mind. However, only one component could reign supreme as number one. Which one was it...

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New Years Day Blog – My favorite Component of 2010

Digital

Looking back on the year, a few components come to mind. However, only one component could reign supreme as number one. Which one was it...

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Polls – Do You Still Beat Your Wife? – Ask the wrong questions and you’ll get the wrong answers.

News

When tackled with the concept of Net Neutrality, most people can get lost in the minutia. That’s what a study by Rasmussen Research proved. Or did it? Maybe they stacked the deck by asking the wrong questions.

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Higher Bit-Rate Music Streaming – There Is Hope

Audiophile Music

Audiophiles love high quality music. And more and more, high resolution streaming is becoming available. But there are definitely some...

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