Part 3 of the Mono Series – No half-dollar? Need to make change?
Here’s the third of a four-part series by Roger Skoff – And now, the latest and greatest thing yet… Mono…
What really matters?
Roger Skoff looks at audio past and present to see where we have come from and where we might be going…
Bootleg Records and Purloined Tapes – A Recollection
Before illegal downloads and file-sharing there were bootleg recordings for the RIAA to chase down. Back then they were almost as successful at bagging pirates as they are today…
Generations
Audiophiles, regardless of their positions on other issues, all agree that the best source is the original master recording. But we rarely, if ever, get to hear a master. So what’s the next best thing?
Mastering – The Final Frontier
Does your CD copy of The Red Hot Chili Peppers new release sound different than the LP release? According to the guys who mastered it, the two versions SHOULD sound different because they were mastered differently…
Game-Changing Features
Everyone has a different idea of a revolutionary or game-changing feature. The idea that matters to one may not matter to another. The real question is at what cost do these features come.
Retro Styling: Form Following Foggy Recollections of Old Stuff
What is the deal with retro styling? It’s one thing when it is applied to a pair of jeans. It is quite another when it is applied to an audio component that is supposed to offer modern functionality. So again, what it the deal?