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.

Why do audiophiles feel guilty? Why do we feel that twinge whenever someone asks us, “How much?” What is it about our hobby that compels us to apologize whenever a component is too cheap or too expensive?

We picked the 25 absolute best audiophile speakers over $5,000. See how your speakers stack up.

Sometimes it is hard to hear the differences when doing an A/B comparison between two components. Is that because the products sounds so similar they are indistinguishable, or are there other forces at play here?