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Maybe It’s Finally Time to Say Goodbye to Your CD Transport

April 18, 2019• Audiophile, Digital • 39 Comments

Jerry Del Colliano looks back at the era of the CD…

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MQA on IOS – An Ultimate Solution or Another Stop-Gap Along the Road to Universal High Fidelity?

April 9, 2019• Digital • 7 Comments

Steven Stone greets MQA on IOS with less than open arms... ...

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Why would Anyone Buy a 20 Year Old CD Player (or DAC)?

March 5, 2019• Digital • 29 Comments

Steven Stone looks at the efficacy of purchasing a 20-year old digital device... ...

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A Comparison of SACD vs MQA In Physical Format

February 15, 2019• Digital • 28 Comments

Paul Wilson does some comparisons…

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Ready or Not, Qobuz Is Here, Almost…

December 14, 2018• Digital • 16 Comments

Paul Wilson reports on Qobuz - pricing, availability and a comparison to Tidal......

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Time to Revise the Definition of Mid-Fi for Modern-Day Audiophiles

December 4, 2018• Digital • 10 Comments

Steven Stone looks at what is and is not full fidelity......

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Not One Bit for Digital Audio…

November 29, 2018• Digital • 8 Comments

Dave Collins looks at some important aspects of sigma-delta conversion…

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Are Personal Portable Player’s Days Numbered?

October 30, 2018• Digital • 3 Comments

Steven Stone muses about whether portable players will still be around in five years......

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Are We About To Have Streaming Wars?

September 28, 2018• Digital • 13 Comments

Paul Wilson speculates about what will happen when Qobuz enters the US market......

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Digital Explained – “Too Many Notes”

September 6, 2018• Digital

David Collins delves into non-oversampled converters (NOS)…

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Digital And Analog “When Worlds Collide”

August 30, 2018• Digital • 5 Comments

Dave Collins clarifies some important digital concepts for audiophiles......

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Qobuz and Tidal – The New Battle of the Hi-Rez Streaming Services

August 7, 2018• Digital • 19 Comments

Steven Stone wonders if the U.S. is about to see a BETA/VHS deja-vu cage-match between Qobuz and Tidal......

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Analog to Digital Conversion – Then and Now

August 2, 2018• Digital

Dave Collins dispels some popular misconceptions about digital processing…

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Downloads Are Dying, Almost…

July 31, 2018• Digital • 7 Comments

Steven Stone looks at the dwindling sales and downward spiral of downloaded music......

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The Ladder DAC or “Bits Ain’t Necessarily Bits”, Part II

July 19, 2018• Digital • 2 Comments

Andy Schaub continues his exploration of the technology behind Ladder DACs......

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Does the Multiplicity of Digital Formats Make Life Easier?

July 13, 2018• Digital • 9 Comments

Paul Wilson looks at how digital audio has become more complicated…

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The Ladder DAC or “Bits Ain’t Necessarily Bits”, Part I

July 12, 2018• Digital • 13 Comments

Andy Schaub explains the principles of Ladder-design DACs......

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Human’s Perceptions of Music

July 5, 2018• Digital • One Comment

Andy Schaub looks inside audiophile's heads......

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MQA – It’s About Time, Not Frequency!

June 14, 2018• Digital

Andy Schaub explains what he thinks MQA does better…

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Why iTunes is Dead to Me

May 31, 2018• Digital • 28 Comments

Matthew Pattrick's odyssey in search of the ideal digital music playback experience which culminates with Roon......

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