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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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Tidal Desktop App Changes – Surprise!

May 29, 2018• Digital • 7 Comments

Steven Stone looks at the newest Tidal app rebuild......

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MQA The Facts Versus the Fiction

May 24, 2018• Digital • 18 Comments

Andy Schaub looks at MQA realities…

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An Oppo-bituary: Some Parting Points On Oppo Digital’s Passing

May 14, 2018• Digital • 4 Comments

Mark Smotroff says farewell to an old friend... and hello to a possible new one......

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Some of the Why’s and How’s of Apple’s AIFF Music Files

May 10, 2018• Digital • One Comment

Andy Shaub leads readers in a Safari through the guts of Apple's audio file system......

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Looking Into Amarra, Audirvana Plus, Pure Music, and Roon

May 3, 2018• Digital • 3 Comments

Andy Schaub looks at digital music player options…

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USB Cables, Noise, and Galvanic Isolation

April 26, 2018• Digital • One Comment

Andy Schaub looks at the analog nature of digital cables......

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