Digital

Read blog posts, review commentary and audiophile talk about all things CD and digital on this AudiophileReview.com section page. Looking for reviews of Digital to Analog Converters (D to A), Transports and processors – you got it. Wanna read about jitter, dither and vibration isolation – this is the spot. Looking for conversations about 16 bit 44 kHz sampling rates versus say 24 bit 192 kHz high definition audio, digital audio up-sampling and beyond.
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Quantifying Ecstasy

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Can the subjective audio experience be quantified? Dr. Charles Zellig and Jay Clawson believe that it can. I’m withholding judgment until I’ve read all four installments of their articles.

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My Five Rules for EBAY

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Should you or should not make a bid on that oh so tempting amp or that built-like-a-tank CD player listed on EBAY? That is the big bucks'...

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My Five Rules for EBAY

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Should you or should not make a bid on that oh so tempting amp or that built-like-a-tank CD player listed on EBAY? That is the big bucks'...

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Why Not Beautiful?

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I like beautiful looking things. Too bad that so much high-performance audio gear is so ugly. But occasionally a manufacturer decides to do something different that appeals as much to the eyes as the ears. April Music may be onto something…

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Wireless, A Solution or a Problem?

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Is wired better or worse wireless? Steven Stone looks at the two choices and gives you some situations where you will want to use one or...

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On Reliability

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Does reliability insure great sound? Finding a thirteen-year-old portable CD player in my closet made me think about what it means to be...

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Apple’s OX 10.7 and Sonos – Busted…

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The new Mac OS update 10.7, known as Lion, will put your Mac computer at the latest and greatest offering from Apple. However, it will also mess up a lot of your music applications if you aren’t careful.

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A Sooloos Upgrade – The Way Things Should Work…

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Sooloos received a rather important and exciting upgrade for audiophiles that use the system. Also of note is how the company went about...

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TAS Buyer’s Guide to Digital Source Components.

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The AVGuide.com published the TAS Buyer's Guide to Digital Source Components, which is a well written resource. However, there were some...

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What’s Your Reference Standard?

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Everyone has a reference standard that is created by the best gear they can afford. That used to be it, the most expensive gear that can be afforded. However, it may be time to redefine the idea of a reference standard.

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The $7,500 beat-down?

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One of the biggest players in the media server market place is Meridian-Sooloos. For many they are the gold standard. But what happens...

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HDTracks and the Who’s Tommy

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HDTracks seemingly made a huge score by getting The Who's Tommy album available for high-resolution download. Steven Stone decided to give...

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Customer Service? What’s That?

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One thing that people crave from the companies that manufacture their products is good customer service. It provides a level of security to customers to know they can turn to the company for help. The audio world is no different.

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CDs (and DVDs) Are Going Away, Slowly, but Steadily Away

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CDs have been disappearing more and more as the music industry becomes more and more of a digital entity. Sony's recent actions certainly...

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Apple Becomes a Must-Have Audiophile Source at CES 2011

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Apple has changed the audio world over and over again. Some would argue for the worse. But at CES 2011, many companies famous for...

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New Years Day Blog – My favorite Component of 2010

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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 and who almost made the cut?

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New Years Day Blog – My favorite Component of 2010

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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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Audiophile Review’s Top Five DACs Under $1,000

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Digital to analog converters are some of the most sought after components in the market today. Every manufacturer seems to have their own....

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NuForce’s $1,500 Audiophile CD Player Reviewed on the Revamped Stereophile.com

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Stereophile has begun to continue the revamp of their site by publishing older, archive print reviews online. One such review is the review for the NuForce CDP-8 CD player that is discussed here.

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EMM Labs $20,500 CD Combo Reviewed by HomeTheaterReview.com’s Ken Taraszka – Is This Too Extreme?

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Dr. Ken Taraszka got a true piece of audiophile gear in for review in his rig. How else would you describe the EMM Labs $20,500 CD combo?...

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