Issue 17 Articles Opening Salvo: More, and Better As we approach the annual Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, our home-town show (sorta), we have a lot yet to accomplish....read moreToo Much Tchaikovsky: More Flutes A few weeks ago we stuck one toe in the deep waters of music for transverse flute, an instrument played...read moreMusic, Audio, and Other Illnesses: The Sound Your Head Makes When It Hits the Table Enough about the Sheryl Crow record. Well, no --- but yes. I could probably write quite a bit more about...read moreMy Turn: Boulder Amplifiers Somewhere back in the last century, from around 1976 to 1983, a California company called Pacific Recorders & Engineering (PR&E)...read moreThe Audio Cynic: RMAF Past, RMAF Present, RMAF Yet to Come In years past I looked forward to RMAF as an opportunity to escape the perpetual swampy humidity of Florida, enjoy...read moreQuibbles and Bits: Sigma–Delta Modulators – Part III At this point I promised to conclude my mini-series on SDMs by touching on some of the differences between DSD...read moreBack to Basics: Simple Subwoofer Setup Very few loudspeakers are full range. Yes, nearly all extend higher than we humans can hear, but rarely as low. Audio setup...read moreVintage Whine: VPI: 38 Years and Counting Harry Pearson, founder of The Absolute Sound, contributed to the success of a number of high-end audio manufacturers, and probably...read moreMake It Yourself: How to Make a Vintage Component Sing Again, Part II Part II: The coupling capacitors In the last issue, we discussed some basic theory concerning power supply capacitor replacement in...read moreFeatured: Subwoofery: Smooth Operator? Our last entry ended with this statement – “No matter how excellent the subs, no matter how much effort went...read moreIn My Room: Montana Audio To start off my system is nothing brand new. It is all older equipment, like my Montana Audio XP1 loudspeakers,...read moreParting Shot: Seljalandsfoss Iceland Seljalandsfoss is one of the many natural wonders in Iceland. Located in the country's southern section, the waterfall drops 60...read more