Paul's Posts

It's all in your head
It's all in your head
My friend, Copper contributor, and Bit Perfect founder Richard Murrison and I had a conversation about headphones vs. speakers that has been rattling around in my head ever since. Headphones... Read more...
Without design compromise
Without design compromise
Origin stories of Infinity's flagship loudspeaker, the IRS, have as many variations as M&Ms but this is the one I was told. It all took place over a dinner attended... Read more...
Hair standing on end
Hair standing on end
The 1980s were considered by many to be the golden age of loudspeakers—the decade where all hell broke loose, size constraints went out the window, and hair stood on end.... Read more...
Quasi line source
Quasi line source
In yesterday's post, I told you about the QLS, Infinity's first line source loudspeaker. As a reminder, line source loudspeakers, though rare because of the expense of all the required... Read more...
Infinity's first line source
Infinity's first line source
When Arnie Nudell and his partner John Ulrick founded Infinity Systems in 1969 their first product was a 3-piece loudspeaker called the Servo Statik 1: a pair of rectangular boxes... Read more...
Line sources
Line sources
Kevin in Wappinger Falls New York (wherever that is) asked me an interesting question recently. "Arnie Nudell popularized the line source loudspeaker design and many of his most revered speakers... Read more...
Circus stereos
Circus stereos
Is your system setup a circus or a naked exhibition? I've certainly seen both. By circus I mean a cluster of well-intentioned objects intended to enhance the room's sonic performance.... Read more...
Lucky 7
Lucky 7
Tomorrow, the 21st marks the end of month-one into my eighth year of writing these daily posts. My first post launched on July 21, 2011. Seven years and one month... Read more...
Treating the room
Treating the room
Reader Ian Lobb was visiting a coffee shop in Thornbury, Victoria, Australia. While sipping his brew he enjoyed the sounds of a small acoustic group in the shop and declared... Read more...
Extreme solutions
Extreme solutions
Middle of the road is as its name implies. Boring. Extreme, on the other hand, is far more exciting. When we take it to the edges we're excited to see... Read more...
Building a room
Building a room
In early September we'll be moving much of the company into our new building across the street. We're pretty excited. We'll do our best to make our move as seamless... Read more...
Pro vs. home
Pro vs. home
Our knee-jerk reaction to pro vs. home is that the former is better than the latter. After all, the pros make their living using equipment and we amateurs don't. Ergo,... Read more...
Adding sparkle
Adding sparkle
The finishing touch to a several hour's long meal preparation might be the setting of the table. The last little bit of work capping off hours of preparation. When I... Read more...
Multiple stab wounds
Multiple stab wounds
I recently enjoyed the latest version of Murder on the Orient Express. I'm certain everyone's seen at least one version of this Agatha Christie classic but if you haven't, it's... Read more...
Purpose built
Purpose built
Why do we build some things while not others? A sleek red car with a big and powerful engine's probably not what you'd design for mom to take to the... Read more...
Matching amplifiers
Matching amplifiers
The ultimate goal in a high-performance audio system is to not hear the equipment, only the music it delivers. Which is why people often insist on using identical amplifiers in... Read more...
Component pedigree
Component pedigree
Brand and pedigree set expectations. A Mundorf or REL capacitor has more good feelings associated with them than an XYZ capacitor. Yet, that XYZ capacitor might just blow the socks... Read more...
What's something worth?
What's something worth?
My iPhone X retails for $1,000 at the Apple store. That's a lot. It's one of the most expensive mobile phones on the market and it could be argued it's... Read more...
Clear fog
Clear fog
In yesterday's post I recounted a story of Telarc engineers in the recording studio control room comparing the output of an analog and digital tape recorder to the live feed... Read more...
Which would you choose?
Which would you choose?
Raul Montilla from Puerto Rico sent me a kind note about an interesting experiment from years past. In it, Jack Renner and the engineers from Telarc are said to have... Read more...
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