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1. Asking the right questionsThe answers we get depend largely on the questions we ask. Seems simple enough, yet why is it we're always surprised with those answers? I remember...November 17, 2014
2. The new tunerI was thinking of the my favorite tuners this morning. For many years I listened to a Marantz Model 120 (with the silly display). I also...November 16, 2014
3. Two finger flyingHey, it's Saturday and I feel like telling a little story unrelated to audio. As a young lad of 15 years I was both a photographer...November 15, 2014
4. Bonding with machinesWe all bond with machines. No, I'm not getting kinky, but you know what I mean. We fall in love with the Marantz tuner, the power...November 14, 2014
5. LongevityThere's a price to be paid for anything we do. Yesterday's post suggesting you keep your equipment on for better performance can be a double edged...November 13, 2014
6. At what cost perfection?It's a cold snap outside. Today reached a high of twenty degrees, tomorrow we won't see past ten and tonight it dips below zero. I was...November 12, 2014
7. Ready, aim, ...I mentioned in yesterday's post the idea of changing one's seat height to optimize the soundfield. So, what is this actually doing? It points the tweeter...November 11, 2014
8. Easy tweakIt should come as no surprise we all want an easy improvement to the way our sound systems playback music. Our ever-constant goal: to get as...November 10, 2014
9. Food for thoughtMy wife Terri organizes company field trips. We do two a year and they're always welcome, fun events. This year the entire company invaded the Super...November 9, 2014
10. Soft edgesI read comments now and then of people clinging to the notion DSD is softer than that of PCM. And my question is simple: compared to...November 8, 2014
11. Auguries of innocenceI sat down to write today but it seemed almost a sacrilege to scribble on about audio. Time to heal. I'll be better tomorrow. Let me...November 7, 2014
12. In memoryThe last few days have been sad ones: first it was the passing of Tom Magliozzi, Click of NPR's Car Talk at age 77. The next...November 6, 2014
13. Whirlwinds of changeWe've moved from the holistic curated system approach, popular with dealers in the late 70's and early 80's, towards the DIY approach of today. But let's...November 5, 2014