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1. Burn inI have long wanted to tackle this subject of burn-in. I am not prepared to suggest I have a lot to offer. Perhaps a dialog will...July 23, 2014
2. Be careful what you ask forIn a comment posted in response to my post Dogma of some days ago, Lawrence Schenbeck, a professor of music and our resident classical music expert...July 22, 2014
3. Live vs. hifiThe basis for the magazine's name: The Absolute Sound, was coined by its founder, Harry Pearson. It refers to his personal standard of evaluating hi fi...July 21, 2014
4. DogmaIt's an interesting term. It means 'a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true'. Religions have a lot of them....July 20, 2014
5. Fine wine and tubesOpen a bottle of a fine red wine and the taste can sometimes be a bit harsh. A little too upfront; astringent, lacking body and air....July 19, 2014
6. Getting used to itI wonder what 'getting used to it' actually means? I had so gotten used to the sound in Music Room One that until it got revamped,...July 18, 2014
7. In the hands of a masterThere are those among you that have had the chance to listen to the Infinity IRSV's in Music Room One. Most have been impressed with the...July 17, 2014
8. Isn't it odd?The last video I made was of the Munich High End show. While creating the video a strange thing happened that I've been noodling about for...July 16, 2014
9. Your last chanceTomorrow morning, Wednesday the 16th at 8 A.M., the Kickstarter campaign for Sprout officially ends. It's been a good effort and we all appreciate your support...July 15, 2014
10. Starting overMost of our systems are a collection of components chosen one at a time, added, piece by piece. Certainly mine is. Rarely do we have a...July 14, 2014
11. All choked upThere's an interesting misunderstanding about attenuators I thought I might address today: they "choke" the sound. That ain't necessarily so. I have been wondering where that...July 13, 2014
12. Give yourself permissionWe're funny creatures, we humans. We seem to need permission to do things; to affect change; to step outside our comfort zones. It's why a good...July 12, 2014
13. Full blown crossoversOne of my readers asked a great question. "You've described a simple low pass/high pass filter for a speaker's crossover, but isn't a real full blown...July 11, 2014