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  1. Down to our coreIt's pretty obvious to anyone that knows us to know what we do. We make high end audio equipment. But why? What's at our core? Why...
  2. Munich High End showComing up in less than a few weeks is the annual Munich High End show in Munich Germany. Scott McGowan and I will be attending the...
  3. ProcrastinatingWhen's the last time you rolled your sleeves up and cleaned out your system? You know, the area where no sane human dares bring the vacuum...
  4. Just differentSpent a great deal of time playing DirectStream on a very different system than I am used to: one that was based on a single coaxial...
  5. Best $38 I ever spentI just found the coolest new loudspeaker I have ever owned. I am sitting in a hotel room in San Antonio Texas listening to it play...
  6. How much is too much?There is a fairly common misconception I run into when speaking with customers, particularly at shows. "Is my amp going to draw too much power from...
  7. Generating depthOne of the test tracks I am using to test all the DirectStreams shipping out today has a lot of depth. It's important that I check...
  8. Axpona and catch upThanks to all the people that came by our room to hear DirectStream on the Emerald Physics Loudspeakers. We had a lot of nice feedback and...
  9. Shazam!A few days ago I mentioned one of my favorite test pieces for evaluating equipment is an obscure track of Gershwin's Summertime. It features a single...
  10. Hopeless cobblersI wonder how many of us would prefer a curated system to a mix and match version we create? Or, put another way, would the majority...
  11. RAM and music serversI let you know in yesterday's postthat my RAM would show up today via FedEx. Indeed it did but yesterday was a crazy busy day as...
  12. Listening carefullyToday the extra RAM for my music server arrives and is ready for the install. My initial impulse is to just grab the server and install...
  13. Music server madnessDuring my presentation to the audio society in San Diego last week I had the opportunity to play from the new Mac Mini server I built....