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1. How to make an iPhone with a shovelI have very strange thoughts running through my head. Thank goodness I have you to share them with. Otherwise, they'd be stuck inside with no way...March 25, 2014
2. Live vs. recordedTerri and I went to enjoy the Boulder Philharmonic last night at the university and we were able to get great seats: 7th row, center, slightly...March 24, 2014
3. Back to the classroomThanks for indulging me my story of the early struggles with an outdated education system. I hope we've come a long way since those days of...March 23, 2014
4. Mr. Shannon strikesWe'll get back to DoP tomorrow. I got a wild hair and wanted to tell this story. Kids today go to Middle School, a name that...March 22, 2014
5. Cramming useless informationNothing upset me more about school than being asked to cram useless unrelated information in my head. Later in today's post I will ask you to...March 21, 2014
6. Wading into itOne of the more confusing aspects of digital audio is the two formats we have to deal with: PCM and DSD. PCM stands for Pulse Code...March 20, 2014
7. DoP isn't PCMOk, there's just too many TLAs going around here (Three Letter Acronyms). Engineers are obsessed with them because it makes for quicker communication of complex terms,...March 19, 2014
8. We are all reviewersFor those interested in reading some first impressions of the DirectStream DAC you can go here and read on our forums. Reviewing a new piece of...March 18, 2014
9. Beware of perfectionistsI have officially thrown the towel in on the Class D output stage for the promised new reference amp. In all honesty, it still sounds terrific...March 17, 2014
10. The truth of the matterSteve Rochlin from Enjoy the Music interviewed DirectStream's designer Ted Smith, and I, on his YouTube channel in this video. During the discussion he mentioned that...March 16, 2014
11. ParentingThe first 10 DirectStream DACs are finished and ready for me to listen to in Music Room One. The first of the 10 sailed through test...March 15, 2014
12. So weirdA local PS customer, Evan, came by the office yesterday with an AC12 power cable he had purchased on eBay. He suspected it might be counterfeit...March 14, 2014
13. Getting passionate about tomatoesI write about high end audio and occasionallyhigh end "other stuff". Why? Because I am passionate about better things. Better music, better gear, better food. My...March 13, 2014