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  1. Kicking buttIn yesterday's post RighteousI let you know about Pono, singer Neil Young's project into portable high-end audio and high resolution downloads through the major labels. Many...
  2. RighteousRemember the Righteous Brothers? The story goes their name came from someone in the audience yelling "righteous brothers, righteous" in response to their performance. They grabbed...
  3. There's that old controversy againOur videos and launch of DirectStream sure got a few people riled up. Good. I was hoping we'd shake the trees a bit and we did....
  4. How less can be moreIn a recent post entitled Digiphobia I remarked about the limited dynamic range of the analog/vinyl space. I also mentioned how much greater that dynamic range...
  5. Just when you thought it was safePCM isn't PCM and DSD isn't DSD. Confusing, eh? What I mean by that statement is that not all PCM is the same nor is all...
  6. DigiphobicI was surprised at the search results I got when I Googled Digiphobic. One of the first things that comes up is a website called Digiphobiawith...
  7. SACDsSuper Audio Compact Disc, better known as SACD, is the Blu-Ray based optical medium that Sony developed as a next generation storage mechanism to the original...
  8. The outside edgeReader Tom Richard writes "As a long-time bass player, I've always used cymbals to judge music reproduction. The worst systems give you white noise; the best...
  9. Just A Little Lovin'We released the details page on DirectStream which you can access here. A number of you have asked me what the music is that has the cymbal...
  10. What price musicality?With the launch of our new DirectStream product I have been in spirited debates with many interested music lovers. Some ask if the rumors are true:...
  11. Grand finaleGood Sunday morning to you. We'll wrap up our story of the movie mogul today and return to audio matters tomorrow. Just thought it'd be fun...
  12. Special effectsIn yesterday's post The Ice ManI began the tale of my first adventure into cinema. Armed with my 8mm film camera, my leading man and a...
  13. The Ice ManThanks for the kind notes on the DirectStream video. Part 2 has been released and you can view it here. Making videos is fun and I've...