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1. EngagedWhen I travel to visit a dealer or audio club I am often asked to evaluate their system the moment I walk into the room. At...August 23, 2013
2. Peeling the onionIn the process of answering the many comments I receive (which are much appreciated) one was made that really struck home. Here is the comment from...August 22, 2013
3. The Audio HitmanIn the early days of the magazine TAS (The Absolute Sound) there were, as there are today, many great writers. One of the most outspoken and,...August 21, 2013
4. SeparationAfter yesterday's post I was thinking about the term Separation as it applies to the instruments and singers on a soundstage. I spoke of how the...August 20, 2013
5. Lunch is servedAs a vegetarian for most of my adult life I don't eat meat, fish or crow. Because I promised all of you I would eat crow...August 19, 2013
6. PalpabilityI thought today I'd touch on the term Palpability for a couple of reasons: I use it to describe certain aspects of what we hear in...August 18, 2013
7. LFEI was thinking about these Audiophile terms we use this morning and it occurred to me that perhaps one of the more frustrating and misused terms...August 17, 2013
8. TransparencyContinuing with Audiophile terms I find Transparency a much used term that perhaps is a bit nebulous and easy to overuse. One of the first things...August 16, 2013
9. OpennessTo start this series on Audiophile terminology, I wrote a list and at the top of that list was openness. I suppose it's on the top...August 15, 2013
10. Audiophile termsI use plenty of Audiophile terminology in my writings. Lots. From time to time readers have asked me to define those terms as they apply to...August 14, 2013
11. The Lab CableTaking my homemade prototype power cable to the next level and manufacturing the wire itself seemed like a relatively easy exercise. I would simply call one...August 13, 2013
12. The prototypeOnce the homemade power cable was finished I immediately connected it to the preamp. Interesting. The most immediate thing I noticed was an increased openness without...August 12, 2013
13. Homemade CablesFatter wire sounds fuller, skinnier wire sounds thin, shielded wire sounds cleaner but veiled, stranded wire sounds one way and solid core thicker wire sounds yet...August 11, 2013