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Notes on music, gear, and the long pursuit of better sound. New most mornings.

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  1. Tuning out problemsIf you had a chance to read yesterday's post you'll remember we're in the process of setting up Music Room number Two, where we have a...
  2. Basic setupSo now that we know our musical library fairly well, what do we do with this new-found information? How do we use this familiarity to help...
  3. Intimately familiarI mentioned yesterday that the first step in setting any system up is to get to know your music well. This can serve you in many...
  4. Getting readyI promised we'd get started on system tuning and figuring out how to relate what I am doing on the new system to what you can...
  5. Maybe you're not playing fair?Yesterday's post surely got some of you riled up and perhaps I got a little carried away with my "emotional attachment" comment - no, not perhaps,...
  6. Maybe you're not playing fair?Yesterday's post surely got some of you riled up and perhaps I got a little carried away with my "emotional attachment" comment - no, not perhaps,...
  7. Vinyl on the big systemI've finally gotten the turntable setup going into the new speaker system and have been, as of late, playing a lot of vinyl through it. The...
  8. Tough decisionsMy son Scott loves music; perhaps more than I. He's willing to listen even if the recording is awful and is able to turn off the...
  9. The systemI mentioned yesterday the separation attributes I am hearing now on the new music system, of which the Infinity IRS is the center piece. Several of...
  10. Through the looking glassAs I get more familiar with the new music system a couple of thoughts occur to me about what it is that gets me excited about...
  11. Dopamine anyone?My friend Robert sent me a link to a great article on how music affects the brain in the New York Times. It's well worth the...
  12. When less is lessThanks for all the kind words about yesterday's post about music and how smart I must be to have written such a piece. Sorry to disappoint...
  13. When less is moreJust a rambling thought on the discussion we've been having about the differences between digital and analog and how, if digital is technically better in terms...