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  1. A whole new ballgameNow that the Infinity IRS system is installed and I am listening to it I thought I might give you an update as to how things...
  2. Put it in reverseSo let me ask you a question. Why would those of us that love vinyl prefer a vinyl pressing of a digital recording? Many new vinyl...
  3. Ripping VinylGood morning! The last, and final, installment of the Building a New Music Room video has been uploaded. This new edition shows the final loudspeaker in place and...
  4. Don't confuse me with facts!I have now officially been accused of "defending digital" in the face of overwhelming evidence that analog sounds better. How dare I? Let me suggest that...
  5. Don't confuse me with facts!I have now officially been accused of "defending digital" in the face of overwhelming evidence that analog sounds better. How dare I? Let me suggest that...
  6. Having your cakeFor those of you following the trail of the Music Room construction and the installation of the Infinity Reference Standard loudspeakers, the latest chapter, part 6...
  7. Popular misconceptionsThere's a popular misconception amongst Audiophiles that analog is continuous and digital isn't; ergo analog is better because nothing is missing as it must be in...
  8. Enjoying our limitationsA couple of readers have asked a good question. "A digital recording of a live event doesn't always sound as good as an analog recording of...
  9. What not to doIt's probably going to take me a long time to get used to the idea of playing my LP's through a DAC - I mean it's...
  10. The secret of conversionThe secret to getting a perfect copy of an analog recording is found in the converter that takes in the analog and spits out the digital....
  11. Digital copyingHere's an interesting tidbit for you to digest: you can make a near perfect digital copy of an anlog disc or recording - one that is...
  12. Outperforming test equipmentWe now understand part of the reason why we can outperform test equipment as critical listeners; we are able to use the identical playback systems for...
  13. How do we know if it's real?In the last few posts we have been covering a lot of ground centering around the idea that recordings properly made can sound quite live on...