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1. Treat the cause or the symptoms?In light of all the response I got from the latest video of the Helmholtz Resonator I thought it'd be ok to take a short break...May 17, 2013
2. Jelly rollsI've just posted Part 4 of the video series on building our Music Room and installing the Infinity IRS. This latest video discusses in some detail...May 16, 2013
3. If you have to ask .....We're discussing audio blocking capacitors; elements in the signal path that our music has to run through to get to our ears. These capacitors block DC...May 15, 2013
4. CapacitorsI wrote in yesterday's post about Direct Coupling audio circuits; a practice that started in the late 1970's and continues through today. Direct coupling describes a...May 14, 2013
5. Direct couplingIn the early days of solid state electronics for high end audio just about all preamps had capacitors on both their inputs as well as between...May 13, 2013
6. RingingIf you stimulate something it responds back in kind. Strike a bell and it rings. Pass a transient through an audio circuit and it too rings...May 12, 2013
7. Just pluck it!Pluck or strum a stringed instrument and you get sound from the vibrating strings amplified by the attached hollow box. As we have mentioned earlier the...May 11, 2013
8. Gas pedals and plucksI've always been fascinated that a simple push of the automobile's accelerator pedal engages a huge and powerful machine into action. Just think of all that's...May 10, 2013
9. Music loving animalsYesterday's post about the nature of transients on musical notes start and stops raised a few eyebrows from readers; not because of the subject at hand...May 9, 2013
10. Lion's roarI mentioned yesterday that we recognize what type of instrument is playing a note not so much by its harmonic content - which most of us...May 8, 2013
11. TransientsI have been reading a couple of really interesting books, as of late, about music and how it works; perfect reading for a nerd engineering type....May 7, 2013
12. Slap echoI thought you might enjoy a quick update on the progress of the new listening room at PS. We've cleaned out the old room and construction...May 6, 2013
13. Wings save the dayFor those of you interested in following the video story of the IRS installation, Part 1 is available for viewing here:http://youtu.be/VOmyHGzG_lI This shows the delivery of...May 5, 2013