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1. ExpressingYesterday I promised to tell you about an extremely affordable streaming device that is super easy to connect to. The unit has both a built in...September 9, 2012
2. StreamingI got a request from one of my readers to post a few columns on streaming audio and so this will be the first of several...September 8, 2012
3. AddictedI try and run each morning before work because it helps my energy levels stay up during the busy day. Sometimes it's a real struggle to...September 7, 2012
4. Trade offsI miss the routine of choosing an album, removing it from its sleeve, washing the record, cleaning the needle, placing the tone arm just so and...September 6, 2012
5. It's the least I can doWe're ending our series on separates with a bit of a summary and a cautionary note. We've seen that when you set out to design a...September 5, 2012
6. Here's the dilemmaWe are right in the middle of designing products for 2013 and among those products is a pet one of mine: an integrated. I believe today's...September 4, 2012
7. Swiss army knivesWhen you buy a Swiss army knife your expectation is greater functionality and utility in a single package - it is not that you believe you...September 3, 2012
8. My first separatesIn 1973 my system consisted of a Kenwood integrated amplifier and pair of Phased Array loudspeakers (precursorsto the Dahlquist brand). The Kenwood had very little power...September 2, 2012
9. Functionality or performance?You can break the need for separates into two neat categories: added functionality, improved performance. If, for example, your system is CD based and you decide...September 1, 2012
10. Turntables and radiosYesterday we gave a little history on the amazing invention of the "talking machine" that, for the first time in the history of mankind, allowed millions...August 31, 2012
11. SeparatesThe separates category in high-end audio is one that is continually occupying my thought process. On the one hand the idea of multiple dedicated boxes allows...August 30, 2012
12. Ketchup and separatesMy good friend Jim Cohen is a world renown chef and makes the tastiest ketchup you've ever tried. Compared to Heinz or your favorite supermarket ketchup,...August 29, 2012
13. Getting bass rightIn yesterday's post I discussed the fact that there are basically only two ways to connect a modern powered subwoofer: with a high level or a...August 28, 2012