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1. Measure and connectIn our quest for the best stereo setup within our room we've managed to find where the effects of the sidewalls are minimized and placed our...August 14, 2012
2. Our new best friendYesterday we learned that our rooms are a necessary element in the stereo system. It's good to think of your room as but another component in...August 13, 2012
3. The double edged swordYesterday we went ahead and cleared everything out of our listening room save for the equipment and the loudspeakers. Today we're going to begin figuring out...August 12, 2012
4. Starting from scratchIn our quest for getting our systems dialed in I am aware that many of you will not be starting from scratch with an empty room...August 11, 2012
5. Let's start with some observationsI am going to start a series on how to setup your system and how to tweak and maximize it as best you can for any...August 10, 2012
6. Weekend choresIn my 40 plus years of playing with high-end stereo systems the single biggest mistake I see people making is improper setup. I am continually amazed...August 9, 2012
7. OopsA number of you correctly pointed out I incorrectly called Michael Fremer a Vinylphobe instead of a Vinylphile - nice McGowan! Sorry about that Michael, I...August 8, 2012
8. Is there a perfect preamp?Probably not and certainly since we can see far enough into the future to realize big sweeping changes are ahead for us when it comes to...August 7, 2012
9. Trying to put the genie back in the bottleSo if the days of the analog preamp are numbered because the number of analog sources for it to control are diminishing and if digital preamplifiers...August 6, 2012
10. Digital volume controlsI struggled with how to write this because the subject's rather complicated and in the end decided to keep it simple. Heck, it's Sunday after all...August 5, 2012
11. Volume controlsWell, this is a fine hornet's nest I've gotten into. Half of you seem to think I live in a cave and haven't any clue what...August 4, 2012
12. The outputIn the last couple of days I've been writing about the end of the analog preamp era and the beginnings of the digital preamp era. That's...August 3, 2012
13. End of an eraThe era of the analog preamplifier has come and gone and in its place we have a new class of product: a digital preamplifier - a...August 2, 2012