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1. You should worry about your chairJust when you thought it was safe to relax in your listening room and enjoy the music let me make you aware of the damage your...June 8, 2012
2. Amanda Mc Boom Boom again?After reading yesterday's post about the art of the demo, my friend Jim McCullough of Cello reminded me that the third side of the demo coin...June 7, 2012
3. IntegratedsIn yesterday's post about the preamp conundrummany of you correctly pointed out that what I was referring to is called an integratedamplifier but perhaps missed my...June 6, 2012
4. The preamp conundrumOne of our customers was upset because he loved the sound of our phono preamplifier directly into his power amplifier but then not so much when...June 5, 2012
5. The invention of MultiWaveOops. Sorry. This post got left out and was part 1 of a 3 part series - of which parts 2 and 3 have already run...June 4, 2012
6. Striking GoldIn yesterday's post we covered part 2 of the MultiWave story and how my experiments with higher frequencies feeding power to the connected equipment gave me...June 3, 2012
7. The double edged swordIn yesterday's postwe began the story of how MultiWave was invented. We left off at the point where I started questioning what was so sacred about...June 2, 2012
8. The cure can be worse than the diseaseIn our comments about amplifier damping and how higher damping factors offer better control of the loudspeaker than that of low damping factors, several of you...June 1, 2012
9. Cartridge dampingIn yesterday's post about amplifier dampingwe covered what it meant and what happens when a power amplifier loses control of the loudspeaker - you get differences...May 31, 2012
10. Damping factorThe damping factor of a power amplifier is a metric used to describe the amplifier's ability to control the loudspeaker. It's basically calculated by dividing the...May 30, 2012
11. Two types of customersI am convinced there are two main types of customers for high-end audio: dealers and end users. If you're a manufacturer which customer do you design...May 29, 2012
12. Cameras and stereosI am a photo buff. Have been shooting pictures both as a professionaland anamateurfor most of my adult life. I shoot with a fancy pro camera....May 28, 2012
13. Visionary vs. engineerMy friend Mark Levinson, the man not the company, is a visionary not an engineer. In fact, I doubt Mark knows how to design anything electronic...May 27, 2012