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1. Do what worksThe debate over long interconnects and short speaker cables vs. the opposite rages on. My opinion is unwavering and counter to the rule of thumb: long...February 1, 2012
2. What is a good recording?In response to my post Making Peacea reader asked the question "what exactly is a good recording?" Great question and here's what's interesting: we all know...January 31, 2012
3. Computers in the listening roomSpending time in Holland this week speaking with people about streaming audio brings home a point made to me over and over - "I don't want...January 30, 2012
4. Making peaceMany of you are familiar with the Audiophile's dilemma: well recorded music sounds better on a high-end system and poorly recorded music sounds worse. It's the...January 29, 2012
5. Out of our controlYesterday's post on our macro view of complexity brought to mind an interesting change in technology that took place in less than 100 years: we no...January 28, 2012
6. Macro disortionsI am always fascinated by macro views - those all encompassing views of complex interactions we tend to think of as simple andexplainablewhen in reality they...January 27, 2012
7. How much is enough?A question being raised by folks interested in the debate on sharing is how creators (musicians, authors, inventors, artists) get back to where they were before...January 26, 2012
8. Donate music?There are hundreds of ways musicians and authors can make a great living being rewarded for their efforts in a world where music and literature are...January 25, 2012
9. SharingSharing books and music has been a part of our culture for as long as there have been books and music and the mere notion that...January 24, 2012
10. Squishing dynamicsHave you ever wanted music playing at a background level to be easier to hear the full content? To do that you need to squish the...January 23, 2012
11. What's In A Name?Many of you probably know of Steven Hill’s great company Straightwire but I am wondering how many of you know the origin of the term? Back in the...January 22, 2012
12. Computer AudiophilesChris Connaker, the founder and head of Computer Audiophilesent a note out that the webzine just turned 4 years old and hit 200,000 unique visitors. Quite...January 21, 2012
13. $100K turntables, circus act?Does the mere fact there are $100K plus turntables and $250K plus power amplifiers available as serious products, featured and reviewed by the magazines, hurt or...January 20, 2012