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  1. What happened to my free service?Yesterday Wikipedia went dark in English speaking countries to protest what they believe is a threat to the freedom of the internet. I am not going...
  2. Is anything really new?Is there really anything new out there? Seems like it but then I think this may depend on your point of view.
  3. The mapSome recordists offer a map that details how the recordings were made and where the performers and recording equipment was located. How great this is to...
  4. Absolute what?A recording is true to what? To the studio monitors used to balance the sound? To the way the studio monitors sound in the mixing room?...
  5. If you had to do it over againOnce in a while I get the itch to clear the decks of all my equipment in the system and start over. The propects of doing...
  6. The elephant in the roomIt's so easy to miss the big problem while you're focusing on the little stuff.
  7. Flavor of the monthIt wasn't that long ago that loudspeaker and receiver manufacturers were building products based on their sizzle and flash - their great bass performance or hot...
  8. Studio speakersWe spend so much time and energy getting our systems just right so we can get as close to the music as possible but then are...
  9. Why can't we have both?Is it a reasonably trade off to give up accuracy for emotional stimulation or vice-versa? I don't see why we can't have both.
  10. A matter of perspectiveAbsolute numbers used to judge quality and performance can be quite misleading when the trends of the numbers means so much more.
  11. Who are you building for?Producing shows and building equipment is really the same sort of process with one of the key elements being who are you designing for? The distribution/sponsor...
  12. Shame on youShame on you for buying online. Really? What century are you from? There's no shame in buying online but there is shame in buying from those...
  13. They work but ...In yesterday's post Bad StorytellingI got a lot of flame mail suggesting I was being critical of tweaks that work like CD rings, green pens, RainX...