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  1. The showmanHarvey Rosenberg was a great asset to the high-end community and I was just reminded of one of his many antics at CES. Good for a...
  2. Drug dealersKeeping up with technology is sort of like being hooked on drugs - you always need another fix. But is that all bad?
  3. Magic BoxSometimes something seems like BS yet has everything perfectly explained by good engineering - when this happens, it's like magic.
  4. Snake oilThere's a lot of snake oil in our industry but most of it exists not to trick us, but to explain something we don't understand.
  5. Dedicated linesDedicated lines for your hi-fi system are a good idea and here's why.
  6. PersonalitiesEvery hi-fi system has a personality of its own. What's yours?
  7. Is it pure?Is our goal in high-end audio to get as close to the original recording, or is it something else?
  8. Building projectWe take our high end systems personally as opposed to a commodity and this is exactly the right thing to do.
  9. The creation of the Absolute SoundHP responds to yesterday's post with one of his own about the beginning of TAS.
  10. Drink more beer!My story about bringing tears to the uninitiated had a mention of Bose and and that sparked a bit of controversy so why not just keep...
  11. Can you do it for $1000?OK, we have just demonstrated how great high-end audio sounds, now what can someone do about buying a package?
  12. Like Bose?I always get asked if what I do for a living is "like Bose?" but recently am reminded just how far away what we do is...
  13. DiscoveryMany great discoveries in all fields happened by chance. It's important to develop and trust in your powers of observations.