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Different flavors
One of the greatest joys of my job is when I get to audition a new design that is instantly better. Boom! Two notes into the music and I know it's...
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Live vs. canned
Terri and I have another live recording to make on the 10th, and it got me thinking. The goal for a live recording is to capture the event as if the...
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The threat
I find that there are two basic ways I can deal with new information. Accept or deny. If that new information appears to open new doors or further my progress,...
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Give and take
It occurs to me that not all of us are of the understanding that speakers take and amplifiers give. Not the other way around. You can have the biggest most...
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Understanding technology
How much of technology do you need to understand before making a purchasing decision? Does one need to know the technical differences between an LCD and OLED television to decide...
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Miles of wire
Most of us take for granted the power that comes out of our home's AC wall sockets. They are there. Plug something in and it just works. For products that...
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Black boxes
In the mid 1930s, Charles Pogue was said to have developed a revolutionary carburetor that could achieve incredible fuel efficiency allowing a car to travel 200 miles or more on...
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Added energy
One of the great misconceptions about AC power is the difference between passive and active devices feeding your equipment. Manufacturers of passive AC devices like conditioners, low-Z suppliers of "added...
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What's the plan?
The first day of the new year opens on a Monday. What's the plan for going forward? Same old? Something new? Something different? 2024 will be a big year for...
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The last day
Today, December 31st, is the last day of the year. Seems exceptional. Special. But, if I didn't have a calendar to remind me, it is in fact a day like...
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What we hope for
Buying a computer cable in our local Best Buy store the other day I found myself drawn over to their audio video section. There, an interested customer was being pitched by...
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One person at a time
I have been writing these daily posts for about 13 years now. Just doing a simple bit of math suggests there are somewhere in the neighborhood of 4,700 of them. In writing...
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The perfection myth
Perfect sound, like jumbo shrimp, deafening silence, and bittersweet are oxymorons: contradictory terms that form new meaning. Sound cannot be perfect because that would mean without any flaws or interactions...
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Technology leaps
As my friend, Seth notes, we tend to notice leaps in technologies more than its slow creep. Take, for example, the recording studio. Way back in the 70s when Terri and...
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The great conspiracy
Over on my YouTube channel I occasionally get hammered by what I suppose some might call a troll, though I think that kind of naming is not only inaccurate it...
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On this day
The holidays are a mosaic of traditions and cultures, each bringing its own unique flavor. Whether it’s the lighting of the menorah, the decorating of the Christmas tree, the joy...
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On a whim
I love my whims—my impulsive decisions—at least the joyous ones. "Oh what the hell," I say to myself, "you know you want it and life's too short not to scratch...
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Evolution
I find it near impossible to grasp evolution. Once understandable concepts and events become complex enough they defy my meager brain's ability to comprehend them to the point where they...
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The one way stairs
Ever notice that once you reach a certain plateau there's no going back? The first time I heard a high-end audio system I couldn't bear to listen to my POS...
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The paths we take
When building a system or designing a new product, one must choose a path to go down. For your system you might take path of planar speaker speed coupled with the...
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