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The Righteous Brothers, Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield, were unrelated. Their name came when a fan shouted, "That was righteous, brothers!", and would often greet them with "Hey righteous brothers,... Read more...

The sound of skill

The first high-end turntable I owned was a second hand Linn LP12. I don't remember the year but I do remember the era. Turntables had been elevated from utilitarian necessities... Read more...

Holding ourselves back

Have you ever noticed how good we are at procrastination? When it comes to making change I often hem and I haw. I wait for the right moment: a sign;... Read more...

Artificial sweeteners

Coffee. I never drink it black. A practice some baristas frown upon. Like putting ketchup on a steak. "What, you don't like the taste of coffee?" scolded a local coffee... Read more...

Fitting speakers to rooms

I get a lot of questions. Often, they start out with the room's dimensions and then progress towards the meat of the subject. What speakers should I buy? I am... Read more...

The opposite of spring

In our hemisphere, it's now Fall. With winter's approach, we're going to be indoors a heck of a lot more than we already are—and for most of us, that's been... Read more...

Best of both worlds

I don't like losing. Which is why as an engineer and designer I am not only comfortable with compromise but rely upon it to win. Twenty-five years ago when I... Read more...

The independent audiophile

In just about every endeavor I can think of there's more imitation than originality. Groups who buy one sort of product fall into predictable patterns: Apple computer devotees rarely stray... Read more...

What does it matter?

Miquela Sousa, or Lil Miquela as she’s often called, is a 19-year-old model who's amassed nearly 3 million fans. She's worked with fashion companies like Uggs, Supreme, and Chanel and... Read more...

Step inside the circuit

AC power regenerators are not power conditioners. A conditioner is a box of passive components that can clean the AC but cannot fix serious problems holding back performance like regulation... Read more...

The purity myth

Purity is defined as freedom from adulteration or contamination. In other words, nothing from the original is changed, added, or lost. With respect to the audio reproduction chain, we know... Read more...

The Feeding Lens

Not many people knowingly continue down the wrong path. Whatever path we're on, whatever our current mindset might be, we believe it's the right one. As we move down the... Read more...

Audiophile Day #5

Just a reminder that today, October 2nd, 2020, is Audiophile Day. On this day of celebration for what we all love—perhaps through our comments section—we can share some of our... Read more...

Can't win for losing

When Don Grusin's album Out of Thin Air launched we were ecstatic about the sound. The piano was expertly captured by former Telarc engineer Robert Freiderich and our own Gus... Read more...

When it's all the rage

Social media has added a new chapter to our society. Within microseconds, we get connected with what appears to be the latest trends. Suddenly we too are in the know.... Read more...

How many layers?

With some new circuit or software innovations, we hear deeper into the music—removed is an obfuscating layer revealing what lies just under the surface. Which begs two questions: are there... Read more...

Exceptions to the rule

Our opinions and judgments are strongly connected to our personal biases. If we're convinced vinyl is superior to digital we carry that belief into a listening session. If we should... Read more...

October 2nd

Are you ready for October 2nd? It's a celebration day, in fact, it's Audiophile Day! This upcoming event is the 5th annual Audiophile Day and I would encourage you to... Read more...

Audio podcasts

There was a time not long ago when all we knew came from the study of the printed word. Books and reference materials often suggested or required by teachers were... Read more...

New concepts

Most of us understand the differing reactions to new product concepts. Early adopters seek out and embrace the new, while most other people have a wait-and-see attitude. Sometimes the radical... Read more...

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