Who do you trust when it comes time to make a purchasing decision? What the manufacturer tells you? A reviewer? Or your buddy who has no more knowledge than you do?

How we evaluate live vs. recorded is anything but an exact science and can never get close to real.

Head in the sand or asking the tough questions over and over again?

“Everything’s obvious once you know the answer” is the title of a really interesting book I am reading right now (thanks to my son Sean). The title makes everyone snicker because it’s so obvious and because it points out a really interesting issue with people – our general lack of appreciation for the various levels […]

Snake oil or real? Aftermarket vibration controls are the real deal.

What happens when you apply committee mentality to new technology?

Stereo's a novel idea, but mono's better

Car ads in audio magazines? What's the world coming to?

Do you love music or the gear that reproduces it more?

The internet formed the seeds of destruction for the music industry but they also contains the seeds of success.

I'll never forget it, Edgar Winter's Frankenstein out of the JBL's was so lifelike that my jaw dropped. I have never been the same.

We love the changes in technology but have to recognize there's a lot more than just the technology that's changing.