MUSINGS: Music Streaming, Apple's in the game...
So, the big news this week is Apple and the streaming audio announcement;Â Apple Music. Of course music streaming services have been around for years:Â Spotify, Pandora, Rhapsody, Google Play Music,...
View ArticleMEASUREMENTS: Speaker Cables / Wires (Canare, Kimber, and the "Frankenstein"...
Awhile back - in October 2014 to be exact, I spoke a bit about speaker cables, posted some electrical data, and made myself a pair of 4' Canare 4S11 bi-wireable lengths with locking banana plugs to...
View ArticleMUSINGS: Audio Cables Summary, Non-Utilitarian Functions & Scientific...
At this point, I believe I have examined all the audio cable claims I need to for awhile (along with some related items): Analogue: RCA interconnects Speaker cables (Canare 4S11, Kimber 8TC, zip cord,...
View ArticleDigital Filters Test CLOSED & What Do We Have Here? [Updated]
June 25th has arrived! As planned, this is the close-off date of the Linear vs. Minimum Phase Digital Filters Test. I hope everyone who wanted to participate got a change to have a good listen and...
View ArticleANALYSIS: DSD Conversion Impulse & Spectral Display... Another few images for...
A cool example of the "Spectral Frequency" display - from Adobe. Okay guys, I actually wrote the text that follows 2 months ago before the Digital Filters Test. As happens sometimes, a post can get...
View ArticleMUSINGS: On Audiophile Debates and "Placebos do in fact work..."
From drugsdb.com. Let's think for a moment what "audiophilia" is about... 'We' love music so the likelihood is that 'we' have lots of albums to listen to. That's one of the great things about computer...
View ArticleThe Linear vs. Minimum Phase Upsampling Filters Test [Part I]: RESULTS
I. Background Well, the time has arrived to open up the covers and see what the data reveals! As a recap, I direct you to the post "INTERNET BLIND TEST: Linear vs. Minimum Phase Upsampling Filters"...
View ArticleThe Linear vs. Minimum Phase Upsampling Filters Test [Part II]: ANALYSIS &...
This post is a continuation of RESULTS: The Linear vs. Minimum Phase Upsampling Filters Test (Part I) where I had already summarized the rationale, procedure, and description of the 45 test...
View ArticleThe Linear vs. Minimum Phase Upsampling Filters Test [Part III]: SUBJECTIVE...
This is part 3 of the results from the test of digital filters which began with Part I (RESULTS) and follows Part II (ANALYSIS). As usual with these tests, I provided the respondents with an...
View ArticleMUSINGS: Digital Filters Test discussion, and a 192kHz down-sampling setting...
Well, I guess I am flattered that the results of my recent Digital Filters Test got attention on AudioStream (Stereophile affiliate). The other day, Michael Lavorgna posted an entry entitled "The...
View ArticleMEASUREMENTS: Room acoustic absorption panels... (GIK Acoustics Freestand)
"... of course you realize it won't sound exactly the same in your listening room, sir ..." In the last few months, I've been doing more with REW measurements and examining the acoustics in my room,...
View ArticleMEASUREMENTS: PonoPlayer - another man's observations & opinions...
A couple months back, I mentioned that I got myself one of these PonoPlayers. I got it lightly used locally and saved myself quite a few dollars (remember, I'm in Canada so would not be able to buy it...
View ArticleMEASUREMENTS: Audiophile Sound and Operating Systems. (Windows 8.1, Windows...
If you look back at my writings and tests over the last few years, you will see a number of instances where I did measurements using different operating systems, computer hardware, different...
View ArticlePREVIEW: A Look at the Light Harmonic Geek Out V2...
Well... I guess the good thing about not being a "professional" audio reviewer is that while on holiday, playing with my toys isn't really considered "work" :-). Here's what the postman brought earlier...
View ArticleMEASUREMENTS: It's Balanced PonoPlayer Time...
As promised in my previous post on the PonoPlayer, I was going to be getting some 1/8" TRS-to-XLR balanced cables to try out with the PonoPlayer. Mainly I just wanted to see for myself the optimal...
View ArticleMEASUREMENTS: Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Phone
As you probably know, for me, convenience and practicality are the most important elements of mobile audio. As much as I enjoy the audiophile hobby and achieving high fidelity sound, I think it's...
View ArticleMEASUREMENTS: Sound Room Update, Digital Room Correction (DRC) and JRiver DSP...
Many years ago, back in 1992 to be precise - the year Windows 3.1 was introduced, when the typical PC was running below 33MHz, and Mortal Kombat 1 was hot in the arcades - I vaguely remember reading...
View ArticleMEASUREMENTS: ASUS Xonar Essence One MKI with DSD upgrade kit. (Part I: EEPROM)
Ahhhh... The ASUS Essence One! Even though looking back, compared to others I have listened to or measured, this DAC had its various imperfections, it has been my constant companion on the computer...
View ArticleMEASUREMENTS: PonoPlayer and DSD Playback
Hey guys, just a quickie posting here for mid-week... I was looking over the measurements over the last few months and realized I neglected to post results of the PonoPlayer doing DSD64 and DSD128...
View ArticleMEASUREMENTS: Light Harmonic Geek Out V2
I know some folks have been awaiting the results for the Light Harmonic Geek Out V2. As you know, I have already provided a bit of a preview a few weeks back so no need to say much more I think....
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